033: A 30-Year Journey: Expat Entrepreneurial Wisdom from a Travel Writer – Tim Leffel
Tim Leffel, an award-winning travel writer and author of several travel books, including, Travel Writing 2.0: Earning Money From Your Travels in the New Media Landscape, and, A Better Life for Half the Price: How to prosper on less money in the cheapest places to live.
Join us on The Expat Money Show to talk about travel writing and life as an Expat Entrepreneur and to give advice to new travel bloggers and travel writers in the industry.
WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW:
- Tim’s beginnings in travel writing predate the internet era.
- Discusses challenges of early entrepreneurship in travel writing.
- Importance of passion and focus in career longevity.
- Insights on writing fundamentals and the evolving role of SEO.
- Frequency tips for writing and posting blog content.
- Reveals one destination Tim and his family haven’t visited yet.
- Highlights personal experiences living abroad as an expat.
- Many leave home seeking freedom and new opportunities.
- Tim shares insights on taxation and personal freedom issues.
- Tim and family split time between Mexico and Florida.
- Benefits and challenges of expat life discussed.
- Achieving life goals and maintaining personal freedom abroad.
HOW TO FIND TIM’S WORK:
- TimLeffel.com
- Twitter: @timleffel
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CONCLUSION
I loved this interview with Tim Leffel because he is living the life of his dreams. He set out to do something he loved and has become an expert in his field. For an hour we talk about how he has made his dream a reality as an expat entrepreneur, and what you can do to follow in a similar path, and as one of my mentors always says, find someone who is having success doing what you want to do and model them…
On The Expat Money Show, I aim to bring in the best expat entrepreneurs from around the globe who are doing some really incredible things. Tim Leffel shows us that patience is a virtue and that if you always do the very best you can do and stick to a plan you can have a truly wonderful life!
About The Host, Mikkel Thorup
Mikkel Thorup; the host of The Expat Money Show, has 20+ years in continual travel around the world, visiting more than 100 countries including Colombia, North Korea, Zimbabwe and Iran.
His goal now is to help Expats just like you to generate additional streams of income, eliminate your tax bill, and take advantage of offshore structures so you can travel the world freely and never have to worry about money again.
Follow Mikkel Thorup on Social Media:
I’ve followed Tim Leffel for a while now. Man oh man, is he living the life! I always enjoy finding these type of people that I can live vicariously through.
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