How to Make Money While Travelling - Mapping Megan (2024)

I make money as a travel blogger, VA, skype consultant etc. My husband picks up Chef work but that only works for London and Australia ( visas!). I think that if you want it badly enough you’ll always find a way to fund it. If you use money as an excuse, you don’t really want it.

That’s a solid list of ways to travel without running down your savings. These days, there seems to be a trend towards having a portfolio career where you do a little bit of everything. Teaching English seems to be really popular right now.

Awesome suggestions! I’m currently working marketing jobs that allow me to travel whenever I want. But I’ve definitely have had to stay up til 3 or even 5am to get on skype calls or gchats. Not always the most convenient thing when you’re going to be out all day the next day

Freelancing is the only way I can travel. None of the other options fit me :D

Such an awesome list. Personally, I would do the work exchange. You get some new experience and meet some amazing people that way. Teaching English oversea is so popular now, and I can see why. In some country, they pay very well.

Thanks for the article. It would be great if you share in detail or refer sites that can help establish such programmes to work overseas while on vacation. Once I met a foreigner (could be a traveller himself) working in an accommodation rental in Iceland and wondered how he got the job there. I would’ve loved to learn how to do that. It would definitely help to offset my expenses in an expensive country I travel to like Iceland.

I’ll have to check out those links. I’d like to do more traveling and it would be nice to have a good freelance job to pay for my wanderlust.

These are all pretty good ways to make money, while being on the road. I will check out some of those links you posted, to make some more money in addition to blogging. Thanks for sharing.

Fantastic list with some great opportunities and suggestions I wouldn’t have thought of. The work exchange sounds especially great – especially if I could tie it in with a house-sitting gig! And while it might not be a massive money-spinner, selling your original travel photos can sometimes work too!

These are great ideas, Megan. However, folks should also research the pitfalls.
Your freelancing, for example, should probably start before you find yourselves away from your home country. (Let us not forget most of the those sites that advertise freelancing gigs involve compensation that- to be totally honest- barely qualify as a pittance.
Teaching English almost always requires you to speak the local language, as well. Korea, as an example, has a rigorous process to enable an American to teach there. (Yes, even just English.)
Au Pair positions in many countries (and, unfortunately, even here in the states) involve abuses such as virtual slavery – refusing to let their au pair travel freely, work significantly higher hours than stipulated, etc.
Many countries require the traveler to have a work- rather than tourist- visa.
And,then, there’s the income tax issues when making money abroad. Both to one’s home country and to where one was employed.

I think teaching English would be pretty cool. I know a lot of people who teach around the world.

I make money on the go by my marketing clients and by our photography tutorials. Selling crafts was something I never considered until this article but a great idea for the future!

Since I have kids, some of these options aren’t as suitable for me, because I would need to find a place for my kids while I do work. I like the freelance option, but it’s so hard to make that jump sometimes, and be able to really assess what you’re good at (and also confident enough to be able to sell that skill to others). Still trying to find my niche!

Hi Meg,

All great tips. I am big on making money cyber style; freelance writing, blog coaching, selling my 126 eBooks, audio books, paperbacks, courses,affiliate stuff, other consulting channels. If you create value and build up your friend network the opportunities are limitless. Thanks much!

Ryan

This is a great list Meg but I have to say I have a bunch of Early Childhood Educator colleagues who would cringe at being called babysitters/Au pairs. Lol. However, I think for us in English speaking countries teaching English is a most likely choice. It was something I was thinking of doing way down the road when I retire. lol. Doing jobs that are based around a particular skill or education I think is a safe bet.

Great Tips! Such a great information.

I agree with you that “Travelling is fun but it doesn’t come cheap.” I have always been facing problems with Making Money and was trying to hire someone to help me.

I will tweet your post. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Stefan