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Get Paid to Travel the World ? and Never Hold a Job

admin — Fri, 27 May 2011 09:15:04 +0000

Wouldn’t it be great to travel the world and get paid for doing so? When most people think about traveling, they think of the two outdated ‘travel models.’ 1)    Work really, really hard and save a lot of money. Once you have ‘enough cash,’ you travel for as long as you can before going broke and getting another job (or go back to your old one).2)    Travel as a part of your job. These would be low-paying jobs like working on a cruise ship, as a tour guide, bartender, adventure sport instructor, or simply getting a regular job in an exotic location. A better option, to be sure, but…
How can you travel wherever your heart desires, ‘working’ at something that fascinates you? The answer is closer that you may imagine, and a lot more attainable. No, you don’t have to sell anything to your friends or join a cult. I present to you option 3. 3)    Utilize simple technology to automatically provide people with value. For doing so, you make money.
Sound like fun? It definitely is.
The underground movement of travelers who hold no jobs and ‘work’ out of internet café’s and on laptops a few hours a day (or a week) grows larger every day. Here are some quick ways you can join this group.
•    Film your travel adventures and drive Internet traffic using your videos. You’re taking pictures and videos anyway, so why not make some money for doing so? Did you know you can use sites like YouTube and Flickr to send traffic to websites that will PAY you for the traffic?
•    Write about your travel adventures. Most ‘travel writers’ work like mad to make a few measly hundred bucks selling their stories to travel magazines. Instead, land a high-paying job on Elance or Guru… or better yet, post your stories to your own easy-to-create blog and make a Google Adsense income off of your readers.
•    Become a salesman for the biggest store in the world… Ebay! This is one of the most under-appreciated travel-income methods of all time. Most people think they have to ship a physical product on Ebay… which limits your inventory to what you could fit in your luggage or backpack. Unfortunately (fortunately for you!) this is completely wrong. You can sell digital products like e-books and courses on Ebay and never pay a red-cent for shipping. For physical products, you can also easily setup a fulfillment center that will ship your stuff without your ever having to lift a finger.
•    Drive internet traffic to sites using simple techniques. Can you get on an online forum and answer other people’s questions about a subject? Then you’ve got enough skill to drive internet traffic! If you send traffic to websites looking for customers on your subject, you can get paid for it.
Making an income while traveling isn’t as difficult as it may seem… you just need to take action on a few simple steps that not many people know about. Soon, you will be making more money while traveling than you would if you had a 9-5 job! The only thing stopping you is taking action.
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Jobs That Travel the World – How to Get World Travel Jobs

admin — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 08:25:26 +0000

Wouldn’t it be great to be able to travel around the world and get paid while you do it? With a little creativity and a lot of courage, those who intelligently plan their world travels can make a serious income while living it up in exotic, worldwide locations. Let’s get into the ‘meat’ of how this can be done. There are 3 types of travelers. Which one are you?1) Savers – You get a job, or jobs, in one location, save and save, and when you have enough money and nothing tying you down, you go travel. If you’re reading this article you probably already know you don’t want to have this type of job. So, world travel job type number two is…2) Traveling job seekers. These are people who seek to land jobs that pay them while they travel. Included are tour and adventure guide jobs, film and writing jobs, flight attendant and airline jobs, medical jobs, military work, and so on. You can get one of these jobs following a very simple formula: Apply for a bunch of positions. Send recommendations. Make follow-up calls. Send thank-you cards. Sooner or later, someone is going to ‘bite’ and give you a position. 3) Systems travelers. These people are referred to as the ‘new rich.’ They set up systems using simple (but new) technology to constantly deliver value to other people, for which they get paid over and over again. If that was jibberish to you, don’t worry about it. Let’s go a little more into depth about what, exactly, this type of person does. Here’s an example of a ‘systems traveler’ at work: Katie likes training dogs, so she makes some YouTube videos and writes a few 1 page articles about some of the stuff she knows. Her ‘job’ is to help other dog owners train their dogs. When she puts these resources on the internet for others to benefit from, the people who are serious will click on the links in her articles and videos to get more information. When they do, Katie sends them to a product she has found online that pays her every time someone buys a product. In this case, she makes $66.46 per sale (the actual amount I make for selling a dog training product). One in twenty people buys the product, so if Katie sends 40 people per day to the product, she makes $132.92 per day. Getting the idea? Here’s a hint: 40 people a day in terms of traffic is NOTHING. And once the systems are setup properly, your travel job consists of tons of traveling and not a lot of job. Jobs that travel the world are a dime a dozen. The ideal situation is to become a systems traveler with a job that travels the world. In other words, your online system covers all your expenses and more, while your ‘job’ is for fun and anything they pay you is just gravy.

Why Self Catering Holidays Are A Great Way To Travel

admin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:33:58 +0000

The growth of the self catering holiday has been greatly helped by the growth of the internet. It is now so easy to look up self catering holidays on the internet and then decide where you would like to stay.
Self catering holidays are very popular with holiday makers going on a family holiday. The great thing about looking for a holiday that is self catering is that they are available in most countries around the world.
One of the most popular holiday destinations for self catering holidays is Ireland. Many holiday makers choose to go on a family holiday to Ireland and choose self catering accommodation. Ireland is so popular with holiday makers on self catering holidays as it is a country full of warm welcoming people and has some of the most beautiful countryside in Europe.
While on a self catering holiday to Ireland families feel that they get to experience the real Ireland. They can sample the world famous Irish beer and also try some of the mouth watering local cuisine that they would not have got the opportunity to try if they had not been on a self catering holiday.
France is another favourite holiday destination for self catering holidays. Families go to France and choose a self catering holiday as they feel that it helps them experience the real way of life in France. By choosing self catering on a holiday in France, families can choose to eat out in local bars and restaurants. This enables them to get a true feel of the local culture and really appreciate the French cuisine. It is also fun to shop in the local markets and shops and then take the produce back to your self catering accommodation to cook.
By going on a self catering holiday to France enables you to try different foods that you would not try on a normal holiday. Normandy is a popular destination with holiday makers going on a self catering holiday to France. Many families go back year after year to France on self catering holidays as they fall in love with the flavour of the local food. By selecting a self catering holiday, tourists to France are able to experience the many mouthwatering foods specific to individual regions.
Scotland is another popular self catering holiday destination. Tourists are attracted to Scotland by its stunning scenery and warm and friendly people. Self catering holidays are so popular in Scotland as it can work our to be a very good value money. By choosing a self catering holiday you are able to choose when you want to eat and also where you want to eat. Scotland is famous for having some mouth watering food and whisky and holiday makers have the choice of eating out or back in their self catering holiday home.
In England some of the most popular self catering holidays are in Devon and Cornwall. Many families like to take self catering holidays in Devon and Cornwall and go there for the beautiful beaches and stunning views out over the sea. Self catering holidays are also popular in Devon and Cornwall as they help to reduce the price of the holiday.
Many lovers of the great out doors go on self catering holidays to the Lake District. They are so popular here because holiday makers like to go on long walks and explore the local mountains. They are then not restricted by meal times and can spend a full day out on the beautiful mountains in the Lake District.

Holiday Apartments: The Ideal Travel Accommodation For Families

admin — Sat, 29 May 2010 00:00:21 +0000

With the summer 2007 now firmly behind us, the time is near when vacationers throughout the world will start to look forward to their next vacation. For the lucky ones, Christmas will be an opportunity to travel to holiday destination and whilst hotels may usually be the first option in people’s mind when thinking about a place to live when traveling, wise travelers have known about holiday apartments for a while now. This is particularly true if you are vacationing with your family and looking to get the best holiday deals.
Holiday apartments offer an ideal alternative to hotel accommodation on a whole range of different levels, be it size, price and other considerations. And whilst hotels usually boast room and other personalized services to their customers, vacation suites and apartments are now competing with that as well.
Private owners often use the holiday rental market to monetize a second or third home, and have traditionally used the services of a letting agency to find customers, take payment and sometimes even take over full management of the said properties.
In the past 15 years, large houses in European cities such London have been converted into apartments (flats) for the purpose of being rented to tourists and travelers on short term basis. These types of properties directly compete with hotels in that they provide a reception for check-ins and check-outs and varying degrees of concierge services.
Hotels, having realized the potential loss of revenue generated by the rental of holiday apartments have now begun to offer furnished hotel suites, which combine the amenities of a home with the services of a hotel. This option is perhaps the most costly of all three types of vacation apartment’s rentals.
If you are looking for more space in which to stretch your tired legs after a day’s walking through the streets of London or other cities throughout the world, apartments are an ideal alternative to hotels.
In addition to space, though, the savings are what make holiday apartments so worthy of your consideration for your next travel or vacation trip.

Travel Jobs & How to Make Money While You Travel

admin — Sat, 22 May 2010 00:00:03 +0000

Ever had the desire to quit your lame 9 to 5 job, tell your boss to shove it, pack up and start traveling the world?
All of us have had that desire at one point! The thing that stopped you was probably the same thing that stops most people: money.
“How will I pay for my flights, food, lodging, transportation, yada, yada, yada,” you asked yourself.
Don’t let these concerns bother you too much, because there is an underground, growing group of travelers who are utilizing some simple but hidden techniques to make significant incomes while traveling.
Here’s an overview of how we make money traveling and by landing travel jobs:Underground Travel Income Method #1 – Traditional Travel Job – Hold a job that either a) pays for us to travel or b) is located in the place we wish to travel to. This is the lowest paying and most complicated method of all, but is the most commonplace.
Common jobs that pay for travels are for professional speakers, salespeople, package couriers, flight attendants, travel nurses/doctors, conservationists, cruise ship workers, etc.
Travel jobs located in the places we wish to go to can be any of the above, but also are specific to the location we travel to. There are some FUN jobs overseas that are looking for foreign workers!
Underground Travel Income Method #2 – Travel Writing – Travel writing jobs for magazines are more common than you may imagine. However, there are LOADS of other ways to write as you travel and make money, including blogging, picking up projects from sites like Elance and Guru, and writing travel guides, both online and offline.
Underground Travel Income Method #3 – Selling Affiliate Products – Using a simple website, you can drive online traffic to a product that will be of interest to your online followers. Don’t be intimidated by this! It can be as easy as using your very own Facebook or Myspace profile. Affiliate products typically pay 50% to 75%, so you can make a very healthy income for selling just a few objects. Underground Travel Income Method #4 – Filming Your Adventures – If you’ve got the camera out and you’re taking pictures, why not switch it to ‘film’ mode and make money from it? You simply make a video of your destinations using iMovie or Windows Movie Maker, then use your videos to create a customer base!Underground Travel Income Method #5 – Podcasting – If filming scares you off or intimidates you, you can make an iTunes podcast. It is easier than ever to get listed in iTunes and there’s a HUGE audience of podcast listeners. Simply talk about the places you visit two or three times a week and watch how your following grows… and how your bank account grows!Underground Travel Income Method # 6 – Ebay – The common misconception about Ebay is that you have to sell a physical product to make money. Here’s the trick: You can set up a fulfillment house to ship your product (or hire your little sister or the neighborhood kid). All you have to do is create your Ebay post from an internet café and collect the money!
Take any one of these six ‘travel job’ methods, and there are hundreds of travelers all over the world making more money than they would at a regular ‘job…’ and they’re living it up at exotic, world-class destinations. Take your pick, and take action on the ideas here!
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