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Travel Freedom Podcast: Want a location independent lifestyle & income? Swap commuting for exploring and take 100% control of your work/life balance. With a dose of humour, your hosts Tommo & Megsy will set you on the path to travel freedom with weekly episodes. We interview online income experts & find the most affordable ways to live in and visit destinations around the world. We interview digital nomads and online entrepreneurs on how they make money from anywhere. Guests include John Lee ...
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The Stories behind Mexico's most famous dish: Tacos. This is the first part of our 2 part pilot release. Get ready for Foodie Info-tainment! "The Dish" is a new food/travel podcast from Tommo & Megsy, in which we explore the stories behind the world's most famous dishes. For more info, head to https://foodfuntravel.com/thedish/ In this episode you …
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FULL SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/069 Summary: From the insanely busy walking markets to the surprising abundance of Thai-Western fusion food, Chiang Mai has got a little bit of everything for the modern digital nomad. We find food, fun and even some classic Thai luxury, in part one of our two part Chiang Mai Podcast.…
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Full Show Notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/067 Summary: Hong Kong is one of the best foodie destinations in the world. We delight our tastebuds with everything from down and dirty local cantonese food, to up market French tapas. We wash it back with a healthy serving of wine at the international wine and spirits show. Including: Egg Tarts Bowrin…
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Full Show Notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/066 Get your free Blog Setup Cheat Sheets by registering on the show notes for this episode. Summary: Security, improved site speed, SEO, email list and social building, increase engagement, increase profit. There are a lot of plugins we use on all our Wordpress blogs. This is our list of essential ones…
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Full Show notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/065 Summary: We spent one month in Essaouira, on Morocco's Atlantic west coast. We explore some of the most "freshest" local food markets in the world, discover the winding backstreets and history of the medina and find a local massage that was more than we bargained for... Topics: Shopping for the fres…
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Full Show Notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/064 Summary: Creating physical products can be a long process, but a very profitable one, if done right. Making mistakes early on can waste month and thousands of dollars. We chat with Jeremy from Tortuga Backpacks about avoiding the rookie mistakes and creating a profitable product business.…
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Full article and show notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com Summary: 16 countries across 2 continents… We've experienced and eaten a lot! Today our favourites (and least favourites) in food, attractions, journeys, destinations, accommodation, drinks and more! Could we have eaten the best burger in the world in 2015? Time to find out.…
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Full shownotes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/062 This is a VIDEO PODCAST so turn on your screen to see what's happening! How we got a brand new site from zero to 65,000 page views per month with only 6 pieces of content in 12 months. No back linking strategy or social promotion. 100% keyword SEO. In this episode we talk about SEO basics, keywords, …
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Full show notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/061 SUMMARY: We visit a traditional micro brewery, eat schnitzel and sausages filled with cheese, ride a Segway through a storm and talk wine and Christmas markets with Helena from Vienna Tourism. Get christmassy with over 22 permanent christmas markets annually in Vienna as well as plenty of pop-up mar…
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Want more Travel Freedom while we are on a break? Go back and listen to some of our favourite episodes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/002 - Deb Cole on New Media Marketing www.travelfreedompodcast.com/012 - Scott Eddy on building a twitter following of over 600,000 www.travelfreedompodcast.com/049 - We visit Seville, Spain! Eat Tapas and talk flamen…
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Full Show Notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/060 Summary: 3 common mistakes that are slowing your email list growth. 4 steps to keeping your emails going direct to the inbox, not to spam. Email Marketing expert Tom Tate from Aweber discusses how email is a more effective way to connect and sell to your audience than social media. Plus, we explain …
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Full Show Notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/059 Summary: In January 2015 we switched to carry on only with sub 10KG (22lbs) in our carry on backpacks. We discuss the ups and downs of minimalist travel as well as our ultimate minimalist wish list for if we were starting from scratch again as digital nomads.…
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Full Show Notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/058 Summary: IBM’s Social Media Strategist, Alex de Carvalho, explains how to create a brand that clearly identifies you and your company and that can grow with you as your company develops. Plus, how to evolve or re-brand when things aren’t working out. Get Alex's quick branding tips and the quick blog…
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FULL SHOW NOTES AND TRANSCRIPT: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/057 Summary: We ride the most uncomfortable form of transport ever devised by man into the Sand Dunes of the Sahara desert on the Moroccan-Algerian border, near Merzouga, Morocco. We eat Berber pizza, try the famed Berber whisky, and try our hand at sand-boarding.…
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FULL SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/056 Summary In part 2 of our core concepts series we explain how landing pages and your blog theme can increase sales, email sign-ups and engagement. We explain the best all-in-one solution for managing the look and feel of your website. Get FREE Your core concept cheat sheet in the show notes.…
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FULL SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/054 Summary: Could most corporate jobs soon be location independent? Our guest Fabian, TEDx speaker and serial traveler for 14 years, reveals insights from his startup diaries project which interviewed remote workers on how they escaped traditional lives to find more freedom. Listen to this episode if y…
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FULL SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/053 Summary: Giant beers, hearty food and a fairy tale castle that inspired Disney. Oktoberfest is just around the corner but Munich is a year round destination with a lot to offer no matter when you visit. We discover Food, Fun & Adventure in Bavaria's Capital, without the Oktoberfest crowds.…
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FULL SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/052 Summary: Do readers take your blog seriously and trust your advice? If they don't, sales are almost impossible to make. We discuss the why and how of Authority and we talk in depth about step one (of many!) towards authority: Self Hosting & Wordpress. CHECK OUT OUR NEW IN-DEPTH SHOW NOTES. As part o…
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Full Show Notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/051 Summary: We stumble across a traditional backstreet restaurant, in the heart of Barcelona, where the owners make you instantly part of the family. Discuss Barcelona's place as a digital nomad hub. We podcast from 1000 meters from a hot air balloon in Barcelona province. Plus, everything you'll ever …
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FULL SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/050 Summary: Is Thailand the ultimate cauldron for first time digital nomads? We talk about the pros and cons of choosing Thailand to get your start and compare Chiang Mai to Koh Phangnan for being the best hub to choose. Plus, we announce the "Travel Bloggers Retreat" - for which we are guest speakers.…
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Full shownotes at: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/049 Summary It's easy to get overweight eating so much yummy food on the road. Our top tips for staying fit while traveling. Plus, we visit Seville, Spain, eat incredible crispy Octopus, discover the secret flamenco that the tourists don't see and try Sangria with an unexpected ingredient! Topics: Sta…
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FUL SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/048 Summary: Amanda from MarocMama built a 6 figure food tour business in less than 15 months leveraging traffic from her food-travel blog. She shares her strategies and gives actionable tips so you can emulate her success. FILL OUT OUR TRAVEL FREEDOM COMMUNITY SURVEY TO GET 50% OFF WHEN WE LAUNCH: www.t…
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FULL SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/047 Summary: International travelers generally choose Vienna & Salzburg as their "must visit" destinations in Austria. But, the historic summer capital, Innsbruck has a lot more to offer the food, fun and adventure seeker than you'd expect. We eat spleen soup, grey cheese, strudel, and other traditional…
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FULL SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/046 Summary: Jason Will of Zipkick shares how their new travel app launch has got so much attention, without a massive media budget. How to build the relationships that will make your product launch with a bang, not a fizzle. Topics: The new Zipkick intelligent booking app that is working with bloggers …
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SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/045 Summary: New to using AirBnB? We answer concerns and offer tips and tricks to stay safe and get the most out of your experience. We visit Asia's most flamboyant festival, Masskara in Bacolod. Plus, what it's like to sleep in a 300 bed dorm on a party ferry. Topics: Money saving Feature: AirBnB FAQs, tips…
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Show Notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/044 SUMMARY If you currently make less than $200 a month from affiliate sales, or are new to affiliate sales, we introduce tips and strategies that will help you generate passive income from your travel blog. Topics: How to choose the right affiliates for your brand - that won't offend your readers Which tra…
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SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/043 We explore Budapest's Street art scene and the ruin bars of district 7 (including the famous "Szimpla Kert"). We stay at Retox and discover what it's like to stay or work at a party hostel - mental! Plus we eat a traditional Hungarian 2 course lunch for only 3 euros Topics: Budapest's Ruin Bars Street Ar…
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SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/042 Is it time to improve your website design in order to increase engagement? We talk website design, social integration and blog monetization with Raymond Walsh from Man on the Lam. Plus, the rumours are true. Romanian Internet is the fastest we've ever used, you won't believe just how fast it is! Intervie…
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SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/041 We reveal our latest travel tip that just completely changed and improved our travel experience and saved us from being homeless. And, anyone can implement this. Plus we chat with Betty from Bratislava tourism and explore the history, food and wine of Europe's "Little-big city" Feature: The best travel t…
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SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/040 MONEY MONDAYS: Building an independent 30 day press trip saved us over $6000, learn how you can follow in our footsteps. Tips, tricks, advice on setting up your next press trip. We detail all of our expenses, what we got in exchange for blogging and promoting companies and valuable tips and tricks that h…
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SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/039 We discover traditional czech food, the unexpected micro-brewery scene of Prague and that the city has a lot more to offer the adventure traveller within minutes of the city centre than you'd ever know! Plus - A UNESCO site without the tourists... Topics We Interview Local Adventure Mountain Biker Fillip…
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We are Switching to a once a week format From June 1st. Money Mondays & Travel Mondays will alternate until further notice. So listen in Monday 8th June for our first "Travel Mondays" episode. And then Join us again on Monday 15th June for the next money mondays Episode. Due to our busy schedule we just don't have time to produce two episodes a wee…
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SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/038 With almost half a million followers on Pinterest, Nienke Krook is an expert at engagement and implementing Pinterest to get traffic and build her brand. She reveals her top tricks, tips and secrets to harnessing the power of Pinterest for your own site. Pinterest is not a social network How Pinterest ca…
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SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/037 How we kept our costs so low in Mongolia. We interview Meg from Ulaanbaatar about her favourite places in Mongolia and some of the most unusual superstitions. Plus: How we discovered the local festivals that even the tour operators don't know about. Topics: Feature: How we travelled Mongolia east to west…
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SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/036 Too busy to get all your blog/business tasks done? Worried that putting your business in the hands of virtual staff may lead to disaster? The people growing their business fastest are outsourcing. David Liem gives a 101 course on getting into hiring virtual staff. Why you should, how to do it and when to…
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SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/034 Methods to figure out what to charge and how to nurture long term relationships with brands. PR expert Sara Robles discusses how to value yourself and how to make companies take notice of you. Topics: How to pitch hotels for free accommodation - the right way. How to learn what a company needs from you W…
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SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/033 We experience gravity on a whole new level with a 50 second free fall in EmpuriaBrava. Costa Brava expert Jaume Marin, shares some of the reasons the catalonian region of spain should be on your travel bucket list. Plus, we go to prison in Castello d'Empuries. Feature Topic: Getting chucked out of a plan…
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SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/032 We interview some of the top travel bloggers in the business. Feat. Jodi Ettenberg (Legal Nomads), Derek Baron (Wandering Earl), Gary Arndt (Everything Everywhere), Indie Travel Podcast, Nathaniel Boyle (Daily Travel Podcast) and many more! Topics: Blog Monetization tips from top bloggers Tips for gettin…
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SHOW NOTES: travelfreedompodcast.com/031 A better life for a fraction of the price? SE Asia on $7 a day, the real cost of Asia that the tourism agents don't want you to know about. A meal for 2 on the beach for $4, PLUS: How to beat the police and motorbike scams. Topics: Feature: Asia on $7-$15 per person per day. Story Corner: Motorbikes of death…
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SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/030 Want more clicks on your articles? You need better headlines. Chief copywriter from Copy Blogger, Demian Farnworth, discusses how to massively improve your headlines and then engage readers better once they land on your articles. Topics: Why you must treat blogging as copy writing if you want to engage r…
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SHOWNOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/029 Meeting new people is part of the travel experience. But how do you connect with new people easily in unfamiliar territory? We give you our top 5 tips. Plus, we visit the Capital of the Republic of Macedonia and discover amazing breakfast for a dollar as well as exploring the amazing value at the Bit Paza…
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SHOW NOTES - www.travelfreedompodcast.com/028 $76 per day in passive income? Plus freelancing = supporting a family of 4 while travelling the world full time. Sharon Gourlay proves that great SEO and affiliate linked articles (even without an effective email list!) are all you need to discover travel freedom. Topics: Is Yoast SEO as good as you thi…
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SHOW NOTES: http://www.travelfreedompodcast.com/027 At $22 per person per day, full time travel has cost about half what living and working in Australia used to cost us. We explain all of our expenses in detail so you can emulate our success. What have we spent our money on? What was good value for money? Topics: Feature: Psychologists prove why an…
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SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/026 SUBSCRIBE on iTunes now! Topics: How video can be a full time income for your blog. Who is interested in paying bloggers for video and how to pitch them. Relationships before pitches. The new course to turn you into a travel video pro. How to look outside of your blog for income. The importance of credib…
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Subscribe on iTunes SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/025 In this Marrakesh Podcast episode: We discuss: Our everyday method for getting cheaper flights. Plus, this week we are in Marrakech, morocco. Our safety expert Phil Sylvester gives us some top tips for staying safe in Morocco and we drink amazing spiced tea! Feature: An everyday metho…
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Subscribe on iTunes SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/024 In the Travel With Bender episode: Even if you don't have kids you'll want to learn from Josh & Erin Bender - Family travel lifestyle experts. The benefits of an "on-the-road" education and the biggest challenges kids pose to their nomad parents. Plus, we celebrate 2 years on the road…
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