May 5, 2008
Written By Lea Woodward
Photo by Felix Francis
Running a business online for the past 15 months whilst moving around from country to country every couple of months, means we’ve had to get pretty smart, pretty fast about how to network online, market ourselves online and generate ongoing new business online.
We had a few false starts and some rather major flip-flops in what we’ve been doing business-wise but what it’s meant is that we’ve had to start from scratch each and every time, build up a client base from nothing and generate enough business to earn a living from to support our lifestyle in rather more expensive places like the Caribbean, Toronto and Dubai, as well as the cheaper places like South Africa, Panama and Thailand.
I’ve been following the internet marketing (IM) field for a couple of years at least now - but quickly decided that I disliked some of the underhand, sneaky and manipulative tactics used to get sign-ups to a list or buyers of a product. So if you’re looking for shortcuts or quick-result tips that will get you a flood of traffic in as short a space of time possible, keep looking because that’s not what this post is about!
Instead, I’m going to share with you the results of what we’ve learned about how to market ourselves online using some of the popular social media tools whilst travelling the globe…
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Mar 17, 2008
Written By Lea Woodward
Photo by *Solar Ikon*
In the race to escape the cubicle and ditch the desk so you can work from anywhere and become location independent, many of you are turning to online apps, digitalisation and computer-centric solutions. What would happen though in the following scenarios…
- Your access to a power supply was limited?
- Your access to the internet was limited?
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Feb 25, 2008
Written By Lea Woodward
Photo by Fenchurch!
This is Part 1 of a series of posts for those of you new to marketing a business online.
To those of you who’ve been marketing your business online for years, skip this post…it’s not for you! It’s also not for you if you’re aiming to make your money purely via websites or blogs (through affiliate income etc.) – although you may find some of the information useful.
This post is for you if you are considering becoming location independent but you’re worried about how and where you’ll find customers and clients for a business that needs to be marketed 100% online…
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Feb 15, 2008
Written By Lea Woodward
Photo by Arjenfoto
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Joanna Young. Find out more about Joanna at the bottom of this post.
Can writing give us a ticket to ride? I think so.
I’m not location independent (yet). But I’m confident the investment I’m making in creating and maintaining a strong written web presence will stand me in good stead when the time comes to change where I live – or shift to living location free.
We’re not talking Pulitzer prize winning writing here. Yes, freelance writing is an attractive career option for LIPs, either as your lead focus or part of your wider portfolio. But that’s not what I mean by “writing well on the web”…
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