It’s almost 3am, and I managed to get 8 or 9 hours sleep, so I’m all set for my 24 hour day getting to Bangkok. Goodbye Christchurch, goodbye broadband, I’ll miss you (the broadband that is!). 
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I was a little worried that my passport wouldn’t make it back from the Thai Embassy in Wellington in time for my flight on Monday, but good news came by way of courier this morning, my little red booklet of identification has been returned to me. Oh bundles of joy!
I’m looking for niche “review web site ideas”. Say “cat and dog kennel reviews” for example, or “diamond dealer reviews”.
I want to start building a few user-generated-content sites to generate some passive income. I’m not thinking on the scale of flickr or YouTube, but more localised, specific, smaller. Something easier to manage.
I’m also interested in the idea of partnering with “experts” in their fields. I’ll handle the technology, they handle the content, we split the revenues. So all ideas for sites, people, or otherwise are most welcome, comments on a (cyber) postcard please…
Thanks to my dearest bro (new window) I’ll be back in Bangkok next week.
My deal here in Christchurch has been brought to a premature close, so it’s time to move on again, just after getting myself sorted with broadband! Still, I’ve caught up on the bulk of my downloading and I have a week left!
I just noticed today that I’ve made it to the top 2% of coders on RentaCoder.com (new window). Shazzam I say!
Currently the majority of my income comes from RentaCoder.com where I work as a freelance programmer. The freedom and flexibility of the system is great, I can be anywhere in the world, I can move from one day to the next, and as long as I have internet access I can work. The site also supplies my leads and clients, handles the payment, and escrows the money up front thus giving me a level of security.
However, the money is not great. It’s a truly global business, so I compete with people from emerging economy countries. The work can also be simple jobs, not always very inspiring, and not always the best possible work I could produce.
So I am inviting you, yes YOU, my reader, to offer any feedback you might have. Do you know of other nomadic professions which would offer better rewards? More creative work? Can you suggest how I could improve the situation? All comments welcome…
That’s gotta be a bummer when you wake up with a hangover and go looking for your car…
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