Living The Digital Nomad Life - Is It As Easy As It Looks? - Unbranded Ep 038

This episode of the podcast focuses on the topic of working remotely or working from anywhere, and we are joined by guest, Aoife McNamara, a freelance video editor and podcast producer, who also produces and edits the Unbranded podcast. Unfortunately we are missing one of our hosts, Sian Horn this week.

In this episode, our hosts, Jay Woodard, Judie Russell, Jen Bryan and Aoife McNamara discuss their experiences and challenges of working remotely, including language barriers, setting up a company in a different country, and managing time zones. They also explore the idea of digital nomadism and the impact it has on wages and finding clients and freelancers. The conversation touches on tax regulations for remote workers and the importance of local context when choosing a location to work from. The episode concludes with a discussion on the benefits and drawbacks of remote work and the desire to travel and work in different locations.

In this conversation, Jen also discusses her experience with a negative online comment, as well as the importance of standing up for oneself. The conversation touches on the issue of people starting agencies without experience or putting themselves forward without doing the hard work. The conversation concludes with a discussion about the challenges of maintaining a YouTube channel and the idea of sharing personal experiences on camera.

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Sponsor
01:30 Working Remotely: Introduction and Background
02:20 Working Remotely with Irish Clients
05:27 The Disadvantages of Digital Remoteness
07:25 Tax Regulations for Remote Work
11:41 Wages and Finding Clients as a Remote Worker
13:07 The Impact of Local Context on Wages
16:59 Hosts Preferred Location to Work Remotely
18:25 In-Person Meetings
25:25 Dealing with Inappropriate Comments and Taking Action
27:19 Dealing with Negative Online Comments
35:01 The Rise of Remote Work and the Importance of Doing the Hard Work
41:50 Networking and Referrals: Finding Clients in a New Country
48:19 The YouTube Challenge Update

Links

Aoife McNamara (Freelance video editor and podcast producer) -   / amagine_media  
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Jay Clouse - https://www.instagram.com/jayclouse/?...

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