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How to freelance work while you travel fulltime: Getting started

In 2019 we sold everything to travel full time in our RV. We had no idea that within 6 months we would lose our business from a pandemic. This put us in a hard spot because we have 3 kiddos to support!

Joseph had already quit his job working for a big corporation and I had my business for years with steady income. Our decision to sell everything was set and we thought everything was good to go.

However, when we HAD to make something happen so we dove into finding odds and ends jobs, gigs where we could and ultimately learned a ton about remote work.

We asked around, socialized a lot and found out that others were in the same predicament. So I’m here to share what we learned along the way. If you’re looking for remote work, you’re always welcome to join us on our membership page here. USE CODE “GRAND40” FOR $4 OFF YOUR WEEKLY SUBSCRIPTION

First, freelance work is the way to go if you are self motivated a determined. Freelance work means that you work on your own terms per job. It’s not consistent unless you are consistent and each job is new opportunity.

So lets dive in!

To start with freelance work, find a topic/genre that you want to specialize in and study up a little on how to make money. Some ideas are virtual assisting, data entry, copyrighting, blog writing, website development, editor and such. Anything that you can do on a computer can turn into money making, freelance style.

Now that you’ve figured out your specialty, you need to market yourself. If you are plugged into your community then you can reach out to business owners and see if they are interested in partnering up so you can offer your services.

Remember: people don’t care what’s in it for you, they only care about what’s in it for themselves.

Don’t present your offering about why partnering up with them is good for you, take yourself out of the equation and focus on them.

If you are not plugged into the community, maybe you’re new to the area or just don’t want to talk to people, then use websites like Fiverr or Upworks. These are great ways to build a portfolio and get your feet wet into your new niche. I also touch on multiple website to freelance in our membership.

Freelance work doesn’t always pay minimum wage but it does provide a great opportunity to work from home, when you want. It has a lot of perks but is hard work.

Still looking for work and find freelance work too hard or do you simply want to work for someone else that pays more from the beginning? Check out our membership here so that you can get access to multiple work opportunities without worrying about scammers.

Finding remote work allows for… 

  • A better work life balance

  • Higher average incomes 

  • Savings on food, transportation, and childcare

  • Fewer distractions

  • Reduced stress

  • Time and location freedom

Our membership is dedicated to getting your remote job asap so that you can enjoy life to the fullest! USE CODE “GRAND40” FOR $4 OFF YOUR WEEKLY SUBSCRIPTION

See ya on the road!

-Amanda