Digital nomad jobs

[Maddox]

If you're someone looking to work remotely and move to Europe, I'd suggest looking into SEO.

It's so hard to find freelancers overseas right now who are good at this. If you speak English fluently, you can work from Eastern Europe and charge $30/hour easily and probably have prospects lined up out the door wanting to hire you.

I expect this skill to be even more in demand in the coming years. Many who mastered it to market their affiliate sites are leaving because of the unpredictability of the results due to AI search.

However, there will always be a need for this skill by companies looking to boost their site in the rankings.

 

[Let God Arise]

If you're someone looking to work remotely and move to Europe, I'd suggest looking into SEO.

It's so hard to find freelancers overseas right now who are good at this. If you speak English fluently, you can work from Eastern Europe and charge $30/hour easily and probably have prospects lined up out the door wanting to hire you.

I expect this skill to be even more in demand in the coming years. Many who mastered it to market their affiliate sites are leaving because of the unpredictability of the results due to AI search.

However, there will always be a need for this skill by companies looking to boost their site in the rankings.

What's SEO? People keep using acronyms that I've never heard on this forum. Saw "MSG" the other that I still haven't figured out.

 

[Australia Sucks]

What's SEO? People keep using acronyms that I've never heard on this forum. Saw "MSG" the other that I still haven't figured out.

Search Engine Optimization. Its about helping a websites appear in the first two pages of various search engine (google, etc) search results to help get more web traffic to the website.

 

[KulturedKaveman]

If you're someone looking to work remotely and move to Europe, I'd suggest looking into SEO.

It's so hard to find freelancers overseas right now who are good at this. If you speak English fluently, you can work from Eastern Europe and charge $30/hour easily and probably have prospects lined up out the door wanting to hire you.

I expect this skill to be even more in demand in the coming years. Many who mastered it to market their affiliate sites are leaving because of the unpredictability of the results due to AI search.

However, there will always be a need for this skill by companies looking to boost their site in the rankings.

So what certs and degrees will I need to get going in this? Like the basic career outline.

 

[KulturedKaveman]

Don’t bother gardening vegetables…I’ve done it and it is not really worth the time invested vs calories gained (maybe potatoes…maybe). Better off just growing food plots for deer hunting. 1 deer can feed you for 2-3 weeks.

Chest freezer and some news print… seems simple enough. And I’d get a generator to keep the thing cranking just in case. Problem is need to learn to hunt.

 

[Maddox]

So what certs and degrees will I need to get going in this? Like the basic career outline.

Preferably, you should get a certification from Google. You could also just watch online tutorials and teach yourself that way. But like any other job, you should only do it if you feel you have a passion for the work.

 

[Droughtmeat]

Preferably, you should get a certification from Google. You could also just watch online tutorials and teach yourself that way. But like any other job, you should only do it if you feel you have a passion for the work.

Friends have told me that once you've watched the tutorials it's all about getting reps and experience, but they don't have suggestions as to how to do that.
Is there anything you would recommend?

I've considered asking a friend who owns aagency if I could just perform tasks for him for free. But I'm not sure if beginners are so terrible that it would harm his business and he'd just be looking for polite ways to tell me to kindly try someone else's agency.

 

[Maddox]

Friends have told me that once you've watched the tutorials it's all about getting reps and experience, but they don't have suggestions as to how to do that.
Is there anything you would recommend?

I've considered asking a friend who owns aagency if I could just perform tasks for him for free. But I'm not sure if beginners are so terrible that it would harm his business and he'd just be looking for polite ways to tell me to kindly try someone else's agency.

As a beginner, I would start here: https://backlinko.com/seo-basics-for-beginners

Brian Dean is one of the leading experts in this industry and his tutes are really easy to follow.

 

[Droughtmeat]

As a beginner, I would start here: https://backlinko.com/seo-basics-for-beginners

Brian Dean is one of the leading experts in this industry and his tutes are really easy to follow.

Thanks. I'll check this one out too.

 

[cosine]

This list is applicable to me since I work in the data ecosystem. Some of these results don't make sense for a beginner to try at all, for example Data Architect. Those jobs require lots of experience. Same with my track. But it shows that looking for Data Engineer, ETL developer, or Technician jobs can be an easy way into a thriving industry.

If you search this for yourself, be sure to make chat GPT narrow it down to your local region.

Here's a comprehensive overview of various data-related roles in the U.S., detailing median base salaries, typical years of experience required, relative job openings and seekers, competitiveness levels, and the overall ease of securing these positions:

 

[homersheineken]

This list is applicable to me since I work in the data ecosystem. Some of these results don't make sense for a beginner to try at all, for example Data Architect. Those jobs require lots of experience. Same with my track. But it shows that looking for Data Engineer, ETL developer, or Technician jobs can be an easy way into a thriving industry.

If you search this for yourself, be sure to make chat GPT narrow it down to your local region.


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I've done a couple of those

 

[Australia Sucks]

This list is applicable to me since I work in the data ecosystem. Some of these results don't make sense for a beginner to try at all, for example Data Architect. Those jobs require lots of experience. Same with my track. But it shows that looking for Data Engineer, ETL developer, or Technician jobs can be an easy way into a thriving industry.

If you search this for yourself, be sure to make chat GPT narrow it down to your local region.


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Looking at your list the salaries for some of those jobs hardly seem worth it to me. Like anything around or under $100,000 USD hardly seems worth it.

Although maybe I have a different perspective because I live in Australia. But here there are plenty of people with jobs such as traffic control, Forklift driver, Truck driver, Train conductor etc earning the equivalent of $100,000 USD or sometimes more if they are willing to do a lot of overtime. Obviously the rub is however that none of the jobs I mentioned can be done remotely.

 

[cosine]

Looking at your list the salaries for some of those jobs hardly seem worth it to me. Like anything around or under $100,000 USD hardly seems worth it.

Although maybe I have a different perspective because I live in Australia. But here there are plenty of people with jobs such as traffic control, Forklift driver, Truck driver, Train conductor etc earning the equivalent of $100,000 USD or sometimes more if they are willing to do a lot of overtime. Obviously the rub is however that none of the jobs I mentioned can be done remotely.

1. I'm paid more than the median because I live in a more expensive area. Australia is expensive too.
2. For a period, I got a difficult project to work, then everyone thought I was great. For the next few months I did about 2 hours of work per day and then went skiing nonstop. Once it got only "a little busier" I took a 9-week trip around Europe while working 1-5 hours in the evenings.

Now it's a little more difficult, but I'm also paid better.

None of those benefits are ever awarded to jobs where you have to actually work. Also, if you are actually motivated to grow into roles in tech, you can make a whole lot more than $100k. For example I know a guy who got a job as a software engineer at Netflix now making $550k and that's in cash, not stock/RSU's etc.

 

[KulturedKaveman]

Well as it turns out they’re dragging everyone back to the office. Digital nomad might be off the table and you need to be a creative (writer, artist, etc) to live that life. Still, certing up might be worth it. Have an alternate skill set to fall back on.

 

[RedLagoon]

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1. I'm paid more than the median because I live in a more expensive area. Australia is expensive too.
2. For a period, I got a difficult project to work, then everyone thought I was great. For the next few months I did about 2 hours of work per day and then went skiing nonstop. Once it got only "a little busier" I took a 9-week trip around Europe while working 1-5 hours in the evenings.

Now it's a little more difficult, but I'm also paid better.

None of those benefits are ever awarded to jobs where you have to actually work. Also, if you are actually motivated to grow into roles in tech, you can make a whole lot more than $100k. For example I know a guy who got a job as a software engineer at Netflix now making $550k and that's in cash, not stock/RSU's etc.

I know a guy that makes $2mil a year, started off as a trucker... I agree @Australia Sucks tech isn't the "solution" as it seems those boys are being replaced by AI quicker than any Aussie trucker could.

 

[analyst_green]

Well as it turns out they’re dragging everyone back to the office. Digital nomad might be off the table and you need to be a creative (writer, artist, etc) to live that life. Still, certing up might be worth it. Have an alternate skill set to fall back on.

You can still do it as a freelance entrepreneur. Many companies hire independent contractors for short term consulting gigs. For tech work, they're not usually expected to be on site.

The upside is you are way more flexible and you don't depend on any single employer. The downside is you constantly have to look for new work.

 

[cosine]

Well as it turns out they’re dragging everyone back to the office. Digital nomad might be off the table and you need to be a creative (writer, artist, etc) to live that life. Still, certing up might be worth it. Have an alternate skill set to fall back on.

Sure, RTO is substantial. There were also a decent number of people working fully remote jobs before covid. Now there are far more, and it is a bit more normalized.

Now there are also a lot of hybrid jobs. Which is much nicer than always being in an office. And boy, a lot of hybrid people only come in once a week.

Another downside is that you may need a bigger house with more bedrooms/offices to have a legitimate, professional remote work location. And housing is only going up in price.

I know a guy that makes $2mil a year, started off as a trucker... I agree @Australia Sucks tech isn't the "solution" as it seems those boys are being replaced by AI quicker than any Aussie trucker could.

Not saying it's "the" path, but it is "a" path. And it requires keeping up with technology so you aren't replaced. Automation begins replacing people starting with the low-performers.

What does the guy do now? Run a trucking company?