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Re: Show HN: NomadHouse – A network of houses around the world for nomads

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Post by archagon »

practicalpants wrote: post #61
atudoute wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the feedback. I'm a freelancer since 4 year and I'm trying to change the world to be a better place, but I understand you that I never done anything before.

Well, I hope your aims are sincere... I am getting a little annoyed with these digital nomad 'startups' that just want to make money off of other digital nomads, like they're any other market segment to fit a product to. "The Digital Nomad Space." Sucks where it's heading. Like the recent poster doing a similar thing as you but more pricey with a REIT investment group potentially backing him (he's also promoting you,…

Well, HN is kind of self-selecting in that respect. I imagine that a more "mature", less SV type of nomad house won't be advertising themselves too much, lest the nomad bloggers come pouring in. (Who, by the way, I have nothing against, but it's not my kind of community either.)

Re: Show HN: NomadHouse – A network of houses around the world for nomads

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Post by ashark »

practicalpants wrote: post #61
atudoute wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the feedback. I'm a freelancer since 4 year and I'm trying to change the world to be a better place, but I understand you that I never done anything before.

Well, I hope your aims are sincere... I am getting a little annoyed with these digital nomad 'startups' that just want to make money off of other digital nomads, like they're any other market segment to fit a product to. "The Digital Nomad Space." Sucks where it's heading. Like the recent poster doing a similar thing as you but more pricey with a REIT investment group potentially backing him (he's also promoting you,…

From the outside, the blogging culture for "digital nomads" already seems like hopeless, sell-out garbage. Frequent low-content posts that have the same promising-but-never-delivering feel as "long copy" marketing, blog-format where something more like a privately-editable Wiki or simple traditional informational site (do people still do those?) would be far more helpful (but, crucially, may have worse SEO to drive traffic to their "funnel"! [vomit]),

"Sign up for our newsletter!" pop-ups.

"Learn how I make money to travel using credit card affiliate links (spoiler alert: it's by writing articles about how I make money from credit card affiliate links)".

"Buy my awful book! Here's a crappy CG render of what it might look like if I had even bothered to on-demand print it!"

It's like all those "growth hacking" marketing sites that started popping up a few years ago. Or Mister Money Mustache, for that matter ("how I live free and cheap and don't even have a job! Spoiler alert: it's by already being kind of rich so I avoid most of the expenses and risk that poor people have, and in fact I work three part time jobs, one of which is this website, so that was simply a lie. Click my affiliate links!") I haven't read Timothy Ferriss, but I see him referenced all the time in relation to these sorts of things. Is he responsible for this explosion of cynical, manipulative, garbage websites that now infest the Internet, or is someone else to blame? The whole thing feels like Amway.

To sum up: speaking as someone on the outside of all this, I'm not sure throwing a few start-ups in to the mix could make the digital nomads' public online presence much scummier[1].

[1] NOT saying even a substantial fraction of people living this life are scummy, mind you!

[EDIT] Tim Ferris -> Timothy Ferriss

Re: Show HN: NomadHouse – A network of houses around the world for nomads

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Post by atudoute »

practicalpants wrote: post #61
atudoute wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the feedback. I'm a freelancer since 4 year and I'm trying to change the world to be a better place, but I understand you that I never done anything before.

Well, I hope your aims are sincere... I am getting a little annoyed with these digital nomad 'startups' that just want to make money off of other digital nomads, like they're any other market segment to fit a product to. "The Digital Nomad Space." Sucks where it's heading. Like the recent poster doing a similar thing as you but more pricey with a REIT investment group potentially backing him (he's also promoting you,…

Awesome feedback. We are on the same page, and I will try to be the cool solution between AirBnB, Hotel, Hostel and other co-living space.

Thank you.

Re: Show HN: NomadHouse – A network of houses around the world for nomads

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Post by O____________O »

sixQuarks wrote: post #31

I'm interested in co-working/co-living spaces, but I'm a bit older (late 30s), I don't want to do the "hostel" thing, and I want to be around others who are successfully running real remote businesses with decent income. My problem with the whole nomad thing is that most "nomads" are just bloggers starting out. It seems most have just saved enough money to live off of (frugally), and are calling themselves digital no…

but I'm a bit older (late 30s), I don't want to do the "hostel" thing

Assuming you haven't done much traveling, you'd be surprised at who shows up at hostels. It varies greatly by area, but it's not all the partying, early 20's kids that you might imagine.

Also, there are many things besides classic hostels that sort of fall into the hostel category. For example, I stayed in a very nice guest house in Thailand, and in a great dormitory-style apartment in Tokyo.

Re: Show HN: NomadHouse – A network of houses around the world for nomads

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Post by O____________O »

nnd wrote: post #50

I'm getting sick of this whole nomad thing. Brand it for "nomads" and you have another way to sell stuff to travellers. Even more ridiculous is the idea of building an online community for "digital nomads". What could you possibly have in common? The fact that you work online while travelling to a foreign country?

The fact that you work online while travelling to a foreign country?

That alone represents a huge swath of possibilities. Which countries have no problem with foreign workers on tourist visas? Where are co-working locations? Who's a good, affordable tax accountant who can deal with the intricacies of money earned while outside the country? Where are the best locations for connectivity vs. price?

You'll find heavily trafficked websites for all sorts of foreign working and expat situations (e.g. retirees in Thailand, teachers in Japan), so surely the "nomadic" tech workers would have a lot to talk about.

Re: Show HN: NomadHouse – A network of houses around the world for nomads

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Post by benologist »

atudoute wrote: post #10
hackerboos wrote: post #6

At the very least you should inform potential customers that they require the correct paperwork in order to work in the countries specified.

Thanks, I'll add it now. It's a legal gray area for sure and it will take some time for the law to catch up on the reality that many more of us will start traveling and working from different places.

Customs and immigrations everywhere provide official processes people can follow for living and working in a country. Enforcing this stuff happens on a country-by-country basis and detecting it can be slow and difficult or not even close to a priority but that does not make it a gray area. Here in Costa Rica they've made many steps in the last few years to address "perpetual tourism", it used to be easy to live here on renewable tourist visas and many people took advantage of that.

http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2009/08/13/the-new-costa-ri...

Re: Show HN: NomadHouse – A network of houses around the world for nomads

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Post by notahacker »

archagon wrote: post #70
d13 wrote: post #53

I live on the India/Nepal/Thailand "Digital Hippie" circuit and can confirm the following living costs if you're doing it on your on your own without booking anything else in advance: Thailand (islands like Koh Tao or Koh Phangan): $700/month. Kathmandu/Pokhara: $300-$400/month. Big cities in India (Pune, Bangalore, Calcutta): $1000/month, small towns in India (Goa, Dharmsala, Naggar, Leh): $500/month. These costs in…

Man, those are some nice prices. I'm currently traveling in Europe (mostly Western) and my monthly spendings hover around $2100/month on average. (Would be a lot less if I didn't go out to eat so much!) How is life on those islands? Is there a social scene?

There's as much or little social scene as you want, including (to an extent) a choice of whether to hang out with tourist-friendly locals, medium-term Western freelancers/divers/hippies and travellers/holidaymakersof all levels of maturity

Those beach bars and boat trips can drive your monthly spend up quite a bit, but eating out certainly won't blow your budget.

Re: Show HN: NomadHouse – A network of houses around the world for nomads

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Post by jgh »

O____________O wrote: post #76
nnd wrote: post #50

I'm getting sick of this whole nomad thing. Brand it for "nomads" and you have another way to sell stuff to travellers. Even more ridiculous is the idea of building an online community for "digital nomads". What could you possibly have in common? The fact that you work online while travelling to a foreign country?

The fact that you work online while travelling to a foreign country? That alone represents a huge swath of possibilities. Which countries have no problem with foreign workers on tourist visas? Where are co-working locations? Who's a good, affordable tax accountant who can deal with the intricacies of money earned while outside the country? Where are the best locations for connectivity vs. price? You'll find heavily t…

"Who's a good, affordable tax accountant who can deal with the intricacies of money earned while outside the country?"

if you're not an american, perhaps not so important for you...

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