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I first met fellow writer and travel aficionado Jenn Miller when we worked together at the Location Independent group of sites. Now, she’s written a book (with co-author Keri Wellman) about traveling with kids, titled Bottles to Backpacks:  The Gypsy Mama’s Guide to Real Travel with Kids. I asked Jenn ...

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Do you want to have a location independent business, but have no idea where to start? Would you like a sustainable business that lets you help others and see the world too? If you’ve been waiting for something to help you make the leap, then you’re in luck. Brooke Ferguson ...

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Last week, Claire van den Heever guest posted here on Get Paid To Write Online about being a location independent writer (if you haven’t checked this post out yet, I strongly recommend that you do – it’s a great read). Up until reading Claire’s post, I didn’t really consider myself ...

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I had, for the first time, undertaken to work as a location independent writer. Arriving in India gave me my first taste of what would become a perpetual dilemma. I had imagined gloating about earning a living against such magnificent backdrops as the Himalayas, or while soaking up the contagious energy of a city like Bangkok. In reality, I was to discover, my writing would rarely benefit from an appreciation of my location.

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by Andy Hayes You may have heard all about the latest trend of becoming a Location Independent writer. It seems great – and in fact, it is – being able to work wherever you want. But even if you aren’t cutting ties and taking your writing business on the road, ...

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Welcome to the second edition of the Location Independent Blog Carnival. Each month the carnival is hosted by a different blog in the location independent community.  The editor reviews the submissions and publishes the best of them in a roundup post. Submit your articles here for a chance to be ...

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The results of the survey on lifestyle design by Free Pursuits and Location Independent are in – and I’ve found them fascinating. Here are ten reasons that writers and others were inspired to make the move. 1. Spending time with family and travelling 2. Boredom and the need for diversity ...

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Location Independent and Free Pursuits are trying to find out more about the growing community of digital nomads and location independent professionals. As Corbett Barr says: Our community is full of people who ask “why wait until you’re rich or retired to live the life you really want to live?” ...

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The Location Independent Group Writing Project was great fun, generating several posts that sparked good discussion on the topic of location independence. While there are a few common elements about people’s views of the location independent lifestyle, there are also many different ways to enjoy this independence, expressed beautifully – ...

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As a writer I’ve lived through an era when my boss thought computers would never catch on to an era where the tools I need are increasingly available online. I no longer need to carry much with me to have an ultra portable writing business. Here are some of the ...

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Are you excited about your freelance writing career? Want to share some of that excitement with us? The freedom to choose is an essential part of the freelancer’s lifestyle – the freedom to choose when you work, where you work and often who you work for. These are also fundamental ...

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About a year ago – maybe more – I happened upon a website that completely matched the way I thought of my life. That site was all about being location independent and designing a life that worked the way you wanted. I liked it so much, that I immediately adopted ...

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