You expect that you'll need time to readjust and develop new routines when you make a big move. Did you know the same thing happens when you make tiny changes as well? Recently I moved my home office from one room in my house to another. Since then, my productivity has dropped -- a lot. It never occurred to me that something as simple as moving my workspace within my house could throw me off to this extent. What's Your Plan? If you're developing a portable career now, as a future expat, you …
Let Someone Else Pay for Your Explorations
I've just returned home from my first scouting trip to Panama. My husband and I spent a week traveling the country, from Panama City to David to Las Tablas, to answer these two questions: Can we see ourselves living in Panama? If yes, do we prefer the David or Las Tablas areas? This was a no-frills trip. But even a trip with no frills costs quite a bit these days. Airfare, lodging, meals and travel within the country all add up. Fortunately, I've found a way to get paid for it, and so can …
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Portable Careers for Expats: Stock Photographer
Photography is a wonderfully portable career. But even if your shots aren't up to National Geographic or haute couture standards, you can make a nice living creating and selling stock photography. What is "stock?" It's a picture that's licensed for specific use by advertisers, journalists, travel writers and others. Newspapers, magazines and other media love stock because it saves them money -- they don't need to hire a photographer. They can peruse huge databases of images and purchase just …
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Can You Build a Solid House from this Blueprint?
Recently I purchased a publication that promised to be roadmap for expats, something that would quickly take us, step by step, through our journey from our native homes to our lives abroad. Instead of the AAA Triptik I was expecting, however, I got an envelope full of "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" from Mrs. Murphy's fourth grade. At least, that's what it felt like. "We've compiled a blueprint you can follow. The map you need to get from where you are now straight to the perfect place you …
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Learn the Business of Blogging
If you're considering blogging as the business platform to finance your untethered expat life, there's an online course opening up that will help you get your blogging business up to speed faster and better. Blog Masters Club Blog Masters Club is a comprehensive training program designed for aspiring professional bloggers. The core training consists of 92 videos, divided up into 16 modules. Each module comes with an action guide, transcript, and downloads. The program was created by David …