Chances are, no matter what portable career you create, you'll need a professional website. Fortunately these days, a professional website can be a lot more affordable than you think, in terms of both money and time. WordPress is the platform of choice for millions of websites worldwide, … [Read more...] about How to Build a WordPress Website for your Portable Career
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Portable Careers — Can You Really Make a Location-Independent Living? (Part 2)
Is it possible in today's global economy to make a good living with a portable career as a writer? That's the question my friend Russell Ward asked recently. Here's Part 2 of my response. (You can see Part 1 here.) Yes, you can earn a living -- a very good living -- as a freelance writer. When … [Read more...] about Portable Careers — Can You Really Make a Location-Independent Living? (Part 2)
Introducing WordPress Building Blocks
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
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