Traveling and Making Money at the Same Time

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I am writing an article on ‘how to travel and make money at the same time’.

I would appreciate your ideas on this. What are your ideas for how to bring in income while you’re overseas?

I’ll get you started:

– have a phone coaching or consulting business
– write articles for magazines
– get short term jobs (e.g. bar work, fruit picking – watch visa regulations though)
– get a job what allows you to work remotely
– set up an internet business (e.g. affiliate marketing)

What other ideas do you have?

Please post them here in the comments section on the blog

Thanks!

David

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For 20 years David has helped entrepreneurs around the globe to grow their results, by growing themselves. A former consulting actuary to Fortune 50 companies in New York, David quit corporate life to pursue his inner journey, which now deeply influences his work. A digital nomad, David is currently dancing salsa, paragliding, and coaching his rock star entrepreneur clients from Colombia. His specialty is doubling your productivity and profits, while halving your stress. If you become a highly authentic and inspirational leader in the process, well….that can’t be helped.

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Reiki Practitioner
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Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 2:28 AM

What an excellent blog, I’ve added your feed to my RSS reader. 🙂
Anonymous
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Saturday, February 18, 2006 at 7:48 AM

best way i have worked out is to buy property in your home country and rent it out. with two properties in london, uk, i was able to fund a years travel in south america and only needed to use my savings to pay for the flights.
of course, this only works if you buy property in areas with a very bouyant rental market, and travel in low cost countries. you would be surprised how well you can live on under $500 a month in many countries in the world!
Laksmi
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Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 12:15 PM

Other ideas,

Always do your best,
Keep being in touch,
set up a business throughout the worl so that anywhere you go you can be in touch with your business
Get a coach
Keep a daily journal
Write books
Bring your business with you (that is something light and visible rapidly, efficiently
sell insurance
Train and I would reach that other person who said organise workshops wherever you go
Heather Fougnier
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Friday, January 27, 2006 at 9:02 AM

Here’s My List:
– Create multiple streams of passive or near-passive income.

– Start your own business where you can work from anywhere.

– Have your spouse do the same or get “remote” working status (work at home).

– Turn your home into a vacation rental.

– Buy a house in a second location that you love, so you can work from there.

– Join a vacation rental swapping club so you can live and work all over the world.

– Combine one of your passive streams of income with travel-related work so that you can write your trips off on your taxes.

– Have an assistant or virtual assistant to take care of your administrative work in your home country (and make your life easier).

– Get your telecom & Internet needs sorted out so you can save money & be effective.

– Get online banking & online bill pay.

– Automate everything you can & Figure out how you will deal with snail mail, especially if this is pertinent to your business (maybe have your assistant do this).

The first step is to write your vision for this life and then plan. It took my husband and me about a year to put all the pieces in place. We worked hard — and it was worth it!

Live.YourCaribbeanDream.com
Bryan Burrows
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Thursday, January 26, 2006 at 3:05 PM

Plan ahead, contact small businesses offering your services as guest speaker at sales seminas. Contact service club international branches such as Kiwanis, Rotary and Lions. The more business people who know you are available to help with their staff problems the better, after all you are a confident Life Coach. Good luck. Bryan
George
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Thursday, January 26, 2006 at 12:24 PM

I don’t like to:
-get short term jobs (e.g. bar work, fruit picking watch visa regulations though)
– get a job what allows you to work remotely
I have had in bygone days, when I was young, to collect experiences & education.
Now days, if I had to do this, I should approached differently i.e.
A sum of money in bank account – capital investment (enough for 6-12-18 months planning – budgeting),
· have a phone coaching or consulting business
· write articles for magazines
· set up an internet business (e.g. affiliate marketing)
any other kinds activities related to my profile and my ambitions, mean while time I’ ll try to earn more money to cover / protect the initial capital investment.
Ok then, did I wrote excact the corect answer that you wise to
see / hear?
lindadoveart
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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at 6:59 PM

if you’re the least bit talented and have the guts sketching or quick water color renderings can cause passer-bys to stop and offer you a few buck for what you do
Anonymous
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Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at 8:32 AM

my ideas…

-Prepare a website addressing to working people at stationary jobs and/or HR managers. The web-site will show your notes, pictures, videos of the places that you are going to travel.

– Use company advertisements on your website. These companies will be funding you.

-Working people who do not have much opportunity to travel will be attracted to your journey online.
-This will serve as a recreational activity for the stationary working people, improve their morale, etc
Anonymous
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Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at 12:00 PM

take photo for sale
excange home with the ppl overthere
parttime job DHL
sex trading
Anonymous
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Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at 11:03 AM

Get your business on the web and be sure to invest in diversified equity funds.

Roy Harmon
paulk
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Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at 4:17 AM

You could….

Do a tour if you play an instrument.I have friends who do this regularly they are good but not rock stars! just ordinary guys.
Play online poker. I also know someone who has lived in four different countries doing this, only if you have the talent/skill for it.
Do phototgraphy or art. You could sell to other travellers or through an arrangement bakc home.
Arrange to write about your travel highlights in a column for your local newspaper.
Teach english certainly the most popular and proven way of earning money whilst traveling. A large demand and steady work. You dont even have to speak the native language.
An ebay business is possible. Especially where ,local goods are cheap.
Any importing done well could work. Team up with someone at home to sell the goods you ship
In fact you could ally with someone at home in all kinds of businesses, alot of work can be done online.
I worked with a youth arts organisation that was government funded. We cooperated with a similar organisation in India and took our students over there to do performances. This worked well
I met someone who worked as a lighting techinician and travelled extensively with a group of dj’s from a major uk club.
The entertainment industry has alot of oppurtunities for travel.
You could get a job in tv on the right show or department you will travel often.
Or work as a roadie on a world tour.
Work as a butler for someone who travels often or as a personal assistant for a traveling excetutive
Join a circus you probably need to be young a train as a performer but there are other posts
theres always camp america or eurocamp.
Nursing, social work or occupational/physical therapy has alot of oppurtunities for work abroad.
There may be oppurtunities to work reviewing service for a hotel company
hope this helps
patriciat1111
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 10:06 PM

*start a network marketing business specifically in travel industry…this will provide excellent rates on accomodations, cruises, hotel/car packages. If you get your RTA or CLIA (travel agent, cruise line associate)card, you can then use these travel credentials to get many benefits in travel and sometimes even free vacations (as various hotels, motels give incentives for you to stay and ‘experience’ their resort.) While traveling you can talk with others who are traveling or interested in travel/travel discounts and grow your business at the same time. It’s a win, win.

*consider your own personal areas of expertise, knowledge, passions and capitalize on these. Offer to give talks,lessons, reviews, assessments,etc. at various public or private schools for pay and/or possible accomodations with school staff once you establish connections. Consider giving talks or providing others’ services for local/civic/business groups.

*develop your own ‘bag of tricks’ that you can pull from depending on where you are, what’s needed/accepted: do coaching sessions (create a style uniquely yours and offer sessions to other coaches, do mentoring sessions if you are already seasoned (or if you don’t have the skills already you can learn to read palms, give tarot/iching/rune/…readings, give massages, energy work/laying on of hands, reiki healing/balancing sessions, aroma therapy treatments, teach yoga, formulate personalized bach flower remedies, find some facial products you love and give simple facials. Learn EFT and offer those sessions. Do FengShui or help to create a more peaceful, energized, happy, productive, nurturing etc. work or home environment (Creating Sacred Space.)I like the idea of any of these as they allow us to connect with others, give something personal and valuable and leave someone feeling better. Also could use for any type of barter; a room, meal, ride, etc.

*provide house sitting, child care, companion service, animal sitting, animal walking, painting, plumbing, carpentry, again anything one is skilled at and/or enjoys.

*do some research before going and find a company/business ,friend or acquaintance who will pay you to provide a service, errand, contact etc. which they need done or could benefit from while you are in a specific location.

*Create a newsletter/blog about your trip/adventures, build your list and market future products, classes, other offerings to your subscribers. (if you already have large list ask for their contacts, ideas regarding this specific question, offer incentives/prizes to spur responces. Good example of this the new book being buzzed about “Goal-Free Living”, he talks about this at the beginning and how he used his list to “support”, get names, ideas for people to meet on his several month trip.

This topic has so many directions one could take. It’s very exciting, because as the world ‘shrinks’ daily (with our vast communication-interconnectedness) the opportunity to build relationships, distribute products, share knowledge and know-how, heighten cultural awareness, build bridges of understanding and cooperation holds infinite possibilities. As well an infinite number of ways to save/make money while seeing the world and benefitting others all at the same time.

Look forward to your article, David.
CoachforHealthyLiving
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 8:52 PM

Partner with an organization that has regions in the U.S. as well as international offices and become a motivational speaker training their executives.

Work with an academic institution in the Exchange student and foreign study department.

Work for the Alumni of universities and offer speaking services for their foreign gatherings.

Setup a nutritional coaching business and offer email and phone consultations. Offer free seminars at the local health centers to drum up business
Deech
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 8:10 PM

I was thinking of doing just this very thing and as i havea 10 yr old at the same time I was thinking of doing nannying in diiferent places for people who need help just after an operation or having had an addition to the family. Home care of any kind etc
Anonymous
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 7:39 PM

HELP! I have 3 weeks to prepare for a trip to Argentina and Brazil. I will be gone 4 weeks.
Would love to travel and make money at the same time.

Any suggestions? (only 3 weeks to prep.)
linda
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 5:52 PM

I learned to use the internet to find economical lodging and cheaper fares – saving money is making money
On one trip, a morning at a Timeshare presentation gained me $100.00 US cash, a buffet breakfast worth $16.00, and cab fare, which I later used to visit another area.
My search skills created a trip that cost 564.00 US for flight from Canada to Mexico and one weeks’s accomodation in a new resort. In a single morning I had cut the costs by 20% simply by attending the presentation!
Bart Sagar
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 5:03 PM

Web based business that can be accessed from any location in the world with
internet availability. Write articles and shoot photos for magazines.
Market a consumer’s evaluation service while on the trip. Act as a courier
for companies while traveling to locations they want secure courier service.

Create a specific research model that can be conducted because of the travel
you are doing. For example what do people from other countries experience
that is different from people in contrasting societies or countries.

This is a few.
del
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 5:01 PM

coach snowboarding (winter)and surfing in summer at a resort;

Get paid to do a cycle tour of a State or Country and comment on bed & breakfast, food, scenery, people,…

Get a post-doctoral research grant at an overseas university …

Participate in market research or a university study…

translate – for business, leisure, books, articles?
Anonymous
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 4:36 PM

What a great idea,

We travelled around the world with 2 pre-school children. We rented our house, car and cat out. We then used our credit cards to pay for fairs and accommodation and just kept putting it out there and found accommodation and work in the UK for 4 months which paid for the trip.
We met so many amazing people and had some interesting, fantastic and challenging experiences all being part of the journey.

When I think back about what we did to make it happen I can summarise the following:

We believed 100% that we could do it
We researched our itinerary
Reconnected with people we knew overseas
Did it
Had a blast doing it

Go with it…
sieg
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 4:01 PM

– think of ideas to deduct your travel…
* purchase rental properties (in partnership with others if need be) in various countries… write off the visits.
* travel articles, pictures, etc. To deduct the trip, call some magazines to let them know you are going on the trip & see if they are interested in reading your product.
Anonymous
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 3:58 PM

I think an Internet business is the main option for disconnecting one’s income from one’s location these days.

There is certainly more than affiliate marketing available. There are drop ship businesses where you never touch product, and you can even hire someone to answer customer calls for you. There are opportunites in small business marketing consulting, where you take businesses online as their “Internet salesman” for the standard commission of a salesman as you bring in new business. There are all sorts of plays building Adsense web sites that have useful content for Internet buyers. You can sell ebooks, of course. Or build mailing lists from great content like newsletters, and then market things to this targeted list. The list of possibilities is really long, just pick something and focus on it, add a little paint to your work of art (business) every day. Don’t be paralyzed by hundreds of possibilities.
Anonymous
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 3:56 PM

Get together loads of digital photos on your computer of your home town / home country / countries you’ve visited, then hire halls and give talks. If you’re in a place where you don’t speak the language, aim the talks at travelling for ex-pats. You could also approach schools and colleges to see if they’d be interested.

Have fun!
Anonymous
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 3:47 PM

I work for a market research company in the U.S. and teach singing with a healing overlay, both from my home. My plan is to move to the country of my choice where living expenses are less than here, and quality of life is very good. I want to continue to coordinate research studies, this will work if there is good phone and high speed internet access available. I am expanding my teaching to include coaching which can be done on the phone. If efficient phone service is not available, satelite phone is available for around $300USD. Between these two resources, and coordinating groups to come for learning vacations, and I will be teaching Tai Chi, I believe that all will be very well.
Honey B. Well
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 3:45 PM

Oh and, what is “busk”? Anonymous posted that…
JIm
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 3:40 PM

Thank you for your ecourse (I realize it was a lead for buying the entire course, but I appreciated the real content you shared.}
So here are some ideas
*typist of medical records (you can type anywhere)
*reservation agent (the company forwards the 888 or 800 number to your home phone. You will need high speed internet access.
*work for a training company that does seminars
*Quality control auditor
*Deliver cars for persons going cross country.
*Courier (you need to be bondable)
*Flight attendant
*Nanny to rich kids whose parents travel.
Good Luck
Jim
Honey B. Well
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 3:39 PM

For myself, I’m working on an island retreat. When I started my company, the intent was to make it as virtual as possible, and I’m almost there.

I do continue to look for ways to make money while I travel, because I want to increase my travel opportunities. I like the recommendations I’m reading so far and am looking forward to the end result.
liane
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 3:30 PM

Run your own multi-level marketing business and earn a residual income from home whilst building your business abroad.
Kim Knight
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 3:28 PM

*ESL job
*Buy cheap goods while you are in your travel destination and when back home, hold a champagne breakfast or other for all your friends and interested parties and sell your goods.
*If you have time on your hands, travel with the purpose of looking for part-time jobs such as waiting, kitchen helper etc.During high season there are many such opportunities.
Anonymous
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 3:23 PM

Depending on your financial status: write covered calls on shares, trade options and CFDs on US market from anywhere in the world. Become educated in this area first. Guessing is gambling!
Vanessa
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 3:18 PM

Train up in massage or clutter consulting or something cool that most people around the world would hire a traveller for … on a casual basis.
Vanessa
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 3:17 PM

Depending on your financial capability. Its great owning property in your home country and then leaving it for a property manager to manage while you are away. Completely passive income… bringing money in (if you buy in a place where rent will cover mortgage payments and give you a little in the pocket as well). You also have the added value of coming back to a property that has somewhat been paid off and more then not increased in value.
steve
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 3:16 PM

David,

What I’m doing regarding this issue is getting juiced as for the first time ever we are in a position to be limitless with commercial transaction using the net as a medium of exchange. Ive taken 2 time outs one for 4 months, and one for over year where i didn’t work. Next time i go will be indefinite or until i decide I’ve had enough. There are essentially six communication modes for any concept/idea that anyone has. Keynote, teacher, facilitator, coach, mentor, author. Each communication modality has a level of income wrapped around it. The internet allows you to install the communication and financial tools to be able to effectively coach, mentor, and author by remote. However it also allows you to build social capital by making meaningful relationships with other people and businesses that find your infomation useful. With regards to coaching i have found your structure in the coach start manual an invalueble resource to structure sessions. The other communication modes can be leveraged by each other, and really can gain traction when you begin to add these to your personal capital and pre contact places leveraging your past achievements before you hit the town/country.

Kind Regards

Steve
Anonymous
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 3:15 PM

Put together some book proposals that require you to travel. For example, when I spent a month in Norway, I dedicated four days in Oslo, Molde, and Bodo to research the Norwegian underground resistance during WWII. I was able to deduct expenses during those days (not the entire trip), the airfare there and back, and some other expenses. The research turned into a book proposal.

It would have been better, of course, to have a contract in hand and some budget for research to help with travel costs.

Develop a creative book or program idea and get a grant to support your work. For example, if I were a coach I might consider how to use coaching skills to make a difference for women leaving the sex trade, help people in refugee camps, offer runaway kids options for life, or help women in economic stress in developing countries to evaluate their options and make plans for self-support, relocation, meeting personal and family needs, etc. Apply for a grant to a foundation concerned with this population, region, specific need (or whatever is reflected in the people/area/situation). Include in the grant application money for travel, lodging etc. and money to pay for your time.
A book/resource, training program for NGOs could result from this experience. You could tack some travel on the end.

Another idea: volunteer. Serve with an NGO (non-government organization) for a period of time. Use your coaching skills to help people in the region. Then, spend some time traveling. The Red Cross often pays transportation costs for volunteers. Again, you might propose articles for magazines chronicalling your experience
steve
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 3:15 PM

David,

What I’m doing regarding this issue is getting juiced as for the first time ever we are in a position to be limitless with commercial transaction using the net as a medium of exchange. Ive taken 2 time outs one for 4 months, and one for over year where i didn’t work. Next time i go will be indefinite or until i decide I’ve had enough. There are essentially six communication modes for any concept/idea that anyone has. Keynote, teacher, facilitator, coach, mentor, author. Each communication modality has a level of income wrapped around it. The internet allows you to install the communication and financial tools to be able to effectively coach, mentor, and author by remote. However it also allows you to build social capital by making meaningful relationships with other people and businesses that find your infomation useful. With regards to coaching i have found your structure in the coach start manual an invalueble resource to structure sessions. The other communication modes can be leveraged by each other, and really can gain traction when you begin to add these to your personal capital and pre contact places leveraging your past achievements before you hit the town/country.

Kind Regards

Steve
Rennaisance Man
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 3:13 PM

>Ship internet products related to your business (i.e. CDs, books, tapes, DvD videos, etc.)
> write travel articles for Freq. Flyer magazines
>do workshops/seminars on cruise ships/or locations you are visiting
> Do consulting gigs–it’s non-stop travel!
>allocate time for travel and book writing and write off the trip as expense for book writing
>become a rock star…
Dorian
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 3:13 PM

offer a barter service in exchange for travel- be a courier be a translator be a teacher be a guide to someone with vision or hearing issues

contact a large hotel chain or travel discount company and offer your services to “explore the area” to report back facts of value to promote tourism by paying customers
CoffeeCriss
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 3:11 PM

Create as many venues of passive income possible – eBooks, downloadeable sessions / seminars / classes / workshops, eCourses. Schedule a few group coaching sessions over the phone or discussion board. Get others to refer buyers to your site by joint venturing or starting an affiliate program. Start an online membership.
Anonymous
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Monday, January 23, 2006 at 2:52 PM

Arrange a speaking/workshop tour that matches where you want to travel to.
Thomas
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Sunday, January 22, 2006 at 2:27 PM

Get speaking gigs around the country/world.
Anonymous
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Sunday, January 22, 2006 at 10:17 AM

A few other ideas…

* Busk
* Get a job on a cruise liner
* Ask someone well-known to sponsor your trip and, for a small fee, blog along the way via their website
* Save up hard before you go then pay yourself a small monthly salary from your high interest accountas you travel
* Join a forward-thinking company that supports year-long career sabbaticals
* Meet someone rich on your travels
* Train as a pilot!

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