Create a Social Media Profile for your Portable Career

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After the recent post on 5 Social Media Platforms Every Expat Blogger Should Use, one reader commented that he “never really caught on to the social networking thing.” Well, if you’re not creating a portable career, you don’t have to “get” social networking. However, if you’ll need to support yourself overseas as a writer, blogger, [...]

Five Social Media Platforms Every Expat Blogger Should Use

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You’ve set up your blog, you’ve found a terrific theme, you’re producing content. . . now what? How do you attract the right target audience? Create a social media strategy. Which specific social media platforms you use will depend on your niche and your audience. Basic rule of thumb? You need to hang out where [...]

Google Plus for Expats

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For the past week, the interwebs have been buzzing about Google Plus. While it’s still too early to tell whether it will really kill Facebook (I doubt it) or Twitter (ditto), it’s certainly gained a lot of traction, and very quickly. But what does Google Plus (or Google+ or G+) do for expats? First, let [...]

Let Total Strangers Plan Your Trip

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My husband and I are going to Panama in a couple months to see whether it’s someplace we’d like to live, so I’ve been spending a lot of time planning our scouting trip. Not surprisingly, not every little hotel in the country has a website (at least, not in English). Since we don’t want to [...]

The Dangers of Social Media

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A few days ago I posted a list of social networking sites that might help you plan and execute your overseas move, and get settled in afterwards. However, I’d feel irresponsible if I didn’t spell out one very real downside to relying on social media when you move overseas. This is especially problematic if you’re [...]

Use Social Media to Make Your Overseas Move a Success

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My apologies to all. I have removed this post, and will try to address this subject in another post very soon.

Where’s Your Fave Social Media Hangout?

I’m trying to find out more about you, Future Expat readers. What social media are you most active with? Where do you like to hang out? We’ll let this run for a couple of weeks, then publish the results. Which social media do you use most often?(opinion) You can find me mostly on Twitter, Facebook [...]

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