 Good morning everybody Welcome good to see you here. It is Monday the 20th, and I know this is a holiday For a lot of you so you may be off work or whatever, but we're gonna have a great session today I'm gonna talk about being a digital nomad. I didn't even know what that was I was on a trip one time and it was a guy and this was like gosh. I'm trying to think 2000 Maybe 15 6 probably 15 14 15 and the guy said he was a digital nomad and I said what the heck's that so We'll define what it is, but more importantly I'm gonna show you how you can actually do this and I mean travel the world be anywhere in the world you want As long as they have internet, but they do have to have internet and you can earn a great living And I'm gonna walk you through some of the things you can do how you can do this how it's done a lot of good information Today before we get started don't forget to subscribe hit the subscribe button down there Turn it from red to gray so you should click it it will change and then you want to ring this bell Turn all bell notifications to your notified each and every time I go live or if I upload a video and make use of that chat box guys The more you get involved the more you're part of the conversation The better off you're gonna be and the better results you're gonna get I've seen this time and time again the people who get involved are the people who actually make money and who are successful you Can't you can't be on the sidelines, right and let action happen It just doesn't work that way you got to get in the game and the best way to do that right now Since you're on this training is to talk okay introduce who you are where you're at what you're working on Maybe you've got a question Whatever it is, maybe you're a digital nomad you want to tell us about it You know put that in the chat box now if you're not watching this live You'll want to use the comment section below And you'll know if this is live or not obviously and then you want to put it in the comment section below in that way I can come back. I can answer your questions, which I'm gonna jump in there today, too So if you got questions today right after this session, I'm gonna go through and hit all the comments So make sure you go ahead and get those in there, too And we'll get started right we'll get started. We'll see what we're doing here You know being a digital nomad is an interesting thing. I met a guy like I said I think it was 2014 15 I can't remember but he said he was a digital nomad. So what is a digital nomad? Okay? It's really a Lifestyle more than anything and while a lot of people talk about life as a digital nomad is a social media glamorizes it You know few people really understand what it means and how it's possible to earn money while traveling So in this video what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna show you exactly what a digital nomad is and some of the jobs that they Actually do and the steps that you can take to do the same thing So if that's your interest you want to get out your pencil take some notes, okay? You know the travel bug is really strong right now people want to travel they've been locked up for a while You know and they've been planning trips and I'm really seeing a big difference now You know since I've been online Gosh since 2009 so I'm going on my 13th year now I've traveled a lot. I've seen a lot of different places and the cool thing about it was when I traveled I was still making money It's not like I had to get my car and drive somewhere and sit in the office for a certain number of hours I was still making money as a matter of fact in 2019, which is right before the world illness I don't know if we're allowed to say what it really is But I was in six different countries in on two cruises in one year, okay? And that's not a lot for some people for me. It was a lot But some people never stop or some people will live in one country for six months and then another country for six months And then another country I have a friend like that that's in Brazil now and I've known him for you know years And that's what he does or maybe every you know month or so you want to go someplace I would say to be effective You know and get set up and all that you should probably stay 30 days in an area just so you get to know it now A digital nomad, let's talk about what it really is a digital nomad is someone who is able to move around Whenever and however they want while using technology and the internet to make a living now They may choose to live somewhere like I said for a certain period of time before moving on or they make constant and wander It gets it gets expensive if you travel more than every 30 days, you know because travel costs money, right? So but you know a lot of people do that too I'm just saying usually 30 days is a good chunk of time or longer that way you get to know the area too And you can see some stuff But the term nomad can have a negative connotation as if a person is just wandering aimlessly with no purpose But that's not the case, okay Like ourselves so this this term that's used is really used as location independent Okay, which means that a person can choose to live or travel wherever they want and their location doesn't affect their ability to earn a living Okay, so that's that's how I would really define it Now there's a lot of jobs that will allow you to travel about earning money like you know You can be a flight attendant right traveling your earning money You can work on a cruise ship, but those are not necessarily a form of digital nomad You've got a job. Okay, somebody tells you when to be there when you can leave and all that Those are jobs that require you to travel, but a digital nomad Has a lot more freedom. Okay, they actually get to choose where they go and when they want to go And I think that's a cool thing too because you know, maybe it's it's hot in your area In the summertime and you want to go to a cooler location. You may go north Or vice versa. Maybe it's super cold your location. You want to go south and live where it's warm You can do that as a digital nomad There's so many different ways for digital nomads to make money while they travel But I want to go over a few of them so you can kind of get an idea so a Great way for entrepreneurs to make money on the road is to start some kind of digital business In fact, this is one of the most popular ways a digital nomad earns a living while they travel There are endless opportunities. I mean, there's different things I make money on To earn money and do it all online You just have to be creative and figure out what you can provide online that people are willing to pay for now Let's talk about some of the key parts Whether, you know, it's information that people are looking for like consulting advice e-courses To some type of professional services. It really depends on your skill set and passion and keep in mind Whatever your skill set is you can change it. You can learn these skills. Okay, so don't say well I don't know how to do this or that you can learn pretty much anything Cameron, what's going on buddy? I just saw you jump in there and more and more people are trickling in It's even better if you have some professional skills that set you apart from other people. Okay Such experience is like maybe you're working at an advertising agency or your certified public account or whatever it is Professional services are one of the best and most lucrative ways to make money with business online But it's certainly not the only way one of the most popular ways to make money online is creating a blog That aligns with your experience and passion And you know, I kind of you know, I do a vlog here, right because I'm doing these videos and I'm talking to you guys But even though blogging is tough, you know, if you have to actually physically write like I don't have to physically write I'm sitting here talking. Okay. It's technically a hobby until you can make money at it It can be a great springboard into building a brand and branching into many different businesses And I did just the opposite, you know, I had a business online And then I branched into doing courses and you know, digital marketing and videos and all that stuff in fact You know, a lot of people who do that will have websites as well as a few other businesses Including, you know, digital media type stuffs or media and marketing consulting type things because people know You know how to do it once you get a brand online like I've had people hire me, you know for consulting type things So Once once you establish your brand a little bit you can go in a whole lot of different directions Now the question is is this legitimate? Can you really make money online? Are you really going to be able to make money online? Starting your own business is not easy. I'm going to tell you that there's a lot to learn There's a whole lot of entrepreneurs and business owners You have to master a lot of different skills from accounting to web design to seo to copy to writing to social media All a bunch of legal crap. You've got to know all this stuff. Okay It doesn't mean you can't farm it out one down the road, but I think you need a good grasp of all these things Um, so many moving parts to manage It's really easy to feel overwhelmed But the very nature of the internet is that you can learn about almost anything So there's a wealth of information out there, you know You can watch a video on anything you want and learn how to do it. So saying you don't know how to do something That's no excuse If there's anything you don't understand or particularly well at Then find somebody who does okay, which brings me to the next thing I'm going to tell you about And that's freelancers. Okay freelancing you can freelance if you want Which means you don't have one sole business You do all kinds of stuff if you're starting your own business And it seems overwhelming to you then consider doing something more simple like freelancing It's probably the most popular option for professionals around the world to make money while traveling Or even while living in various places around the world Many people who have specialized skills, especially in areas where other people need help can easily offer those services For a fee now that friend of mine. I told you that's always traveling around. He has a usa address So they think he's in the usa and it's it's just it's just an address You can buy these addresses you can have these street addresses And they can also afford all your mail and stuff to you too So if you want mail for it, you can do that The great thing about freelancing is that you can decide just how much work you want to take on And you have a greater flexibility And when and how you work to find work as a freelancer It's always advisable that you build your own network and get referrals that way However, there's a lot of sites you can go to also There's great sites out there. There's freelancer. There's up work. There's hub staff talent All of those advertise that they do not charge a fee to the freelancer There's also fiber where basically People can buy and sell just about anything example I need a photo of somebody jumping a limbo stick on roller skates Somebody will do it. I'm probably sure if you post that job somebody's going to do it It's crazy But it can be done Now I want to talk about some of the top jobs as a freelancer if you want to go that route I'm gonna just kind of go through a quick list the first one is web development Everybody needs a website no matter what your business is you need one It's probably one of the most popular services out there Let's see here. Let me put some of Cameron's comments in there Let's see here. He says my heart is in my mouth Okay What else do you say many tourists work online too? For their expenses. Yes, this is exactly true. And I know a lot of people do that I have several friends that are digital nomads and I'll see them throughout the year because they come through my town or I'll go through You know some meeting or something like that Yes, they use it to pay their expenses too. That's very true He knows he knows he's a young guy. He's 14 years old I think he's been watching since he was 11 or 12 something like that. Uh, and he's made money online So it's actually easier than you to do this than you think when you're doing let's say web development You don't have to go to school or have any computer training There's many platforms on the market such as wordpress that make it easy for people to use templates themes to create websites on their own But many people don't have the time or patience So it's easier just to hire somebody to do it And I hire people to do that kind of stuff all the time and I know how to do it But my time is more valuable doing something else If you do have a degree in computers, then obviously you'll be able to offer your clients a lot more And you may be able to get large deals with bigger companies, but for small freelancers There's still a lot of money to be made guys I mean six figures is not hard at all You need to work hard to make six figures web design Similar to the first option, but web design goes a little bit further to do this Most freelancers have more graphic design skills. They have expensive software such as photoshop And you know, it's not that expensive. It's 300 bucks or whatever They also have more technical knowledge because they need to know how to make the design and technical aspects work together So web design is a little bit tougher. Okay computer programmer. Maybe you want to do that Now this freelance job can get pretty technical But if you have the skills in this area, then you really do Will as a freelancer. I have a guy in india who works on my magento site Very technical stuff and you know, I hire him as I need him and he does stuff Many people who have websites want some custom work done whether it's creating custom design styles You know tweaking things whatever it is. They want somebody to do that stuff for them Uh cameras back in there. Let me put you up, buddy There you are He says It's one time. I want to do it millions of times. Oh, you made you made money one time Well, you can I mean I you can do the same thing. There's no difference There's no difference in any of its guy listening to this right now Um, there's also opportunities for programmers to make their own website plugins for people to use on the existing sites As well as making apps. So if you know, you've got that skill or you want to learn that skill You can do that the next thing I might tell you about is writing If you aren't a techie or a designer, perhaps you can write another big area for freelancers is offering writing services In fact, copywriting for companies can be quite a well-paid service There's people that make millions of dollars a year doing this. You may also Be able to provide help in marketing and branding in terms of writing headlines or other texts for use I mean if you write a headline For an email or you know some sales page and it makes them a lot of money They don't mind paying you money But it's more than just writing copies sometimes people need help writing presentations product descriptions reports You know, you could specialize in writing product descriptions for amazon I've seen people who provide essay writing help online They've been able to use their own writing skills to earn some cash to fund their travels around the world It's really pretty cool. There's um are even other areas where you can specialize your writing including rewriting text Basically taking existing copy and changing it completely while preserving the meaning This will often happen. Let's say a chinese company has a description of the product, but it's not written dramatically correct for the american audience So you can go in and do that for them scl copywriting This is a specialized and highly valuable skill for companies who want their websites to rank well on search engines like google um editing If you have a good eye for detail This is a great opportunity because so many people need editors from articles to websites or even a book Okay, I mean I hire a book editors to help me with my book Um social media content. There's a lot going on with social media today and for businesses It's not as simple as writing what you're thinking about in the moment Okay Many companies are looking for people to help them write their posts and create all that content that they share Another big thing and I see a lot of americans do this is teaching english online English is a language that you know the entire world uses so if you're a native english speaker Uh, then another great way to do that is to teach people english online um There there's this guy one guy knew he quit his job at the united states and sees english in china For just over a year. Uh, it was an amazing way to connect with another culture depending on the country and earn a really good living So you can also do that What else can we do here? What else can we do? Um, you know, it's cool to stay in one place But for a while, but you also get the experience of the culture Like a local like being a teacher can be time consuming And if you're not actually a digital nomad because you are tied to school location So another option is to become an online teacher. Okay, if you don't want to teach in a school something like that Every day we're seeing more and more online opportunities to teach english This is a really great way to continue your travels and to have more flexible lifestyle And being able to make money from wherever you are and you think about this if you're a native english speaker That's your skill right there. That's your skill the only issues that you must have really good internet Okay, not always easy to find in some parts of the world. So before you travel somewhere you want to figure that out Next thing is you can be a translator From my experience Is that while traveling there's so many countries that have tourists Our eyes have really been opened up to the need for language translation It's not just the speaking translation that appears in person Which they very well may pay you for also, but it's the writing translation So many companies are doing businesses in other countries and they need their product descriptions marketing materials Etc translated other languages. I see this all the time on amazon You know, there's foreign countries or companies that have a product on there But the description is not written. You mean it's obviously not written by a native speaker So you can approach those companies and say hey, I can work on this for you I can make it better and I can help your sales. Um, you can also be a virtual assistant, you know And you're going to do just about anything from scheduling to buying tickets to set up a hotel room Any of that stuff? Uh, let's see here. Let me get up here To some of Cameron's comments here because he is in there. Uh, let's see what he's got going on. He says Sir should I do course of artificial intelligence or web designing? It doesn't really matter, you know, I got to tell you I I couldn't recommend that to you because it's whatever you want to do It's whatever you're happy with is whatever, you know, church your chain Whatever you like doing do that thing because you're going to be a lot happier I mean one thing could pay a little bit more than the other But if you don't like doing it, why do that just pick the stuff that you want to do That's my recommendation. Uh, why should be anyone 18 to work? You don't have to be 18 You know that you know that nobody knows how old you are online Nobody knows if you're writing copy for somebody or you're doing editing or whatever you're doing Nobody knows how old they don't even care. I don't care if an 18 year old does my you know Copywriting or if it's 78 year old doesn't if it's good, it's good You know age is not a barrier of online and I see a lot of people do that They say well, I'm too old to this or I'm too young to do this not online. You're not they don't even know who you are Um other opportunities for freelancers. Let's kind of graze on those a little bit Video editing is a big one. Um, I I have a video editor and he does editing for me Um, what else social media manager? Maybe you're good at social media Maybe you're really good at doing posts and getting interaction. Well, you could do that for businesses and get paid Audio recording voiceover or book reading. Um, I hired a guy to read my book and that's an audio. Okay Internet researcher seriously, this is a thing internet researcher where they go out there and they gather information for people Content development is another thing. You could do customer service if you want Illustration animation. Maybe you're artistic and you can do design Accounting tax preparation sales of Software experts, you know, like maybe you're good at PowerPoint or Excel and people need work done in that Now let's talk about this remote work has really taken off and there are more companies than ever that are open to letting employees work remotely If you have a great job that is suitable for remote working Then another option is to see if you can take your job on the road Does it matter to them where you live? I have a friend who's a female She's been on the road for about three years now And she works for a marketing company and they don't care where she's at as long as she gets stuff done If you're already working remotely for your company, then this should be easy transition Why do they care what what town you're in? Okay? It really depends on your schedule And if you need to set time zone for meetings I know my wife's sister is an attorney and she worked for a law firm firm in Virginia And she moved to hawaii and they said that's fine. You just got to work from 2 a.m To 8 a.m. So that's what she does or whatever the hours. I know she starts at 2 a.m It's probably 2 to 10 or 11 something like that. They don't care. She's an attorney She doesn't do the type of law where she's in court or any of that If you're not yet working remotely But your job could be done off-site then you might want to consider asking your company if it's possible to work remotely There's plenty of people who are requesting this and having success with it Although not every company is okay with this and if they're not you can always apply to another company You can say hey, you know, I want to do this Being able to maintain a good and steady job that you enjoy and also being allowed to work remotely So you can travel is a dream scenario for some people You can do this stuff, especially for those of you who are not comfortable with being An entrepreneur running your own business and dealing with all the stresses of building businesses and all that If you don't want to do that, you don't have to There's a lot of opportunities for you One thing I really want to make clear is that a digital nomad lifestyle is not all about hammocks and beaches Okay, you're not going to be sitting on a beach with a laptop in a corona bureau on the side Okay, while being a digital nomad is often marketed online and through social media is a very glamorous lifestyle Most who are actually living well will tell you it's really hard work It's not always due to the work itself, but the lifestyle can actually pose a challenge for you. Okay I mean don't get me wrong I wouldn't trade it for anything as I know most digital nomads wouldn't either But it's really important to understand that you won't be sipping margaritas on the beach And you won't be chilling with your laptop on the beach for an hour a day You're going to have to go somewhere you're going to have to actually work But the trade-off is that during this time you get to explore amazing places You can spend you know your evenings watching the sunset on a beach on your weekends exploring ancient cities and cultures I mean you get to see the world There's never been a time in my lifetime or before that where you could actually travel the world and get paid And be your own boss. It's just never happened before I think there's some tremendous Cameron says gaming too. Yes, gaming is another big one. And I don't know anything about gaming. I don't game I don't know any about it, but you know, that's a way to do it You know, there's some really big benefits of being a digital marketer first off All right, and I think the biggest one is the freedom To live anywhere you want. I think that's pretty cool. Now. I I live anywhere I want I looked at the entire united states and I said, you know north of austin looks pretty good The the cost of living is good. I can build a nice house there. It's centrally located to the united states I can fly anywhere I want It sometimes during the year it gets really hot. It's really hot here now. It's like a hundred degrees But you know what? It's a trade-off for me Also the flexibility to travel Wherever whenever and however long you want I can do that which is really nice I have a factory in Ohio in the united states and I have a fulfillment center in utah in the united states But I don't need to go to those places. Okay. I can manage all that for my computer and my wife helps manage that in her businesses She can do the same thing Let's see here. Cameron's got a comment. He's upset about something. What are you upset about Cameron? He says, I'm really stress because of my youtube account. Well, fill me in. What is stressing you out about that? I want to know what's stressing you out. The other thing you can explore new destinations and cultures What else what else am I on my list here? You can try new foods? I love doing this Okay, new cultures have new foods that opens your eyes your mind your heart to new people friends ways of thinking You know, these experiences really do open up your mind a lot You can learn about yourself and confidence in your abilities You can possibly save money. For example, if you make, you know, us dollars live in Mexico Your cost of living is way lower. So you could really sock away a lot of money and you know plan for your retirement See the world in a whole new way. Now, are there downsides? Yes, there are downsides. Let's talk about some of those dealing with visas Immigrations always looking for great places to stay. That's hard And it takes discipline because it's not always playtime. You still have to work All right, you gotta work. It's not just hanging out on the beach Balancing work and travel is not always easy if you have to be at a meeting, you know Online even you can't necessarily be in an airplane flying somewhere The internet can be a real pain depending on your location time zones can wreak havoc on your routines Like if you have to have let's say a four or five a.m. Zoom meeting with somebody You get lonely sometimes, especially if you're by yourself feelings of loneliness, especially if you are by yourself That's tougher being far away from you know family and friends in case of emergencies or life events You don't have anybody to support you Constant traveling can be exhausting and difficult to get worked up. So there are downsides to this too It's important to know that you can see The digital nomad lifestyle being promoted online, especially on social media. It doesn't always tell you the full story Yes, so I'm kind of in between. So I told you in 2019. I was in six countries and on two cruises I don't travel all the time. I don't like to travel all the time But I do like to travel. So, you know, if I make five or six trips a year seven trips a year That's good for me. All right, so you could pick any level of this you want I always maintain a home. Some people don't maintain a home And I don't rent it out or anything like that, you know, I could get house sitters And actually I do have a house sitter but normally I don't but we have pets So and that's another thing if you've got pets, you got animals, who's going to take care of those pets when you're traveling You got to kind of work that out. The benefits are absolutely amazing, but it's not perfect You know, for me the benefits outweigh the downsides. So I do a lot of travel, but I'm not a total digital nomad But You've seen doing this for years. I've made changes to my lifestyle to help minimize the downside to it What about how to travel for free? All right, you hear about this. Is it is it possible to travel for free? And the answer is yes Let's see here. Let me put some of Cameron's comments up there What's he got going on? He says In fiber, I told you people sell their builds for money. Yes, fiber is a good site for that I got terminated for no reason on youtube. Well, you could dispute that Cameron, you know, and I don't know what why they terminate you or what's going on But you can dispute that so I would do that first off I always wanted to visit Germany Then you should do it, you know, if you've always wanted to do anything guys, I think you should do it now It is possible to earn rewards travel by travel hacking. Okay Your way to earning points with credit cards and things like that the other day some company I can't remember the credit card company But they said apply for a credit card and if you spend $2,000 in the first 90 days, we'll give you 100 bucks Well, I spend money all the time on my business and I always spend more than $2,000 90 days So I went ahead and got that card and when the card comes in I'm going to go ahead and put $2,000 on it pay it off and get a hundred bucks. I've done this a lot I think I have 21 22 credit cards right now And almost all of them came with some type of bonus points Or cash if I spent x number of dollars and since I spend so much of my business I can just grab those cards and the other thing it does for me is it builds up my credit because when I get these cards I pay them off. I don't I don't leave balances on them. So I've got a lot of money You know available to me in credit cards with that many credit cards However, you know, some of you may be asking the question because you've seen all those advertisements about how to travel The world for free and make money So a lot of people really think that it's a thing Uh, and I don't want to bust your bubble for this But they've used the term free to get your attention in order to sell their product or service and they probably make money selling that to More people than just you and that's another story, you know, nothing is really free I was driving down the road yesterday with my wife and there was a A sign that was stuck in the ground And it was a white sign that somebody had written on there Fixer up for properties just need investor and then they had a phone number there Um, and I know um that you know, a real investor is not going to look at that sign and go Gee, this guy's got a magic marker and a white sign So I think I'm going to give him my money to invest in real estate But that guy that girl whoever did that sign probably went to some investment Type seminar took a course and they said this is all you gotta do is put signs all over town And you're going to get investors. That's probably what happened to him So if it sounds too easy, it's probably too easy One scenario that happens a lot is that a hotel may offer? Let's say a free stay but in return they may ask you to write a review online or even write a blog post for your experience Provide them with photos Post on social media daily or make a video on youtube And you could do this stuff and that stuff's real But you got to be really careful for ones that say I'm going to give you a one week cruise But you got to come to our time share. You don't want to go to this You want to go to this unless you really want to be beat up. Okay, it's not fun at all Sometimes they also want you to provide them with footage And grant the rights to the use of those videos images, however They want in the future for their marketing. Okay, so they they may want it for that But you can make money doing that Plus if you get a free hotel room who is paying for your transportation What about your food your cell phone your student loans all that other stuff? So just getting a hotel room isn't enough Freebies don't pay the bills at the end of the day You need actual cash. You need money Don't get me wrong. There's nothing wrong with bartering or exchanging for worker services It's a wonderful way to get experiences to share Especially okay for those of you with low budgets. Okay, if you want to do that, it's a win-win and a great deal Now question I get asked and I'm gonna I'm gonna jump off here one second because we're right at 10 30 Can I just quickly make money backpacking? Okay, if you're trying to make a career as a digital nomad and you'd prefer to just You know make a little bit of money on the side because you're traveling on a budget Then that is totally possible. You could just pick up some odd jobs here and there You can do a bit of work exchange to help you or along your travels If you're backpacking on a budget Let's say there's many hostels that will offer work in exchange for lodging as well as tour companies There's even websites such as work away And there's one called WWF which will allow you to stay somewhere for a period of time and do some work to help them in exchange You could also pick up some odd jobs too And I want to go through a real short list here real quick of things you could do if you want to do that You could trade your skills such as plumbing or building or carpentry or whatever you could work that for a while You could be a bartender for a while. You could do gardening or farming You could do health and beauty skills. You could be a yoga teacher massage therapist You know haircuts whatever you want to do You could do event party planning for people become a dj or a host or something like that You could also sell stuff like graphic design artwork clothing that type of thing Guys, there's a lot of ways of doing this. There's a lot of ways to make money So if you want to be a digital nomad If you want to do these things Let's see here Let me look okay Let me look here or what is this one here? It says pakistan is having Taxes in china shut down our electric city. Oh, no, that's not good. That's not good Oh, and I gotta get to pakistan too. He says investment Uh, let's see here hug getting paid for chilling Yeah, it's nice to get paid for chilling, isn't it? Uh, but guys, I think i'm presented to you a lot of stuff Now you may not be watching this live and you didn't have a chance to put anything in the chat section Put it in the comment section. I'm going to go back through Today as a matter of fact, I am traveling At the end of this week here. I'll be on the east coast of america And I leave I think on thursday and I come back next tuesday something like that. So i'm going to be gone But I will be here again on wednesday I'm going to hope to be here one more time on wednesday before I leave town But then you won't see me again the next wednesday So don't miss this wednesday's live because it's going to be a good one guys Thank you so much for being here. Thank you for all your kind comments Don't forget to give me a thumbs up. Don't forget to uh, subscribe to the channel If you haven't done so turn that red button break and ring the bell Turn all bell notifications to your notifications. I'm not bell's moving here So you're notified every time that I go live or if I upload a video Thank you so much for watching today, and I'll see you guys on wednesday