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Location Independent Freelancing Episodes

Oct. 6, 2022

How To Stay Sane While Working Remotely [SHORT STORY #19]

Starting a business is exciting, difficult, challenging, and so much fun. I also found it very easy to work 24/7 and never take my eyes off my laptop screen, especially while working remotely. In this episode, Satu Makinen sh...

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Sept. 8, 2022

Nomading In 2006, When The Internet Café Is Your Office [SHORT STORY …

Augustas was already a digital nomad when Airbnb didn't exist and there was no wifi. I couldn't even imagine how that was possible, before I spoke to him on the podcast. In this part of the interview I did with …

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June 6, 2022

How To Work Remotely Despite Bad Internet On The Road

When Nik arrived in his Airbnb in Mexico, he opened his laptop and realized immediately that the internet connection was going to be a problem. So what do you do when you have to work that day and you don't …

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May 23, 2022

Using Upwork To Become A Freelance Attorney & Life In Medellin

Another digital nomad job that I never thought would be possible: Sharita Jennings is a freelance attorney. She quit her corporate job and used Upwork to build up her freelance career. Listen to this interview to learn the st...

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April 4, 2022

How To Find Out Which Online Career Works For You (Hint: You Don't Ha…

Finding out how to make money while traveling the world is not easy. Where to start? There are SO many options. Wanda Duncan went through the process of figuring out how to make the digital nomad life possible for her, …

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Feb. 28, 2022

Getting Back To Digital Nomad Life After Settling Down w/ Daphnée Laf…

After working remotely for several years as a freelancer and remote worker, and having kids, it was time for Daphnée to settle down for a bit. She chose Berlin as her home base and focused on spending time with her …

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Dec. 20, 2021

How Steve Used Upwork To Start A New Freelance Career And Moved To Cr…

Steve Tsentserensky lived the feast or famine freelance trap in the US before the pandemic started. When he found himself sleeping on his sister's couch with no new freelance prospect in sight, he knew something had to change...

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Oct. 18, 2021

Expat Life In Russa, Side Hustles And Relocation Plans, With Stephen …

Stephen left his home country to teach in Moskow, Russia for 1 year. It's been years and he still lives in Russia! I had to ask him why he chose to relocate to Russia, what he likes about living in …

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Sept. 13, 2021

It's Not Too Late - How Rachael Pilcher Started Her Digital Nomad Lif…

Rachael Pilcher is a digital nomad and professional freelance copywriter for tech and SaaS companies. She's worked with some of the world's best software brands, but it wasn't always this way. In 2015, she made the life-alter...

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Aug. 30, 2021

Getting Out Of The Freelance Trap And Hiring A Remote Team, With Tega…

Many digital nomads (including myself) start their career freelancing. Freelancing is awesome, but you're still trading time for money. Tega Diegbe can help you get out of that trap by hiring your own remote team. In this int...

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July 5, 2021

From Drug Addiction To Living In Budapest As A Digital Nomad, With Fr…

Francis probably the most inspiring story I've shared on this podcast so far. He went from being addicted to opioids in college, to traveling the world and working remotely as a copywriter. If he can do it, you definitely can...

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May 10, 2021

The perfect digital nomad job: Yassine is an ethical hacker

I'm pretty sure Yassine has the perfect digital nomad job. He can work when and where he wants, he can take as much time off as he wants and he never has calls in different timezones. In this episode, Yassine …

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April 5, 2021

Seasonal Work To Getting Paid To Travel As A Travel Writer, with Anny…

Anny is an amazing travel writer who wrote for We Are Travel Girls, Culture Trip, World Nomads, and more impressive titles. In this episode, we talk about how Anny started her career as a travel writer, how she worked seasona...

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