There is more to life than a career and if you feel like you’re in a rut, perhaps now is the time to think about making a life-changing move and join the millions of digital nomads who have an unprecedented level of freedom and independence.

What is a digital nomad?

This is a new breed that is growing exponentially; people who work online, which allows you to live in any location, as long as you have a stable Internet connection. Indeed, many regular employees work from home and have done since the start of the pandemic, while digital entrepreneurs run their businesses from their laptop.

E-Commerce

Perhaps the easiest way to make a living online is to sell products via a shopping cart website; setting up an e-commerce business has never been easier; it is all down to two things, your products and your marketing; if you are tech-minded, you can build you own shopping cart website, which will save you quite a lot of money. Ongoing SEO services will put you on the map, driving traffic to your website and you need to reliable 3PL provider to handle picking, packing and delivery. Logistics is a major aspect of order fulfilment and we recommend using a 3PL company, who can pick, pack and deliver.

Review your skillsets

Simply put, what have you got to bring to the table?  Your skillsets could be in high demand and all you have to do is connect with those who are in need of your skills. If you are a qualified professional person, you can brand yourself and advertise online and if you have a trade, go freelance, setting up a small business.

Become a middleman

Source the best coffee beans in Australia and market this product to retail outlets like restaurants and coffee shops. You could do a deal with the supplier, whereby you have sole rights to a specific geographical region, which gives you a captive market. There are freeze dried fruit juice powders that are taking the market by storm; simply add cold water and you have all the goodness of freshly squeezed fruit juice. Many food and beverage outlets have yet to discover these amazing products, so there is room for wholesalers. Multi-level business offers great opportunities, which is worthy of further investigation.

Crypto trading

If you know your crypto, you could make a good living buying and selling digital currencies; of course, there are risks with all kinds of trading, you need to know the marketplace and start by trading with imaginary money, keeping track of your progress. If you are up after 3 months of ‘trading’, then start playing with real money. The more you know about crypto and the marketplace, the greater the chance of success.

The benefits of working online are indeed many; you can relocate to sunny Thailand and enjoy a high standard of living and with no one to tell you when to do your work, you are as free as you’re ever going to be!