Nomadic Entrepreneurship

My journey to full-time travel started the day I got laid off. But long before I made the leap to a nomadic lifestyle, I was imagining it. In my early 20s, I was obsessed with the idea of working anytime, anywhere: Taking client calls from a sunny café in Barcelona. Writing from a quiet flat in Edinburgh. Planning my days around markets, not meetings. But I was still working a traditional career, and quietly wondering what it would take to break free. Then, COVID hit. I lost my job, and I had a choice: rebuild the life I had… or build the one I’d always imagined. So I went all in on freelance writing. One client turned into two. Then four. Once I could support myself, I sold everything I owned and booked a one-way ticket. My original plan was to move fast, country to country, chasing the high. But it turns out... speed is lonely. Slowing down meant becoming a familiar face — at the market, the café, the corner bakery — and building friendships that didn’t end with “where are you headed next?” That change made the lifestyle sustainable. It kept my work consistent and my energy balanced. It also opened the door to meeting my partner and creating a home in France. So, if you want to start traveling full (or part) time, here’s my advice: → If you don't have an established business, get a remote job that pays reliably and gives you structure so you can focus on enjoying where you are instead of stressing over your next invoice. → Stay long enough to know the rhythm of a place — to find your café, your market, and your people. → Leave room for plans to shift, because the unexpected is often where the best parts of nomadic life happen. Follow this rhythm, and one day you’ll wake up to discover the life you dreamed about has become your own.

This post is for you if you often think about how cool it would be to live like a nomad. Yesterday, someone asked me a very interesting question. “What are the cons of being a nomadic solopreneur?” I mostly talk about the positives but everything has its pros and cons. I’ve been living like a nomad for 3 years now and became a solopreneur 7 months ago. There are a few challenges of this lifestyle that you should consider if you dream of adopting one. 1️⃣ Managing Finances For the first 2 years living as a nomad, I had a full-time job so money was not a concern. But then I quit, took a long break and chose to become a solopreneur. I started from scratch with no experience and very little money. I was living without an income for 7 months so had to quickly find ways to earn. If you’re starting out, make sure you have enough savings or fixed income to cover your expenses otherwise it will be a constant worry. 2️⃣ Friendships I don’t have any friends in the new places I go to and life is not fun without friends. So I have to make efforts to find people and build relationships. It’s not easy to make friends as you age especially if you’re an introvert like me. 3️⃣ Healthy Food I'm not a fan of cooking and rely on eating outside mostly. Also, because I like exploring and working out of cafes. I don’t like eating junk which is easily available and finding simple healthy veg food is a challenge. And eating out is expensive too. 4️⃣ Moving frequently Every few months, I pack my stuff and move to a new place. It’s easy for me because I live like a minimalist. I just own a laptop, a Kindle, and some clothes. No fancy gadgets or shoes or accessories or a wardrobe full of clothes. I can pretty much pack all my stuff in 1 suitcase and move. But, if you’re someone who likes owning stuff, you might want to rethink this lifestyle. Despite the challenges, I love living this life because I live for experiences and being a nomad & a solopreneur has given me some of the best experiences and crazy personal growth. I wouldn’t have it any other way. But this lifestyle is not for everyone. Some dreams are good to live through someone else’s stories and that’s okay 🙂 If you wish to follow my journey even more closely, you can subscribe to my newsletter here: https://bit.ly/3RBavLI The first issue goes out this Wednesday where I’ll take you to a beautiful place that I’ve been living in for 2 weeks now. And oh, it’s free, so why not? 😉 #nomad #solopreneur #personalgrowth #challenges

When I first became a consultant, quit my event marketing job and started travelling and working online full-time, people told me: “Why don’t you just get a stable job in one place?” But I knew something they didn’t: This lifestyle was shaping me into the kind of marketer companies couldn’t ignore. Because here’s the truth: Working while travelling forces you to sharpen skills most marketers in corporate teams rarely touch. Especially if you’re a consultant or business owner. You don’t have a bigger budget just because your manager likes you. You don’t have a safety net. You don’t have the luxury of waiting 6 months to see results. On top of proving yourself professionally, you’re also carrying more “life” responsibilities: – Finding your next meal and clean drinking water – Booking your accommodation, organizing visas, researching where to go – Navigating a foreign country alone – Taking care of your health – And still making sure you enjoy yourself, because every day you get asked the question, “what brings you to travel here”? Every client, every project, every destination is a test of whether you can adapt, and how fast you can do it. That pressure turns into an advantage: – You master new tools and platforms quickly, for work and for travel. – You learn how to get results fast for your client, or you end up losing them. – You build networks from scratch, over and over again. So, of course, doing it online for your clients becomes a second nature. You’re constantly proving yourself in new places, to new clients. And to yourself, because everyone is asking you, “Why don’t you settle down?” Resourcefulness and execution become your default. It’s what keeps you in the game. It’s what keeps you living this dream lifestyle. I’ve seen it firsthand: Consultants and nomads who build businesses in new markets bring back sharper positioning, faster execution, and more creativity than most in-house teams can keep up with. Because when your work is your lifeline, you can’t deliver mediocre results. You actually have to care, or you don’t get paid. With the rise of social media marketing and referrals, the traditional strategies are becoming obsolete. The next generation of marketing leaders won’t come from corporate ladders; they’ll come from the people who had to build trust, visibility, and revenue from nothing. That’s why I partner with founders and teams who don’t just want another basic agency to help. I help people who want marketing for someone who cares, and not someone just chasing a stable paycheck. If that’s you, let’s chat. The link is in the comments

On the road again I’ve been working remotely since before COVID and certainly spent most of my professional life traveling extensively for work, something I really enjoyed as it was an opportunity to meet new people, sample new cultures, and get work done in new places. That energy is still with me today, so I guess there is a bit of a wandering soul in me. What’s different now is that I don’t have a fixed abode—so when people ask me where home is—I struggle, as there are many places where I spend a few months, a year, but my stuff is still in storage, so I guess the defining moment on “home” will be where the stored stuff is. Not quite the 20-something backpacker, I have learned to move with ease and extreme packing between airports, trains, and cars and a few tips for living the nomadic remote work life: 1. Get organized on banks, cards, health care, insurance, passports, and admin wherever you are. Getting this wrong can have dramatic repercussions. 2. Count your days, be aware of visa requirements and local registrations. 3. Make sure your tech serves you well, especially in places where the Wi-Fi drops and you enter an enforced digital detox when you do not need it. 4. Planning is key, and clients get used to you not being physically around, but do make sure that you check in regularly so everyone knows that you are fully on the job (even if that’s from another location—they need to know you are not on a permanent holiday and feel that you serve them equally well remotely). 5. Running a fully remote team has its challenges, so make sure that you find time for live meetings and use that time together well. 6. Use tools like Slack or Notion to manage workflow in remote teams. 7. Try to establish some routines in each location—the local gym, yoga mornings, whatever, just to keep some sense of yourself on the road. 8. Meet new people, invest time in local languages and culture—it’s a fabulously diverse world out there! #DigitalNomad #NomadTips #RemoteWorker #WorkingRemotely #StartupFounder