The Working Traveller

Recently I have once again been exploring the world of SEO. I say once again because I have periodically dipped my toe over the last 10 years determined to get my head around how it all works, only to give up after a week or so because it’s so bloody complicated / long winded and frankly boring. Clearly I am not a ‘devil is in the detail’ person. It’s a weakness. But as one of my main goals over t...

For the last 10 years my small family & I have been traversing the seas chasing the sun around the world! In order to do so we had to make some money along the way and so between us, my hubby & I, we built two very successful, life changing online businesses. Businesses which gave us the freedom to live anywhere, work anywhere, for me to pack up work for a couple of years and also for us t...

10 years ago, we sold everything we owned in a 5-day gumtree sale (the UK equivalent of Craigs List), generated a princely sum of £900, jumped on a plane with our 4-year-old under our arm and haven’t looked back since! Since that day we have visited and lived in over 30 different countries and have plans to experience many more, however, it’s not all chocolate and roses, especially with a child. W...

So last week a good friend and member of the YLB community contacted me with a conundrum. He has a full time job and needs to replace his income within the next 3 years or so. He’s been working on 2 or 3 online business ideas but is unsure which one to pursue. Should he do the one he has some experience with and kind of got started a while ago but was thwarted by platform updates. (...

“The more that you read, the more things you will know . The more that you learn, the more places you 'll go.” Dr Seuss I love to read. I so enjoy hearing about other people’s journey’s, thoughts, opinions, learnings etc. In fact if it weren’t for books, I may never have become an entrepreneur in the first place. With that in mind in today’s episode I thought it would be fun to give a summary of t...

Back in 2015 my partner & I started a business selling products on Amazon. Kitchen products to be precise. Within one year we had grossed over a million bucks with just one product. In the following years we grew our product line and our revenues so much so that I packed up work for a couple of years to focus on my health & my daughter. However after two years of lunching & brunching I...

Over the last 10 years we have had the fortune to live in or visit over 30 different countries. We have traveled with wild abandon dragging our little daughter with us for the most part, slowing only when it was clear that school agreed with her & she should stay in one place for a while to make the best of it. We still go away every holiday & I continue to travel at other times through th...

Do you know you want to start a lifestyle business but are stuck for ideas? Perhaps you’re low on cash, time, self belief? Whatever it is one of the issues facing us in this day and age are the sheer amount of opportunities now available to us. Where do we start? In todays episode of Make It Happen Monday, I’m answering an email I received from a lady called Sara...

Do you ever find yourself thinking that you’re just too old for all the change in the world and that the online world particularly is for the ‘young’uns’ nowadays?  I’m not going to lie, as someone hurtling towards 50, I have my own moments of doubt.  But this morning a beautiful quote popped up on my computer screen & I wanted to share out with you.  Enjoy, I hope it inspires y...

So what do you do if you suffer with crippling self doubt?  So much so, that it’s stopping you in your tracks. Stopping you from getting out there and truly being who you want to be and doing what you want to do?  That was the question in an email I recently received from a member of the YLB Community.  In this weeks episode I’m giving you three tips you can start to practice today...

Are you stuck for content ideas for your service based business? Perhaps you’re a social media manager, run FB Ads, build websites or manage email marketing and communications for clients and you’re just not sure what kind of content to create to offer value, grab their attention or grow your audience. The truth is it doesn’t matter what business, niche or market you’re in, you can find an endless...

Are you a little (or a lot) intimidated by video? Does the thought of getting in front of the video camera leave your palms sweating & your pulse racing? I’m fairly confident when I say you’re not alone in this. The No 1 fear above death is public speaking so it makes sense that video (which in it’s own way is a bit like public speaking) would move even the most confident person a little out o...

Do you ever find yourself sitting in front of a blank screen or scrolling through Instagram, Facebook or YouTube doing ‘research’ trying to get inspiration for the content you’re going to create?  Perhaps you’re so unclear about what you should be posting, you don’t post anything at all?  In todays episode we’re going to knock that out of the ball park. No more listless scrolling or whil...

Welcome to another Week in the Life of a Travelling entrepreneur. This weeks episode is coming from Hawaii! 🌺 Happy 4th July my friend! 😀 Do you find you're doing things online that you don't nececessarily enjoy doing, but believe it's what you're supposed to be doing to grow your business? Todays episode talks about being authentically you, doing what you love and also what I've discovered this...

I hate the term ‘Make Money Online’. I’ve always said that the phrase is a misnomer as your business is your business and the internet or ‘online’ is simply a tool to amplify your business. However, there’s no denying that the internet makes it possible these days for us to grow a huge global brand from home. A few weeks ago, I received an email from a YLB community member asking how I made my mon...

Wouldn't you love to be getting hundreds of thousands of views every time you publish a video on YouTube, or a flurry of activity & new followers on Instagram each time you add that same video to IGTV? Me too! In this weeks 'Week in the Life' we're discussing the challenges of getting those views, an app to help make video making & watching easier and why it's so important to build consist...

Do you find yourself procrastinating on getting your Lifestyle Business off the ground?  Does it seem there's always something more important to do? Perhaps the task at hand seems too overwhelming and so your primal brain is working overtime to keep you from focusing on what you really want to! Welcome to the audio version of my weekly video show - Make It Happen Monday. In today’s episode I’...

Do you think too much? Sometimes so much you don't actually do? Well you're not alone. In this  weeks episode of a 'Week in the Life of a Traveling Entrepreneur', we're talking about fueling your mind for action, getting intimate, priorities, tools to make life easier and much more. It's been a big week! Full podcast playlist available at - https://yourlifestylebusiness.com/podcast/ Your Life...

Is it primarily a female thing? Is it mainly us girls who aren’t keen on promoting ourselves? I guess some guys will empathize also, but I do think it’s one of the reasons so many women won’t fight for their seat at the table. I mean think about, who are some of the greatest self promoters in the world? Trump immediately comes top of mind, followed closely by Hitler and fully encompassed by the Ka...

In a few days, I’m off on a 5 week travel adventure! 12 days in Borneo, followed by Nepal, India, Sri Lanka & the Maldives! Pretty darn sure I’m going to have lots of interesting stuff to share but, I don’t want to take my computer. Particularly on the Nepal, India trip, we’ll be traveling light with one 7kg backpack each. So, over the last few weeks I have been playing and testing and getting...

Achieving your goals and dreams can become infinitely harder if you don’t have the support of the people around you. Well meaning family & friends can quickly bring us down and make us believe we can’t do it. In todays episode I talk about the importance of surrounding yourself with people who will build you up and make you believe with no uncertain terms you can do it!  Thanks so much fo...

“SEO is about being awesome” “That’s your niche - your audience” Have I got an interview for you today! If you are a blogger then this is absolute gold for you. Dan Morris has been teaching students how to launch & grow their blogs & businesses for many years holding events across the world under his brand Blogging Concentrated. I was fortunate enough to get him on an interview a few years...

Andrew Hackett has more than 20 years experience helping people think outside their limitations to move beyond their fears so they can accomplish amazing things in their life, business and relationships. Andrew is an Author & Transformational Trainer who works with individuals and groups in a holistic mind, body and soul approach, through various workshops & speaking events all over Austra...

Jennipher Walters is the creator of Fit Bottomed Girls a health & wellness site focusing on a fun, fresh & no-diet approach to being healthy. Jenn and her good friend Erin started the site in 2008 which now reaches millions of women (and men) every month. Having expanded into speaking engagements, retreats, brand consulting, product endorsement and online coaching Jenn & her now busine...

Liz Melville is a bonny lass from Scotland, UK. As well as giving warm hugs, paddling barefoot in the sea, building Lego castles and eating Nutella off a spoon, she can also help you fill your webinars, sell out your online courses, and explode your personal brand! You see Liz is a facebook ad funnel strategist and works with online coaches, course creators & experts either doing their campaig...