Digital Nomad Experts - Beach Commute

Jeff and Marisa take on the second half of the top 10 most searched questions about digital nomad life. Think of this episode as a the ultimate guidebook (with references to amazing resources) to becoming a digital nomad. In this episode you will hear the top most commonly asked questions about digital nomad life and jobs answered candidly, from years of experience from seasoned digital nomads and an expert career coach. Episodes referenced: Episode 38 - 13 reasons it's hard to be a digital nomad Episode 45 - 19 strangest digital nomad jobs, pt. 1 Episode 47 - 19 strangest digital nomad jobs, pt. 2 Episode 120 - The 7 most common jobs digital nomads actually do Episode 121 - 11 ways to find cheap flights as a digital nomad Episode 126 - 9 locations to live as a digital nomad for under $2k Episode 129 - 13 cool locations you'll only get to as a digital nomad Episode 130 - The instant productivity blueprint for when you get to a new destination Episode 135 - 10 otherworldly destinations to visit as a digital nomad Episode 139 - The top pros and cons of living as a digital nomad The absolute fastest and financially safe way to become a digital nomad is to get a job with a fully remote company. This allows you to: 1. Have a stable income. 2. Allows you to give the digital nomad lifestyle a "test run" before you fully dive in. 3. Allows you to start traveling right away. Unfortunately, only about 1% of "remote" job listings allow you to live as a digital nomad. Beach Commute teaches you how to identify these jobs (episode 142). But, it's hours and hours of work to find that needle in the haystack. We find these jobs for you and send them to your inbox Monday through Friday. Become a member today and join our community of digital nomads. Become a member today and join our community of digital nomads. ⁠

Google searches for digital nomad related questions are growing exponentially. For example: 2,700 people per month search"What is a digital nomad?" 350 people per month search "How do I become a digital nomad?" In this episode, Jeff and Marisa found the top 10 most Googled questions you ask about the digital nomad lifestyle and how to make money to live as a digital nomad. Episodes referenced: Episode 1 - What is a digital nomad? Episode 10 - Top 6 starter locations for digital nomads Episode 32 - 5 different ways to make a remote income Episode 45 - 19 of the most unusual digital nomad jobs pt. 1 Episode 47 - 19 of the most unusual digital nomad jobs pt. 2 Episode 101 - 5 different ways to make money as a digital nomad Episode 105 - 3 Tips to become a digital nomad ASAP Episode 120 - 7 of the most common jobs digital nomads do Episode 126 - Top locations you can live for under $2k per month Episode 139 - The top pros and cons of living as a digital nomad The absolute fastest and financially safe way to become a digital nomad is to get a job with a fully remote company. This allows you to: Unfortunately, only about 1% of "remote" job listings allow you to live as a digital nomad. Beach Commute teaches you how to identify these jobs (episode 142). But, it's hours and hours of work to find that needle in the haystack. We find these jobs for you and send them to your inbox Monday through Friday. Become a member today and join our community of digital nomads.

In this episode Jeff and Marisa discuss four fully-remote (work from anywhere) companies with current job listings. Jeff and Marisa clearly outline exactly what you should be looking for in a job listing and company's website to determine if the company is high quality, and will actually give you permission to travel the world while you work. They discuss specific language to look for in job listings that can be either green flags or red flags. They walk through the keywords you should be tuned into when reading through the "about us" and "our culture" sections of a company's website. Spoiler: The process of vetting these companies can be very time consuming! Make sure you get onto our email list and we will send you a weekly newsletter with the hottest fully-remote companies currently on the market. Beachcommute.com/email/ And of course, they discuss each of the four fully remote companies along with the current job listings. Links to the companies discussed: YokoCo:Test Gorilla: Invisible: Copilot IQ: Take a look and get your application in today before these positions fill up!

Finding legitimate, fully-remote job listings is NOT a straightforward task. As a matter of fact, job boards are a bit of a mirage. With thousands of "remote" job listings posted at any given time, you would think that your potential for finding a strong opportunity is good. In reality, around 1% of those job listings are legitimate, fully-remote, and from quality companies. In this episode, Marisa and Jeff walk you through the exact steps you need to take in order to identify remote jobs that give you permission to work from anywhere in the world. Be prepared, it's a bit of work. Finding legitimate job listings is an entire job unto itself. The hard part really starts with polishing your resume and cover letter, networking with decision makers at the company, preparing for interviews, etc. We at Beach Commute find legitimate, fully-remote jobs and send them to your inbox on a daily basis. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get a week of remote job listings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ sent to your inbox every day, for free. We do all of this screening work for you so that you can spend your time on the activities that will set you apart from other candidates. https://beachcommute.com/nomadjobs

Is it dangerous to live as a digital nomad? One of the biggest fears about becoming a digital nomad (and traveling in general) is personal safety. There are a lot of factors that factor into that question that Jeff and Marisa break down in this episode. To make things easier, they came up with a list of nine of the safest locations they have lived in as digital nomads. In order to qualify for this list, each location must: So essentially, this list doubles as a good list of starter locations for new digital nomads. Speaking of which, if you're looking to begin your journey as a digital nomad... We at Beach Commute find legitimate, fully-remote jobs and send them to your inbox on a daily basis. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get a week of remote job listings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ sent to your inbox every day, for free. We do all of this screening work for you. https://beachcommute.com/nomadjobs

This episode is jam-packed with the latest data on the world of digital nomads! Who are they? Where are they from? What is their education level? What are their jobs? All answered backed with the latest data. In this episode, Jeff and Marisa talk about Total numbers of digital nomads Who they are Education levels Salary and jobs Where they go We at Beach Commute find legitimate, fully-remote jobs and send them to your inbox on a daily basis. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Get a week of remote job listings⁠⁠⁠⁠ sent to your inbox every day, for free. We do all of this screening work for you. https://beachcommute.com/nomadjobs

The idea of living and traveling around the world sounds like a dream to most people. As Jeff and Marisa explain, it very much can be for the majority of digital nomads. There are many, many pros to the lifestyle. Just the once-in-a-lifetime experiences alone are reason enough for becoming a digital nomad! But, as Jeff and Marisa pride themselves on giving realistic, candid information about the realities of the digital nomad lifestyle, they also share the actual drawbacks you could run into. In this episode you will be able to weigh the top list of pros and cons to help you formulate an opinion on whether or not this is a lifestyle you would want to embark on. We at Beach Commute find legitimate, fully-remote jobs and send them to your inbox on a daily basis. ⁠⁠⁠Get a week of remote job listings⁠⁠⁠ sent to your inbox every day, for free. We do all of this screening work for you. https://beachcommute.com/nomadjobs

If you search online for "top digital nomad jobs" you're going to find a lot of misinformation. Don't trust these lists! Jeff and Marisa have been digital nomads for a combined 10+ years and have a community of 1,000+ people. With their deep experience in the digital nomad community, they put together a list of the 7 most common high paying jobs they have seen in their travels. Here's the good news: The most common digital nomad jobs make over six figures annually! Most people are surprised to find out that you can make as much and often more money working as a digital nomad rather than going into an office. Wondering how to get your foot in the door working remote as a digital nomad? We at Beach Commute find legitimate, fully-remote jobs and send them to your inbox on a daily basis. ⁠⁠Get a week of remote job listings⁠⁠ sent to your inbox every day, for free. We do all of this screening work for you. https://beachcommute.com/nomadjobs

In this podcast episode, hosts Marissa and Jeff dive into the hotly debated topic of slow versus fast travel for digital nomads. What are the benefits to fast travel? What ere the benefits to slow travel? Are there any drawbacks you need to be aware of when deciding the duration of your travel? Jeff and Marisa reveal the realistic pros and cons to both styles of travel. They also discuss specific locations that are idel for both fast and slow travel. We at Beach Commute do all of this work for you on a daily basis and send legitimate remote job listings to your inbox every day. ⁠Get a week of remote job listings⁠ sent to your inbox every day, for free. We do all of this screening work for you. https://beachcommute.com/nomadjobs

Remote job boards are a mirage, full stop. With the thousands of "remote jobs" listed daily, you might think that your opportunities for getting a remote job are limitless. But it's 100% fool's gold. Once you start applying for jobs, you'll see that just finding legitimate listings is a job unto itself. For starters, over half of job listings online are fake. Yeah, you read that right. If you've applied to remote jobs online, chances are you've submitted your personal information to someone harvesting data. And if you do manage to find a legitimate listing from a company that isn't harvesting your data, there is a high likelihood that the listing isn't fully remote, meaning you can't work as a digital nomad. In the fine print you'll see that most "remote" jobs are limited to a very specific geography, like a specific city, state or timezone. They are listed as "remote", but what they actually mean is "work from home." Only 5% of jobs are remote, and only 1% of jobs are "fully remote." It literally takes hours every day to sort through all this junk. It's a full-time job to simply find appropriate listings...then you have to do the hard work of trying to get an interview! We at Beach Commute do all of this work for you on a daily basis and send legitimate remote job listings to your inbox every day. Get a week of remote job listings sent to your inbox every day, for free. We do all of this screening work for you. https://beachcommute.com/nomadjobs

Otherworldly: Relating to an imaginary or spiritual world. One of the many, many benefits of being a digital nomad is that you sometimes end up in places that look like a completely different planet. These are places where you have to pinch yourself, because you're looking at landscapes that you have only seen in movies, or your dreams. These locations aren't often the places where people live and work as digital nomads, but rather nearby destinations that you travel through on mini adventures. They're usually so far off the beaten path that you'll never be able to access them with the typical two week travel vacation. Marisa, Jeff and Diego have been to dozens of otherworldly places in their travels as digital nomads. In this episode they share their top 10 locations. Some of the locations they discuss are: If you're an adventurer at heart, this episode is the ultimate bucket list guide for you. We help people like you find legitimate remote jobs every day! Join our email list and get remote jobs sent directly to your inbox. https://beachcommute.com/email

Managing money is one of the biggest fears people have before becoming a digital nomad. Jeff, Marisa and Diego get budgeting-related questions from listeners on a weekly basis. Will it cost me more money to become a digital nomad? Do I need to save money before becoming a digital nomad? How do I budget as a digital nomad? How do taxes work as a digital nomad? How do I invest as a digital nomad? Where are the cheapest places to live as a digital nomad? Michael Kim, CPA and personal finance coach joined the Digital Nomad Experts podcast to answer these questions and more. Michael is a finance expert with a background working as a CPA at Deloitte. With an ultimate goal of becoming a digital nomad, Michael quit his desk job and started his own business as a personal finance coach and speaker on TexX. Michael explains in crystal clear detail, how to create a budget as a digital nomad in a way that you can spend the least amount of time thinking about money so that you can spend your time on the things that matter: Experiences. Michael also explains general tax rules and investing tips for digital nomads. You can find Michael on his Instagram account below: https://www.instagram.com/michaeleekim/ We help people like you find legitimate remote jobs every day! Join our email list and get remote jobs sent directly to your inbox. https://beachcommute.com/email

People of all ages are embracing the digital nomad lifestyle around the world. But perhaps the biggest hurdle to kicking off this lifestyle is getting a fully remote job that lets you travel the world while you work. And there may be subtle biases during the hiring process that you need to be aware of. Legally, hiring managers are not allowed to discriminate against any applicant based on age. But, we don’t live in a perfect world, and implicit biases exist, whether we like it or not. In this episode, Marisa discusses the specific ways hiring managers may disqualify your application based on your age. Marisa then walks you through practical steps you can take to ensure that your age does NOT become a factor during the hiring practice. Ideally you wouldn’t need these techniques, but the reality is that this is something we have to deal with. Using these specific tactics you will learn how to ensure that your age is not a factor, and you get hired based on your qualifications and merit. We help people like you find legitimate remote jobs every day! Join our email list and get remote jobs sent directly to your inbox. https://beachcommute.com/email

Welcome to another round of "Your top 6 digital nomad questions answered!" Beach Commute gets A LOT of correspondence from you, their amazing audience. Listeners write in all the time asking awesome questions about what life is like as a digital nomad, how to get remote jobs, logistics of travel, cultural experiences, etc. Jeff and Marisa save these questions to a document (without reading them!) and ask the questions to one another on the podcast. The reader doesn't know what the question is, nor does the recipient. So you get completely raw, unfiltered responses and insights into life as digital nomads. Want your questions answered in another Q&A sessions? Send us a note at ⁠hello@beachcommute.com We help people like you find legitimate remote jobs every day! Join our email list and get remote jobs sent directly to your inbox. https://beachcommute.com/email

Announcement alert! We are launching a new the improved Digital Nomad Jobs Daily solution designed to get YOU a digital nomad job and traveling the world as quickly as possible. For the past four years we've listened to you and everything you had to say about your experiences trying to find fully remote jobs. Here's what you said: Job boards are a nightmareThe companies may not be reputable.There's just too much noice. The salaries aren't right. With all of these problems, searching for a job that truly lets you work anywhere in the world is a job unto itself. You could spend 20 hours per week. We now do that work for you. Every week, Monday through Friday our full-time job is scouring the web and our vast personal and professional networks to find the very best remote companies and their current job listings, and send alerts to your inbox. Every day you can rest assured that your Digital Nomad Jobs Daily email alerts will contain the needle in the haystack of that day. You will be looking at the very best, currently hiring positions available. No more job boards. No more paradox of choice. You can rest assured that the job alerts we send you are: Subscribe now at the link below! www.beachcommute.com/nomadjobs

There are THOUSANDS of "remote" job listings listed on the web every day. Go hop on LinkedIn and see for yourself...there are more opportunities to investigate than you have time. But despite the seemingly endless opportunities to get a job that (supposedly) would let you become a digital nomad, people are still struggling to do so. But why? We will give you a hint: What you're seeing on job boards is a mirage. What you're seeing is Fool's Gold. In this episode, Marisa (longtime career coach) discusses the three reasons you haven't yet found a job that actually lets you realize your dreams and become a digital nomad. But Jeff and Marisa don't leave you hanging! They discuss the things to watch out for to improve your job search and solutions Beach Commute has come up with to improve your job search process. We help people like you find legitimate remote jobs every day! Join our email list and get remote jobs sent directly to your inbox. https://beachcommute.com/email/

If you want a crystal clear checklist for how to be immediately productive on a digital nomad trip, this is the podcast for you. How do you get set up to work as a digital nomad when you get to a new destination? How do you make sure you have solid wifi? What technology do you need to invest in to be a productive digital nomad? How do you ensure that you have an effective workspace in your new destination? You have a choice here: You can either figure it out on your own and make a ton of mistakes figuring it out, or you can listen to this episode to figure out exactly how to do it right the first time so that you have zero productivity gaps in between travel. Jeff, Marisa and Diego have been digital nomads a VERY long time, and over the years they have made MANY mistakes along the way. In this episode they racked their collective brains to come up with the ultimate blueprint for immediate productivity. They start with a pre-flight checklist, an airport arrival checklist, and an Airbnb arrival checklist. This episode will undoubtedly help you skip many instances of downtime and potentially career-damaging incidents. Need help finding a remote job that lets you become a digital nomad? We help people like you find legitimate remote jobs every day! Join our email list and get remote jobs sent directly to your inbox. https://beachcommute.com/email/

Possibly the biggest benefit of being a digital nomad is the opportunity to go on once-in-a-lifetime weekend trips, every week. Digital nomads typically spend their Monday through Fridays working a semi-regular work schedule. Outside work hours people will often go on mini-adventures: Finding hot new restaurants, hiking, going on tours, etc. On the weekends digital nomads often go on BIG adventures to nearby locations. You could spend the week working in Florence, and the weekend driving through the hillsides of Tuscany, trying amazing new food and wine. Or you could spend the week working in a cafe in Bali, and the weekend taking a boat on island adventures. You could work in San Cristobal, Mexico and go on a rock jumping, waterfall rappelling adventure in the jungle. The one thing all of these cool locations have in common are that you would likely NEVER see these places if you weren't living and working nearby as a digital nomad. They are so far removed from the beaten path that you simply would never manage to see these places on a normal 1-2 week vacation from the office. Need help finding a remote job that lets you become a digital nomad? We help people like you find legitimate remote jobs every day! Join our email list and get remote jobs sent directly to your inbox. https://beachcommute.com/email/

Many of the digital nomad job suggestions you see on the web in listicles and articles don't reflect reality! If you Google "digital nomad jobs" for inspiration and recommendations, you'll likely run into the same group of careers over and over again... Jeff and Marisa can tell you is that they often don't reflect reality. In this episode Jeff and Marisa go through the top "digital nomad jobs" you'll find on the web and explain why they aren't realistic direction to take for up-and-coming digital nomads. Listen in to educate yourself on which career paths ARE NOT good directions to take if your dream is to become a digital nomad. Need help finding a remote job that lets you become a digital nomad? We help people like you find legitimate remote jobs every day! Join our email list and get remote jobs sent directly to your inbox. https://beachcommute.com/email/

Join us as we take a look back at the best and worst moments of our 2023 travels As 2023 comes to a close, Jeff, Marisa and Diego share their travel experiences over the past year. Listen in as they talk about the highs, lows, adventures, surprises, and hilarious situations that can only come about from living in this crazy world as digital nomads. These three pride themselves on being absolutely candid about what life is actually like as a digital nomad. That means sharing the realities of life that you can expect to run into on a daily basis, not just the Instagram highlight reels. In this episode, Marisa came up with 13 questions about our last year of travel which she asked Jeff and Diego without any preparation. You'll get a lot of laughs as these 3 goofballs recap the good, the bad, and the ugly of their travels this year.