10 Popular Jobs For Digital Nomads
If you want to work anytime from anywhere in the world and make money online, if you want to keep your freedom and manage your time, if you have a laptop, an outlet, and Wi-Fi, it means you want and you can become a Digital Nomad.
What is a Digital Nomad? Who are all those people and how do they live?
A digital nomad, is a type of professional who has enough flexibility to work remotely while traveling the world, often staying in hotels, hostels, rental homes, or recreational vehicles for short bursts of time.
Their day begins in a rented apartment, a co-working cafe, or in the park. They are designers and programmers, consultants and marketers, and creators of their online projects.
If nomads are people who, according to traditions and lifestyle, change their home from generation to generation, then digital nomads are a supernova category of traveling professionals who can work effectively from any city or country.
What are the most popular jobs for Digital Nomads?
1. Programmer
Most of the digital nomads are programmers also known as a coder or software developers. The job of a computer programmer is vitally important in today’s digital-focused century, which is why the number of openings in this field continues to grow day by day.
A programmer’s job includes writing code for new mobile applications or computer programs, testing, and fixing bugs. Computer programmers have strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills and enjoy using logic to solve complex problems.
Programming is a valuable skill set that may allow you to pursue opportunities in a variety of fields, including finance, healthcare, graphic design, or digital marketing.
There are many specific job titles you can have as a computer programming professional:
- Computer programmer
- Web developer
- Programmer Analyst
- Computer systems engineer
- Software engineer
- Mobile app developer
2. SEO Specialist
Search engine optimization specialists (or SEO specialists) are marketing professionals who identify the company’s goals and understand who is the target audience, use research and analysis, then put in place strategies to maximize traffic and improve a website’s ranking on search engines (Google, Yahoo, Bing e.c). They find the most popular and relevant keywords used in search engine queries and insert them into websites, helping search engines find those sites and display them to web users.
Successful SEO specialists have excellent analytical, communication, and research skills, which allow them to understand clients and provide them with the best optimization possible.
SEO Specialists can work with a wide variety of departments in a business, including sales, customer service, web development, analytics, IT, marketing, and more.
There are many specific job titles you can have as an SEO specialist:
- Search Engine Marketer
- Social Media Marketer (SMM)
- Business Marketing Consultant
- Digital Marketer
- Marketing Analyst
- Content Marketer
- SEO Manager
- Digital Entrepreneur
3. Copywriter
Copywriting is everywhere!
It’s the process of writing persuasive marketing and promotional materials that motivate people to take some form of action, such as making a purchase, clicking on a link, donating to a cause, or scheduling a consultation. And a copywriter is a professional writer who creates fresh written content for advertising, marketing, and descriptive texts.
Copywriting is a sought-after skill that businesses need to survive. This is why copywriting is a growing industry that pays well and has a nearly bottomless amount of work.
4. Virtual Assistant
A virtual assistant is a self-employed worker, either a freelancer or an independent contractor who remotely does administrative, marketing, or business tasks such as scheduling appointments, making phone calls, dealing with mail and bills, and can even plan travel arrangements for a company or another person.
Virtual Assistants are in most demand nowadays because they work remotely and can be anywhere in the world, at any time. And also they’re more cost-effective than a full-time employee.
There are a host of things that virtual assistants can do, including:
- Social media management
- Event management
- Managing calendars, appointments, and emails
- Preparing reports
- Personal tasks like booking hotels and restaurants
- Simple digital marketing tasks
If you are good at organizing and adapting to several varied tasks, you might make a great virtual assistant.
5. Customer and Technical Support Representative
A customer support representative is usually employed either by an agency or directly by a company.
Customer service representatives help customers with complaints and questions, give customers information about products and services, take orders, and process returns. By helping customers understand the product and answering questions about their reservations, they are sometimes seen as having a role in sales.
Technical support representatives help customers resolve technical problems associated with a product or service. Their job description entails providing responses and solutions to issues experienced by users of technological products.
Again, as the digital world increases, people who know how to build and manage the technical aspects of digital networks will become even more valuable.
6. Language Teacher
Learning foreign languages does not require age. And today, thanks to high technology, it has become possible to find a language teacher from anywhere in the world, to organize teaching on a schedule that suits us. Language teachers in particular have taken advantage of this. As teaching no longer requires a physical classroom it’s possible to learn almost any language online via an app, online course, or live chats with a teacher. That is why many online educational platforms have been established, where experienced, knowledgeable teachers share their knowledge with modern methods. To stand out from the competition and apply for more high-end positions, you will need a teaching certificate or a diploma in languages, education, psychology, etc.
7. Blogger
Blogging has quickly become one of the most popular ways of communicating and spreading information and news, sharing creative ideas, and making new friends.
Blogs can be used for personal use, business, news, and networking.
There are millions of different blogs online, and bloggers can connect with thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people every day!
Bloggers are individuals who love sharing parts of their lives with people. They post on various topics from arts, traveling, recipes, photos, fashion, flowers, home designs, carpentry, finance articles, links to other information, or pretty much anything you can think of. There isn’t a whole lot of categorization, and this gives bloggers an incredible amount of creative exploration.
They commonly make money with affiliate marketing, direct advertisements, and sponsored posts. They also sell valuable content, such as e-books, courses and seminars, and projects created themselves.
Bloggers are mobile and don’t need to be in one place. They live on the internet!
8. Video Creator (vlogger)
Vlogger means “Video Blogger”. Video blogs are a form of online television which are increasingly common on sites such as Youtube.
Vloggers are people who have a video channel on which they periodically upload content. Some vloggers are also bloggers and embed their videos among text on a blog or website.
Some vloggers use video as a form of online diary, while others give advice or information. For example, a travel blogger would create a short video about his impressions during trips, and a beauty vlogger would share make-up tips.
Some people confuse Vloggers with Youtubers or believe they are the same thing, but that is not correct. A Youtuber records videos only for Youtube, while Vloggers use different platforms, such as Facebook, Vimeo, DailyMotion, or their own blogs.
Like bloggers, vloggers also make money through marketing, advertising, events, and sponsorship programs.
9. Translator
Nowadays the phrase “The more languages you speak, the more valuable you are”, is becoming more and more meaningful.
As day by day, businesses are going global, the need to communicate with international clients and customers in their mother tongue is increasingly becoming important. This need has opened up translation business big opportunities for people who are proficient in multiple languages. And what better way to work independently than to become a freelancer?
An advanced degree in any of the high-demand languages (Chinese, French, German, Spanish, English) can increase your earning potential substantially.
For starters, freelancing is a better way to get self-employed but as you gain more experience, we suggest that you build your own website or blog and market your work on career sites. The costs of freelance translating are minimal. You just need a good quality computer with a high-speed internet connection.
10. Illustrator or graphic designer
A freelance graphic designer draws or illustrates for multiple clients. They’re self-directed, their own bosses and promoters, and tend to work on a per-job basis.
Graphic design and illustration careers have an almost endless subdivision of tasks. Toy, clothing, animation, video game, films, and other companies are always seeking out the creative talents of freelance illustrators. The best illustrators help words and ideas lift off the page.
There are many specific job titles you can have as an illustrator or graphic designer:
- Individual Graphic Design (logos, images)
- Web Page Design
- Document Design
- Company Branding and Advertising
- User experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) design
- Typography
- Desktop Publishing
- Email Blasts and eNewsletters
- Product Packaging
- Book Design
- Print or Web Production
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