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Don’t Turn Your Social Media into an Epic Fail

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If you're creating a portable career to support your overseas lifestyle, you'll probably be involved in social media. And if you're doing social media, you need to learn to do it effectively. Like any other part of managing a business (and that's what your portable career really is), you need a plan. Recently I had a situation that gave me a great example of one company using social media -- in this case, Twitter -- beautifully for customer service and another demonstrating an epic …

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Pinfluence: Marketing Your Business with Pinterest

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If you've established a portable career as a writer, photographer, blogger or life coach, your marketing centers (or should center!) around a website that you own. Your website displays your skills, tells prospective clients or customers something about you, and gives them a way to get in touch with you. Unfortunately, the days of "build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door" are gone. You have to let the world know about your mousetrap in no uncertain terms. The old …

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Portable Careers: How to Get Paid Overseas

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You've started a profitable portable career. You have clients or projects (or you know how to get them). Congratulations, you can work from almost anywhere in the world. You just need your laptop, camera and an internet connection, and you're in business. Now, how do you get paid? The best portable career in the world doesn't do you any good if you can't access the money you've earned. Back in the US, clients mailed me checks which I took to the bank and deposited. That doesn't work so well …

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Support Yourself Overseas as a Photographer — Even if You’ve Only Taken Casual Snapshots Before

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Ah, the glamour, the glitz, the satisfaction of supporting your overseas lifestyle from anywhere you happen to be. All you need is your educated eye and your trusty camera. Travel photography. . . stock photography. . . fine art photography. . . all great portable careers. But what do you do if you have an interest and a desire, but you lack the knowledge you need to turn your photography hobby into a money-making proposition? Join an Expedition One way is to spend four days in Rome, Italy. …

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More Expat Info from the Interwebs

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It's time for another list of helpful web sites, blogs and resources for expats and travelers. Here are 11 for your edification and enjoyment. Expat Sites AngloInfo Panama. AngloInfo has been providing English-language information for expats in a variety of locations. The Panama site has just launched. It's a good all-around resource, very focused on Panama City. La Vita e Bella, two American expats living la dolce vita in Florence, Italy. Joburg Expat is the site of Sine, a German serial …

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Panama, Baseball and Expat Businesses

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Beisbol (baseball) is big in Panama. Really big. They have major leagues, playoffs, and their own version of the World Series. Panama's a small country, with a population of about 3.5 million, so they don't have a big talent pool to draw on. Making it even more surprising that they can at least a dozen major league teams. Recently I had the opportunity to attend a playoff game between Los Santos and Herrera. In Las Tablas, where I'm living now, Los Santos is the home team. It was a fun …

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