I’d like to state up front that this is the longest post I’ve ever written here at Location 180. It’s more representative of the direction I’d like to take the site in the future, and is the culmination of the last year I’ve spent becoming an seo freelancer. If you take a weekend, read the resources provided, practice with your own site(s), you’ll have enough knowledge to lay the ground work of a location independent business. I’ve been getting a lot of emails lately from people who are looking to start working for themselves. Whether it’s a small business on the side, or they’re looking to create a full time location independent business, it’s obvious there’s a lot of entrepreneurial
Continue Reading > 53 Comments posted: January 19th, 2011
Whether it’s actually any easier to make a change on January 1st, there is a mental shift that occurs when a new year hits. Everyone around you is motivated to diet, exercise and generally be a better person than they were the year prior. The fact of the matter is, most people who make new years resolutions will stick to them for about a week – if that. You get busy, and realize that your hour long daily exercise routine is more trouble than your willing to spend. I came to this realization a month ago when I tried to do the P90x program. I lasted a week. Now that’s pathetic. Steve Kamb would be ashamed. I tell myself this
Continue Reading > 26 Comments posted: December 30th, 2010
Being an entrepreneur is a constant struggle. I’ve never met a single true entrepreneur who wasn’t always looking for the next big thing. It doesn’t matter how little free time they have, or what the state is of their current projects, they are always open to new possibilities. This can be both a good and a bad thing, but for me personally it’s left me a little overwhelmed throughout the past week. Right as I was in the midst of finishing up my first premium product here at Location 180, I decided it would be a great time to start a new venture! I’ve had an idea to start this site for the last few months, and I finally decided
Continue Reading > 14 Comments posted: June 21st, 2010
This is a guest post from blogger and photographer Matt Koenig. I asked Matt to write for me because he is going through the exact same things I struggled with, and I know many of you are struggling with now. He is on his way to overcoming his uncertainties and has really helped me clarify my thinking for my upcoming book on the subject. I highly recommend you check out his photography blog, and wish him luck as he tries to make some big changes by the end of the year! All photos in this article were taken by Matt. Have you ever really wanted to do something, I mean really wanted to do something, but you missed out on
Continue Reading > 13 Comments posted: June 10th, 2010
“A bucket list can be your best friend or your worst enemy.” Did you ever watch Wheel of Fortune when you were younger (or perhaps you still do)? Every once in awhile they would have categories called “Before and After”, well here is my bucket list before and after. The Before: Bucket List. My Bucket List has been pretty much the one thing about this site that has remained fairly constant since the beginning. Sure about 6 months back I did a bit of a remodel of it, but if there has been one thing that Location 180 has been known for, it’s this list. I’ve received emails from numerous readers and other bloggers saying that they’ve been inspired to
Continue Reading > 15 Comments posted: May 3rd, 2010
Let’s face it, making money from your blog is no easy task, and takes hours and hours of hard work. Over the past year I’ve considered ways to monetize this site, however my primary goal is to not let that interfere with providing high quality and useful content. So far I’ve made a little bit, perhaps enough to cover my hosting costs, but nowhere near enough to support myself full time. However, there are people out there who have done a much better job of utilizing affiliate adds, product creation or a combination of both to live AWESOME lifestyles. While I’m still unsure exactly which direction I will eventually head (although there is a thinly veiled attempt in this post),
Continue Reading > 13 Comments posted: April 22nd, 2010
Well it is Thanksgiving morning, and I am not going to lie, I don’t have much of a post prepared today. I have been spending the last few days down in Eugene with my family, remodeling bathrooms, and seeing some old friends before I take off in January. However, I didn’t want the holiday to go unnoticed. Many people breeze by Thanksgiving and use it as nothing more as a reason to eat, drink and be merry. While I hope to do all of those things, I wanted to recognize that this year in particular, I have a lot to be thankful for. Note: There are probably thousands of posts like this floating around the internet, so I apologize, but
Continue Reading > 10 Comments posted: November 26th, 2009
We all have something in our lives that we want to do yet haven’t done. There is that one thing that we continue to make excuses for and will never make any progress unless we embrace a shift in thinking. For me, this thing is traveling abroad. For the last few years, and the last few months in particular I have had a strong urge to spend time traveling, and experience things outside of the tiny little town of Portland. However, I obviously haven’t much of that. What is holding me back? I’m not getting any younger, and the time couldn’t be better for me to go see what the world has to offer. I am slowly coming the the
Continue Reading > 16 Comments posted: August 27th, 2009
