So this is the project Chris Guillebeau came across whilst brainstorming his idea for a course about creating a business you can operate from anywhere...

...and "Hi!" I'm Lea who had the same idea that Chris had and have created this course! To give you a very brief bit of background, my husband (Jonathan) and I left the UK early in 2007 determined to find somewhere else in the world we wanted to settle. Along the way however instead of finding just one place to live, we decided that we really liked the lifestyle of moving around from place-to-place - so that's basically what we've been doing ever since.

We finance this lifestyle by running our own business - something we call a "location independent" business - and so far (as Chris mentioned) we've lived in and run our business from places like Panama, Buenos Aires, the Caribbean, Thailand And South Africa. The course is designed to help you do the same...

Two years ago when Jonathan and I first left the UK headed for Panama (somewhere we'd never been to before nor really knew anything about except that it had a huge canal), we'd already done a great job of convincing ourselves that our business was set up to cope with the lifestyle of permanent travel we had planned.

And it's not like we were 100% wrong - our business has survived (and thrived) despite having travelled to and lived in Buenos Aires, Toronto, Grenada, Dubai, South Africa, Thailand and more, since leaving Panama - we were just a bit over-confident.

Unfortunately our over-confidence led to a few costly mistakes...

Mistakes like the decision we made to completely change what we did halfway into the first year - because we realised that the business we were building just didn't fit in with the lifestyle we were creating.

Not only were we being tied to our laptops to service customers and clients at all hours of the day (and night) due to differences in time zones, we realised the business model, target markets and way we were running our business just didn't give us the time nor the income to truly enjoy the life we were living.

So we made a radical decision to start over and change our business model completely. Which led to a massive drop in our income at precisely the time our expenses skyrocketed because of the second costly mistake...

This mistake was one we seemed to keep making over & over again...

Choosing the wrong kind of destination about 3 times in a row meant we wasted money we didn't have at the time by changing or (even worse) having to forfeit flights, booking new flights and losing any discounts we'd negotiated on longer term rentals by leaving early.

And the other mistake we seemed to keep making again & again...

We decided that "making do" with the wrong set of tools & services would help save money at the time - ultimately it cost us more money in the long term. You'll see exactly how much these mistakes cost us financially below.

And finally, we failed to really look at the way we were running some parts of our business and streamlining these processes. This didn't cost us hard cash but it did cost us time. Time which we could otherwise have been spending on the beach, in the mountains or floating in the ocean.

(In case you're wondering, we're not usually slow learners but a lifestyle of permanent travel can cause you to take your eyes off the ball sometimes!)

What the course WILL do is to stop you making all of the mistakes we made PLUS it will help you...

• Build a "proper" business - one that is designed to support you in the long term and survive the rigours of running it from anywhere, not one that will struggle as soon as it's faced by a few challenges (like a global downturn or complete lack of internet access).
  
  
• Set your business up in a way that supports and enables your lifestyle, not hinders it nor prevents you from making the most of it when you're surrounded by exciting and exotic new things to explore.
  
  
• Apply real world, "big business" strategies to your small business which will help you get your business up to the next level and beyond in terms of income and profitability - whether you plan to take it on the road or not.

And whilst the course contains all the advice you'll need to take your business on the road and run it from wherever you choose...it doesn't have to be halfway round the world. It could be your local coffee shop just down the road.

Here's what each module of the course will help you with:

Module 1 - The Idea, will help you by...

• Revealing the 3 types of business which will enable this kind of dream lifestyle.
  
  
• Enabling you to quickly identify if there's a profitable enough market for your business without spending a cent.
  
  
• Introducing the key "levers" of any business which give you the control to increase your profits.
  
  
• Helping you identify what critical components for success are missing from your existing business.
  
  
• Giving you the confidence that your business will work, generate the income you need and is underpinned by realistic and achievable financial figures.

Module 2 - The Strategy, will help you by...

• Revealing how to create a 1-page strategic business plan in less than a day that will guide every single decision you need to make.
  
  
• Helping you define the ONE critical part of your plan which will determine your ultimate success or failure.
  
  
• Ensuring you and your business know how to be proactive rather than constantly reacting to external circumstances.
  
  
• Asking the questions you need to answer to understand how you'll get customers for your business.

Module 3 - The Set-Up, will help you by...

• Sharing what you need to consider to take full advantage of your nomadic lifestyle (think tax/financial benefits & what you need to do make sure you maximise these).
  
  
• Ensuring you know how to choose the right financial institutions to access your money from anywhere in the world.
  
  
• Revealing the support team your business needs so you know who to turn to in any kind of emergency.
  
  
• Making sure YOU know the full range of specific skills, tools & resource you need to run your business.
  
  
• Introducing the 5 "Must Have" components you need to run and operate your location independent business successfully.

Module 4 - The Marketing, will help you by...

• Getting you to think about your marketing in terms of "campaigns" rather than "activities" - and why you need to start thinking this way now.
  
  
• Introducing the 6 core components you must have to put your marketing strategy into effect.
  
  
• Showing you how to truly get into the minds of your customers and make sure you understand what they need and when they need it.
  

Module 5 - The Automation, will help you by...

• Showing you how to identify which parts of your business you should automate & which parts you should leave alone.
  
  
• Revealing how and where to start automating your business for longer term efficiency & growth.
  
  
• Sharing "quick & dirty" ways to automate your business today & free up more of your time immediately.
  
  
• Showing you how you can ultimately remove yourself from your business (should you choose to) & still earn money.

Module 6 - The Travel, will help you by...

• Revealing many of the challenges you'll face on the road which you maybe haven't thought of yet.
  
  
• Introducing the "Must Have" tools every nomadic, location independent business owner can't manage without.
  
  
• Ensuring you know the 2 types of location independent destinations - and which ones are right for you.
  
  
• Sharing the 12 "Best Practices" every location independent business owner must be aware of before they leave.
  
  
• Making sure you and your business are 110% ready (more than we were) for you to fly off and begin your travels.

Having now run our business from the road for over 2 years, we've made sure that we've covered ALL the disaster scenarios and challenges we've faced on the road so that your business is ready for almost any eventuality.

What you get when you buy the course...

• A 30-60m audio tutorial for each module
• Summary slides, with key take-away points to accompany the audio
• A PDF module guide, with detailed notes to accompany the audio
• Additional resources - including templates, sample documents and screencasts
• A list of further recommended external tools/resources
• A BONUS module giving you a "behind the scenes" look at the course and how it was created

PLUS we'll be adding "bonus" audio tutorials on an ongoing basis for you to download as long as you have an active subscription.

And for AONC Readers who buy the course from this page...Chris & I will be creating a bonus module with custom content which will be available just for AONC course participants.

As soon as you purchase the course, you'll automatically get 6 months of access to all the existing course modules and content. You're free to download all the materials whenever you want within those first 6 months - and have no obligation to continue a subscription once your 6 months is over (you can walk away having downloaded all the materials).

If you would like to continue to get access to the ongoing "bonus" tutorials and the core module content, you simply purchase another 6 or 12 month subscription.

How the course will quickly pay for itself...

Earlier on I said I'd share exactly how much some of those mistakes actually cost us...

Mistake #1: Changing what we did halfway through the 1st year because our business was based on an idea which wasn't as profitable and would have been unsustainable in the long term lost us approximately $6,000 in revenues.

Mistake #2: Choosing the wrong destinations because we didn't understand how to choose the right ones cost us $3,000 on forfeited flights & accommodation.

Mistake #3: Using the wrong set of tools & services to operate our business cost us an extra $100-150 per month ($1,800 per year).

That's a whopping $10,000 of unnecessary expenses in the first year.

The advice we share in this course could save you hundreds, if not thousands of dollars.

And as well as enabling you to create the lifestyle you've always wanted and the business which will support it, if you take full advantage of all the resources available, the course will make you far more than you'll pay for it in more ways than one**

Six months access to the course and all its contents will cost you US$247...OR you can now get access to 2 modules at a time for under $100.

** When you purchase the course, you'll also get access to the affiliate program, enabling you to earn 50% from each sale of the course you make.

And your success IS guaranteed...

If you've been to the blog, you'll see that our individual consults are charged at over $400.

But if after completing all the modules, working through the resources and implementing all the advice in the course, you're still struggling to create a business you can run from anywhere - I'll waive our usual consulting fees and work with you one-on-one to help you with the areas you're struggling with.

You have nothing to lose...and the lifestyle you've always wanted to gain :-)