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He Writes about Everything, Everywhere — and So Can You!

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Recently I promised to find out more about how travel writers balance their lives between work and travel. To that end, I spoke with Gary Arndt. Gary is a travel blogger, which is a slightly different -- but equally portable -- career. Gary explained the difference between being a travel writer and a travel blogger: "Technically, I don't consider myself a travel writer. Most travel writers either work on staff for a publication or work on a freelance basis for other publications. They get paid …

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Jane Needs a Portable Career

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Jane wrote to me recently because she wants to move abroad, she's interested in creating a portable career, but she doesn't know where to begin. Jane writes: "I need something that does not require a long learning curve or establishing-oneself curve. There are, of course, other people on the Net who want to sell me some course or another with glowing reports of how much money one can make, and with very little report of the downsides of the work." I don't have any specific suggestions for …

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Blogging and Travel — Making Them Both Work

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Sooner or later, if you decide to blog for some or all of your expat income, you'll have to maintain and update your blog while you're traveling. It can be done, but it requires a much higher level of organization and planning than you might be used to. Do It Ahead Do everything you possibly can before you leave. Think about all the elements that go into keeping your blog updated. Your list may be different from mine. For Future Expats, I do the following: Plan upcoming posts. Before you can …

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Turn Your Blog Into a Cha-Ching Machine Part II

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If you want to build a portable career that will give you an income overseas, basing a business on a blog can pay off handsomely. A few days ago I told you that this site is generating some income for me through affiliate links. Eventually we'll get into an in-depth discussion about affiliate links as part of the Blogging for Expats series, but I wanted to give you some of this information now, because it ties in with the previous article. Here's a quick summary of how I choose products and …

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Turn Your Blog Into a Cha-Ching Machine

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In the past two months, my earnings from affiliate links on this website have increased dramatically. I tell you this, not to brag, but to reinforce what I've been saying for a long time -- that building a business on a blog is a good strategy if you want to develop a portable-career income to support yourself overseas. My husband and I plan to move to Panama soon. My strategy for creating an income to sustain us there has been twofold: to develop my freelance writing business, and to earn …

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From Africa to Central America: 12 Expat Blogs Worth Watching

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It's been a while since I shared some of the expat-related blogs and websites I've been reading. Time for another roundup of interesting blogs by and about expats! Here are an even dozen for your enjoyment. Africa Africa Expat Wives, a UK citizen moves to Africa two days after her marriage, and raises a family there. Middle East Intercultural Meanderings. Lynne Diligent, a long-time expat and Middle Eastern resident since 1990, writes about interesting questions relating to intercultural …

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