It's a New Year, the time when many of us make big plans for the months to come. If a portable career in 2013 is part of your plan for financing your overseas move, you'll probably need a website. The best and easiest website builder around is WordPress. To help with that I've written a series … [Read more...] about Introducing WordPress Building Blocks
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Three Major Accomplishments for Future Expats
This is not the kind of article I normally publish, but bear with me. This has been a banner week here at Future Expats Forum. I actually have three accomplishments to share: We're now featured on a large online Travel Channel Future Expat is a regular featured columnist for a major resource … [Read more...] about Three Major Accomplishments for Future Expats
The Next Big Thing
A couple of months ago I reviewed Dancing in the Fountain, a wonderful book about expat Karen McCann's experiences living in Spain. Since then, Karen and I have exchanged some emails. Last week, she hit my inbox with an invitation to participate in The Next Big Thing. It's a way for authors and … [Read more...] about The Next Big Thing
Need Portable Income? Create a Money-Making Website
If you have a particular area of interest or expertise, you can develop an income by creating a website or blog around that topic. Then, when you move overseas you can make that income portable -- as long as you have a computer and an internet connection. There are lots of different versions … [Read more...] about Need Portable Income? Create a Money-Making Website
Why Your Expat Website Needs an Editorial Calendar
If you're creating a portable career to help support your overseas living, you probably have a website as well. Maybe you're a life coach, a freelance writer or a photographer, and your website is a big part of your marketing strategy. Perhaps you're a blogger, and your website is the foundation on … [Read more...] about Why Your Expat Website Needs an Editorial Calendar
Pinfluence: Marketing Your Business with Pinterest
If you've established a portable career as a writer, photographer, blogger or life coach, your marketing centers (or should center!) around a website that you own. Your website displays your skills, tells prospective clients or customers something about you, and gives them a way to get in touch … [Read more...] about Pinfluence: Marketing Your Business with Pinterest