Monthly Archives: January 2008

Putting Together A Portable Office That You Can Take With You Anywhere You Go In The World

Photo by Premshree Pillai
Ideally running your business on the road as a web worker requires nothing more than your laptop and the common online/software tools beloved of modern digital nomads.
Sometimes however, you really notice the fact that you don’t have your own customised little workspace to work from which houses everything from your dusty collection [...]

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A Brief Guide To Getting Paid Online

Photo by wajakemek
This is a brief guide to one of the most common questions that we’re always asked:
“How do clients pay you?”
The tools and tips below are based on personal experience only – and I appreciate that many of you will have your own tips, good & bad experiences and learnings to add to [...]

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Ask The LIPs: What Can You Do To Help? Plus Launching the Leave It Better Initiative

A few months ago I had an idea which has been percolating in my mind until now.
It was triggered by our cleaner in Grenada asking us to donate some money to help rebuild their local church which needed a new roof (we did – thinking it was a small amount but apparently it was way [...]

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How To Put Your Business On Autopilot Whilst You Travel The World As A Digital Nomadic Web Worker

Photo by sugu
Last week was a great example of the need to have efficient business processes and put our business on autopilot…
Our nightmare journey from Dubai to Cape Town took a whole day out of the week and we then needed to spend the rest of the week sorting out longer term accommodation for the [...]

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Three Fears I Had About Leaving The Rat Race That Actually Came True (And How I Overcame them)

Photo by Megan*
Fear and doubt are mean, manipulative bullies don’t you think?
They barge uninvited through the swing doors of your rational mind and start pushing around any confident thoughts that you just happen to be entertaining of escaping the rat race. As a result your mood can change in the blink of an eye. But, [...]

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