Hi nomad girls and nomad boys! I’m a full stack programmer, DevOps kind of thing, book author… Bref, I own a company based in France, and I’ve been traveling around the world for more than a year because I was fortunate enough to have my company running with all my clients. Now… Because I can’t really get a precise sense of what digital nomads do for a living. Reading from topics, blogs, stories, etc. It’s difficult to have a global picture of how skills are spread around different fields. So I was thinking that a poll would help me, you to figure this out! What do you do for a living while traveling ; being a digital nomad? Here are the 2 questions for you! First: what type of contract / legal status? Freelance Hired by a remote friendly company (including Toptal & co) Entrepreneur (running a website, webservice, webshop, etc.) 0 voters Show results Second: From what skill is your main income coming from? Software development (front, back, security, whatever) UX, graphic design Hosting Marketing / social media / SEO Writing (blog, book, articles, journalist, translator, etc.) Advertising / affiliation Sponsoring e-commerce Photography Tourism (hotel, restaurant, …) Financial related activity Training Other…(surfing, karaoke, you’re rich and that’s it)? 0 voters Show results I know my proposition might not be complete, but if a moderator wants to add more answers, feel free to do it I’d love to have more insights, especially if you fall in the Other… category from the last question! Cheers!, Jérémy

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Nomads, how do you generate your income? Let's do a poll!

by @jchatard 9yr 9yr | 3 comments

Hi nomad girls and nomad boys!

I’m a full stack programmer, DevOps kind of thing, book author… Bref, I own a company based in France, and I’ve been traveling around the world for more than a year because I was fortunate enough to have my company running with all my clients. Now…

Because I can’t really get a precise sense of what digital nomads do for a living. Reading from topics, blogs, stories, etc. It’s difficult to have a global picture of how skills are spread around different fields. So I was thinking that a poll would help me, you to figure this out!

What do you do for a living while traveling ; being a digital nomad?

Here are the 2 questions for you!

First: what type of contract / legal status?

Freelance
Hired by a remote friendly company (including Toptal & co)
Entrepreneur (running a website, webservice, webshop, etc.)

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Second: From what skill is your main income coming from?

Software development (front, back, security, whatever)
UX, graphic design
Hosting
Marketing / social media / SEO
Writing (blog, book, articles, journalist, translator, etc.)
Advertising / affiliation
Sponsoring
e-commerce
Photography
Tourism (hotel, restaurant, …)
Financial related activity
Training
Other…(surfing, karaoke, you’re rich and that’s it)?

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I know my proposition might not be complete, but if a moderator wants to add more answers, feel free to do it

I’d love to have more insights, especially if you fall in the Other… category from the last question!

Cheers!,
Jérémy

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@azurio 9yr 9yr

Great poll! Thanks for the fine idea.

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@jessehanley 9yr 9yr

Interesting to see the results of this poll - will be following along.
My answers were: entrepreneur + software.

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@johnnyfd 9yr 9yr

Hey Jérémy great poll! I’m always curious how others are making money while traveling and how much can be earned from each source.

If anyone has income reports posted on your blog, this would be a great place to share it as it’ll really help the poll as well, especially since a lot of us have mutiple income sources; ie, eCommerce, books, and blogs.

Here are all of my income reports that i post on my blog here.

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What features would you like to see on Nomad List?

by @levelsio 3yr 3 years ago | 3 comments

Hi everyone,

I would love to hear what you'd like me to build next on Nomad List, or any other product/feature feedback ideas you have.

It's been 6+ years now but I'm in this for the long term and with the boost remote work got last year it's even more exciting to work on Nomad List than ever.

Current roadmap is here: twitter.com/levelsio/status/1363204985488572417?s=20 and pbs.twimg.com/media/EusS9PKXEAUR8xp?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

The next products/features I have planned:

- 🛂 Rebase: visa, residency and immigration services for remote workers

- 🎓Courses: learn the steps how to go remote and travel/relocate

- 🏛 Gov liaison: diplomacy services to the governments to help us lobby for nomads and for them to attract remote workers

Thanks a lot!

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What are the best places right now in the Caribbean/LatAM? (Also cheapest flights/accommodation?)

by @orangutan3 3yr 3 years ago | 1 comment

What are the best places right now in the Caribbean/LatAM? (Also cheapest flights/accommodation?) Asking from the US.

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List of Visa/Residency Information in Table/Spreadsheet format?

by @innovatelife 3yr 3 years ago | 2 comments

As part of signing up for this website I was hoping I would come across a list of Visa and/or Residency requirements by country ideally in a table format to assist with decision making. Does anybody recommend any other websites that might present the information in this format (or Google Spreadsheet)?

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Most Walkable Neighborhood / City In The World ?

by @dannybooboo 3yr 3 years ago | 1 comment

I love living in walkable areas of town. I can always find them. But now I'm wondering where in the world are the most walkable places? I'm imagining walk streets (no cars), zoning allowing both business and residential, parks or beaches ,etc.

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Any nomads in Arizona, US?

in Netherlands by @info132 3yr 3 years ago | 4 comments

Hi guys,

After the Netherlands, the Bay Area, Colorado and being on the van life for 8 months, I am now in Sedona, AZ with a few other digital nomads. We are sharing a home here and are wondering if there are more like minded people in the area.

We do a bunch of hikes and campouts in the northern of Arizona. If you would like to connect with us, please do so :)

Val

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International number & internet?

by @leobassam 3yr 3 years ago | 1 comment

Has anyone figured out a way to get setup with a virtual number and internet connection anywhere you go?

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Are there any tax issues I have to be aware of?

in Germany by @clara 3yr 3 years ago | 0 comments

Hi everybody. I live and work in Germany and want to go to Canary Islands for 6 months to work from there. I'm going to keep my current job, just change the "home" in the home office part of things. Are there any tax issues I have to be aware of? I was reading about becoming a residence after 183 days, thus having to pay taxes there plus my employer having to register there. Does anybody know how it works exactly? Thanks a lot!

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Chiang Mai accommodation

in Chiang Mai , Thailand by @bertieb 3yr 3 years ago | 0 comments

Can anyone recommend a good accommodation website for Chiang Mai?

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Is anyone travelling right now?

by @viktor 3yr 3 years ago | 3 comments

Winter is coming and I’m feeling the ache of travelling after being stuck in the same place since the Pandemic started. Wondering if anyone is travelling right now? If so, where are you currently located and how is the situation where you are?

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Best place in Portugal near cool nomads, good surf, and a great cowork spot

in Portugal by @joelnicholson 4yr 4 years ago | 9 comments

Hi there, title says it all. Canadian nomad hoping to find the city/town in Portugal with great, consistent surfing, a solid coworking spot, and a fun group of young nomads. Please recommend!

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Let's fix dating for digital nomads!

by @levelsio 8yr 8 years ago | 22 comments

Let’s say you’re in Thailand (or any other remote place) and you want to find a significant other (SO). It’s hard because most dating apps are good for local hook ups, or for locals dating locals. If you are a somewhat perpetual traveler, it’s hard to find anyone taking on a long-term relationship with you. You’ll date somebody, you’ll move to the next place, and they won’t be able to come with you because they have their ties to a place. Usually.

I wanted to see if I could get all the people on Nomad List together, and experiment if we could figure out how to fix dating for travelers. So I build this mini app that looks similar to most dating apps. It has swiping left (dislike), swiping right (like) and you can in-app chat with the people you meet. Also no installs as it’s just a website!

It’s called…Ninder

It also ties into Nomad Trips, so it’ll show your current location and in the future will match you based on previous and future trips! And even propose dates when you have cross over

Let me know any bugs you find, and what you think I should add as features! It’s pretty bare now

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As digital nomads, how are you concerned with money transfers?

by @juliendevoir 8yr 8 years ago | 14 comments

Hi guys !

I want to know, as digital nomads, how are you concerned with money transfers ? How do you manage this if you are used to send money to your original country ?

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Which is the best US state for establishing residency for mostly passive income?

by @nihilista 9yr 9 years ago | 2 comments

I figure it might be a good idea to change my state residency before I leave in order to lower taxes, if this is even possible and legal. Perhaps Nevada that doesn’t charge income tax? (I’m currently in CA.) If I return to the US I am pretty sure I’d want to live in AZ, however, so I’d have to change residencies again.

Most of my income is passive from rental properties and investments. My accountant knew very little about this. Any good source of info out there? Thanks!

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Nomads, how much do you earn? Another poll!

by @baia 9yr 9 years ago | 0 comments

Hi,

I often wonder how much nomads earn or where do I stand compared with other people in my field. I know it depends on a trillion factors and it doesn’t even have the same impact depending on where the person lives. Still, I’d like to get an idea of how much you guys are making. And since my idea of creating this poll seemed to appeal to @levelsio himself here we go

How much, before tax, do you earn on average per year? (remember it’s completely anonymous!)

Less than $10.000
From $10.000 to $20.000
From $20.000 to $40.000
From $40.000 to $60.000
From $60.000 to $80.000

25>$80.000+

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All things internet connectivity. Let's lay it out

by @melanie 9yr 9 years ago | 7 comments

Hey guys,

I already did a search for internet/wifi on the forum but couldn’t find anything that answered my question, but I could’ve missed something, I hope this isn’t a repeat!

I’d love to hear from you guys on how you’re handling getting internet connection. Do you rely on wifi from coworking spaces, house sitting gigs, cafe’s? Or do you tether/hotspot your phone?

Do you guys have an estimation on how many GB’s per month you go through?

Is there a way to travel on the go, and get internet connection wherever you are at a reasonable cost (like a modem/whatever device–if so, any brands/models you recommend)?

Any insight or links to resources would be great. It’s been surprisingly difficult to find specific nuggets of info on this stuff! I’ve found two sites, Globalgig and GoodSpeed and wondering if anyone has ever used them?

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