I've considered doing the same thing in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. The problem with Playa however is due to the nature of my business; ecommerce; I need to be in the USA as living outside of the USA would make shipping not only not economical but a huge hassle to manage.
The one nice thing about Charleston, it's in the USA. It's in a fairly major city. I suppose Charleston isn't a major city, but at least large enough to get decent mail service and have regular Fedex pickups. For my business it may actually work out as a lot of my customers are out of South Carolina, Texas, Tennesse, etc. The only real hiccup in this plan is my business partner is out of Chicago. Sure it would make communication a little more challenging and mean we weren't working out of the same office, but it could work.
Anyhow, my point today is to introduce you guys to the concept of Location Independent. What does location independent mean? We'll explain below.
Location Independent
Location Independence is freedom. It's being able to live or move to wherever you like; and as long as you have an internet connection you can make a living. It's being able to live on your own terms.
Location Independence is exactly what's described above. It's having a skill-set or knowledge that allows you to make a living anywhere you have an internet connection without anything tying you down to one particular location; and ideally not tying you down to a schedule if possible. Not to say you don't need to put in hours and you dont' need to work, most people certainly do unless you can really create some passive income streams that require little to no maintenance; however that's hard to come by. Ultimately though, it's just being able to live where you want and work remotely from anyplace.
What Type Of Jobs Are Location Independent?
Hypothetically any job can be location independent. Even corporate jobs if your allowed to work remotely. That said typically working for someone else or for a corporate job you will still likely have to go check-in, or go to meetings on a quarterly basis or as needed which is why most location independent people work for themselves.
This could include anything from web design, SEO, various types of consulting. To things like selling digital products, selling gigs on Fiverr, oDesk, and eLance among many other sites. You could publish ebooks, or even sell items online, although ecommerce and having to physically ship items can somewhat tie you down. A solution to this is drop shipping, although if you've read my previous posts you know I'm not a huge fan of the drop shipping concept for a variety of reasons.
How To Become Location Independent?
Becomming location independent typically isn't something that's going to happen overnight. For most people it's a journey. They start a "side hustle" making a little money on the side while still working a full-time job. As you grow your business and grow your skill-sets you may find that you can make a full-time living without your previous full-time job working for someone else.
If you plan on trying to become location independent I would recommend start expanding your skill-sets. Start to learn SEO, learn how to write a well formatted interesting blog. Learn how to use softwares to make money whether it's a software that automates a process for a customer, automates the posting of blog or automates social media processes. Anything involving automation can be a hot selling, hands off, and very profitable gig on Fiverr or other freelancing sites.
I would also recommend starting a blog or Youtube Channel to showcase your skill-sets and establish yourself as a knowledgable expert in some field or area. Once you start doing this you'll notice people will begin contacting you asking for help and advice. You can parlay this into consulting where people actually pay you for your knowledge and advice.
Stay on the cutting edge of new social media platforms, new technologies and any current events in your industry.
* As a side note if you're interested in learning more about location independence; or if you're interested in talking with people who are already living this lifestyle I'd recommend checking out RooshVForum. Yes I know lots of people view it as a "pickup artists" site or forum, however that's only a small part of the site and restricted to the "game" subsection. There are a lot of really talented guys and entrepreneurs on that site who are location independent and are living life on their own terms. Checkout that forum to pick their brains, ask them questions and read their advice.
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