How to Be a Digital Nomad: Build a Successful Career While Travelling the World

by Kayla Ihrig

Overview

You don't need to sacrifice your career to travel the world. Join the 35 million digital nomads who are living, working and exploring to the fullest.

With this book, discover the incredible opportunities of digital nomadism and learn how you can travel the world while also sustaining a successful work-life. How to Be a Digital Nomad gives you everything you need to build a successful career on your terms.

This book is both a practical guide and an insightful exploration of this unique lifestyle. It includes interviews with a diverse range of remote workers, telling stories that span five decades of digital nomadism, and highlights the unique opportunities this lifestyle offers you and your career. Whether you're looking for a few months away, a working gap year or an entirely new lifestyle, this book will show you how you can take control of your career while travelling the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781398613058
Publisher:	Kogan Page, Ltd.
Publication date:	01/30/2024
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	5.08(w) x 7.80(h) x (d)

About the Author

Kayla Ihrig is the founder of Writing From Nowhere, through which she consults on topics such as digital nomadism, building online skills and digital marketing. In 2017, she booked a one-way flight and left her job working at an architecture firm behind. She's been abroad ever since, building a successful career while travelling the world.

She has appeared in Forbes, the BBC, Yahoo Finance, HubSpot, GoDaddy, Fiverr, the Zero to Travel podcast, Medium's Authority Magazine, and The Offbeat Life. She is currently travelling full-time with her husband.

Table of Contents

** Chapter - 00: Introduction: so you want to be a digital nomad? ** Chapter - 01: Getting started ** Chapter - 02: Different approaches ** Chapter - 03: Making and saving money abroad ** Chapter - 04: International travel debunked ** Chapter - 05: Preparing to set sail ** Chapter - 06: So, where to? ** Chapter - 07: The emotional rollercoaster ** Chapter - 08: When things go wrong ** Chapter - 09: Digital nomadism: a lifestyle or a phase?

Editorial Reviews

"An incredible resource for anyone interested in becoming a digital nomad."

Jessie Festa

"Funny and informative. It is the roadmap for becoming a digital nomad."

Kim Anderson

"This excellent and honest breakdown of the digital nomad movement allows you to hit the road with confidence."

Jason Moore

"The glamorous and not-so-glamorous parts of being a digital nomad... Kayla has it all in this one book!"

travel blogger and author Ami Bhat

"Captures the essence of the digital nomad lifestyle. Each section leaves you wanting to read more!"

Tammy Manko EdD.

"Kayla is incredibly relatable and will make your first big step as a digital nomad an achievable one."

Kat Smith

"This should be a required reading for anyone thinking about becoming a digital nomad."

Mitch Glass

"Work and travel have grown immensely and Kayla has kept up with the times. With this book, so will you. Highly recommend."

former travel agent Susan Hin-Koncelik

"Funny, charming and educational. A must-read for anyone considering this lifestyle."

Kaycee Bowen

"An insightful and thought-provoking look at everything you need to consider before becoming a digital nomad."

Rachel Heller

"The book draws you into the world of digital nomads while being informative, entertaining, and inspirational at the same time."

Denise Mai

"Warning: Reading this book may result in downsizing, bag-packing and living the life you thought you could only imagine."

Michele Papakie

"Captures the essence of the digital nomad lifestyle. Each section leaves you wanting to read more!"-- "Tammy Manko EdD., higher education professional, Indiana University of Pennsylvania"

"An incredible resource for anyone interested in becoming a digital nomad."-- "Jessie Festa, travel writer and founder, Jessie on a Journey"

"An insightful and thought-provoking look at everything you need to consider before becoming a digital nomad."-- "Rachel Heller, travel writer and founder, Rachel's Ruminations"

"Funny and informative. It is the roadmap for becoming a digital nomad."-- "Kim Anderson, Creator and Host, Design Her Travel"

"Funny, charming and educational. A must-read for anyone considering this lifestyle."-- "Kaycee Bowen, digital nomad and founder, Count On Me Digital Assistant"

"Kayla is incredibly relatable and will make your first big step as a digital nomad an achievable one."-- "Kat Smith, travel writer and founder, A Way Abroad"

"The book draws you into the world of digital nomads while being informative, entertaining, and inspirational at the same time."-- "Denise Mai, travel writer and founder, Digital Nomad Soul"

"The glamorous and not-so-glamorous parts of being a digital nomad... Kayla has it all in this one book!"-- "Ami Bhat, travel blogger and author"

"This excellent and honest breakdown of the digital nomad movement allows you to hit the road with confidence."-- "Jason Moore, founder, Zero To Travel"

"This should be a required reading for anyone thinking about becoming a digital nomad."-- "Mitch Glass, travel coach and founder, Project Untethered"

"Warning: Reading this book may result in downsizing, bag-packing and living the life you thought you could only imagine."-- "Michele Papakie, Former Associate Professor, Strategic Communication and Media, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania"

"Work and travel have grown immensely and Kayla has kept up with the times. With this book, so will you. Highly recommend."-- "Susan Hin-Koncelik, former travel agent"

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