Beach Commute - Digital Nomad Experts

There are THOUSANDS of "remote" job listings listed on the web every day. Go hop on LinkedIn and see for yourself...there are more opportunities to investigate than you have time. But despite the seemingly endless opportunities to get a job that (supposedly) would let you become a digital nomad, people are still struggling to do so. But why? We will give you a hint: What you're seein...

If you want a crystal clear checklist for how to be immediately productive on a digital nomad trip, this is the podcast for you. How do you get set up to work as a digital nomad when you get to a new destination? How do you make sure you have solid wifi? What technology do you need to invest in to be a productive digital nomad? How do you ensure that you have an effective workspace in your new des...

Possibly the biggest benefit of being a digital nomad is the opportunity to go on once-in-a-lifetime weekend trips, every week. Digital nomads typically spend their Monday through Fridays working a semi-regular work schedule. Outside work hours people will often go on mini-adventures: Finding hot new restaurants, hiking, going on tours, etc. On the weekends digital nomads often go on BIG adventure...

Many of the digital nomad job suggestions you see on the web in listicles and articles don't reflect reality! If you Google "digital nomad jobs" for inspiration and recommendations, you'll likely run into the same group of careers over and over again... Jeff and Marisa can tell you is that they often don't reflect reality. In this episode Jeff and Marisa go through the top &q...

Join us as we take a look back at the best and worst moments of our 2023 travels As 2023 comes to a close, Jeff, Marisa and Diego share their travel experiences over the past year. Listen in as they talk about the highs, lows, adventures, surprises, and hilarious situations that can only come about from living in this crazy world as digital nomads. These three pride themselves on being absolutely...

Contrary to many people's beliefs, becoming a digital nomad often makes your cost of living more affordable rather than more expensive. The reason being is that the majority of major digital nomad destinations have a relatively low cost of living. As a matter of fact, it's one of the biggest criteria when digital nomads choose their destinations. In this episode, Jeff, Marisa and Diego sel...

Can you still become a digital nomad if you have a pet at home? Who will care for your cat or dog? Do you have to give up on your dreams of travel for the sake of your furry one? Fortunately, the answer is a resounding no! Many, many digital nomads have pets and still manage to travel the world while working. Sure, it's a little bit more difficult logistically, but totally possible. Jeff and M...

Interested in becoming a digital nomad to escape the winter for beaches, warm weather and beautiful sunsets? This is the episode for you! Marisa claims that we potentially need to "go inwards" and experience winter "like a bear". While that may be true, most digital nomads do a yearly migration from the northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere in search of warmer climates...

Which questions do YOU have about being being a digital nomad? Jeff and Marisa get questions from you on a daily basis. Instead of responding to questions individually, they gather all the questions the audience sends in and ask each other each of them without preparation. So you get raw, unfiltered advice and perspectives on life as a digital nomad, remote jobs, productivity, making money, and tr...

Return to office (RTO) mandates are here, and the reasons for implementing them are either poor, or outright lies. You're being told that RTO is to "increase productivity" and "foster a sense of community", when they just finished bragging about how effective, flexible and communicative teams had been mid-pandemic. Some even bragged about how much more efficient their teams...

You have to get from point A to point B, and you want to do it as cheaply as possible...because it feels terrible to get a bad deal on a flight. Almost as equally as it feels great to get a good deal on a flight. It almost feels like you won a game. And it really is like winning a game, because how many other purchases can you think of where the cost of the purchase can range so wildly? Jeff and M...

What's the first job you think of when I ask "what's the most common digital nomad job?" Most people would think "Instagram influencer" or "Travel blogger." Right? Turns out this this is rarely accurate. Jeff and Marisa pulled the latest digital nomad statistics, job salaries, and first-hand data from their 1k+ digital nomad network to come up with the top sev...

Does anybody actually enjoy learning things the hard way? Do you ever wish there was an encyclopedia of mistakes to avoid before you make them? With over 14 combined years of regular travel, Jeff and Marisa have made almost every mistake in the digital nomad travel book. And that's a huge benefit for you, because with this episode you'll learn about all the real-world screwups that people...

What are the top destinations you have in mind when you think about traveling as a digital nomad? Most people think of the classic hotspots like Medellin, Bali, Mexico City and Thailand. And those are hotspots for a great reason: They are excellent locations to live as a digital nomad. But this is a big world, and there are way, way more places that satisfy the needs of digital nomads. Basically,...

Everybody knows the obvious benefits of being a digital nomad, like having amazing travel experiences and checking countries off your bucket list. Awesome, sure...but there is way, way more to the the lifestyle than meets the eye... Jeff and Marisa find that the unexpected benefits of being a digital nomad are oftentimes the most exciting. In this episode they reflect on the five most significant...

When you have literally the entire world of potential destinations to choose from, how do you go about selecting where you want to live? How do you choose whether to live on a tropical beach for a month or in the middle of a bustling city? Reflecting back on their many years of travel, Jeff and Marisa came up with a list of the top 10 ways they select (and so can you!) their next digital nomad loc...

You would THINK that people would want to encourage you become a digital nomad and live your dreams of traveling the world...but in reality, you'll probably run into a lot of external pressure and conversations that make you question whether or not becoming a digital nomad is a good decision. Hint: Most of the time this pressure comes as a result of people within your family and social circle...

Digital nomads are all Instagram influencers modeling in front of champagne bottles on beautiful Caribbean beaches, right? No, not right. As a matter of fact, neither Jeff, Marisa nor Diego have yet to meet an Instagram influencer living as a digital nomad. Turns out, people do all kinds of remote jobs. Sure, some are more common than others, like marketing, programming, and content creation. But...

Digital nomad-ism is exploding, with new workers leaving the office every day in favor of traveling the world and working from the road. While digital nomad-ism was already growing at a rapid rate, the pandemic kicked the movement into second gear. With the massive increase in travelers, we are seeing an unexpected number of positive and negative outcomes. Jeff and Diego share some current statist...

Most people think that you want to become a digital nomad you'll need to trade some of your income for "the privilege" of traveling. And the idea of moving backwards professionally is terrifying for several reasons. You get comfortable with your standard of living, you have bills and responsibilities to cover, and it just doesn't feel like forward progress when you're giving...

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a 100% online profession, making it an excellent career option for people who want to become digital nomads. Yet, we don't see a ton of SEO experts while traveling, which is very confusing. Matt Davison, 10 year digital nomad veteran and SEO agency owner, breaks down why most people aren't taking advantage of this lucrative opportunity. The main reason m...

Meet Mashon Thomas, a schoolteacher turned successful freelancer who made $94k her first year as a remote worker while figuring out what career she wanted to pursue! If you're looking for practical first steps to becoming a freelancer and traveling the world as a digital nomad, this episode is a MUST. Listen in to hear about her journey of converting from a schoolteacher to an entirely new ski...

Your top 6 digital nomad questions answered! Beach Commute gets A LOT of correspondence from you, their amazing audience. Listeners write in all the time asking awesome questions about what life is like as a digital nomad, how to get remote jobs, logistics of travel, cultural experiences, etc. Jeff and Marisa save these questions to a document (without reading them!) and ask the questions to one a...

With the third and final interview of the Beach Commute's three founders, Diego shares a highly unorthodox and fascinating story. You might say Diego was born to become a digital nomad. In his early years he moved from Germany to Bolivia, Venezuela, Mexico, the United States, Norway, and England. And through these travels he now speaks fluently in five languages! After university, he founded W...

Does it feel like you've been doing everything right, but still haven't landed the job? You're applying for every job you've seen on every job listing platform you can find, but you're still not getting any responses. With that much volume, you should be getting some sort of response, right? Not necessarily. There are a few tricks to the application process that aren't intu...