What Work Can I Do as an Independent “Digital Nomad”?

A list of work tasks I do on extended long holidays.

In my article titled “Work Anytime, Work Anywhere and Work Independently,” I delve into the concept of Digital Nomads and discuss the growing trend of countries implementing policies to attract these remote workers to their shores.

I believe that most of my readers are permanent employees and IT contractors. This article shares my thoughts on a Digital Nomad's work, using myself as an example. Last year, I spent 2.5 months with my parents in China while doing various tasks.

I Just Had a 2.5-month Vacation, Feeling Truly Free for the First Time.

Like many, I desire the recognition of my skills, enjoy working and the sensation of being valuable and potentially beneficial to others. In my opinion (I realized this after my 40s), the idea of an “ideal vacation” such as lying on a beach and doing nothing doesn’t resonate with me. I prefer working but with complete autonomy and freedom.

Table of Contents:
· Three Types of Work for Digital Nomads
∘ 1. Permanent Employee or Contractor for a company, but work remotely.
∘ 2. Passive Income Generating Income Products (Independent)
∘ 3. Active Income Generating Services (Independent)
· FAQ

Three Types of Work for Digital Nomads

1. Permanent Employee or Contractor for a company, but work remotely.

An increasing number of software companies, like 37signals, have a majority of their employees working remotely. Here is an old Job Ad for a “Senior QA Tester” (manual) role on workingnomads.com.

https://www.workingnomads.com/jobs/senior-qa-tester-37signals. This is manual testing; QA Engineering (automated) role pays a lot more, as explained in the job description.

In this work arrangement, there is no difference from your current permanent job, except that you work remotely nearly 100% of the time.

If you decide to pursue this path, I recommend two job sites: