6 Ways To Make Money While Traveling

Many people have a wanderlust that makes them avid travelers. Visiting foreign lands has a romantic appeal that many want to explore. Being a full-time traveler seems like an impossible dream, but it can happen if you find ways to make money while traveling.

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1. Write Articles or Blog Posts

Travel writers are often envied. They get to work anywhere they want because all they need is a computer. There are courses and books that teach people how to make money writing as a travel writer. With practice most people can learn to create competent copy. Businesses, travel magazines, and online publications all need new content. Some travelers make money with their own travel blog or write guide books for publishers. Most companies hiring writers want someone who has actually traveled to an area.

2. Teaching English

Although more and more people around the world speak English, you can make money tutoring people to improve their fluency in the language. There are foreign schools, businesses and individuals looking for help with their English speaking skills. By talking to people, reading local ads online or off, you can probably find a student in need of your teaching services.

3. Take Photographs

Photography is a great way to make money while traveling. If you have the desire, the skill and the equipment, you can take photos of popular tourist attractions, little known parts of a region, landscape photos or photos of visitors or inhabitants enjoying the city. There are many places in need of new and interesting photos. Stock photo companies always need new pictures, as do travel magazines, businesses, advertising agencies, travel agents and publishers. The photographs need to be of high quality for you to sell them.

4. Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing is a way to make money selling the products and services of others. With each sale, you get a commission. There are numerous blogs, ebooks and courses that teach people how to make a living online with just their computer. You can sell in any niche such as imported coffee, jewelry, baby clothes, hosting services, or golf apparel. The key is to sell products and services you are passionate about. Some people report making $10,000 or more a month as an affiliate.

5. Selling Products

Some travelers make money buying and selling items. During your travels you can buy items and then resell them someplace else. It is important to know what products are in demand. Since you want to make a profit, the price for buying and selling the item is important. You can sell the products locally, as you travel or even sell them on online auction sites.

6. Using Your Skill Set

Whatever skills you have, you can use them to make money. If you are a hair stylist, you can cut hair. If you are a web designer or graphic designer, you can make money as well. Those skilled in online research or in computer programming can also find paying work using just the computer. If you are a good cook, you can make meals for families or businesses. With some thought, there are probably a few skills you have that you can turn into money while traveling.

There you have it, six ways to make money while traveling the globe and living your dream life. Even with the best travel credit cards or with no foreign transaction fee credit cards, you are still building up debt. Earning money as you travel is a great way to depend less on credit cards and more on the skills you have to offer.

Louise is a freelance writer with a BA in English.  She frequently writes on finance, health, and business issues.

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