Beach Commute - Digital Nomad Experts

What are the top destinations you have in mind when you think about traveling as a digital nomad?

Most people think of the classic hotspots like Medellin, Bali, Mexico City and Thailand.

And those are hotspots for a great reason: They are excellent locations to live as a digital nomad.

But this is a big world, and there are way, way more places that satisfy the needs of digital nomads. Basically, in order to be a livable location all you need is:

If a place checks those boxes, chances are that it has the potential to be a decent digital nomad location, and potentially even a hotspot. It just hasn't been discovered yet!

And with the constant improvements in internet connectivity around the globe, new remote locations are becoming workable every day.

Jeff and Marisa discuss 6 unique destinations they've traveled that are well off the beaten path. They discuss all the factors that determine whether or not they are workable locations.

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Everybody knows the obvious benefits of being a digital nomad, like having amazing travel experiences and checking countries off your bucket list. Awesome, sure...but there is way, way more to the the lifestyle than meets the eye...

Jeff and Marisa find that the unexpected benefits of being a digital nomad are oftentimes the most exciting.

In this episode they reflect on the five most significant unexpected benefits that they experienced, or continue to experience on a regular basis.

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When you have literally the entire world of potential destinations to choose from, how do you go about selecting where you want to live?

How do you choose whether to live on a tropical beach for a month or in the middle of a bustling city?

Reflecting back on their many years of travel, Jeff and Marisa came up with a list of the top 10 ways they select (and so can you!) their next digital nomad locations.

It's the most common question strangers tend to ask Jeff & Marisa about digital nomad life, but it's become such an autopilot process for them that they often don't reflect back on the reasons they choose their destinations.

And those reasons are important, and helps you narrow down the literal world of possibilities to choose from! When living as digital nomad, the paradox of choice is a real thing.

This episode is the ultimate guide for you to help narrow down your decision making process.

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You would THINK that people would want to encourage you become a digital nomad and live your dreams of traveling the world...but in reality, you'll probably run into a lot of external pressure and conversations that make you question whether or not becoming a digital nomad is a good decision.

Hint: Most of the time this pressure comes as a result of people within your family and social circle truly don't understand what the lifestyle is all about.

With well over a decade of combined years as digital nomads, Jeff and Marisa have felt nearly every external pressure and had nearly every conversation with friends and family about what being a digital nomad is all about.

Listen in to hear Jeff and Marisa debunk the top 5 reasons people want to stop living and how to tackle those difficult conversations.

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Digital nomads are all Instagram influencers modeling in front of champagne bottles on beautiful Caribbean beaches, right?

No, not right.

As a matter of fact, neither Jeff, Marisa nor Diego have yet to meet an Instagram influencer living as a digital nomad.

Turns out, people do all kinds of remote jobs. Sure, some are more common than others, like marketing, programming, and content creation. But others are outright surprising in any context.

And if anything, it just goes to prove that your options are truly only limited by your imagination.

Listen in as Jeff, Marisa and Diego discuss the nine strangest jobs they have encountered over their travels. (Oh, and make sure you vote for who had the strangest/most interesting job of the bunch!)

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Digital nomad-ism is exploding, with new workers leaving the office every day in favor of traveling the world and working from the road. While digital nomad-ism was already growing at a rapid rate, the pandemic kicked the movement into second gear.

With the massive increase in travelers, we are seeing an unexpected number of positive and negative outcomes. Jeff and Diego share some current statistics along with real-world trends developing that they are seeing on the ground.

Jeff and Diego tackle some some particularly tricky topics, including:

And much much more.

While we can't say for certain what is going to happen next in this quickly changing world, we can say for sure that the number of digital nomads is going to continue increasing at a rapid rate.

Most people think that you want to become a digital nomad you'll need to trade some of your income for "the privilege" of traveling.

And the idea of moving backwards professionally is terrifying for several reasons. You get comfortable with your standard of living, you have bills and responsibilities to cover, and it just doesn't feel like forward progress when you're giving up income.

And these are the most common reasons people who have established long-term careers never pull the trigger on becoming a digital nomad.

Fortunately, these fears aren't based in reality. From what we see, employees don't sacrifice income when becoming digital nomads. Further, we see a lot of people transfer their existing skillset to new companies while making more money.

In this episode, Jeff interviews Marisa (career coach) on practical steps and mindset exercises to take as first steps to getting that job that lets you travel without sacrificing your income.

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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a 100% online profession, making it an excellent career option for people who want to become digital nomads.

Yet, we don't see a ton of SEO experts while traveling, which is very confusing.

Matt Davison, 10 year digital nomad veteran and SEO agency owner, breaks down why most people aren't taking advantage of this lucrative opportunity. The main reason may come as a bit of a surprise to you!

As an agency owner regularly hiring digital nomads and fully-remote workers, Matt talks about the entry level jobs that can get you started as an SEO. He also discusses the crazy number of skills you gain as an entry level SEO that you would be exposed to.

What's surprising to most new SEOs is that they end up learning about nearly every aspect of digital marketing. They also learn how to use a diverse tech stack, making them more marketable for other digital marketing specialist positions.

Being a digital nomad of 10+ years, Matt also has insider advice for new and upcoming digital nomads on: finding community, discovering coliving spaces, and his take on the best places to travel.

Meet Mashon Thomas, a schoolteacher turned successful freelancer who made $94k her first year as a remote worker while figuring out what career she wanted to pursue!

If you're looking for practical first steps to becoming a freelancer and traveling the world as a digital nomad, this episode is a MUST.

Listen in to hear about her journey of converting from a schoolteacher to an entirely new skillset for her. Since becoming a freelancer she has become financially successful and travels the world as a digital nomad. She is the prime example of how hard work and a few tricks can result in you living your dream life.

Spoiler: Her advice is not as intuitive as you would think! She has developed years of hacks for landing clients and keeping them long-term. Make sure you listen in and take notes, because this episode is information-packed.

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Your top 6 digital nomad questions answered!

Beach Commute gets A LOT of correspondence from you, their amazing audience. Listeners write in all the time asking awesome questions about what life is like as a digital nomad, how to get remote jobs, logistics of travel, cultural experiences, etc.

Jeff and Marisa save these questions to a document (without reading them!) and ask the questions to one another on the podcast. The reader doesn't know what the question is, nor does the recipient. So you get completely raw, unfiltered responses and insights into life as digital nomads.

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