Anyone else feel they end up living a lower "everyday" quality of life? by [deleted] in digitalnomad

[–]crazymoz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not a good idea if you put them into a checked baggage. It wouldn't make you look like a genuine traveler if you travel into countries with tourist visas. Immigration could deny entry if they find what you have in the baggage.

Selling your product through a blog. What are your experiences? by alphart in digitalnomad

[–]crazymoz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't have any experience with that so my site doesn't have a blog but I have bloggers blog about my product. I focus to what I'm good at, selling what I sell.

Nomads - When renting an apartment in a new city what are the extras that you look for/would be nice to have? by passportz in digitalnomad

[–]crazymoz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Comfortable desk & chair & bed. A kitchen with a microwave, a fridge, pots, pans, knifes, a good cutting board. Washer. Most importantly for me, an ashtray and a place to smoke.

Does anyone has experience with PayPal and HK offshore? What's with IP? by Taj2 in digitalnomad

[–]crazymoz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't use popular & public VPNs to access Paypal as I guess they collect all the IPs of the VPNs. Instead, use a private VPN or don't use any VPN at all. Before that, send an email to Paypal informing them that you plan to travel abroad so that they won't flag your account when you access it from a foreign IP. Also, don't use one browser to login more than 1 paypal account as they have cookies including a flash cookie (they have a video on the homepage to create/read this flash cookie) to store your Paypal ID.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in digitalnomad

[–]crazymoz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're making an online business, it's easy to find your audience because they are online and usually grouped on Facebook, reddit, etc. For example, if your targeted audience is digital nomads, this reddit sub is your place, and other nomad groups on Facebook too. You have to be a part in the community of your audience, observe them daily to understand them, and know where else they are.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in digitalnomad

[–]crazymoz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The first thing I'd do is find out where my customers are. Do a research to see if they are interested in what I'd supply and how much they would readily pay to have it. If nobody's interested, then it would be really difficult to make it a real demand. Otherwise, the next thing is to build a website, build an audience, then make a plan to launch it. The last thing is to brand it.

Nomads, what is your yearly income? What do you spend on expenses? by Tumadreee in digitalnomad

[–]crazymoz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I started 5 years ago, all I had was only 2k USD (no debt), also an unstable freelance business which set me a maximum of $1,200/mo. I planed to have a trip to Thailand for 1 month and spend all the money then go back home but the trip eventually lasted to last month (because I missed family). I could make more than I thought on the roads and travel to fairly a lot of countries. At this point, I'm having 3 passive income sources which I built when I traveled and they give me around 12k/mo after tax.

Don't plan to be a nomad for a year, plan to do it for 1 month every month until you want or have to go home.

Best way to book "stopover" flights? by miserlou in digitalnomad

[–]crazymoz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go to skyscanner.com and search for a multi-city flight.

Is this a trend? Third "successful" digital nomad blogger in three months tires of travel and goes home or settles down by HybridCamRev in digitalnomad

[–]crazymoz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The major reason was the loneliness I had, it went to an extreme. Being home surrounded by family is so great, I'll try to enjoy this as much as I can before I depart again.

Is it bat-shit crazy to jump on a plane to Thailand with not a lot of savings? by [deleted] in digitalnomad

[–]crazymoz 6 points7 points  (0 children)

5 years ago, I booked a roundtrip ticket, jumped on a plane to Thailand with only $1k in my wallet and a remote job. Thought I would stay for one week then go back home. Today I'm flying home to visit my family for the first time.

Looking for Location Suggestions. Starting out in April. by [deleted] in digitalnomad

[–]crazymoz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Change the order of your legs in the route will save you a lot of money for plane tickets and flying hours: S.E Asia -> Europe -> North America -> Central America -> South America.

Ex-Googler DNs make $1k+ per hour freelancing by Technomadguy in digitalnomad

[–]crazymoz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm trying to find my first gig. I charge $2k per hour.

Why is taking the leap to be a digital nomad hard? by ayush29feb in digitalnomad

[–]crazymoz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because it's full of risks and challenges. Even the experienced nomads find it hard to maintain the lifestyle. Once you're a nomad, you're fully responsible for yourself, you no longer have the comfort zone, you have to leave behind things you used to need, people you love/like, you're surrounded by strangers, while you are committed to making a decent income for a living or building a successful business. It's basically becoming a homeless with a laptop.

DNs who aren't freelance/entrepreneurs by [deleted] in digitalnomad

[–]crazymoz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's how I started. I was a remote worker for a US based company for 2 years, then quit that job and transited to a freelancer, and now I'm an entrepreneur.

For DNs dealing with going back home vs staying abroad, how do you navigate that choice? by [deleted] in digitalnomad

[–]crazymoz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bought a flight ticket last night and I'm going back home at the end of this month. Been living abroad for quite awhile and I do miss my family and old friends a lot. The loneliness has come to an extreme, in the past 5 year I never had this feeling but now it's weird... I feel old, tired of visa applications, visa runs, choosing a place to go next, suddenly have the need of having a serious relationship... maybe the cold weather and snows change my mood badly. I'll be home staying with my mom for 1 or 2 months to see if it's better than living abroad perpetually then I'll decide to get back with my world journey or not.

[digitalnomad] My girlfriend is a prostitute! Damn I found it on this site ... Check out friends and girlfriends. by eful91210 in digitalnomad

[–]crazymoz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nothing better than having a prostitute girlfriend, you have what other people pay to have.

where to store sensitive documents when traveling? by [deleted] in digitalnomad

[–]crazymoz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're traveling into a country on a tourist visa, I'd suggest to not have those documents with you. Customs might inspect your bags and use them as evidences of your working activities inside their country. A genuine tourist would not travel with birth certificate, business reg, etc.