Digital Nomad Job Challenge
What’s the challenge?
Well, my dream is to become location independent and to be able to travel around the world while working from my laptop.
Sadly, working in a lab for 10 years wasn’t that useful to start a ‘career’ as a digital nomad and I have not techie skills whatsoever. I researched the best online jobs, but didn’t really find one thing that stood out of the 10-20 jobs that were always mentioned.
So I did what any reasonable person would do and set myself a Digital Nomad Job Challenge to try as many jobs that can be done online as possible! I’ve now narrowed it down to 12 jobs for now and I document my progress here.
Every month I write a detailed Digital Nomad Income Report and break down exactly how much money I made with each job. I also plan to write in-depth guides on how to get started with each job and just updates on what I’ve learned about the digital nomad lifestyle.
Also a non-techie? Why not join me?
12 jobs. 12 months. 1 Big Dream!
These are updates from my challenge and also some of my income reports:
Working from Coffee Shops: The Ultimate Guide for Digital Nomads
One of the great advantages of being location independent is that you can work from home, in your PJs, lounging in bed all day and you don’t even have to brush your hair. Sometimes, you need a bit of a change of scenery, though, you might feel a bit lonely or get...
How to make money as a digital nomad translator
Now before I start, I know I’ll be excluding a lot of people from this job as not everybody speaks two, or more, languages. I’m very lucky to have been raised bilingually (German and English) so I got a free language thrown in and didn’t even have to work hard for it....
November Digital Nomad Income Report
The year is nearly over and, as usual, I’m behind on my monthly income reports! This month I am extra excited to share my income details as I managed to hit a few targets and added a whole new job to my list of jobs to my Digital Nomad Job Challenge. Just like last...
October Income Report Digital Nomad Job Challenge
It’s bloody time for my next income report! It's been over a month since I posted my September Income Report and I’ve been so busy working and trying to finally break even that I got totally behind on my reports. So without further ado, my October Income Report...
My Epic Upwork Fail – Or how NOT to be a freelancer
So, yesterday it finally happened. I got my first proposal approved on Upwork! What is Upwork? Well, let me tell you. Upwork is a platform on which freelancers can find work, and clients can find freelancers to do some work for them. In theory it’s a great system. You...
Digital Nomad Income Report July 2015
Ok, so let’s get down to business. Literally. Last month I announced my Digital Nomad Job Challenge in which I will try out ten different jobs that are frequently recommended for aspiring digital nomads. I started out with freelance writing, because it's easy to get...