Would you like a job that takes just a few hours of your time a day while allowing you spend the rest of your time travelling from country to country, sunbathing on the beaches in Thailand, dining on tapas in Spain or trekking throughout the foothills of the Himalayas? An ever increasing number of people have decided to take matters in their own hands and join the growing army of digital nomads. They are online entrepreneurs looking for opportunity with one thing in common, they wish to take full control of their lives, rather than be controlled by it. The idea is to live a great life today rather than wait for retirement many years away.
Do you want to know how to become a digital nomad? Keep reading!
Think Of What You Want To Do Online
Ask yourself what you are really good at? What is your most marketable skill? How can you improve people’s lives and what product or service can you sell to people that makes them happily pay you? Based on these criteria, think of the best location independent business ideas that suit your purposes perfectly. There are so many things you could do. You could be a self-published e-book author, create a popular blog, work as a web developer, affiliate marketer, photographer, a small entrepreneur with an online store selling info products, or as a website owner earning passive income by selling ad space, the list goes on.
Start Gathering The Items You’ll Need
Have a laptop in superb condition, an unlocked smart phone, travel adapters, anti-theft software, an account in a cloud-based online backup such as Google Docs, a one TB external hard drive, a notebook, pens, pencils and that’s it! That’s all you need for a new digital nomad career.
Save Money and Pay Off Your Debt
You cannot start your life as a digital nomad if you’re heavily in debt. Until you’ve completely paid off your debts, stick to your old job and prepare methodically for a digital nomad career instead. Save enough money to afford the flight ticket and the initial cost of living in a new location as digital nomad. This include the cost of food, accommodation, internet and transportation. Also have enough for an emergency fund. If things go horribly wrong, how much money do you really need? Well, save enough for a month’s stay in a new country, plus enough to get you home if you have had enough by the end of it.
Research The Countries Where You Want To Work
The main reason digital nomads work in low waged countries instead of countries like Japan or the United Kingdom is because your money is worth a lot more and you can get by with very little. Some of the countries with highly affordable living where it is also possible to have a reasonable lifestyle with all modern amenities and where the rule of law holds true are Thailand, Cambodia, Argentina, Colombia, Laos, Vietnam, Malta and Costa Rica. As long as you can live a tolerably decent lifestyle and have an excellent wifi connection, it doesn’t really matter where you live.
Outsource!
One of the great things about being a digital nomad is that you will soon spend more time on recreation instead of work. You will learn to do more during the few hours that you actually work. Digital nomads are small entrepreneurs and managers, rather than workers. Digital Nomads learn to outsource almost everything to a bevy of virtual assistants in India or Philippines, while giving themselves to only the most important and critical work that requires their own unique input. It’s a lot more fun being a digital nomad when you don’t have to do a lot of the work!
Do you think you’re up to the challenge of becoming a digital nomad yourself? We would love to hear from you, tell us what you think!