What's the first job you think of when I ask "what's the most common digital nomad job?" Most people would think "Instagram influencer" or "Travel blogger." Right? Turns out this this is rarely accurate. Jeff and Marisa pulled the latest digital nomad statistics, job salaries, and first-hand data from their 1k+ digital nomad network to come up with the top seven most common jobs they see in the digital nomad community. They also provided salary ranges you can expect and experience needed for eac...
Nov 07, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 120
Does anybody actually enjoy learning things the hard way? Do you ever wish there was an encyclopedia of mistakes to avoid before you make them? With over 14 combined years of regular travel, Jeff and Marisa have made almost every mistake in the digital nomad travel book. And that's a huge benefit for you, because with this episode you'll learn about all the real-world screwups that people make when they first become digital nomads, and you can avoid them. Learn tricks on booking flights, getting...
Oct 30, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 119
What are the top destinations you have in mind when you think about traveling as a digital nomad? Most people think of the classic hotspots like Medellin, Bali, Mexico City and Thailand. And those are hotspots for a great reason: They are excellent locations to live as a digital nomad. But this is a big world, and there are way, way more places that satisfy the needs of digital nomads. Basically, in order to be a livable location all you need is: Strong internet Safety Some community If a place ...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 118
Everybody knows the obvious benefits of being a digital nomad, like having amazing travel experiences and checking countries off your bucket list. Awesome, sure...but there is way, way more to the the lifestyle than meets the eye... Jeff and Marisa find that the unexpected benefits of being a digital nomad are oftentimes the most exciting. In this episode they reflect on the five most significant unexpected benefits that they experienced, or continue to experience on a regular basis. Want to get...
Oct 16, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 117
When you have literally the entire world of potential destinations to choose from, how do you go about selecting where you want to live? How do you choose whether to live on a tropical beach for a month or in the middle of a bustling city? Reflecting back on their many years of travel, Jeff and Marisa came up with a list of the top 10 ways they select (and so can you!) their next digital nomad locations. It's the most common question strangers tend to ask Jeff & Marisa about digital nomad li...
Oct 09, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 116
You would THINK that people would want to encourage you become a digital nomad and live your dreams of traveling the world...but in reality, you'll probably run into a lot of external pressure and conversations that make you question whether or not becoming a digital nomad is a good decision. Hint: Most of the time this pressure comes as a result of people within your family and social circle truly don't understand what the lifestyle is all about. With well over a decade of combined years as dig...
Oct 02, 2023•37 min•Season 115Ep. 1
Digital nomads are all Instagram influencers modeling in front of champagne bottles on beautiful Caribbean beaches, right? No, not right. As a matter of fact, neither Jeff, Marisa nor Diego have yet to meet an Instagram influencer living as a digital nomad. Turns out, people do all kinds of remote jobs. Sure, some are more common than others, like marketing, programming, and content creation. But others are outright surprising in any context. And if anything, it just goes to prove that your opti...
Sep 26, 2023•22 min•Season 1Ep. 114
Digital nomad-ism is exploding, with new workers leaving the office every day in favor of traveling the world and working from the road. While digital nomad-ism was already growing at a rapid rate, the pandemic kicked the movement into second gear. With the massive increase in travelers, we are seeing an unexpected number of positive and negative outcomes. Jeff and Diego share some current statistics along with real-world trends developing that they are seeing on the ground. Jeff and Diego tackl...
Sep 19, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Most people think that you want to become a digital nomad you'll need to trade some of your income for "the privilege" of traveling. And the idea of moving backwards professionally is terrifying for several reasons. You get comfortable with your standard of living, you have bills and responsibilities to cover, and it just doesn't feel like forward progress when you're giving up income. And these are the most common reasons people who have established long-term careers never pull the trigger on b...
Sep 12, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 112
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a 100% online profession, making it an excellent career option for people who want to become digital nomads. Yet, we don't see a ton of SEO experts while traveling, which is very confusing. Matt Davison, 10 year digital nomad veteran and SEO agency owner, breaks down why most people aren't taking advantage of this lucrative opportunity. The main reason may come as a bit of a surprise to you! As an agency owner regularly hiring digital nomads and fully-remote w...
Sep 06, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 111
Meet Mashon Thomas, a schoolteacher turned successful freelancer who made $94k her first year as a remote worker while figuring out what career she wanted to pursue! If you're looking for practical first steps to becoming a freelancer and traveling the world as a digital nomad, this episode is a MUST. Listen in to hear about her journey of converting from a schoolteacher to an entirely new skillset for her . Since becoming a freelancer she has become financially successful and travels the world ...
Aug 28, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 110
Your top 6 digital nomad questions answered! Beach Commute gets A LOT of correspondence from you, their amazing audience. Listeners write in all the time asking awesome questions about what life is like as a digital nomad, how to get remote jobs, logistics of travel, cultural experiences, etc. Jeff and Marisa save these questions to a document (without reading them!) and ask the questions to one another on the podcast. The reader doesn't know what the question is, nor does the recipient. So you ...
Aug 22, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 109
With the third and final interview of the Beach Commute's three founders, Diego shares a highly unorthodox and fascinating story. You might say Diego was born to become a digital nomad. In his early years he moved from Germany to Bolivia, Venezuela, Mexico, the United States, Norway, and England. And through these travels he now speaks fluently in five languages! After university, he founded Wifi Tribe , a community of digital nomads who live and work together in different places around the worl...
Aug 14, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 108
Does it feel like you've been doing everything right, but still haven't landed the job? You're applying for every job you've seen on every job listing platform you can find, but you're still not getting any responses. With that much volume, you should be getting some sort of response, right? Not necessarily. There are a few tricks to the application process that aren't intuitive. Spoiler: It has nothing to do with volume. As a matter of fact, the opposite is probably true. In this episode, Maris...
Aug 08, 2023•37 min•Season 107Ep. 1
Announcement alert! We are launching the Nomad Career Accelerator program! This "do it for you" program is designed for the folks who are in the more advanced stage of their career and want to find a job that allows them to travel. We realize that it takes A LOT of time and effort every week to find job listings, craft your resume, write cover letters, network with the right people and hiring managers, apply and interview for jobs. We are going to do the hard work for you. Consider this a hands-...
Aug 07, 2023•12 min
Jeff interviews Will Hatton, founder of The Broke Backpacker, one of the first and most popular digital nomad/adventure travel blogs on the web. Will started his journey at 19 years old backpacking through India on $10 per day (literally a broke backpacker). From there, he went on some of the most interesting adventures we have ever heard on the podcast (both from a business and personal perspective). From converting to Islam and getting married in five days, to racing a rickshaw across the midd...
Jul 31, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Does it feel like your dream of becoming a digital nomad is so overwhelming that you don't even know where to start? Totally understandable, but it's not as daunting as you think! With the clear steps Jeff and Marisa outline on this episode, you'll feel WAY more comfortable with the idea. You'll also have some clear, actionable steps you can take along with the mindset you need to feel confident and prepared to take the plunge. In this episode Jeff and Marisa independently come up with their top...
Jul 27, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Digital nomad life is all about Instagram Influencers, working from the beach, day drinking, and working two hours a day. It's basically an everyday vacation from real life... NOT! There are a LOT of myths about what daily digital nomad life looks like. And the problem is that these myths make people think that becoming a digital nomad is unrealistic for everyday people. Jeff and Marisa certainly do want to encourage people to become digital nomads, but they want to also paint an accurate pictur...
Jul 21, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 104
Do you dream of traveling the world, but have a fear deep down that you may not feel safe, or that something bad will happen, when you begin your travels? And if you’re a female, maybe this fear feels even more present for you? And what if you're traveling solo? Fear not! In this podcast interview, Jeff interviewed Marisa to get the scoop on all the safety tips that female travelers should consider when planning, booking, arriving, and living in different countries all over the globe (many are a...
Jul 12, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 103
Living as a digital nomad is an AWESOME way to have amazing experiences, make lifelong friends and community, and see the different cultures of the world. The freedom you experience is unmatched. However, traveling all the time can be quite exhausting. The reality of being a digital nomad is that you end up missing the little creature comforts of living in familiar place. And of course you may miss friends and family (if they live in your hometown). We always strive to give the most honest depic...
Jul 06, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Guess what? Most digital nomads aren't Instagram influencers or trust fund recipients. Despite what you see on social media, the reality is that most folks are way more relatable than you think. The majority of the time, they are normal folks doing very normal jobs (oftentimes jobs that you're used to seeing in office environments). But what exactly are these "normal jobs" that are conducive to a digital nomad lifestyle? In this episode Jeff and Marisa discuss the five most common ways people ma...
Jun 30, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 101
For the 100th episode anniversary, Marisa (with the help of ChatGPT) came up with 15 hard-hitting questions for the group. But here's the kicker: Only Marisa knew what the question prior to recording, making this a genuine, rapid-fire session. The episode was TONS of fun, but also jam-packed with tips based on real life experiences. The group talked about things like: Which gadgets you need to buy as a first-time digital nomad. Essentials you need to bring on a plane, including Marisa's "Turtle"...
Jun 20, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Looking for a job that lets you become a digital nomad? Our audience often writes in asking awesome questions about how to get remote jobs that let them travel. They write in questions about job searching, interviewing, pitching themselves, logistics of working on the road, etc. In this episode Jeff and Marisa read to each other five questions directly from emails our audience writes in. With their extensive experience (as digital nomads, career coaching and recruiting/hiring) they are well posi...
Jun 05, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 99
You would be shocked how much a different work schedule can impact your entire outlook on life. As a digital nomad, you will experience all the highs and lows that come with working strange (for you!) hours. For example: You might be used to the routine of starting your day with the intention of working - getting up early, eating breakfast and going straight to work. But what if you had the entire morning and early afternoon to explore a city in a new country you’re working from? What if you sta...
May 29, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Who wouldn’t want to go to places like Rome, Paris and Madrid? Where do you dream of going in Europe? We all know the major hotspots in Europe that everyone wants to visit at some point in their lives. But should those places be on your list as a digital nomad? Sometimes these locations are better suited as vacation destinations rather than digital nomad destinations. Jeff, Diego and Marisa break down the top five common European travel destinations through the lens of long term digital nomads t...
May 22, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Imagine a beautiful tropical beach cafe in the Caribbean. You’re wearing your flip flips, a t-shirt and shorts. You grab a spot overlooking the ocean, open your laptop, and that’s your office for the day. Idyllic, right? Just 3-5 years ago, this was not even a remote possibility in tons of locations where digital nomads now live regularly. The infrastructure (mostly wifi speed) just didn’t allow for it. In some places you couldn’t even get a call out due to poor cell reception! Every single year...
May 15, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Have you ever sent out 100s of job applications and never gotten a single response? Do you want a higher hit rate with getting interviews? This podcast unlocks the expert secrets that will 3x or 5x your response rate. The problem most applicants have is that is that they and thousands of other applicants are taking the exact same approach, and they’re not standing out from the crowd. Jeff and Marisa have been hiring and coaching remote workers for a combined 15+ years. They know exactly what hir...
May 08, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 95
From the highest of highs to the lowest of lows, Jeff and Marisa share their top and bottom real-life experiences living as a digital nomad over their past 10+ combined years of traveling. Your capacity for happiness is much, much higher in life living as a digital nomad. Your Tuesday could be: swimming with whale sharks in the morning, working from the beach curing the day, and climbing a mountain with your best friends for a view of the sunset over the ocean in the evening. You could find your...
May 01, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 94
Dmitrii founded a fully remote marketing agency that allows its employees to work wherever in the world they want. Even more revolutionary - he allows his employees to work their own schedule that best suits their lives. This “freedom of work” system maximizes employee happiness, productivity, and quality of work. Dmitrii started RegexSEO as a physical office based out of Houston, Texas. After covid he had to decide whether they: go back to the office, create a hybrid system, or go fully remote....
Apr 24, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 93
that takes pride in employing a team of fully remote employees (and they’re always/currently hiring!). Jeanna was a successful marketing professional in San Francisco climbing up the corporate ladder. From the outside looking in, she was was absolutely killing it, doing everything American culture would describe as “successful.” But as she describes, “What society told me I should be doing wasn’t making me happy.” She wasn’t fulfilled by her professional success. So she took a few vacation days ...
Apr 17, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 92
