An essential rule for businesses is to keep expenditure below income, but when it comes to buying content does it really pay to be frugal? While it’s tempting to commission articles and blog posts to content farms as they are way cheaper than engaging with freelance writers, is the end result worth the money? Content
How many people define themselves as digital nomads? How much do digital nomads earn on average? Reports on digital nomads have started to be compiled and published that can answer some of these questions. It can be challenging to analyse the market for digital nomads because it tends to be quite fluid: people who work
This article is a collaboration with Day Translations. Remote video and phone interpreting is a cost-effective way for organisations to provide instant translation (this can be consecutive, i.e., with a short delay, or simultaneous) for spoken communications from one language to another. In-person interpreting is more expensive and has to take into account travelling costs.
In this article in collaboration with Day Translations we discuss how to gain experience as a remote translator or interpreter. You can find more information on how to get started on a languages career in our previous article Working as a Digital Nomad Translator. Once you have obtained the right qualifications and possibly joined a
In this article, as part of our collaboration with Day Translations, we talk about remote working and why it’s here to stay. Is the office still a “thing”? For some companies, having an office building is still considered to be valuable and, most importantly, having staff members all working in the same place. However, since
This is a collaborative project with Day Translations. Day Translations is an international company providing translation, interpretation and localisation services, and you can find out more about its background in this interview with its President Sean Hopwood. If you have a passion for languages you may want to look at companies that provide translation services
As part of our collaboration with Day Translations, this is an interview with their President Sean Hopwood, talking about his background, his passion for languages, his fully remote company and how it’s been thriving even during a recession, and why he thinks remote translations are a great career path for digital nomads. When did you
Some jobs can be done remotely and translations are one of the best fits for a digital nomad lifestyle as they can be performed anywhere in the world. This is the first from a series of articles in collaboration with Day Translations. How To Become a Translator Experienced freelance translators have been working remotely for
Managing finances is one of the most strategic tasks in running a freelance business, either as a remote worker or as a digital nomad. Please note: this article should not be considered financial advice, it is recommended that you speak to a professional about your saving and investment needs. With the recent Covid-19 pandemic putting
This post contains an affiliate link. Setting up and operating a business when you are a location-independent freelancer can be challenging. Digital nomads who want to run a solo business can end up spending hundreds of euros to register and set up a company. Every country has different regulations and taxation. That, combined with requirements
