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development. Nicaragua's pacific coast
is the area where they are investing.
So far w e h ave be en talk ing about jobs you w ould do locally for w
h oeve r is h e re . Th is
is w h e re w e look at w h at you can do rem otely. Th at is , you m ay
h ave a s k ill th at is not
ne e de d in th e local area but you could do th is w ork by m ail, ove
r th e Inte rnet or ove r
th e teleph one . H e re are som e q uick pos s ibilitie s :
• Me dical transcriptionist
• We b s ite de s igne r
• Com pute r program m e r
• Telem ark ete r (a Vonage or oth e r VoIP ph one is your friend h e re)
• Copy e ditor or proofreade r
• Auth or of article s , book s , te rm pape rs , ...
You m ay be th ink ing “I'm not good enough ” for som e of th e s e ideas
or “it doe sn't pay
enough ” for oth e rs . Rem em be r, you are living lik e a Nica now so
you ne e d for m oney
is a lot low e r. Work ing at a low e r h ourly rate th an you ne e de
d in th e US is eas y. It
really ch ange s w h at is practical.
Let's tak e w e b s ite de s igne r as an exam ple . Quote pe r job. Maybe
it w ill tak e you four
tim e s as long as som eone w ith m ore expe rience but you can afford
to w ork at a low e r
h ourly rate th an th e oth e r guy. As you h one your s k ills you w ill
be spending le s s tim e
w h ich , if you so ch oos e , can m ean tak ing on m ore w ork and m ak
ing m ore m oney.
If you still aren't inspire d w ith a bus ine s s idea h e re is a list.
Not nece s sarily th e
bus ine s s for you but it is h e re to get you th ink ing.
• Start a religion— O r m aybe just som eth ing clos e . New Age , Self-h
elp, ... O k ,
call it pe rsonal grow th .
• Com pany repre s entative — Lots of com panie s pay people to repre s
ent th em in
non-local m ark ets . You get paid to talk and get people connecte d— sale
s is not
your problem .
• Adm inistrative s e rvice s — O ffe r a fore ign addre s s to com panie
s . Th at could
include invoicing s e rvice s , ph one answ e ring or w h ateve r th ey
ne e d.
• Im porting or exporting— If you are in a w ealth y country, try im porting.
If you
are in a poor country, try exporting.
• Sell a s ecret— It doe sn't m atte r w h at it is from a recipe to h
ow to turn rock s into
gold. W ith no ove rh ead and no regulation, a ch eap ad and a PO Box can
bring eco
development in nicaragua?
• Me dical transcriptionist
• We b s ite de s igne r
• Com pute r program m e r
• Telem ark ete r (a Vonage or oth e r VoIP ph one is your friend h e re)
• Copy e ditor or proofreade r
• Auth or of article s , book s , te rm pape rs , ...
You m ay be th ink ing “I'm not good enough ” for som e of th e s e ideas or
“it doe sn't pay
enough ” for oth e rs . Rem em be r, you are living lik e a Nica now so you ne
e d for m oney
is a lot low e r. Work ing at a low e r h ourly rate th an you ne e de d in th
e US is eas y. It
really ch ange s w h at is practical.
Let's tak e w e b s ite de s igne r as an exam ple . Quote pe r job. Maybe it
w ill tak e you four
tim e s as long as som eone w ith m ore expe rience but you can afford to w ork
at a low e r
h ourly rate th an th e oth e r guy. As you h one your s k ills you w ill be
spending le s s tim e
w h ich , if you so ch oos e , can m ean tak ing on m ore w ork and m ak ing
m ore m oney.
If you still aren't inspire d w ith a bus ine s s idea h e re is a list. Not
nece s sarily th e
bus ine s s for you but it is h e re to get you th ink ing.
• Start a religion— O r m aybe just som eth ing clos e . New Age , Self-h elp,
... O k ,
call it pe rsonal grow th .
• Com pany repre s entative — Lots of com panie s pay people to repre s ent th
em in
non-local m ark ets . You get paid to talk and get people connecte d— sale s
is not
your problem .
employment and property
nicaragua gringo property is one option. but if you have employment or offer it to locals, you'll have to look deeper than just the heading.