Beach Commute - Digital Nomad Experts

Looking for a job that lets you become a digital nomad? 

Our audience often writes in asking awesome questions about how to get remote jobs that let them travel. 

They write in questions about job searching, interviewing, pitching themselves, logistics of working on the road, etc. 

In this episode Jeff and Marisa read to each other five questions directly from emails our audience writes in. 

With their extensive experience (as digital nomads, career coaching and recruiting/hiring) they are well positioned to give practical advice that helps people land their dream jobs that let them travel. 

This is practical advice that people generally pay for! If you’re looking for a full-time job that lets you travel, you need to listen to this episode. 

After you listen in, make sure that you check out our Remote Travel Jobs Daily membership! We send out 40 hand-picked remote jobs that are ideal for digital nomads. https://www.beachcommute.com/remotejobs

You would be shocked how much a different work schedule can impact your entire outlook on life. As a digital nomad, you will experience all the highs and lows that come with working strange (for you!) hours. 

For example: You might be used to the routine of starting your day with the intention of working - getting up early, eating breakfast and going straight to work. 

But what if you had the entire morning and early afternoon to explore a city in a new country you’re working from? 

What if you started your morning by taking a yoga class, exploring new cafes, visiting museums, enjoying an afternoon walk, then finishing your day with work? 

What about the complete opposite? What would you think of starting work at 5am, and finishing everything you have to do at 1pm? You would have the rest of the day to explore and do whatever your heart desires. 

Depending on the person, working unorthodox hours can be a huge pro or a huge con, and there are tons of things considered. 

In this episode Jeff, Diego and Marisa walk you through each of the top 5 pros and 5 cons you should be aware of as you start to venture outside your timezone. 

After you listen in, make sure that you check out our Remote Travel Jobs Daily membership! We send out 40 hand-picked remote jobs that are ideal for digital nomads. https://www.beachcommute.com/remotejobs

Who wouldn’t want to go to places like Rome, Paris and Madrid? 

Where do you dream of going in Europe? 

We all know the major hotspots in Europe that everyone wants to visit at some point in their lives. 

But should those places be on your list as a digital nomad? Sometimes these locations are better suited as vacation destinations rather than digital nomad destinations. 

Jeff, Diego and Marisa break down the top five common European travel destinations through the lens of long term digital nomads to answer that question. 

Sure, some of these places may be dreamlike and beautiful, but they may not translate AT ALL to a place to a travel and work. 

When considering a destination, they consider the following criteria: 

For those places that don’t qualify as strong digital nomad locations, Jeff, Diego and Marisa offer similar alternatives that satisfy each of the criteria that will make your experience as a digital nomad positive. 

After you listen in, make sure that you check out our Remote Travel Jobs Daily membership! We send out 40 hand-picked remote jobs that are ideal for digital nomads. https://www.beachcommute.com/remotejobs

Imagine a beautiful tropical beach cafe in the Caribbean. You’re wearing your flip flips, a t-shirt and shorts. You grab a spot overlooking the ocean, open your laptop, and that’s your office for the day. 

Idyllic, right? 

Just 3-5 years ago, this was not even a remote possibility in tons of locations where digital nomads now live regularly. 

The infrastructure (mostly wifi speed) just didn’t allow for it. In some places you couldn’t even get a call out due to poor cell reception! 

Every single year there are more and more locations available to digital nomads that weren’t even a remote (pun intended) possibility previously. 

Jeff, Marisa and Diego talk about the 5 most interesting, up-and-coming locations that aren’t quite digital nomad hot spots yet, but will be in the near future. 

When deciding what qualifies as a potential digital nomad hotspot, they consider: 

For a super-detailed, step-by-step gameplay on how to ensure you get that interview,  Beach Commute will be hosting a mastermind class on May 18, 2023 called “The Three Step Process for Getting Your Dream Job.” Learn more at: https://www.beachcommute.com/dreamjob 

After you listen in, make sure that you check out our Remote Travel Jobs Daily membership! We send out 40 hand-picked remote jobs that are ideal for digital nomads. https://www.beachcommute.com/remotejobs

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Your hosts:

Jeff Baker

Marisa Meddin

Diego Bejarano Gerke

Have you ever sent out 100s of job applications and never gotten a single response? 

Do you want a higher hit rate with getting interviews? 

This podcast unlocks the expert secrets that will 3x or 5x your response rate. 

The problem most applicants have is that is that they and thousands of other applicants are taking the exact same approach, and they’re not standing out from the crowd. 

Jeff and Marisa have been hiring and coaching remote workers for a combined 15+ years. 

They know exactly what hiring managers are looking for when screening for applicants, from years of experience. And, they know the specific things that will prevent you from getting that email response. 

This podcast is going to give you the cheat sheet you need that 99% of job applicants aren’t doing. 

In this podcast they share the 5  main reasons most people don’t get an interview after applying for a job, and the specific things you need to do instead. 

For a super-detailed, step-by-step gameplay on how to ensure you get that interview,  Beach Commute will be hosting a mastermind class on May 18, 2023 called “The Three Step Process for Getting Your Dream Job.” Learn more at: https://www.beachcommute.com/dreamjob 

After you listen in, make sure that you check out our Remote Travel Jobs Daily membership! We send out 40 hand-picked remote jobs that are ideal for digital nomads. https://www.beachcommute.com/remotejobs

From the highest of highs to the lowest of lows, Jeff and Marisa share their  top and bottom real-life experiences living as a digital nomad over their past 10+ combined years of traveling. 

Your capacity for happiness is much, much higher in life living as a digital nomad. Your Tuesday could be: swimming with whale sharks in the morning, working from the beach curing the day, and climbing a mountain with your best friends for a view of the sunset over the ocean in the evening. 

You could find yourself saying “yes” to a weeklong hiking trip on the Whale Trail in South Africa, on a whim. You could also find dancing every night in Mexico in a month-long, 100 hour dance class. You’ll truly never feel more free in life than saying “yes” to experiences while traveling. 

But in perfect contrast, your capacity for lows is more extreme as well. What you typically see in digital nomad Instagram stories is the very best - sunset views, beautiful work locations, amazing food, etc. What you don’t see are the difficult times. 

The reality of digital nomad life (that nobody seems to talk about) is that you’ll run into hardships that are more pronounced while traveling. Injury and illness can happen, and it can be particularly difficult to navigate in strange and unfamiliar cities! 

In this episode Jeff and Marisa discuss some of their most amazing and memorable experiences, along with some of their lowest experiences (and how they were able to handle them). 

After you listen in, make sure that you check out our Remote Travel Jobs Daily membership! We send out 40 hand-picked remote jobs that are ideal for digital nomads. https://www.beachcommute.com/remotejobs

Dmitrii founded a fully remote marketing agency that allows its employees to work wherever in the world they want. Even more revolutionary - he allows his employees to work their own schedule that best suits their lives. 

This “freedom of work” system maximizes employee happiness, productivity, and quality of work. 

Dmitrii started RegexSEO as a physical office based out of Houston, Texas. After covid he had to decide whether they: go back to the office, create a hybrid system, or go fully remote. 

As a business owner, it was much cheaper to run his company remote, AND even more importantly, his employees were enjoying their lives more. 

He realized that “the only un-renewable resource is time.” He wants to create a world in which every working professional has enough time to do what’s important to them, whether that be travel, spending time with family and friends, or simply working at a pace that best suits them. 

His company also gives “recharge days” every month designed for employees to get some headspace and come back to work rested and inspired. 

Lastly they have a yearly meetup somewhere in the world where they get to see each other and collaborate. 

Dmitrii realizes that employees are happier and more productive when they can work on their own schedule. So, he fully entrusts his employees to “get their job done” on the schedule that best suits their needs. So that means if you’re a morning person, you can work early and quit early. If you’re a night person, you can start late and finish late. If you hate afternoons, you can take a mental break for a few hours after lunch.

As a bonus in this episode, Dmitrii talks about how he is going to manage the logistics of traveling as a parent. Many parents feel that they can’t be a digital nomad, but Dmitrii explains how very possible the concept is. 

RegexSEO is expanding rapidly, so make sure you take a look at their current job listings. https://apply.workable.com/regexseocareers/#jobs

After you listen in, make sure that you check out our Remote Travel Jobs Daily membership! We send out 40 hand-picked remote jobs that are ideal for digital nomads. https://www.beachcommute.com/remotejobs

that takes pride in employing a team of fully remote employees (and they’re always/currently hiring!).

Jeanna was a successful marketing professional in San Francisco climbing up the corporate ladder. From the outside looking in, she was was absolutely killing it, doing everything American culture would describe as “successful.” 

But as she describes, “What society told me I should be doing wasn’t making me happy.” She wasn’t fulfilled by her professional success. 

So she took a few vacation days and flew down to Belize. It was in Belize that she had an epiphany that she was living the wrong kind of life. 

Shortly after, she sold all her things, quit her job, and moved full time to Belize. She also started her own marketing agency called First Page Strategy that hires 100% remote workers. 

Her employees get the benefit of working from wherever in the world they want, allowing them to get the time back in their lives to do the things that fulfill their dreams: Travel, family, friends, etc. 

Check out https://www.firstpagestrategy.com/remote-marketing-jobs to see the latest open positions (that are fully remote). 

After you listen in, make sure that you check out our Remote Travel Jobs Daily membership! We send out 40 hand-picked remote jobs that are ideal for digital nomads. https://www.beachcommute.com/remotejobs

Co-founder Jeff has had a lifelong background in dealing with mental health issues, in particular, OCD. 

Jeff explains in detail how OCD and depression occur in the brain, and what feeds them. He explains how these disorders hijack the brain and can cause debilitating mental and physical effects.  

He talks about his experience in modern psychotherapy and how western medicine turned his “therapy” into drug peddling which resulted in him getting addicted to prescription drugs for over 18 years. 

Soon after becoming a digital nomad Jeff decided to come off pharmaceuticals while in La Paz, Bolivia. In order to motivate him to go through with it, he signed up for a weeklong ayahuasca retreat. 

The Beach Commute team decided to share Jeff’s very personal story because mental health disorders are extremely common yet aren’t often discussed because they are so sensitive and sometimes seen as taboo. 

On top of that, of our listeners have asked how to manage mental health disorders as a digital nomad. It’s a serious barrier that prevents people from making the transition over to becoming a digital nomad. 

Jeff discusses exactly how he manages mental health disorders as a digital nomad, including how to get therapy, prescriptions, and day-to-day maintenance. And he discusses how to put yourself in an environment that is conducive to positive mental health states. 

Disclaimer: We are not doctors and we do not give advice on mental health. This episode and our opinions only. Always consult with your doctor with anything related to your mental health. 

After you listen in, make sure that you check out our Remote Travel Jobs Daily membership! We send out 40 hand-picked remote jobs that are ideal for digital nomads. 

Great places to travel as a digital nomad with Alex Holzhammer | Ep 90

Alex Holzhammer is a marketer from Cologne, Germany, who started his journey as a digital nomad in late 2018. 

In this episode he discusses the logistical steps he went through in order to fulfill his dreams of traveling, and how he maintains this lifestyle today. 

Since becoming a digital nomad, Alex has been all over the world.

He talks about his favorite places to travel and some of the key things he looks for when selecting a new destination. 

Some other topics discussed were: 

-Dating

-Food and drink

-The best and worst parts of the digital nomad community. 

-Living in Germany, South Africa, Costa Rica, Mexico and Albania. 

-A few misnomers about what digital nomad life is like. 

After you listen in, make sure that you check out our Remote Travel Jobs Daily membership! We send out 40 hand-picked remote jobs that are ideal for digital nomads.