Beach Commute - Digital Nomad Experts

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...

Announcement alert! We are launching the Nomad Career Accelerator program! This "do it for you" program is designed for the folks who are in the more advanced stage of their career and want to find a job that allows them to travel. We realize that it takes A LOT of time and effort every week to find job listings, craft your resume, write cover letters, network with the right people and h...

Jeff interviews Will Hatton, founder of The Broke Backpacker, one of the first and most popular digital nomad/adventure travel blogs on the web. Will started his journey at 19 years old backpacking through India on $10 per day (literally a broke backpacker). From there, he went on some of the most interesting adventures we have ever heard on the podcast (both from a business and personal perspecti...

Does it feel like your dream of becoming a digital nomad is so overwhelming that you don't even know where to start? Totally understandable, but it's not as daunting as you think! With the clear steps Jeff and Marisa outline on this episode, you'll feel WAY more comfortable with the idea. You'll also have some clear, actionable steps you can take along with the mindset you need to...

Digital nomad life is all about Instagram Influencers, working from the beach, day drinking, and working two hours a day. It's basically an everyday vacation from real life... NOT! There are a LOT of myths about what daily digital nomad life looks like. And the problem is that these myths make people think that becoming a digital nomad is unrealistic for everyday people. Jeff and Marisa certai...

Do you dream of traveling the world, but have a fear deep down that you may not feel safe, or that something bad will happen, when you begin your travels? And if you’re a female, maybe this fear feels even more present for you? And what if you're traveling solo? Fear not! In this podcast interview, Jeff interviewed Marisa to get the scoop on all the safety tips that female travelers should con...

Living as a digital nomad is an AWESOME way to have amazing experiences, make lifelong friends and community, and see the different cultures of the world. The freedom you experience is unmatched. However, traveling all the time can be quite exhausting. The reality of being a digital nomad is that you end up missing the little creature comforts of living in familiar place. And of course you may mis...

Guess what? Most digital nomads aren't Instagram influencers or trust fund recipients. Despite what you see on social media, the reality is that most folks are way more relatable than you think. The majority of the time, they are normal folks doing very normal jobs (oftentimes jobs that you're used to seeing in office environments). But what exactly are these "normal jobs" that a...

For the 100th episode anniversary, Marisa (with the help of ChatGPT) came up with 15 hard-hitting questions for the group. But here's the kicker: Only Marisa knew what the question prior to recording, making this a genuine, rapid-fire session. The episode was TONS of fun, but also jam-packed with tips based on real life experiences. The group talked about things like: Which gadgets you need to...

Looking for a job that lets you become a digital nomad?  Our audience often writes in asking awesome questions about how to get remote jobs that let them travel.  They write in questions about job searching, interviewing, pitching themselves, logistics of working on the road, etc.  In this episode Jeff and Marisa read to each other five questions directly from emails our audience writes in.  With...

You would be shocked how much a different work schedule can impact your entire outlook on life. As a digital nomad, you will experience all the highs and lows that come with working strange (for you!) hours.  For example: You might be used to the routine of starting your day with the intention of working - getting up early, eating breakfast and going straight to work.  But what if you had the enti...

Who wouldn’t want to go to places like Rome, Paris and Madrid?  Where do you dream of going in Europe?  We all know the major hotspots in Europe that everyone wants to visit at some point in their lives.  But should those places be on your list as a digital nomad? Sometimes these locations are better suited as vacation destinations rather than digital nomad destinations.  Jeff, Diego and Marisa br...

Imagine a beautiful tropical beach cafe in the Caribbean. You’re wearing your flip flips, a t-shirt and shorts. You grab a spot overlooking the ocean, open your laptop, and that’s your office for the day.  Idyllic, right?  Just 3-5 years ago, this was not even a remote possibility in tons of locations where digital nomads now live regularly.  The infrastructure (mostly wifi speed) just didn’t allo...

Have you ever sent out 100s of job applications and never gotten a single response?  Do you want a higher hit rate with getting interviews?  This podcast unlocks the expert secrets that will 3x or 5x your response rate.  The problem most applicants have is that is that they and thousands of other applicants are taking the exact same approach, and they’re not standing out from the crowd.  Jeff and...

From the highest of highs to the lowest of lows, Jeff and Marisa share their  top and bottom real-life experiences living as a digital nomad over their past 10+ combined years of traveling.  Your capacity for happiness is much, much higher in life living as a digital nomad. Your Tuesday could be: swimming with whale sharks in the morning, working from the beach curing the day, and climbing a mount...