When you are young, you like to think about what you want to be when you grow up. Not many people think of becoming a digital nomad. However, when you recognize what the digital nomad life entails, it seems too good to be true. You are able to travel, explore new places, meet new people, and all while earning an income – it seems like a dream.
But how do people do it? Everyone has a skillset of sorts, but how do you narrow it down? Is it possible to be a digital nomad with no skills?
In this article, we will talk about how to be a digital nomad with no experience.
What does it mean to get a job as a digital nomad?
The traditional 9-5 job is becoming less expected of the younger generations. More and more companies allow their employees to work from home, while some companies are going completely remote.
No matter your degree, or even if you have a degree, you can still be a digital nomad with no skills, or rather with skills you have but have not recognized yet.
Getting a job as a digital nomad allows you to set your own schedule and work when you want. Many nomads use this freedom to travel around and work from anywhere and everywhere!
a co-working space, or even the beach!
Jobs | How to be a Digital Nomad without experience
Online Teaching
Teaching English online is becoming more and more popular. Many companies do not require you to have a Bachelor’s degree; however, some will require it. If you are a native English speaker, you already have one of the most critical skills you need.
If you have a TEFL, you may have a few more options, but it is not necessary for teaching online.
Some popular online companies to work for are
- VIPKID
- PalFish
- DaDaABC
- And so many more!
Companies prefer teachers to teach around 15 hours a week, but you can always work more to earn extra cash. If you live or travel in a cheap country, you can live very comfortably with your salary.
Online teaching is excellent because you set your hours and earn between $15 – $25 / hour.
to classes of 4 students at the same time.
Administrative Assistant
An administrative assistant involves helping a person or a business with all things administrative. These tasks can include basic data entry, answering emails, taking notes in meetings, maintaining contact lists, etc.
These are all tasks you have probably done once in your life and may seem ordinary, but by freeing up jobs like these for a company, you are making their lives much easier. You free up someone’s time to focus on other parts of their business.
Copywriting
Copywriting is a great way to make cash as a digital nomad! Copywriting can include many forms of writing, such as writing copy for emails, marketing, landing pages for websites, and many more mediums.
There are blogging websites that you can sign up for and apply to write articles on various topics. Some websites will pay you per word or pay a flat fee for the article.
Social Media Manager
If you are obsessed with social media (like most of us), why not make some money from it?
Engagement is vital on social media, so many of your tasks as a social media manager will be activities you are already doing. Projects can include commenting and engaging with followers and following relevant accounts on Instagram. The position can also include managing a Facebook group by accepting member requests and engaging with the community. These are just a couple of basic examples, but there is so much for a social media manager to do.
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Social media platforms are user friendly, so if you use the platform from the consumer side, you will be able to manage one from the business side.
the brand – what does your Instagram say about you?
If you want to get more in-depth with social media management, you can take over managing the client’s accounts. This includes creating content for their social media channels, engaging in hashtag research to reach the right audience, scheduling the content, and helping them grow their business overall. These are all skills you can learn with practice, from a mentor, or easily learn from online courses or videos.
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Customer Support
Customer support jobs are some of the most common remote positions and always seem to be hiring. If you are good with people, companies will hire remote customer service workers to deal with customer questions or issues.
Communication skills are essential for a role like this, along with general people skills. Communication is usually done through chat functions, email, or phone. This is an excellent job as a digital nomad, as your time zone could work ideally for covering all hours at a company that provides 24/7 support.
Virtual Tutoring
If you have a skill that you excel at, teach others! You can teach a range of skills through Skype or other online video platforms.
Some ideas of skills you could teach are playing an instrument, singing, drawing, even cooking!
Another great skill is to teach another language! English is the more common example to teach online, but if English is not your native language, there is most likely demand for people wanting to learn your mother tongue! You can teach anyone, anywhere in the world, and you are already an expert at it!
Virtual Assistant
Virtual Assistants are becoming more popular and an excellent option for people starting out as a digital nomad. You can do so many tasks as a Virtual Assistant, many with skills you already have!
As mentioned before, administrative tasks and social media management are popular and can both be included in Virtual Assistant work.
Other everyday tasks of a Virtual Assistant include but are not limited to
- Email management
- Website maintenance
- Project management
- Calendar management
- Podcast management
- Video editing
A great way to find Virtual Assistant clients is by joining Facebook groups dedicated to Virtual Assistants or Digital Nomads, as people will post projects and jobs that they are hiring for.
Often, a company doesn’t know they need a Virtual Assistant, so it is up to you to sell yourself and let them know how you can make their work and life more manageable.
Hint – if you need to make a resume, they have great resume templates!
Transcriptionist
Transcriptionist jobs are also another great role for new digital nomads. They might not be the most exciting online work, but there are plenty of positions available, and with time they pay well. The job includes transcribing audio and video into text. All you need is a reliable internet connection and a computer to get started. You can work from the comfort of your own home and set your own work hours. This can also be done in multiple languages.
Graphic Design
Are you good at drawing or painting? Do you consider yourself to be artistic? Why not turn this passion into a business!
Graphic designers are in high demand for online businesses. If you have an eye for aesthetics and design, you can help create branding for a company, including the logo, icons, website, colors, etc.
There is a high demand for graphic designers, and there are numerous projects posted daily in Facebook groups.
Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing has been around for a while, and it is an easy way to make money. You earn a commission for promoting products and getting users to purchase them. If you already have a following through a blog or social media, such as Pinterest or Instagram, this is a great way to earn extra income.
You can learn more about affiliate marketing online if this is something you would be interested in.
How to find Digital Nomad Jobs
A few recommended remote job sites to look for jobs are
There are also freelancer websites where you can find more one-off jobs. You can create a profile and market yourself to potential customers.
Next Steps
So, how to be a digital nomad with no skills? If none of the jobs listed in this article could work for you, you can develop your skills for the job you want! There are so many free or low-costing resources online to build your skills. Some great sites to check out are Udemy and Coursera, among plenty of others.
There is so much you can learn and teach yourself from the comfort of your own home. So, if you want to be a digital nomad, there is really nothing stopping you! You either have the skill set and did not know it (until you read this article) or take the leap and teach yourself the skills you need.
Your digital nomad journey awaits you!
2 replies on “How to be a Digital Nomad with No Skills”
To be a digital nomad is something I would love to be / to do. But I need the Australian government to let me leave the country first.
Haha, I absolutely hear you! I hope this will happen so. Let me know if you need any help once the moment has come! I do help people in my coaching sessions to get started with their digital nomad journey… check out the coaching section of this site if you are interested <3