How To Make Money Online While You Travel The World As A Digital Nomad Or Expat
Working While Travelling and Living Abroad Has Never Been Easier.
Making money online has never been easier.
All you need to start earning money online today, is — a skill, a computer, and internet connection.
With these 3 simple elements, you can live, work and earn from anywhere in the world of your choosing.
This ability to live and work online has given rise to location independence, digital nomad, and ex-pat lifestyles.
Being able to live and work from anywhere in the world is true Freedom.
And you can achieve this level of freedom too.
Here Are 10 Ways To Make Money As A Digital Nomad And Expat Living Abroad
1. Invest In A Skill
You can go on Youtube, Skillshare, or Udemy and learn a practical skill you can use.
For example, you can learn how to edit videos and offer that as a service through freelancing platforms like Upwork or Fiver.
You can also take a writing class to brush on your skills or simply start blogging on Medium, to build up a portfolio and earn money.
Whatever you choose to do, investing in practical skills useable online is a guaranteed way to set up yourself to make income online.
If you want to make your digital nomad lifestyle dreams come true, pick up a skill today!
2. Write Online
You can specialize in an aspect of writing such as blogging, content writing, copywriting, or resume writing for non-native English speakers.
When it comes to earning through writing online, the opportunities are endless. And there are a plethora of freelancing platforms out there that post writing jobs daily.
You can also build a writing portfolio online “in public” by actively writing on Medium.
The amazing thing about writing on Medium is — everything you write on Medium can be presented as part of your digital writing portfolio.
Essentially, you can leverage your work here on Medium, to open up more opportunities.
Just last week, I landed a freelance writing opportunity because someone read my article on NFTs and loved it.
If you want to earn money through writing, start building your digital writing portfolio on Medium today!
You can sign up with my link.
3. Teach English Online
Teaching English is the most common way many digital nomads and ex-pats make money online.
There are a ton of websites with opportunities to sign up to teach English online, with varying requirements and pay rates.
A few examples include —
- Cambly
- iTalki
- Skima Talk
- Preply
- Starkid
4. Photography
You can earn money by selling your amateur and professionally shot photographs to stock image companies.
You can sell your photographs here -
- Etsy
- Shutterstock
- Getty Images
- Alamy
- SmugMug Pro
5. Virtual Assitant
Virtual assistants offer administrative services to clients from remote locations.
Typical tasks include scheduling appointments, making phone calls, making travel arrangements, email & calendar management, social media management, and advanced online research.
You can find virtual assistant jobs on Upwork, Fiver, Flexjobs, Taskrabbit, Peopleperhour, etc
Just google virtual job opportunities and you’ll find tons on regular job boards and more specialized ones like VANetowrking
6. E-Commerce
You can open an online store, or sell merchandise on e-commerce platforms like Etsy, e-bay, Redbubble, or Amazon.
For example, you can create designs for a T-shirt using Canva, and then move designs to print of demand websites like Printful or Printify.
These platforms allow you to upload your designs to the merchandise they carry in stock.
Whenever you receive an order, they print and ship the product to your customer.
7. Website designers
These days, it’s easy to build a website, without needing to know how to code.
With platforms like WordPress, Wix, and Squarespace, you can design websites for clients.
There’re several free resources where you can learn how to do this for free.
8. Social Media Manager & Marketing
The explosion of social media has created new jobs within that field. Being an Influencer isn’t the only way to make money in that field.
Many companies are looking for people to help them manage their social media accounts and come up with different strategies to reach a wider audience.
There’s —
- Pinterest Management/Marketing
- Instagram Management/Marketing
- Facebook Management
- Twitter Management
Chances are, as long as a social media platform exists, you’ll find people looking for help on how to manage and market content on their accounts.
9. Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing allows you to earn money by selling other people’s products.
You don’t need to come up with products to sell yourself if you don’t want to.
You can simply partner with companies that offer affiliate opportunities and market their products for them via your blog or click funnels.
Affiliate marketing is a very lucrative way to build passive income streams.
10. Remote Jobs
The pandemic has changed the landscape of work forever with the explosion of remote job opportunities.
It’s now easy to browse job boards looking for remote opportunities.
It’s also possible for you to negotiate with your current employer to go remote.
The possibilities are endless.
If you’re thinking about becoming a digital nomad or expat, you can Download my E-Book: A Digital Nomad & Expat’s Complete Research Guide To Moving and Living Abroad (It’s Free/You can pay whatever you want for it) here =>
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Just curious —
Does location independence mean anything to you?
Have you ever thought about experimenting with working online and living in another country?
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