s-hanley

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What does the usual digital nomad make? in c/digitalnomad@expats.zone
[–] s-hanley@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

They were +-20% of gross margin

Why does everything look so old in the US? in c/digitalnomad@expats.zone
[–] s-hanley@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Same thing from old world (europe) to the US..

Its simply a factor in when places go through thier high growth periods.. Shenzen or Dubai is essentially a decade or two old.. Of course its new..

What does the usual digital nomad make? in c/digitalnomad@expats.zone
[–] s-hanley@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I was paying 2 young marketeers 250k a year +- in commissions pre covid.

What does the usual digital nomad make? in c/digitalnomad@expats.zone
[–] s-hanley@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Its also a fake it till you make it (then try to sell courses on how to make it) game for a LOT of it..

Theres plenty of actual working location independant folks.. But the 'nomad movement' has more flakes and fakes than any other niche I personally have seen.

I live in Chiang Mai and the local joke is nomad = backpacker with a laptop. A huge proportion are just gap year young people but claiming they are hustling some business sounds better to chicks than just travelling.