Imagine lazing and bumming around on a gorgeous, white-sand beach in Bali. Imagine sitting in cafe while taking a sip of strong coffee in Paris, with the iconic Eiffel Tower as your backdrop. Imagine gazing at the millennia-old pyramids in Egypt atop a friendly camel’s back.
These are all great scenes, that’s for sure, but you know that extended travel is an impossibility for you, especially when you’re tethered to your 9-to-5 office job. And even when you do manage to save up a sizable nest for your travelling expenses and leave your job, you know that the money will eventually run out and you’d have to go find another office gig somewhere.
But imagine a scenario wherein you can travel AND earn money at the same time. It might sound impossible, but it is doable. Just ask the all of the travelers who managed to make a living even while they’re on the road 24/7.
Make your dream of travel a reality. Check out some of the ways with which you can earn money whilst travelling:
Go Freelance
If you have some marketable skills (writing, graphic design, web development, accounting, etc.) as well as a Paypal account and a laptop computer, there’s basically no stopping you from being able to work online. There are literally thousands of websites out there wherein you can apply to online jobs and sell your services. Working hours are usually flexible, and pay is dependent on your niche, quality of work, and negotiation skills.
Sites like Upwork and Freelancer are some of the most popular ones- on these sites you can find ads for just about any kind of job available. You can work as a social media manager, content writer, accounting staff, virtual assistant, web developer- just about any role that you want to be. Though competition can be stiff, there’s a good chance that you’ll be able to make good money off these sites, especially if you’re exceptional at what you do.
Alternatively, you can look into Fiverr or Amazon Mechanical Turk if you’re into small bite-sized gigs. There are also sites that specifically focuses on one field alone. For example sites like RentACoder are for programmers, HackerOne for information security professional, and content mills like iWriter, Constant Content, and Textbroker are for writers.
Teach English
Teaching English is a popular work option for travelers who are visiting East Asian countries like China, Japan, and South Korea. The best thing of all, there’s no need to have a teaching license or be certified in any sort. All you need to do is be a native English speaker and you’re all set.
Be an Au Pair
Like kids? Want to fully immerse yourself in the language and culture of the country you’re visiting? Don’t mind simple housework? Then becoming an au-pair might just be a viable option for you.
Au pairing involves living and working for a local host family. This program, which is especially popular in European countries, usually involves a bit of childcare and light housework, and the working hours are limited to about 25 to 30 hours per week. As such, the pay is quite low, but the au pair is free to take on other part-time jobs, get an education, learn the language, and visit various sights in the country in his or her free time.
Take on Day Trading
There used to be a time when trading was limited to the chaotic world of trading room floors. But since we’re living in the digital age, most of today’s trading are done over the Internet; online dealers like CMC Markets even make the whole process go easier and faster. While not a get-rich-quick-scheme (seeing that you need a whole lot of know-how and a little bit of luck and some financial investment to kickstart a trading career), day trading can provide big returns in the long run if you keep at it.
Affiliate Marketing
Do you have a blog? If you think you’re good enough of a seller just by using words alone, then why not try affiliate marketing? A great thing about being an affiliate is that you don’t need to have the products on hand to sell them. What you need to do is just promote products on your blog or social media page- you take a cut from every click or purchase that results from your affiliate links.
