Living the life of remote working is great.
I recently asked you all what you wanted to read about here, and that's why I'm posting this.
This way of life has really changed my life, and that's why I love talking and writing about it.
I have worked from Brazil (back when I had a "normal" job), I've worked from Finland and Australia, I've done a one-month workcation in the US - visiting 15 states and even worked while driving around in Canada.
I set up my own business from Australia when I lived there - helping customers in Norway with social media.
And I'm going to travel somewhere exotic on January, working remotely, because Norway is so freakin' cold!
Working in Helsinki, Finland
Some advice from me:
Set up your own business
I started a social media management company, where I work full time
Apply for remote jobs
I work part time for a Swedish tech company, doing translations and social media. I've worked for them for 3 months, and I haven't even met them yet. I will meet them at the end of August when I travel to their headquarter in Sweden.
If you own property, rent it out while you are traveling
I use Airbnb. And it's been nothing but a pleasant experience.
Earn extra money on Steemit and on crypto currencies
Steemit has been a huge part of setting up this lifestyle. I've paid for my travels with Bitcoin! :p My best advice for building an audience here is to post frequently, engage in other people's content, share personal thoughts and use great pictures.
Make sure to have several revenue streams. And a plan B
If I lost my job at the Swedish tech company, I would still earn money from my own business. And if my own business went down the drain, I would still have the income from Sweden.
If one of my customers stop using me, I have a couple of companies in the pipeline or on a waiting list.
Travel outside the popular season
Because I can travel when ever, I can choose less popular times to go there. That way hotels and flights are cheaper.
Stop buying stuff you don't need
I have started reading a lot of books on simple living and minimalism. I've sold a lot of stuff that I didn't need and I don't buy stuff that I don't need.
Minimize your cost of living
I sat down and looked at all my expenses. Is there something I can live without here? I'm a bit extreme, so I have even canceled my TV subscription. I only use Netflix and free resources. Also, having no TV freed up a lot of time for me, to focus on my business.
Planning
In order to keep doing what I do, I have to plan well. I forget easily, so the calendar on my iPhone is PACKED with meetings, things to remember and to do lists.
Fight procrastination
This used to be a huge problem for me, but I've read books about it and I use a lot of energy on telling myself to just get stuff done. I've started doing the "least appealing" tasks first and I find that very helpful.
Find your mantra
This seems cliche, but it helps me a lot. I keep telling myself "if not now, when?" and something that helped me get started with all of this was this saying "start before you're ready"
My Aussie friend, Alana, once used this quote somewhere, and it really stuck with me :
Leap and the net will appear
Just do it
If remote working and traveling is something you dream of - just do it, already! Make it happen. I had to quit my job so that I had a lot of pressure on me to make sure that my business was a success. And when it comes to my business, I think the main reason it was a success is that I did a lot of research prior to starting the company. I made sure that there was a market for it and I also did research on the business model that I chose. I will tell you more about this in another post.
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Working in Illinois, USA
Let me know if you want me to go into detail on some of my advice, I honestly love writing about this, because working from anywhere gives me so much joy!
Susanne
Nice post! Would like to read more about this in the future. Considering becoming a digital nomad myself. But only for like a month or two first, to dip my feet in the water.... :)
I love having a remote job...nice post
What do you do? Thank you!
Web Developer
Awesome news , love USA !
USA is great! So many awesome places to visit!
I want know what books you read and if you can to make few review of you books. ( read )
Follow and upvote!
Oh, I can share a post about that too! That is a good idea. Thank you.
Excellent. I am happy, I give you an idea.
Thanks @susanne. Great post. Hope to also do this soon!
That's so cool! What do you want to do?
I'm a Real Estate Broker and already work remotely...living on the coast and doing deals countrywide - South Africa. Daughter in Canada... would love to travel there and back. My wish list is Italy, Spain Croatia...
thanks for sharing these tips! really helpful
No problem at all, I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)
Why are Norwegian people so interesting!!!! ✌️🙌 You remind me of tai lopez!
Hahahah! Thank you so much! I don't know if I look like him tho? :p I think his grandma is Norwegian actually.
Really I didn't know that! 😯 You don't look like him though you look better it might because the American flag! 😅
thank you
You're welcome.
Super nice post! my problem is that i am am very not a computer person.
But i live very basic and stopped buying things i dont need a long time ago.
Travelled for four years and looking in to a way to travel again.
Thanks for your advise
Will find a way!
upvoted
Thank you so much! Well, you are on Steemit, so you can't be that bad? :) That sounds great. I love a more simple lifestyle. Cool, traveling is fun. What is your favorite destination?
My friends coached me about Steemit, they own youtube channels and travel all the time, saw that i wanted that to so tried to help.
hahah your friend travelmarcus just asked me the same.
Vancouver island i loved and Chicago
I love Vancouver 🏖️👌
Cool! I am sure you can learn a lot of things if you want to. I was in Chicago in June, loved it!!
Simple and effective tips, I'll give it a try, thanks for sharing @susanne
Thanks! I am planning on going more into detail for those who are interested. Good luck :)
Plan half of success, thank you very much :)
thanks for sharing your tips
Thanks for reading :) And for leaving a reply.
Nomad FTW! Great tips here @susanne - I'm smelling an upcoming workcation post 👉☀️🙌
Yes! Thank you Marcus. Yes, I am smelling a lot of cool posts from us in January. :p
I enjoyed reading this post. I love traveling too and am in the process of downsizing. Too much stuff inhibits my mobility. I like your "if not now, when?"
Indeed, that is what I have to ask myself!!!
I am glad to hear that! That is a great feeling, keep up the good work. I agree! It's such a good phrase to keep in mind.
Excellent post...! Great to read about your experiences working remotely and how well you've adapted to it..! Cant wait to read more...!
Thank you! Thanks for reading. I will for sure share more on this topic then.
Inspiring post! I'd sure love to work from wherever I want. I'm taking little steps to make that happen. Thanks :)
I am happy to hear that! What field of business are you looking at?
Working on a novel despite how hard it is to get picked up by a publishing house, and I also do dream coaching. I'm working on my third language too, so I can intercept more opportunities. :)
That sounds awesome @tinajordan! Writing a novel sounds hard, but fun!
Great post, appreciate the transparency.
Maybe you can help the community by suggesting a few remote working sites like Fiverr or Upwork, etc?
Do you do any work on Amazon Turk?
How do you deal with international credit card charges?
How about mail while gone?
Thank you! Yes, I've never done work on any sod those websites, but I've used them to get stuff done, like a logo for my company, and I am so happy with the result. What do you mean with mail?
This is an excellent post for our time, with employment challenges like the world has never seen, this kind of thinking is crucial to the survival and prosperity of many.
The number of people who should benefit from this motivating material is tremendous.
This deserves thousands of votes.
Thank you. Yes! I feel like remote working is a brilliant solution for some of the challenges we are facing.
I hope it will get a few votes, so that people can be inspired by this :) thanks again!
Thank you for sharing this valuable information! Great advice for all.
You are welcome! I am glad you liked it,
I liked it a lot. 👍🏼😀
I wish I had a job like this. Gotta find one!
Well, if you can't get one - make one! :) Good luck!
Great post! This is a dream of mine. I don't so much want to travel far, but I'd love to do the digital nomad life in an RV. Home is where you park it!
Oh, RV life would be great too! What is stopping you from pursuing it?
Too many things to name like money, a reluctant partner, elderly parents....the list goes on. Maybe one day...
This is really a cool concept dear @susanne and you are really enjoying it. This will surely help many nice Life Hacks to manage work and travelling . Thanks for sharing this awesome post. Have a great week Dear ☺
Thanks for your continuing support! I appreciate it a lot! Thank you :)
Just a great post! I love the part you wrote: "Leap and the net will appear" - so true!
Thanks :p When I heard that quote I just knew that that was something I would remember for a long time. I love it. And yes, it is SO true.
Great post! Very motivating! When you mean with you set up your social media company, may I ask what kind of tasks you do?
Oh, that is nice to hear! Thanks. I do all social media for small companies. Everything from research, posting, creating creative content and make ads. :)
In particular, I like the "stop buying stuff you don't need" objective. Great for the environment, and you'll have less clutter in your life.
I'm so glad you liked it. I really think it's important to think about the environment. Almost all my furniture is old stuff from flea markets or webistes like Craigslist
We try to purchase second hand furniture etc too. In fact, when researching furniture (and other things) to purchase, we almost always start by searching the second hand market online, often for many weeks, before falling back to purchasing new stuff if we can't find it there.
great post. very informative and interesting. yes, more details would be good. im following u and upvoting now.
Great jobs @susanne .. I like it this your pos.
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Great post, @susanne! It's always interesting for me how other people work remotely to see if I can use their experience :) Did a post about how I became a digital nomad recently too :D
Love your mantras!