Do you think digital nomads would rather start from freelancing or developing own products?

I think it's hard to jump directly into developing your own products, but if you can do it then that is amazing. But freelancing is a great way to develop your skills and your expertise while you build your own products.

The downside is that freelancing takes away from the time you are developing your own products, but I still think it is important to do freelancing for a while until you establish yourself as a subject matter expert in a particular area.

To get yourself ready to started, I would recommend doing a 90 challenge to get yourself in the mindset of becoming a content creator. You can choose blogging on Medium, you can choose making videos on YouTube, or you could post every day on Instagram. But your main goal is to become a subject matter expert in something, and get yourself in the habit of creating.

One you start creating consistently, then you can work on developing your own products. You can even turn your posts into knowledge products. Here's a post I wrote about why I post on Medium.

Other answers by Patrick Farrell:

• What are your 3 favorite tools on you PC in terms of organisation & productivity? in category Productivity
• How would you start over again building a location independent lifestyle? in category Freelancing
• How important do you think a personal brand is when starting out? in category Marketing
• If you look back at your digital nomad life, would you change anything on your path? in category Travel
• What helps you get work done while on the read? in category Productivity

Other answers in the category Freelancing:

• As a freelancer, how do you charge for your services in another currency?
• What are your most effective client acquisition channels and how do you create interest in your service offerings?
• How do you deal with taxes as an American citizen when you travel constantly and are not registered in any state?
• You prefer to be a freelancer as opposed to having a full-time remote job. Why is that?
• As a Digital Marketer, do you think it is more advantageous to position yourself as an all-rounder or a specialist?

Some random answers on our wiki :

• As a freelancer, how do you charge for your services in another currency? by Thibault Lemaitre in category Freelancing
• How to effectively market with a Messenger bot? by Benomad Community in category Facebook ads
• What are some tips on making YouTube titles? by Jacob Laukaitis in category YouTube
• How do you structure your time - management? Do you make sure that you set off days where no client will contact you or do you make yourself available each day of the week? by Thalassa van Beek in category Freelancing
• Can you become wealthy as a digital nomad? by Christopher Dodd in category Startups
• Any advice for someone that's starting out in content creation on Instagram? by Lukas Paskauskas in category Instagram
• How did you become a freelance digital marketer? by Thibault Lemaitre in category Affiliate marketing
• Do you feel like Facebook ads become more restrictive over the years, and where do you think this space is headed? by Leo Kipfelsberger in category Facebook ads
• As a freelancer, do you prefer local or foreign clients? by Thibault Lemaitre in category Freelancing
• How do people react to you when you tell them you are a digital nomad? Has someone ever said you were doing something useless? by Jacob Laukaitis in category General