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Should You Start a Blog? Blogging for Fun and Profit

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A blog can be a big part of your Anywhereist business strategy. Here's some basic information to get you started. What is a Blog? The word "blog" is short for "web log." An entire website can be a blog, or the blog can be just part of the site. They can be very simple, or very complex. Generally a blog presents information in chronological order, with the most recent entry first. Most blogs allow some kind of interactivity. Typically, readers can leave comments. Some blogs include …

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Free Tools for Virtual Productivity

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Last week I mentioned that my youngest daughter would be heading off to college soon, leaving us with an empty nest. She and I have embarked on a journey from our home in the Orlando, FL area to her college in the Northeast. Along the way, we're stopping to do research for some articles I'm writing. This is a good way for me to try the virtual-making-money life I've talked about before on this website. My son calls it "working in the cloud," but either way, there are lots of tools available to …

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Support Yourself Anywhere With a Website or Blog

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In recent months, we’ve explored writing, photography, art, running a B&B, teaching English as a foreign language and other options for supporting yourself anywhere in the world. Some – running a B&B and teaching – require you to be in a specific place. Others – writing and photography – allow you to move around and get paid almost anywhere. Another location-independent avenue for creating income is by establishing an online business represented by a website or blog. The good news is, …

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Dumb Suggestions for Finding Freelance Work Overseas

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Earlier today my eye was caught by the headline, Finding Freelance Work Overseas. "Great!" I thought. "Maybe I can pick up some tips and pointers for making my work location independent." (I've posted about this before.) In a word, wrong! The author wrote: The following are some helpful resources to get you started working freelance jobs overseas. These are just a couple. The internet is full of resources to find freelance work abroad, but these three I have personal experience with so I feel …

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