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Why Copywriting is One of the Best Portable Careers

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"My question is how much schooling or classes did you invest in or is this a path you self taught?" A reader sent in that question after receiving a recent email about portable careers. She was asking about my training as a writer. Writing is one of the most portable of careers, and as a writer you truly have a location independent business. JK Rowling wrote the first Harry Potter book by hand on cafe napkins while her daughter slept. Most of us today use computers and need an internet …

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Join this Elite Club. . .

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Have you discovered this “secret corner” of the writer’s world? Forget the myth of “the struggling writer” always in search of the next paycheck. Few writers know it, but there’s a secret little “corner” of the writer’s world, where writers are in high demand … can earn six figure incomes … and are free to write from anywhere in the world! Details Here: The Barefoot Writer …

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Create a Passive, Portable Income with a Money-Making Website

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Not all expats are retirees, nor do we all have great jobs with multinational companies. Many of us are self-employed, choosing to create portable careers we can carry with us, turtle-like, wherever we go. There is one type of income all of us can develop -- retirees as well as employees and self-employed expats. I'm talking about a money making website. You don't have to be a web guru or a programmer (or even a professional writer) to do this. All you need is a passion for a particular …

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Portable Careers, Black Friday Sales and Personal Values

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A portable career is more than work, it's a lifestyle you create for yourself that earns you money and supports your values. I'd like to talk with you for a minute about the values part of that equation and a decision I've just made. After the financial meltdown in the US I returned to freelancing, and started to put together the pieces of a freelance business. Because I planned to become an expat, I needed something I could take with me anywhere in the world. This website is one component …

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What’s the Weakest Link in YOUR Portable Career?

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The internet makes portable careers possible. Whether your portable career involves writing, building websites, photography or something else, you rely on the internet to keep you connected to clients, coworkers and bosses. You also need the internet to update your website or blog, offer items for sale, and myriad other tasks. So what happens when your internet lets you down? If you don't plan for it, you could find yourself unplugged and unemployed. I was reminded of this vividly just today. …

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