Lesson 3: (Path 2) Working Remotely

I started working remotely in 2020. I was pretty much forced to pivot since my teaching contract ended in March 2020 and overseas travel pretty much came to a halt by then.

Luckily, I had been practicing digital marketing the year prior as a hobby (I wanted to learn how to market my art and music). So I knew enough to land an entry-level gig with a freelance client in content planning and keyword research (I would write content briefs, find keywords and come up with topics for clients—pretty sweet).

This launched my freelance career. For the next 5 years (from 2020-2025), my “job” was a mixed bag of side hustles and client work (writing, teaching English online, freelance clients…I even tried AI training through Outlier for a bit, which I had to stop unfortunately because I could only work when I was physically in the US…).

The point is this, remote work is absolutely possible and probably one of the most common ways to be a digital nomad. But it’ll take some time to find reliable income, depending on your skills, experience, network and drive (I was a bit lazy, to be honest).