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Portable Careers

How Gary Arndt Built an Adventure-Based Portable Career

October 28, 2017 by FutureExpat

travel blogger Gary Arndt with Spanish bloggers

In 2007, Gary Arndt dropped everything for a life of travel, adventure, and photography. Today, that adventurous life also includes a booming business as a travel blogger, podcaster, and photographer. You'll find him online at https://everything-everywhere.com/, and on Instagram at … [Read more...] about How Gary Arndt Built an Adventure-Based Portable Career

Filed Under: Blogging, Interview, Photography, Portable Careers Tagged With: travel blogging

3 Ways to Save Time with the Right Kind of WordPress Hosting

October 17, 2017 by FutureExpat

managed WordPress hosting will save you time and money

With almost any type of portable career, you'll need a website. A website requires hosting, and if you're building that website with WordPress (my strong recommendation), consider a host that offers managed WordPress hosting. Most everyone starts with shared hosting, and there's nothing wrong … [Read more...] about 3 Ways to Save Time with the Right Kind of WordPress Hosting

Filed Under: Portable Careers Tagged With: managed hosting, wordpress, wordpress hosting

How Not to Let a Little Thing Like a Hurricane Stop You!

September 30, 2017 by FutureExpat

don't let a little thing like a hurricane stop your portable career

On September 10, Hurricane Irma blanketed the entire state of Florida with tropical-force winds and rain. Yes, the entire state. It was a B-I-G storm. Living near Orlando, we watched its path anxiously, and prepared as best we could. We've gone through hurricanes before, lots of them. We … [Read more...] about How Not to Let a Little Thing Like a Hurricane Stop You!

Filed Under: Portable Careers Tagged With: Laptop Lifestyle, location independence

52 Links to Help You Build Your WordPress Website

September 1, 2017 by FutureExpat

WordPress logo

Is a portable career part of your plan for an untethered expat life? If it includes a WordPress website or blog, here are 52 links to help you get started. I've tried to arrange them in roughly the order you'll need them. (And yes, some of them are affiliate links.) Domain Name Registration and … [Read more...] about 52 Links to Help You Build Your WordPress Website

Filed Under: Blogging, Blogging for Expats WordPress Tutorials, Portable Careers Tagged With: blog, Blogging for Expats, expat, portable career, wordpress

It All Started With Dancing in the Fountain

August 1, 2017 by FutureExpat

Expat author Karen McCann

Karen McCann didn't set out to become a successful expat author. Her journey started much more prosaically. In the year 2000, "Friends invited us to visit them in Marbella [Spain], and we were surprised at how much we loved it. Spain hadn't been on our agenda at all." The timing was … [Read more...] about It All Started With Dancing in the Fountain

Filed Under: Interview, Portable Careers, Writing Tagged With: Karen McCann

Copywriting as a Portable Career for Expats

July 5, 2017 by FutureExpat

earn a living from anywhere with a portable career

"My question is how much schooling or classes did you invest in or is this a path you self taught?" A reader sent in that question after receiving a recent email about portable careers. (If you don't receive emails from Future Expats, here's a copy of what you missed.) She was asking about my … [Read more...] about Copywriting as a Portable Career for Expats

Filed Under: Portable Careers, Writing Tagged With: copywriting, portable career, writing

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