Two Paths to Location Independence and Travel (No Skills Required) With Caitlin Sunderland and Janessa Klatt

Zero To Travel Podcast

Jason Moore

Entrepreneurship, Places & Travel, Business, Society & Culture

4.5 • 828 Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2024

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Want to kickstart your digital nomad adventure or work and travel on your own terms? Janessa Klatt and Caitlin Sunderland are podcast managers and two of the core team members here at the Zero To Travel podcast. They’re with me today to share about the unique and nonlinear paths they took to achieve location independence and offer insights on how you can do the same. Caitlin and Janessa share advice for pivoting into freelance work, whether you have the skillset or are starting from scratch. We talk about the mindset shifts necessary to be successful as a digital nomad and remote business owner and why having a community is essential. You’ll gain plenty of advice on freelancing best practices, setting boundaries with clients, confidently selling your services, and tons more. What side hustle or business do you want to start? What piece of advice from this episode will you apply? I'd love to hear your thoughts, and I hope you’ll share them by sending me an audio message. Premium Passport: Get ad-free episodes, exclusive content, and access to all episodes for only $3/month. Subscribe now! Tune In To Learn: The very different ways Caitlin and Janessa approached building a life of work and travel How to embrace the challenges and uncertainties while pivoting into freelance work Best practices for starting your freelancing career The employee mindset trap and why you need to set boundaries with clients Why finding support within a community is important for your success How to build your confidence and sell your services How to manage client expectations and advice for business owners wanting to work with freelancers Insight into living sustainably as a digital nomad freelancer Destination recommendations and where they’re going next And so much more Resources: Join Zero To Travel Premium Passport Sign up for our FREE newsletter Learn more about Janessa Follow Janessa on Instagram Connect with Caitlin Follow Caitlin on Instagram Want More? Location Independent Tips From A Full-Time Freelancer + Making Less and Traveling More Building, Growing, and Enjoying a Successful 7-Figure Lifestyle Business with Dan Andrews from Tropical MBA Random Travel Jobs, Digital Nomading and Slow Travel with Hannah Dixon Thanks To Our Sponsors Nissan - Go find your path and enjoy the ride along the way with the 2024 Nissan Pathfinder Rock Creek Edition. Learn more at nissanusa.com. Airbnb - Your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how much at airbnb.com/host. Babbel - Learn a new language with Babbel! Visit babbel.com/zerototravel to get up to 60% off your subscription.

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1:25.0	I had about a year of a buffer or a safety net to make this work that I figured if I lived
1:31.3	frugally on the road, I could live for a lot cheaper than in my home country and I would be
1:37.5	able to keep myself afloat while I built up this business. And so yeah, I gave myself a year to make it work.
1:44.8	And here we are.
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