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 […]
Three Major Accomplishments for Future Expats
December 14, 2012 Leave a Comment
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 site for expats […]
The Next Big Thing
October 23, 2012 8 Comments
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 bloggers to […]
Need Portable Income? Create a Money-Making Website
October 8, 2012 Leave a Comment
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 of these […]
Why Your Expat Website Needs an Editorial Calendar
August 14, 2012 Leave a Comment
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 which your business […]
Pinfluence: Marketing Your Business with Pinterest
July 3, 2012 1 Comment
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 with you. Unfortunately, the days of “build […]
How to Build an Effective Email List for Your Blog
May 11, 2012 Leave a Comment
Email still provides the best bang for the buck when it comes to getting your message in front of people who are interested. How do you start building an email list?
Blogging for Expats: You’ve Only Got a Few Months to Get This Right
April 10, 2012 3 Comments
If you’re serious about building a business or portable career around a blog, you only have a few months to get one particular technical aspect under control. I’m talking about mobile. Fewer people today are accessing the internet from a PC than from a mobile device. Most of us use laptops, netbooks, tablets and even […]
Choosing a Niche for Your Portable Career
February 21, 2012 Leave a Comment
Which way will lead to a more profitable portable career? Offering to do “everything” in your industry, or offering a service or product that’s very specific? If you’re a writer, will you write everything for everyone? Well, maybe you could, but how would you market your services? How do you stand out from the crowd? […]
Don’t Do it with a Blog: Create an Enjoyable Overseas Retirement, Even if the Economy has Blown your Nest Egg
January 6, 2012 Leave a Comment
You’ve heard the siren song of that soft Caribbean breeze, or the bustling Asian street scene with the bright colors and temple bells. Or maybe your overseas dream runs more toward soaking up the culture of the City of Lights. The only problem is, the US economy has eaten your retirement nest egg and you […]
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