If you're concerned that your skills and interests don't translate easily into the kind of online business we're used to reading about, this episode is definitely for you! I actually recorded this interview last year, thinking I would write it up as an article on the website. Instead, as my ideas for the podcast took shape, I decided to hold off and share the audio. This episode features Tiffany. She's a digital nomad, and over the years she's developed several income streams. Some of …
Are You Ready to Start a Profitable Business You Can Work from Anywhere?
Recently, I had an interesting exchange with someone in a business-related group I belong to. This young man, a self-described GenXer, was stymied because he feels like he's playing catchup all the time with technology, and it's hindering his efforts to start a location-independent business. As a baby boomer, I had to laugh. But then I started thinking about it. . . I know quite a few people who feel there best years are behind them. Sadly, some of them are in their 20s! I'm a baby …
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Portable Careers — Can You Really Make a Location-Independent Living? (Part 2)
Is it possible in today's global economy to make a good living with a portable career as a writer? That's the question my friend Russell Ward asked recently. Here's Part 2 of my response. (You can see Part 1 here.) Yes, you can earn a living -- a very good living -- as a freelance writer. When thinking about this -- or any -- portable career, there's a catch, though. Make it Your Business You'll only succeed if you approach it your portable career as a business. That means you have to …
Portable Careers — Can You Really Make a Location-Independent Living?
Recently my online expat blogging friend Russell Ward asked that question. "I've been an office worker my entire adult working life. I've been in government for ten years, in a blue chip corporation prior to that. In both sectors, I've worked in traditional office jobs, devoid of flexibility and misaligned with my outlook on life. "Both roles have been a means to an end, a way to pay the bills while I worked on the other aspects of my life abroad - family, lifestyle, our home. "In the past …
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