Monthly Archives: January 2009

A Recession Is The Worst Time To Start A Location Independent Business. Right? Wrong.

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“Now is not the time to start your own business. Keep your head down, work harder and your job will be safe”…
That probably just about sums up the reaction of your loved ones when you happen to ponder out loud, whether working for yourself might just be as secure as working for [...]

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Back To Basics: 8 Ways of Making Money on the Internet

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*** Editor’s Note: With quite a few new readers to the blog (welcome!) and many who are just starting out, we thought it would be useful to run a series of posts getting back to the basics of making money online. Introducing the series is one of our new writers, Kirsty Henderson – [...]

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7 Things You Should Know Before Visiting The UK As Your Next Location Independent Destination

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With some of the most favourable currency exchange rates for foreigners in years, now is a great time for anyone wanting to visit the UK in search of good value living.
Granted, the weather isn’t exactly a selling point right now (unless you happen to be pregnant like me, with your hormones completely [...]

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Introducing Our New Writers

As I wrote last week, I am really excited to have found and hired some great bloggers to share their experiences and insights on the Location Independent site. I know you’ll give them as warm a reception as you always give me :)
This is all part of the plan to become the definitive “live and [...]

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Strategies For Surviving Guests Who Visit Whilst You Travel The World As A Digital Nomad

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This post was written by Tina Gibbons, find out more about Tina at the bottom of this post.
When you live and work in various tropical locations around the world as a nomadic location independent professional, it can become a regular occurrence to receive visitors. In our experience, these visitors fall into two [...]

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