Have you ever wondered “How to work and travel at the same time? "Or " How could I survive on a trip?” Or “How could I manage to travel with the little money I have? “.
There is a good chance that these questions have already crossed your mind (they all cross our minds one day or another!) And there is also a good chance that you have never found an answer. So you may never have taken the first step to undertake a trip and with time you may be wondering if you will ever succeed in fulfilling your travel dreams.
On this article I tend to repeat often that it is quite easy to travel while making money. But a few days ago I realized that I should perhaps give you some concrete examples, so that's why I wrote this article. I want to help you answer the questions asked above.
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Are you ready? So here is a list of 33 ways to earn money while traveling!
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It may seem silly to you, but many people make money by walking around the world and offering their services to correct and translate signs and menus in French (or any other language they master) to The attention of foreigners. I met a guy in Thailand who took 10 Euros for correction work and he accumulated about 20 a week. A good way to earn 800 Euros per month.
WORKING FREELANCE FOR WEBSITES
Whether you have training or skills in web design, programming, illustration, writing, marketing, consulting, law, engineering or able to perform any administrative job you should go to sites like Elance.com and Odesk.com . These are platforms that allow connecting freelance with companies that have missions to carry out. Even if you come from training, go for a walk on these sites that offer freelance work in dozens of different fields.
WORKING AND TRAVELING: WORKING HOLIDAY VISA
Countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and since 18 February 2011 Argentina, offer this type of visa to foreigners generally aged 18 to 30 years. If you are in this age range, the work-holiday visa is surely the best way to earn money while working. It allows you to stay up to 12 months in a country and apply for the job you want. Yes it's really a great deal to make a living on the other side of the world.
FRUIT PICKING OR FRUITPICKING
Go out in the sun, take a basket and pick fruit. This option is very common for travelers / backpackers who pass through Australia. The salary received corresponds to the number of kilos of fruit picked, housing, half board or even the three.
THE TRAVEL BLOG
Blog to TravelOne does not become a millionaire with a travel blog. But if you need money to finance your trip, while keeping your family and the world informed of your adventures, starting a travel blog can be a great solution. Personally my blog (The backpack) comes to finance my travels. I opened a website a few days ago, Blog to Travel, where I give tips on video to create a travel blog. If you are looking for inspiration take a look at my list of friends travel blogs.
You do not have to create a travel blog under the pretext that you are traveling. Whatever your main focus, it may be a topic to start your blog. There's always a way to make money with a blog, no matter what. You simply need to know how to actually invest in what you do.
SELL PROPERTY ONLINE
Have you discovered local products that might please others than you? Do you make objects yourself that you want to sell? You can create your website or set up a shop on eBay or any other online sales site and start selling your products. The success of your sales will of course depend on many parameters, but once again, if you are ready to take online courses to learn how to sell your products to the right people, you can continue to travel a little thanks to your sales Are few).
THE GUARDING (HOUSESITTING)
Who has never dreamed of a free lodging? You will not be paid to do it, but if you do not mind keeping someone else's home on vacation, it's a great plan to travel. I know people who have traveled this way around the world, from house to house, while saving a rent for years. The periods of care vary from one week to one month or even a whole year.
WORK ABROAD
There is no law requiring you to leave your job in order to travel. Maybe your workstation allows you to work remotely, in this case just talk to your manager to organize it. Go for a ride on the beaches of Thailand and you will meet many foreigners working remotely for their business, earning a living while traveling around the world.
BECOME A HAIRDRESSER
Choose a popular youth hostel, set up a sign (after asking the management!), Offer reasonable rates and off you go. I remember meeting a girl who was doing this in Zagreb in Croatia and who was getting 40 Euros a day doing her pub in 3 different hotels. She was cutting hair for a month, traveling for a month and then starting again. Not bad at all as an idea.
MAKE MASSAGES
Take the idea back and apply it to the massages. I'm sure I would be a taker after a long day of walking through a big city.
WAITER IN A BAR
Working and Traveling at Travel Shack Vienna There are bars in many cities that pay to black travelers willing to work in the same place for a while. The bars that depend on the hotels will offer you the best plans.
At Vienna I came across a bar called the Travel Shack Vienna which offered a salary (200 Euros a week) and a bed for travelers who wanted to work as a bartender. Do not hesitate to look at Couch surfing the good plans that may exist in each city (if you do not know what it is, I'm talking about it here)!
WORKING IN A CAFE OR RESTAURANT
If you are going to a large resort, ask the hotel staff where you are if they know of places that hire. Sometimes you will even find a free magazine for tourists in which the restaurants publish classifieds that can match you.
MAKE WEBSITES
Do you know how to make a website? Build your business and search for customers over the internet through your family or friends around the world. Are you staying in a hotel in Turkey that has a rotten website? Offer them to completely redesign their site for 50 100 or 200 Euros.
SELL TIMESHARES
If you are of the commercial kind go to Greece, Thailand, Mexico, the Caribbean or any other place with tourist resorts and you will find a job in selling timeshares. These tourist complexes need people capable of interacting with tourists from all countries. So they prefer to have Americans to sell to Americans, Italian to sell to Italians, and so on. There is a lot of money to be made in this environment.
WORKING FOR A RESORT
If the sale is not your thing, be aware that all the hotels in the world hire foreign personnel in different positions such as reception, restaurant or animation.
I have one of my best friends, Raphael, who went to Australia for a year. He managed to work for the great Hyatt hotel while he never worked in the restoration of his life! (Well he may have a little bit lied about his cv too ... :-)).
TEACHING MUSIC
Whichever musical instrument you play, chances are that people around the world want to learn too. Make a small ad on local websites and hang posters in places frequented like schools or shops. You will have a package of enrolled in less time than it takes to say it.
TEACHING ENGLISH
The opportunities to exercise this job exist all over the world and most of the time you do not even need a diploma or certificate. You just need English as your mother tongue.
TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
English is not the only language people want to learn. You speak French, Spanish, German, Italian, Mandarin, Arabic, or any other language? Find a teacher job or place an ad in popular schools and cafes to set up your own language course.
TEACHING DANCE
Again, put up posters everywhere in town, find a nice space in a public garden and teach others how to dance the Tango. You can also arrange with a bar or a restaurant that will pay you to organize courses in their space since it will bring back a large clientele.
GIVING YOGA CLASSES
You can do exactly the same for a Yoga class or any other kind of exercise!
WORKING ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE
If you have experience in building, or if you can pretend it is an area that tends to hire a lot of people for short periods and small paid missions to black. So this is a good solution for those looking to make some easy money.
WORKING AS AN AU PAIR
The conditions may vary but at least you will have a room, you will be fed and receive a weekly salary to take care of the children of a family. This option will also allow you to travel throughout the country during your free time.
SURF TEACHER
I am not super surfing, but the fact of having lived in La Rochelle and having practiced this sport allowed me to get a small job in the south of Vietnam to give lessons to beginners. You do not need to be a professional to find this kind of work, you just have to be a little better than those who have never done surfing their lives!
DIVING PROF
Do you have a scuba diving certificate?
If you have it there are dozens of great destinations for scuba diving around the world - Egypt, Mexico, Thailand, Australia, Hawaii - where you can find work.
TOURISTIC GUIDE
Many foreign tour operators, who offer inexpensive tour packages, hire tour guides for each of their groups. The salary is rarely very high and you often have to commit to one or two years, but the advantage is that you will be able to explore the world without spending a lot of money and while having a great professional experience. You have the opportunity to find missions easily too, in Thailand I was guide accompanist in a jungle near Bangkok. I was carrying the bags and it was not really well paid, but the tips from the tourists were huge!
SELL YOUR CREATIONS ON LOCAL MARKETS
Bracelet for sale on trip there are many markets on which you can as a foreigner have a stand and sell your creations. These markets are generally aimed at tourists and other travelers. As a result, many people follow the circuit of these markets and work from market to market all year to sell their creations, handicrafts, clothing from India and all kinds of things that sell well.
PHOTOGRAPHY
I'm really bad at photography but for those who know how to use their camera, you can try to sell your travel photos.
WRITING
If you have a good pen, there are many ways to write about your travel experiences and be published in magazines or on websites. This is not obvious but if you get to publish a few articles and make yourself known, your articles can quickly become sought after and in great demand.
WORKING FOR A COMPANY ABROAD
Maybe you want to travel while pursuing a career and making a good living. In this case, nothing prevents you from applying for interesting positions abroad. China has more and more job opportunities for foreigners, Singapore and New Zealand are also very popular destinations and several Middle East countries host thousands of expatriates who live and work for Companies.
WORKING ON A CRUISE SHIP
I have often met travelers who have worked in cruise ships. It is a great way to earn money while discovering the world, gaining solid professional experience and building ties with hundreds of people (both crew and passengers) of the whole world.
WORKING IN TOURISM
This will not guarantee you to be on the road permanently but a work in tourism at home can be a good plan for some. A stable income, a lot of exchanges and very rich professional relations and if you evolve towards a good position you will be able to travel for the needs of your work.
STREET ARTS
Do you have any talent? Maybe you do not have any special talent but you're ready to make people laugh, especially if they throw their change in your hat. Many travelers play guitar, juggle, dance, sing around the world. This is not always very legal so make sure you follow the rules.
BE CREATIVE!
The best example I have discovered is a young woman in Thailand who has mounted her work model in 6 months. She went from a seaside resort to a seaside resort, contacted the tourist offices and offered them an agreement. In exchange for bringing in customers, she would pocket money. Every day she went to the youth hostels and trendy cafes to promote the activities for which she worked. She was doing really well. So think a little, find ideas and do not be afraid to be original and creative!
So that's my list. If you want to know further more on How to work online while your travel lifestyle business can help you to make money while you are on traveling. I really hope this article has made you realize that it was possible to travel while making money. That is not as complicated as you imagined. If it was impossible to do so, we would not meet as many strangers around the world working while exploring the planet.
