Comments on: How To Successfully Run Your Business From The Road http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/10/15/how-to-successfully-run-your-business-from-the-road/ Online travel magazine dedicated to exploring travel in the 21st century. Offering travel news, compelling interviews, online travel tools, and more. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:02:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lea http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/10/15/how-to-successfully-run-your-business-from-the-road/comment-page-1/#comment-18858 Lea Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:42:25 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/10/15/how-to-successfully-run-your-business-from-the-road/#comment-18858 The ones we use which are very portable, light and been fine so far are Freecom Mobile Hard Drives. I have a 120GB one and my husband has an 80GB one. No problems so far so I'd happily recommend them. They're also a cinch to set up - although most of them are these days. You could also think about an online storage service for your files as an extra back-up - I use one of these too. You can never be too "backed up"!!! The ones we use which are very portable, light and been fine so far are Freecom Mobile Hard Drives. I have a 120GB one and my husband has an 80GB one. No problems so far so I’d happily recommend them.

They’re also a cinch to set up – although most of them are these days.

You could also think about an online storage service for your files as an extra back-up – I use one of these too. You can never be too “backed up”!!!

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]]> By: Kirsty http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/10/15/how-to-successfully-run-your-business-from-the-road/comment-page-1/#comment-18855 Kirsty Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:27:03 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/10/15/how-to-successfully-run-your-business-from-the-road/#comment-18855 Without meaning to hijack this comments thread, can any of you recommend a good, compact hard drive? I don't need a huge one. Is it all pretty straightforward to set up? Thanks! Without meaning to hijack this comments thread, can any of you recommend a good, compact hard drive? I don’t need a huge one. Is it all pretty straightforward to set up?

Thanks!

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]]> By: Lea http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/10/15/how-to-successfully-run-your-business-from-the-road/comment-page-1/#comment-18614 Lea Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:26:39 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/10/15/how-to-successfully-run-your-business-from-the-road/#comment-18614 Hey guys... Yes, definitely agree with Rob - just go for it. Timing is never perfect but as long as much of your prep is done, you can never plan for everything. One of my favourite quotes about what being 'financially secure' means is this: “Financial security does not come from the amount of money you currently have - it comes from your belief in your ability to get more of it whenever you want” Michael Neill Kirsty - hard drive is a definite must. I also use a lot of online versions of services (like email faxing, online invoicing etc.) so that I can access them from any computer in the event of a laptop mishap. Hey guys…

Yes, definitely agree with Rob – just go for it. Timing is never perfect but as long as much of your prep is done, you can never plan for everything. One of my favourite quotes about what being ‘financially secure’ means is this:

“Financial security does not come from the
amount of money you currently have – it comes
from your belief in your ability to get more of it whenever you want” Michael Neill

Kirsty – hard drive is a definite must. I also use a lot of online versions of services (like email faxing, online invoicing etc.) so that I can access them from any computer in the event of a laptop mishap.

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]]> By: ian mackenzie http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/10/15/how-to-successfully-run-your-business-from-the-road/comment-page-1/#comment-18603 ian mackenzie Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:43:32 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/10/15/how-to-successfully-run-your-business-from-the-road/#comment-18603 rob - great extra tips. you're totally right, there is never a best time. just gotta do it and figure out how it's going to work later. kirsty - yeah the hard drive really is necessary. my comp crashed and i lost all my data about a month ago. if i didn't have that external drive it would have been a much much bigger headache. rob – great extra tips. you’re totally right, there is never a best time. just gotta do it and figure out how it’s going to work later.

kirsty – yeah the hard drive really is necessary. my comp crashed and i lost all my data about a month ago. if i didn’t have that external drive it would have been a much much bigger headache.

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]]> By: Kirsty http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/10/15/how-to-successfully-run-your-business-from-the-road/comment-page-1/#comment-18600 Kirsty Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:26:01 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/10/15/how-to-successfully-run-your-business-from-the-road/#comment-18600 Nice article. Good timing for me as well since I'll be off and running in a couple months. I was debating the hard drive but I might just bite the bullet and go for it because not having it could be a bit of a disaster if things go wring with my laptop. Nice article. Good timing for me as well since I’ll be off and running in a couple months. I was debating the hard drive but I might just bite the bullet and go for it because not having it could be a bit of a disaster if things go wring with my laptop.

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]]> By: Rob Meyer http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/10/15/how-to-successfully-run-your-business-from-the-road/comment-page-1/#comment-18570 Rob Meyer Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:59:24 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/10/15/how-to-successfully-run-your-business-from-the-road/#comment-18570 Thanks for the tips Lea, and touching on what I consider to be a REALLY interesting and exciting topic. My two recommendations for anyone trying to life as an LIP would be first of all to: 1) Do it: The timing will never be perfect, there will always be concerns, don't let that hold you back. 2) Properly assess your necessities: You really don't need that much to survive on the road. Sure, it's nice live comfortably, but if work goes sour all you really need to do is pick up a couple TEFL jobs and you'll be fine. Don't let the challenges or possible failure be a deterrent, you'll be fine. Thanks for the tips Lea, and touching on what I consider to be a REALLY interesting and exciting topic.

My two recommendations for anyone trying to life as an LIP would be first of all to:

1) Do it: The timing will never be perfect, there will always be concerns, don’t let that hold you back.

2) Properly assess your necessities: You really don’t need that much to survive on the road. Sure, it’s nice live comfortably, but if work goes sour all you really need to do is pick up a couple TEFL jobs and you’ll be fine. Don’t let the challenges or possible failure be a deterrent, you’ll be fine.

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