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4 Ways Working From Home Benefits Traveling Plans

Originally posted on December 12, 2014 @ 7:55 am

Did you know there are more than 50 million freelance professionals working in the United States? Thanks to technology and the intricacies of the Internet, virtually anyone is able to make a sustainable living from the comfort of their home. Not only does this allow individuals to spend quality time with family, but there is a variety of practical ways that it can benefit your vacation and travel plans as well. How can you take advantage of traveling while working from home?

Work Can Travel With You

For many freelance professionals, work is based on the Internet. As long as you have a steady connection online, work can be done from virtually anywhere. Thanks to Cloud-based apps and organizations, payments can be made to these professionals from clients through online gateways. According to Billing Tree, these professionals can accept credit and debit card payments as well as set up recurring billing solutions. With automatic ACH deposits, your money is sent to the bank no matter where you are. With today’s online banking options, you can monitor your online banking accounts from your computer or mobile phone no matter where you are.
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Web Books and cheap web hosting

Originally posted on February 10, 2011 @ 5:27 am

Web hosting like the mobile phones during the initial days of discovery was a very costly affair and was limited. Thanks to cheap webhosting, carrying one’s own library is so feasible and easy via web books. One can carry their best companion without having to carry the actual weight of it. There is a wide variety to pick from across the globe, which best goes with individual taste and preference. The cost of producing and consuming a web book are one time affair and lasts a lifetime. The author is no longer required to invest a fortune towards storage or maintenance.

For a consumer too, it comes packaged with advantages of portability. It can refer it at a time most feasible to an individual.

Web books are the future of all kinds of literary works including, but not limited to academics, art and philosophy, great literature works, and most of all not to forget the science and research works. Come to think of getting the work done across countries. Moreover, inviting feedback was a costly and time-consuming affair. With the advent of cheap webhosting, it became a reality to present one’s work to the world almost effortlessly .

In some countries, we still witness kids carrying heavy loads of books while going to school while there are some countries that no longer do it and utilize the medium of cheap web hosting to their advantage
We have come of age where owing to technology advancement cheap web hosting is at our disposal whereby it is possible to communicate and share the web books with the world at large.

The Caribbean: A techie’s holiday paradise

Originally posted on September 30, 2010 @ 7:10 am

My wife and I are preparing for a long overdue holiday vacation (holiday if you’re in the UK, vacation if you’re in the US). The one caveat is that as an online entrepreneur, I need daily access to the internet.

Whenever I travel, I make plenty sure that the location I travel to will have reliable and pervasive wireless internet access. I don’t care if I have to pay or piggyback, I just can’t get there and discover that there’s no internet service. Doesn’t work. The internet has become attached to my body like another organ. I simply can’t live without it.

So when my wife and I started planning for our next vacation we made WiFi access a priority. Where is the best, most relaxing location to go on vacation, where, at any moments notice, I can still hop on the net for about 2 hours each day? We considered Ireland and Italy at first, but quickly realized that in both of those countries you are traveling so much between cities that you can’t guarantee a consistent signal. Plus, the airfare is prohibitive. We prefer cheap holidays if you know what I mean. A vacation is supposed to ease your mind, not make you tense worrying about the bank account. All things considered, we calculated that a vacation in the Americas would be best. Just not the United States. We really need to get out of the country on this trip.

So, after much research and discussion we decided that our two vacation desiderata (steady WiFi and cost effective) would be best met by any number of 10 day Caribbean holidays. For one thing, the options are numerous. We could do an all-inclusive. We could do a cruise. What we discovered is that no matter what we choose to do, a Carribbean vacation saves us thousands of dollars on airfare and guaranteed WiFi connections. Unlike a European vacation (which we had initially preferred) a Caribean holiday is a more controlled holiday. And that’s really what we want out of our vacation: worry free beaches, blue seas, warm sun and (my favorite) sipping margaritas.

Keep Your Data Safe While You Traipse Around the World

Originally posted on September 14, 2010 @ 1:28 am

Mobility is of prime importance to “digital nomads” like you and me. After all, the very label implies that people who take to this kind of life are on the move continuously. The good thing about this kind of lifestyle is that we can take our work on the go, and never have to worry about being tied down to one place in order to make a living. Of course, it is not all glam. There are practical considerations that we have to look at as well.

If you are making your living via the Internet, you understand the importance of keeping your data in a safe and yet accessible place. After all, one of the most precious commodities today is information. If you have a web site or a blog, it is imperative that you take steps to ensure that your data is stored in a safe place. More so, the data must be easily accessible for you and your customers. In addition to this, you also have to make sure that you have back up in case something happens and you lose your working data.

There are many options available to address this issue. If backing up your data is all you need, then you might want to look at online services. There are free online services such as Mozy and Dropbox. If you need more services and features, you can opt to upgrade your account. If you have the cash and are willing to part with it, you can take a look at paid services such as iBackup, Carbonite, and Evault.

You can also take a look at web hosting, which is offered by countless global data center services. Don’t let the fear of losing your data stop you from letting your feet take you where you want to go. Take advantage of the services available and go your merry way.