How to Make Money While Travelling

One of the least-discussed topics around travelling is money.  However, if you’re going to travel for a gap year or are taking up the nomad lifestyle, making money is a must. So what’s the best way to do it?  Some people find temp jobs (like tree planting or fruit picking), but that kind of work isn’t sustainable for long-term travel.  You could get a job as a barista or serving tables, but that only works if you’re staying in a single place for an extended period, not if you’re only there for a few weeks or months. In fact, a casual survey of most long-term travellers reveals that the vast majority work freelance jobs.  If you’re planning on travelling over the long haul, you might consider freelancing as well. Another option: sell products online.  E-commerce is so varied, no matter what your skills, you can sell something online.  Could be something digital, something you make by hand, or something from the local area that you’re in. Freelancing What is freelancing?  In general, you’re selling your time and skills.  This means that you need to find clients that will pay you for your marketable skills. Marketable skills?!  I don’t have any! That is completely bogus – EVERYONE has marketable skills, especially if you’ve grown up using a computer and the internet. At the moment, on Upwork.com (formerly Odesk and Elance), the following jobs are available: Pinterest Manager – someone to help mange and promote a Pinterest page Blog Author – various blogs such as technology, eco fashion, personality Internet Researcher – someone who takes a specific topic and finds popular blogs/forums that relate to that topic Business Plan Author – take a bunch of research and vision, and turn it into a business plan that the client can pitch to investors What are you good at?  What are you GREAT at?  Focus on showing people how you can help them, and they WILL pay you. Selling Products Online Think you have the chops to sell something online?  It’s easier than you think!  Just choose something you think you could make (or re-sell), do some research on what people want, make it or get it, and post it on a well-established marketplace. Here are some of the bigger marketplaces you can use to sell your wares. Ebay.com Still the grand poobah of online marketplaces, many people make their entire living on Ebay.  This is a good...
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