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Kimberly Ann Brown
How To Make Money While
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Howtomakemoneywhilesailingaroundtheworld
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Howtomakemoneywhilesailingaroundtheworld
WhenIwrite,‘sailingaroundtheworld,’I’mnotnecessarilytalkingabout
circumnavigatingthewholeworld.Perhapsyourdreamsincludeasailalongthe
eastcoastofAmerica,acircumnavigationoftheUKortocruisetheMediterranean
foraseason.MaybeyouwanttopickupaboatinCroatia,sailitacrosstheAtlantic
OceanandfinishupwithaseasonintheCaribbean.Andsure,perhapsyoudowant
tocircletheglobe–whynot!?
Theoptionsonwheretosail,orwhattodoonceyou’reready,areendless.
Basedonthreeyearsworthofemails,thatI’vereceivedfrommySailingBritican.com
blogreaders,I’dhavetosaythatveryfewpeoplehaveaskedmewheretosail.
ThemostpopularquestionIget,however,ishowtofundasailingtriporhowto
makemoneywhilealsoenjoyingasailingadventure?Inotherwords,whatoptions
areavailableforlivingthedreamANDmakingmoneytoenjoylivingthedream.
Sure,youcanwaituntilyoupossiblywinthelottery,receiveanunexpected
inheritancefromalonglostrelativeorevenwaituntilyouretiretoenjoythe
proceedsofyourpension.
Or,youcanstartthinkingaboutalternativesthatwillallowyoutogetonthewater
soonerratherthanlater.
AndI’mnottalkingaboutdevisingplansto‘sailonashoestring’!
Sure,youcanliveoffofcannedbeans,onlysailtofreeanchoragesandlimityour
land-basedexcursionsbutwhydothatifyoudon’thaveto?Ifyou’regoingtolive
thedream,wouldn’tyouratherfindawaytoreallylivethedream(unless,ofcourse,
yourdreamistosailona200’yachtwithcrewattendingtoyoureveryneed).
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I’mtalkingaboutbeingrealistichere.I’mtalkingaboutkeepingyourcurrentquality
oflife,oryourcurrentstandards,andthenapplyingthemtolivingandsailing
aroundonboat.
AndwhoamItowriteaboutallthis?Well…in2013myhusbandandIsold
everythingwehad,purchasedarentalproperty,boughttheboatandsailedintothe
sunset.Whilesailingwefoundavarietyofwaystomakeanincome–somewedid
(andstilldo)ourselvesandothersarewhatwelearnedfrompeoplethatwecrossed
pathswith.
Fromourperspectivewedidn’twanttowaituntilwewereretired.Wewereafraid
thatifwewaitedourbodiesorourmindsmightnotbeupforthechallenge.
Furthermore,ourplansmadesenseinrelationtoourdaughter,Sienna–weleftland
whenshewasthreeyearsold.
So…bytheendofthisshortguidemyhopeisthatyou’llgetsomedefinitiveideasor,
attheveryleast,feelasparkofpossibility.Therearethousandsofnormalevery-day
peopleandfamiliescurrentlysailingaroundtheworld.Iftheydiscoveredawayto
doit,socanyou!
Theretendstobetwomaingroupsofsailingtravelers.
NotethatI’mgoingtosetasidethepeoplethatbuyaboatonlytositonit.
Unfortunately,thelargestproportionofboatownersdon’tactuallyusethem.Who
knowswhy?Perhapsthey’retooscaredtopulloutoftheslip.
Anyway…thefirstgrouparepeoplethatwanttoplanatriporanadventure.
Therewillbeasettimeframe,objectivesandafinishdate.Insomecasesit’sa
bucketlistthingwhereagoalwillbeachieved.Inothercases,it’saveryorganized
plantogoonatripofalifetime.Ineithercase,there’sanenddate.
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Byhavinganenddate,it’seasiertocomeupwithideastogenerateanincome.
Often,alargeportionofmoneycanbesaved;anassetlikeahomecanbeputupfor
rent(tocreatemonthlyincome)andit’sevenpossibleforaremoteworkingoption
tobenegotiated.
Forexample,whilestayingatamarinainSicilywehadneighborsthatsailedaround
theMediterraneanextensivelyforacoupleyears.Onewasapoliceofficerandthe
otherwasacomputerprogrammer–bothintheirearly30’s.Thepoliceofficertook
unpaidleavewiththepromiseofhisjobbackuponreturn.Thesoftware
programmercontinuedworkingbutonareducedbasis.Theprogrammersetupa
remoteworksituationsothatshecouldworkfromanylocationsolongastherewas
agoodInternetconnection.
Whilesailingaroundthecoupleputtheirhouseupforrentearninganicelittle
reoccurringincomefromtenants.Thepoliceofficergeneratedfreemealsbydoing
jobsforotherboatiesandtheprogrammercontinuedtogetpaid.
Anotherexampleisacouplethattooktimeoffafterretiringfromtheirpostsinthe
military.Stillintheir40’sandtransitioningfromthemilitarytothecivilianarena,
thecoupletookayearoff.TheduopurchasedaboatintheMediterranean,sailed
acrosstheAtlantic,cruisedtheCaribbeanandthenlefttheboatinNorthCarolina
preparingforittosell.Thecrewconsistedofmom,dadandthreekidsagednineto
fourteen.Itwasthefamilytripthatthechildrenwilltalkaboutforeverandthe
parentswillthink,‘wehavenoregrets…’Thecouplesavedup,puttheirhouseupfor
rentandcashedinonsomeinvestmentstofundthetrip.
Insomecases,interestingly,acoupleorfamilymightheadouttoseaforayearor
twoandmanyyearslaterthey’restillgoing.Oneofmyfavoritesayingsis,‘thereare
norules.’Whenwemetcruisingveterans,JimandCarol,inCorfu,GreeceIasked,
‘what’syourplan?’Carolexplainedthattheyplanedonspendingthreeyearstogo
aroundtheworld.
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Todate,thecoupleisonyear15andwillbecompletingatheirfullcircumnavigation
soon.NeitherJimnorCarolhasanyintentionofheadingbacktolandanytimesoon.
Soletmecomeontothesecondgroupofpeople-thosethatwanttohopina
boat,sailintothesunsetandlivebytheseatoftheirpants.
Errr…well,notquitelivebytheseatoftheirpants.Theywantabitofreassurance.
Theywantabitofsecurity…
Thisiswheremyfamilyandmefitin.Wesetoffwithsomesavingsinthebankanda
coupleofincomestreamstocontributetoourmonthlycashflow.Oursavingswould
lastusforacoupleyears,ifwedidn’tgocrazy,andtheideawastofindwaysof
makingmoneythatwouldsupersedetheneedtodraindownourchild’sfuture
collegefund.
AsImentionedearlier,we’vemetloadsofpeoplelikeus.It’samazinghowmany
peoplearebraveenoughtosay,‘Screwit…let’sdoit.’Myhusband,Simon,andIhave
methundredsofcouplesandfamiliesthathavefoundavarietyofwaystolivethe
dream.Heck–ifthere’sawill,there’saway!
So…withthatintroductionpleaseallowmetolistsomeofthevariouswaysof
makingmoneywhilesailingaroundtheworld.Thesewillworkforjourneyspecific
boatersandthosethatjustwanttoheadouttoseaindefinitely.
ThebestbitofadviceIcanofferistostartplanningANDtakingactionnow,well
beforeyou’rereadytoleave.Peoplethatarecurrentlyoutonthesea,livingtheir
dream,didnotmakethingsmaterializeovernight.Ittakessmallactionseveryday
withaconsistentfocusonanendgoalthatallowsdreamstocometrue.
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Also,notethatthisisjustaguidetowhetyourappetite.It’shopefullysomething
thatwillallowyoutospringboardtowardsfurtheroptionsandideas.Whileyou’re
readingitover,makenotesofanyideasthatpopup.
Asidefromalwayssaying‘therearenorules,’myothermantrais‘youdon’tknow
whatyoudon’tknow.’Interestingly,whenyoustarttoknowwhatyoudon’tknowa
worldofpossibilitiesbeginstoopenup.
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10waystomakemoneywhilesailingaroundtheworld
1.Considerwhatassetsyouhaveorcanacquiretocreateapassiveincome
Theobjectivehereistodosomethingonceandreaptherewardoverandoverwith
minimumattention.Inaperfectworld,wouldn’titbenicetosailaroundtheworld
whilecollectingaround$5,000everymonthfordoinglittletonowork?!
Ifyou’renotfamiliarwithcreatingpassiveincome,thiswillrequireyoutothink
differently.WhatIneedyoutodoistochangeyourmindsetfrom,‘howcanIoffer
mytime,andperhapsskills,inreturnforapaycheck,’to‘howcanIoffermytime
andskillsinreturnforreoccurringrevenue/income/cash?
TheeasiestexampleofapassiveincomeIcanofferistheconceptofrentingyour
currenthouseORbuyingahousetorentout.Inordertominimizeeffort,youcan
payalettingagencytorunitforyou.Ifyoubuyahouseinfull,everymonthyou’ll
getrentalincomelesstheagencyfees.Ifyoubuyarentalpropertywithamortgage,
thekeyistomakeenoughmoneyafterpayingtheloanandtheagencytoproducean
income.Forexample,let’ssayyourentoutahousefor$1,000,yourmortgageis
$300andyouragencyfeesare$100.Intheend,you’llhaveanincomeof
$400/month(lesstaxes).
No,$400/monthisnotenoughtofundasailingadventurebutwhencombinedwith
otheroptions,it’sastart!Thegreatthingaboutpropertyisthatthehouseactsasa
retirementfundtoobecausepropertyappreciatesaround9%everyyearoverthe
longrun.Furthermore,ifthingsdon’tworkoutoryougettiredofsailingyou’llhave
apropertytoreturnto,ifneedbe.
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Seriously…ifyouhaveapropertythatyoudon’thavetoselltobuyaboat,consider
thebenefitsofrentingitout:
- Reoccurringmonthlyincome
- Youcanuseotherpeople’smoneytofundthesituation(amortgagefromthe
bank)
- Aserviceproviderwilltakecareoflogistics,repairsandsoforth(noneedto
beonsite)
- Someoneelse(thetenants)arepayingYOUfortheprivilegeoftakingcareof
anappreciatingasset.Inthelongrun,thetenantsarepayingyouacashflow
toincreaseyouroverallwealthasthecapitalvalueofthehouseincreases.
- Ifbysomechanceyou’resomeonethatlooksonthenegativesideofthings
andthinks,‘whatifthetenantstrashthehouseordon’tpay,’well…there’s
insuranceforthat!
Nowresidentialpropertyisnottheonlyassetyoucanrentout.Thereareawide
varietyofthingsyoucanbuyandrent.Forexample,lookatATMandvending
machines.ItmightsoundstrangebutmanyoftheATMmachinesyouseeareowned
byprivatepeopleorcompaniesandrentedout.Whenyoupayanextrachargetoget
money,theATMowneristheonewho’sreapingthefunds.Withthevending
machine,theownergetstheprofits.
Anotheroptionthat’svirtualisdomainnames.Therearepeoplethatmakealiving
buyingandsellingwww._______________.comnames.Onceyoustartlookingaround
you’llbesurprisedathowmanypassiveincomeopportunitiesareoutthere.
Thisguideisheretogiveyouanideaofwhat’spossible–ifyouliketheideaof
passiveincome,startsearchingtheInternetfor“passiveincomeopportunitiesor
investmentsopportunities”.Youmightnotfindapassiveincomeoptionthatwill
fundallourneedsbutwhencombinedwithotheroptionsthemoneywilladdup.
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2.Considerhowyourskillsetandexperience,orperhapsyouandyour
partner’sjointskillset,canbeusedtocreatepassiveincomeassets.
Thisareatakesmoreworkupfront,however,theworkisdonewiththismaxim:
Taketimenowtocreateanincrediblyvaluableproduct/serviceONCEandthenget
paidforitoverandoveragainwithlittletonoeffort.
Aneasyexampletoexpressthisconceptistowriteabook.Sure,ittakesafew
weeksorperhapsamonthtowriteabookrelatingtoyourskillset.Perhapsyoucan
writeabooktobetterhelpclientsachievetheirultimategoalORmaybeyoucan
writeabookthathelpsjuniorsinterestedindoingwhatyou’vedone?!Non-fiction
and‘howto’booksareoneofthefastestgrowingsectorsonAmazon.com.
Youmaypossiblethink,‘Ihavenoideahowtowriteabook’and/or‘Imightbeable
towriteabookbutthechancesofitgettingpublishedarenearimpossible.’
Thosethoughtsarewrong,wrongandwrong.
WebsiteslikeLynda.comandUdemy.comhaveloadsoftutorialsonhowtodo
anythingandeverything–writingabookbeingoneofthem.Findatutoriallike,
‘Howtowriteabookin10daysevenifyou’veneverwrittenabookbeforeanddon’t
evenliketowrite’or‘Howtowriteabookwithouthavingtowriteonesentence.’
Onceyou’vewrittenyourbook,you’llthenneedtolearnhowtoself-publishon
Amazon.It’sridiculouslyeasyonceyouknowhowtodoit.Sure,itwilltakehours
andevendaystounderstandtheprocessbutonceyouknowit,youcanrepeatit,
anditgetseasiereverytimeyoudoit.
So,onceyourbookisonAmazonit’sthentimetoworkonpromotingit.Again,that
takestime,butwhatelseareyougoingtodowhenyourstormboundforaweekon
yourboatinGibraltar?!
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Andwritingabookisjustonewayofcapitalizingonalltheyearsyou’vespentwith
yourexpertise.Ofcourse,youdon’thavetofocusonyourexpertiseeither…youcan
writeaboutahobbyorevenwriteaboutsomethingyouwanttolearn!Thereareno
rules.
Thismaysoundcrudebutyou’reeithergivingyourtimetoanemployerthat’sgoing
tobesailingaroundtheworldORyou’regivingyourtimetoyourselfandcreatinga
wayforYOUtosailaroundtheworld.Enoughsaid.
Asidefromwritingabookyoucandopodcasts(recordyourselfanduploaditto
iTunes),videos,e-coursesandmore.Regardingpodcasts,Igetemailsallthetime
frommyreadersaskingmetocreateaudiorecordingsasIsailalongtheseas.Atthe
timeofwritingthisthereisalackofsailingpodcastshows.Ifyouliketotalkand
expresswhatyousee,howyoufeelandwhatyou’relearningthismightbeagreat
optionforyou!
Anotherinterestingarenaistheeducationworld.
Teachersarenowmakingmillionsbybroadcastinglecturesthathelpconvey
particulartopics/coursematerial.Homeschoolingmom’saremaking‘packs’to
teachanythingfromgeographytofractions(usingLego’s)!Themom’sareuploading
the‘packs’toahomeschoolingresourcewebsiteandhomeschoolingparentsare
downloadingwhattheyneed.
NotethatthereisNOhomeschoolingpacktoteachchildrenaboutallthereligions–
IknowthisbecauseIsearchedforweekstofindsomethingformydaughter.There’s
alsonothingwrittenaboutgeographyorhistoryoftheCaribbean(orperhaps
groupsofislandswithintheCaribbean).Thereareloadsofholesinthisareaandit’s
easytostartproducingsomethingofhighvaluethatyoucangetpaidforoverand
overagain.
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ThesemayseemlikerandomsuggestionsbutI’mofferingideas.Everyonehasskills
andpassions.Everyonehastheabilitytooffertheiruniquetakeonthoseskills
and/orpassions…
Justkeepaskingyourself:WhatcanIdoonce(thatI’mreallygoodatandenjoy
teaching)andgetpaidforitoverandoveragain?Howaboutphotography?There’s
alackofqualitypersonalcruisingsailingphotosavailable.Whataboutmusic–can
youcreatemusictosell?WitheveryonehavingaVLognowday’speoplearelooking
forgoodbackingmusictovideos.
Important:Donotapproachthistaskbyasking,‘HowcanIbestmakemoney.’That
won’twork.Youmustfindsomethingyou’repassionateaboutfirst.Thatisthekey.
Everyonecangetthechecklistonhowtomakemoneycreatingpassiveassetsbut
doingsowithoutpassionisawasteoftime.Itwon’twork.
IhopeIdon’tregretdoingthis,butifyoufeelthere’snowaythatyoucantakeyour
skillsand/orpassionstocreatesomethingthatsomeoneelsewouldfindvaluable,
emailmeatKim@SailingBritican.comandI’lleitherconfirmthatyou’recorrectOR
perhapsI’llsendyousomeoptions.
(Sidenote:Justthoughtabouthandmadeitems.Sellinghandmadeitems,orany
physicalproduce,isabitdifficultifyou’resailingaroundtheworldunlessyoudrop-
ship(moreonthatlater).Storingandfindingsuppliescanbetroublesomeand
postagefeescanmakelifedifficult.However,ifyoulikecrafting,whatabout
creating‘howto’instructionsonhowtomakeacraftorhandmadeitem.Thedetails
aredigital.Otherwise,ifyou’regoingtobesailinginyourhomecountry,youcan
makeandsellcrafts,jewelry,andanyotherhandmadeitemsonEtsy.com.It’sthe
world’slargesthandmademarketplace).Amazonhasrecentlylaunchedasimilar
platform!
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3.Learnhowtoturbochargeyoureffortsfromyourpassiveincomecreations.
So,let’ssaythatyou’vecreatedsomethingofvalueandhavefoundanoutlettosell
it.Perhapsyouhaveyourownblogoruploadyourbook/music/audio/packor
handmadeitemtoathirdpartymarketplace.Isthattheendgame?!Ofcoursenot!
Onceyouunderstandhowtocreateandsellyourpassiveincomecreationsthereare
loadsofthingsyoucandotoincreasethatincomewithverylittleeffort.Ifyouhave
anaudienceofpeople,someoneelsewillsurelybeinterestedintalkingtoyour
audience.
TheconceptI’mworkingtowardsnowisleverage.Leverageyourlist,database,past
andcurrentconsumersbyprovidinginformationonvaluableproductsand/or
servicesthatwillbenefitthem.
Forexample,let’ssaythatyou’reex-militarylookingtotransitiontoalifeonthesea.
Afterreviewingyourskillsetandpastexperiencesyoudecideagainsta‘howto’
guideonlandminedestructionandinsteadfeelbestsuitedtofocusonyourloveof
woodworking.Youdecidetocreatepatternsformakingquirkyoutdoorwooden
chairstosellonline.Whilecreatingpatternsyourecognizethatprovidinga
shoppinglistfortoolsandsupplieswillalsobenefitthecustomer.Notonlycanyou
providethelistbutyoucanalsoprovidealinkstraighttotheproduct.
Everylargecompanywithawebpresencehasanaffiliate,orcommission,program.
Anaffiliateprogramprovidesacommissiontoanyonethatsendsnewcustomers
theirway.Forexample,let’ssaythatAmazonhasthecheapestwoodglueonthe
market(evencheaperthangettingitfromthemanufacturer!)soyouinsertan
affiliatelinkinyourtoolsandsupplieslist.Oneofyourcustomers,clicksonthelink
andbuysthewoodglue.
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Whathappensisthatyou’llgetapercentageofthesaleANDyourcustomergetsthe
lowestpricedwoodglue.Everyonewins.
Affiliatelinkscanbeinsertedintobooks,readoutoveraudiopodcastsandputon
websites.
Inadditiontoaffiliatelinks,ifyouhaveawebsite,youcanalsoaddadvertisements.
Whensurfingthewebyou’llsurelynoticethatmanywebsiteshavebanner
advertisementsandsquareblockads.AllthoseadsaresuppliedbyGoogle.The
programiscalledGoogleAdsense.Allawebsiteownerhastodoisapplytothe
program,getthecodenecessarytoruntheadvertsandtheninsertthemintothe
website.Ittakesaroundtwominutestogetthecodeandputitonawebsite.
Everytimesomeoneclicksonanadvertthewebsiteownergetspaidanythingfrom
afewcentstoseveraldollars.EverymonthImake$100’sfromGoogle.It’snotmuch
butwhencombinedwithmyotherefforts,itaddsup.
Notethataffiliatemarketingandadvertisementrevenuearepassiveincome
sources.Youspendafewminutessettingthemuponceandthenyougetpaidover
andoveragainforyourefforts.
Inadditiontoaffiliateandadvertincomeyoucanalsostrikeuprelationshipswith
otherpeopleinyourarena.Forourwoodworkerthere’ssurelyacompanythatsells
woodnationallythathasalargelistofpastclients.Perhapsthewoodworkercould
offerthewoodsupplierchairpatternstoprovidetocustomersatadiscount.One
smalljointventurelikethatcoulddrasticallyincreasesalesforbothparties
involved.Furthermore,theendclientishappybecauseadesireiffulfilled.
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Thisworldissoamazingandsoabundantwithopportunities.
Didyouknowthatwithtoday’stechnologyanyonecanoperateanonlinestore,
sellingphysicalproducts,withouthavingtostockanyproducts.Ifyouliketheidea
ofsellingsomethinginparticular,checkout‘DropShipping.’Withthisopportunity,
youcreateanonlinestore(perhapsinShopify,oneoftheleadingecommerce
platforms).Onceyou’restoreisupandrunning,youcollecttherevenueforeach
productsoldandthensendfundstoadistributorormanufacture(tradecost)and
theyfulfilltheorder.
Justtoreiteratehere…I’mthrowingoutvariousthingsthatareavailableforyouto
do.What’smostimportantistofindanareathatyou’repassionateaboutandthen
takethingsforwardwiththepassiveincomegenerationelementinmind.
4.Arrangearemoteworkingsituationwithyourcurrentoranewemployer
Isthereanypossiblewaythatyoucancontinuetohelpyouremployerremotely?In
yourcurrentsituationyouremployermaywantyoutostayemployedbutwhen
they’refacedwiththeoptionbetweencompletelylosingyourORhavingyourhelp
(atanarmslength)perhapsthey’dconsiderthelatter?
Youmighthavetogetmoretrainingorconsideranotherrolewithinthecompany
butyouradvantageisthatyouknowhowthecompanyworks.Youknowwhois
whoandhowthemachineticks…Isthereapropositionyoucanmaketoyourboss
ortheowner(s)?
Andifyou’renotcurrentlyemployedisthereasituationavailablewhereyoucan
workremotely?Again,youmighthavetoretrainorfindacoursetohelpgetyou
qualifiedbutdoingsoisn’tjustawaytomakemoney…it’sawaytomakemoney
remotely.
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Theonlineworldisalwayslookingforgoodeditors,copywriters,programmers,
graphicartists,articlewriters,contentcreatorsandmore!CheckoutUpWork.com
andFiverr.comtofindoutwhatonlinefreelancejobsareoutthere.Youmightsee
somethingthatsparksaninterest.
5.Useyoursailingadventureasawaytocreatecontent/products/services
Millionsofpeoplewanttoquittheirdayjobandgetoutsailing.Perhapsyoucantap
intothatmarketbyprovidingyourjourneyintotheunknown.Bykeepingaonline
journal,creatingarticlesthathelpthosethatwillfollowinyourfootstepsand,
perhaps,bycreatingproductsorservicestohelpothersyoucancreateanincome
thatnotonlysuitesyourlifestylebutisaboutyourlifestyle.(LookatwhatI’m
doing!)
6.Sellservicestoyourlocalsailingcommunity.
Ifyou’realreadyoutsailing,youcanprovideyourexpertisetothesailing
communityorincreaseyourskillsettoincludeskillsthatareindemandbyboaties.
WhileI’vebeenmakinganincomeonlinemyhusbandhasbeentradingservices
withboatersbyhelpingwithinthelive-aboardcommunity.Histimespenthelping
boaterswithrepairs;maintenanceandteachingnewbieshowtodoavarietyof
thingsareneverleftunrewarded.
Severalboaterswe’vemetoffercleaning,cooking,hairdressing,alternative
therapies,dentistry,accounting,andmentoringservicestootherboatersallowing
themtomakeextramoney.
Therearehugelive-aboardcommunitiesthatoftenstayinoneplaceforweeksifnot
months.
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Ifyou’reamongstalargecommunitywithinabaywhynotprintoutsomeflyersand
offerhomemademeals,lifecoaching,orbookkeepingservices.Isitpossiblethat
peopleinyourmooringareaneedhelpwithyourexpertise?
Or,whataboutcreatingawritersgroup,craftcircleorevenanentrepreneurs
syndicatewhereyougroupupwithotherboaterstocreatesomethingofvalueto
selleitherlocallyoracrosstheworld?
Duringourtravelswe’vediscoveredthatmanyboatownersareentrepreneurial
mindedandeagertodiscussmoneymakingideas.
7.Getotherstohelppayforcosts.
Takesomeoneorseveralpeoplewithyouonyoursailingadventurethatarehappy
tohelpwiththecosts!Therearethousandsofpeopleouttherethatwanttosail
aroundtheworldrightnow,oratleast,sailsomewhere!Infact,agreatpercentage
ofboatownersberthedatmarinasbuyaboatandthenfailtoeverleavethemarina.
Perhapsyoucanapproachseveralboatownersaskingifthey’dliketospenda
monthorseveralmonthssailingapartoftheworldwithyou?Inreturnforyou
offeringspaceandcommandingtheboat,they’llhelppayforfoodandmarinafees?
Furthermore,therearewebsitespoppingupthatofferroomsforrentonaboat.
Perhaps,whilemooredupinamarina,youcanofferaberthouttosomeonewilling
topay.Or,whenyouneedtoflyhomeforafewweeksafamilycanpayyoutostay
onyourboatinsteadofgettingahotelroom.
WhileinKos,aGreekIslandoffofTurkey,wemetalovelymanthatownedaboat
withthreeotherguys.Thefourofthemspendafewweekseveryyeartakingthe
boatfromonelocationtothenextwiththeultimategoalbeingacircumnavigation.
Myfriendalsohadanotherboatinhislocalareaforweekendsailingwithhisfamily
butthejoint-boatownershipishelpinghimlivehisdream.Therearenorules.
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8.Considercontractworkingtofundyoursailingadventures.
Whosaysyouhavetoworkandsail?Whatifyouwanttoworkandthensailand
thenworkandthensail?WhileinMediterraneanImetseveralboatersthatworked
duringthewinterandspringdoingcontractjobsandthensailedoverthesummer
andfall.
WhenreflectinguponthistypeofsituationIthoughtitwasagreatoption.When
you’reworking,youfocusonworking.Whenyou’resailingyoufocusonsailing.
Eachseasonhasanendsoit’seasiertospendtimeinthenowratherthanthinking
aboutwhatthefutureholds.
I’vealsometsomesailorsthatsailuntiltheirmoneyrunsoutandthenreturnto
landtoworkforawhiletoonceagainbuildupfundstogetbacktothesea.
AdditionallyI’vemetpeoplethatfindamarina,getalocaljobandwillworklocally
forawhilebeforepushingofftothenextdestination.
Ifthissoundsinterestingfindoutwhatrolesrequiretemporaryworkersorcontract
workduringtheseasonthatyouwanttowork.
9.Crowdsourcethemoneyyouneedtotravel
If1000peoplegiveyou$10you’llgain$10,000.Whenthinkingaboutit,$10isn’t
muchforsomeonetogiveup.Buthowdoyoufind1000peopleorevenbetter,how
doyoufind10,000or100,0000people?Andthenhowdoyouconvincethemtogive
youmoney?
Youcanrunacampaignonacrowdsourcewebsite–justsearchfor‘crowdsource
funding’ontheGoogletofindsome.Peoplehavebeenknowntogetmoneyfor
weddingsandavarietyofpersonaleventsallbyaskingmanypeopleforasmall
‘donation.’
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Andthenthere’swebsiteslikePatreon.comwhere‘artists’createcontent(articles,
videos,music,drawings,photographs,paintings,etc.)inreturnforpatronspledging
asetamounteverymonth.Patronsareofferedinreturnsneakpeaks,insidestories,
pre-viewingbeforegoingpublicandsoforth.Thereareafewsailingentitieson
Patreonmakingthousandsevermonthfrompledges.CheckoutSailingLaVagabond
atPatreon.com.
Personally,IthinktheconceptofPatreonisbrilliant.It’sbringingpatronageback
andIlovetheideaofanartistbeingabletobeanartist(ratherthanbeingtoldtoget
a‘real’job).However,alltheworkinvolvedinbuildingupaPatreonfollowingis
doneonathirdpartywebsite.WhatifPatreongoesdown?Isupposeit’slike
anything–myadviceistoneverputallyoureggsinonebasket.
10.Getpaidforsailingaroundtheworldonsomeoneelse’sboat
Haveyouthoughtofsailingsomeoneelse’sboataroundtheworldandgettingpaid
todoso?KnowingeverythingInowknowaboutboatsthiswouldbemynumber
onechoice!
Mostoftheluxuryboatswe’vecomeacrosshaveahusband/wifeteamsorasmall
crewofuptofourpeoplemaintaining/sailingdependingonthesizeoftheboat.
Usuallytheownervisitstheboatforatotalofonemonthduringawholeyear.
Outsideperiodicvisitsthecrewaremovingtheboatfromoneareatoanother.For
example,attheendofthesummerintheMedmostboatscrosstheAtlanticintime
forthewinterseasonintheCaribbean.Or,theownermightcharterouttheboatand
thecrewtakesguestsforaweekortwo-weekexcursions.
Whentheownersandguestsareonboardtheworkishardbutusuallynotlong
lasting.Imaginehavinguseofaluxuryboat,allservicing,maintenanceandrepairs
aretakencareofANDyou’remakingaseriouslygoodsalary.
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Heck–thistrulyisthebestoptionifyoudon’tmindhardworkandyou’rehappyto
gowhereveryouneedtogo.
GettingtrainedtobeaCaptain,Chef,andDeckhandorsimilarisnoweasierthan
ever.Schoolsarepoppingupallovertheworldandqualificationsdon’ttakeyears
andyears.Jobsareeasytocomebyifyou’reintherightplaceattherighttime.
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Howwemakemoneywhilesailingaroundtheworld
MyhusbandandIdoseveraloftheitemslistedpreviously.Werentapropertyout
inreturnforamonthlyrentalincome.
AsidefromthatI’vepublishedafewbooksonAmazon.Twoaresailingrelatedanda
fewareinothernon-fictionareas.Iself-publishedmyfirstbookayearbeforewe
leftlandin2012.Ittookawhiletowriteandjustaslongtolearnhowtoself-publish
butafterdoingitonceIlearnedtheprocessandnowIcandoitveryquickly.OnceI
addabookIdoverylittleifanythingtopromotethebooks.Imentionthematthe
endofmyvideosandhavealinkfrommywebsitetothem.Monthaftermonth,I
makeahundredsofdollars.
Withthehelpofafamilymember,IsellsailingT-Shirts/Belts/Jewelry/soft
furnishings/herbandspiceblendsforsailorsonEtsy.com(Linktomystore:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/SailingBritican?ref=search_shop_redirect)
Someitemsaredropshipped,liketheT-shirts.Iuseacompanycalled
ThePrintful.comwhereIuploaddesigns,addtheT-shirttomystoreandthensell
them.WhenaT-shirtissold,IgetthemoneyandthentellThePrintful.comtoprint
andfulfilltheordersoIholdnostock.Foritemslikethejewelry,Ibuythattostock.
Andthebelts,pillowcoversandherbandspiceblendswemakethose‘in-house,’
andmyfamilydistributetheorderswhileI’msailingtheseas.
Ihavemyowne-commercewebsitesellingshortsailingguidesat:
https://sailingbritican.com/shop/.Thesailingworldisfullofoldsaltyseadogsthat
liketomakefunofnewbies.
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Whentryingtoreadorlearnfromanytraditionalsailingbookorschool,halfthe
battleismakingsenseofadifferentlanguage.Everythingonaboathasaboating
termthatdiffersfromournormalevery-daylanguage.Insteadofleftandrightit’s
portandstarboard.Bathroomsarecalled‘Heads’andthelistoftermsgoesonand
onandon.Heck,there’snouseoftheworld‘rope’onaboat–isn’tthatcrazy?
Insteadwehavehalyards,sheets,warpsandsoon.It’ssoconfusingforanewcomer.
Furthermorethere’sverylittleinformationoutthereabouthowtoanchororwhat
todothefirsttimeyouenteramooringfieldthat’snotoverlytechnical.Andwhat’s
insaneisthatthere’sverylittleavailabletohelpsomeonebuyaboat–there’sno
checklistorbookonwhattolookfor,etc.Untilnow,thatis.TheguidesI’vecreated
arestraightforward,to-the-point,easytodigestandpractical.
Myguidesareveryreasonablypricedandwillsavethereader$1,000’sinaddition
tohelpingthemavoidproblemsandembarrassment.Idon’tknowwhythesailing
fraternityissosecretiveand‘oldschool,’butitis.I’mheretodemystifythingsabit
andhelpnormalpeoplegetoutandgetsailing.
Ifyouhaven’tseenmycurrentandevergrowingcollectionofsailingguidesyet,
pleasecheckthemouthere:https://sailingbritican.com/shop/.
WhatelsedoIdotomakemoneywhilesailingaroundtheworld?
Well…Iwritearticlesforsailingandnon-sailingrelatedpublications–usually
gettingaround$1,000per600words.It’softenlargeinsurancecompaniesor
wealthmanagementfirmsthatcontactmeforarticles/photographs.Asatip,ifand
whenyougetapproachedtodoanarticle,alwaysrespondtotheagencyaskingfor
around$500morethantheyofferOR,respondwith,‘Isthatthebestofferyoucan
make?’Theyalwaysstartinglowandwillpaymore.Samewiththenewspapers–
withtheseorganizationsIoftendoublewhattheyoffer.
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ThehighestamountIreceived,todate,fromanewspaperwas$5,000tointerview
me.Ithenchargedanextra$750becausetheyusedoneofmyphotos–withoutmy
permission!
Additionally,Idoabitofbusinessconsultingforsailingrelatedcompanies.My
passion,asidefromsailing,ismarketing.Ireallyenjoywriting,educating,designing
websites,thinkingofwaystocreatevalue.Ilovetotakecomplicatedsubjectsand
makethemfunandeasytodigest.
Socialmediaisfuntoo!FromtimetotimeI’mcontactedtohelpwithanemail
campaignandsometimesafull-blownmarketingstrategy.Dependingonwherewe
areintheworldandhowmuchtimeIhaveavailablefor‘work,’Ifinditfunto
sometimesgetintoameatyproject.
Inadditiontoallthat,Imakearegularincomefromadverts(GoogleAdsense)
placedonmyYouTubevideosandonmywebsite.FromtimetotimeIrecommenda
productorserviceandmakeacommission(affiliatenetwork).Iaddedtheadverts
yearsago–youjustaddabitofcodetoawebsiteortickaboxonYouTubeandfrom
thatdayforwardGooglepaysyouevermonth.Talkaboutano-brainer!
IdidhaveanaccountonPatreon,thewebsitementionedabovethatallowspatrons
topledgeamonthlyamount,andIthinkmyhighestmonthImadearound$150.It’s
justnotsomethingthatgelswithmesoIdidn’tinvestanytimewithitotherthana
couplehourstosetupthePatreonpage.Overall,I’vemadewellover$1,000this
yearfortwohourstime–definitelypassiveincome.Isincerelyvaluedmypatrons,
butit’sjustnotmycupoftea.
Myhusbanddoesboatdeliveryjobsorhelpsotherboaterswithissues/problems.
Henevergoeslookingforworkorsituations–theyjustseemtopopup.
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Weoftenhavegueststhathelptopayforfuel,foodand/orotherrunningcosts.I
havehadpeopleoffertopayusforaweekortwoofsailing.
Ultimately,we’vemadeitworkandoureffortspayoffoverandoveragain.
What’sfascinatingisthatthingsflow.It’sastarkcontrasttomyoldlifewhereIgot
uptogotomyJ.O.B.(JustOverBroke).Ihaven’tdoneanythingwiththeintentto
makemoney…I’vedonewhatIlovetodoandinreturnI’vecreatedanincomefrom
that.I’vegoneout,experiencedwhatlifeislikeonaboat,reportedbackwhatI’ve
learnedandintheendprovidevaluetothereader/watcher/user.Inreturnforthat
valueIgetabitofmoneyfromhereandabitfromthere.
AndifandwhenIneedmoremoney,Icanstopbeingsopassive.IfIapplymore
efforttopromotingmyassets(books,guides,consultancy,etc.),andgettheword
outthatI’mhere,I’llsurelygetmoreinterest.
Sothereareafewkeyconceptshere.First,istodowhatyouloveandfindpassionit
in–otherwise,what’sthepoint?Secondistothinkabouthowyoucantakethat
passionandcreatesomethingthatotherpeoplewillvaluethatcanactasapassive
asset.
Doesthatmakesense?It’sawinforeveryone.Youwinbecauseyou’reimmersedin
doingwhatyoulove.Andtheuser/client/customeriswinningbecausethey’re
gainingsomethingofvaluetothem.
Theotherconceptthat’simportanttotakeawayisthattherearemultiplewaysof
creatingpassiveincome–doseveralofthemandovertimetheyhavethepotential
toexponentiallygrow.Someareverypassive,likepropertyandothersareless
passivebuthavehigherchancesforincome,likecreatinganonlineshop.
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Finally,therearenorulesJ.Ifyouwanttogetoutandsailaroundtheworldwhile
makinganincome,setyourintentionandstarttakingactionseverydaytowards
yourgoal.(Ifyouneedhelponsettinggoalstowardsgettingtheboatgetmyguide,
‘HowtoLiveTheDream:Agoalsettingbelief-changingguide,’locatedonthe
followingpage:https://sailingbritican.com/product/boat-buying-live-dream/(cut
andpastethelinkintoyourbrowser).
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Whatelse?!
Hey–I’dliketofindoutifyoufeelthisguidehasbeenvaluable?!Pleaseletmeknow
yourthoughts.EmailmeatKim@SailingBritican.comwithfeedback.
HaveagoodrestofyourdayandIlookforwardtoseeingyououtonthesea!
Whenyou’rereadytobuyaboat,ifyouhaven’tdonesoalready,pleasecheckout
myever-growingonlineguidecollection(seebelow).
Also…ifthere’ssomethinginparticularthatyou’relookingfor,pleaseletmeknow.
PerhapsI’llendupcreatingsomethingofvaluejustforyou;)
BoatBuying:BoatOwnershipCosts
Haveyoubeentryingtogetananswertothequestion,"Howmuchdoesitcostto
buy,ownandmaintainaboat?"Onceandforallyoucanfinallydiscoveranhonest
answerbyusingthesebudgetingandforecastingchecklists.
• Avoidmissingkeycoststhathavethepotentialtomakeorbreakyourbudget
(andthefulfillmentofyourdream)
• Discoverallthecostsyoudidn'tknowyouneededtoknowabout
• Removeuncertainty
• Livethedream
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BoatBuying:HowToLiveTheDream
This‘BoatBuying:HowToLiveTheDream’workbookoffersavarietyofexercises
tohelpthereadersetgoalswhileremovinglimitingbeliefsaboutwhatisandisnot
possible.ThesearethemethodsmyhusbandandIusedtogofromlivingintherat
racetosailingaroundtheworld.Ifusedproperly,thisworkbookhasthepotentialto
helpyougetyourboatandliveyourdreamsoon...verysoon!
BoatBuying:Pre-ViewingQuestions
Thequestionsenclosedwithinthisguidehavebeencreatedtohelpyoutoinitiate
theboatbuyingprocess.Onceyoufindaboatthatseemstofitmostofyour
requirementsthenextstepistocalloremailtheowner/brokertorequestmore
information.The‘BoatBuying:Pre-ViewingQuestions’willhelpyouto:
• Savetime:quicklyweedoutunacceptableboatsandreducethelikelihoodfor
disappointment
• Savemoney:avoidunnecessarytravelcostslookingatboatsthatdon'tmeet
yourrequirements
BoatBuying:ViewingBoatstoBuy
Congratulationsonyourdecisiontostartviewingboatstobuy!Outofalltheguides
Icreatethisonewillpotentiallysaveyouthemost...andthisistheonethatboat
sellersandboatbrokersdon'twantyoutosee.
• Savemoney-avoidoverlookingpotentiallydisastrousissues,orworse,
buyingthewrongboatforyou
• Savetime-youdon'thavetoresearchwhattolookfor-it'salllaidoutinone
consistaction-orientedguide
• Preventyourdreamfrombecominganightmare-takeresponsibilityfor
yourdecisionandbuywisely
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BoatSafety:HurricanePreparedness
Livinginanareathathasthepotentialforhurricanesortyphoonscanbenerve
wrecking,unsettlinganddownrighthorrifying.This‘BoatSafety:Hurricane
Preparedness’guidewascreatedsotohelpyou:
• Savetimeresearchinghowtobestprepareyourboatforanimminent
hurricane
• Savemoneyknowingwhattodo,whentodoitandhowtodoit
• Reducetheanxietyandstressassociatedwithhurricaneplanning
BoatSafety:VHFRadioBroadcasts
‘BoatSafety:VHFRadioBroadcasts’isaboatersmust-haveVHFRadiobroadcast
referenceguide.WhenusingtheVHFtocallanotherboat,marinaorsenda
broadcasttoallboats(MAYDAY,etc.)therearesetstepstotakeandveryspecific
wordstouse.Thisguidewillhelptheuserto:
• reducemistakes
• lessenanxiety
• makespeakingovertheradioeasier
BoatSafety:PreparingforSeasickness
Seasicknesssucks!IknowfirsthandbecauseI'mamassivesufferer.Evenafterthree
yearsoflivingfulltimeonaboatIhaveproblems.Thereareways,however,for
preparingforseasickness.Somepeoplecanavoidit,otherscanmitigateitsaffects
andmanyareafflictedonlymildly.Thisguideisforanyoneafraidofgettingseasick
orhavingtodealwithsomeonewhoissick.It'sfast,hard-hittingandfullofpotential
solutions.
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BoatOwners:ChoosingADinghy
Choosingtherightdinghydependsonawiderangeoffactors.I'veyou'vehadalarge
amountofexperiencewithdinghiesyou'llknowwhatyoulikeversuswhatyou
don'tlike.Butwhatifyouhaven'thadmuchexperience?
• Savemoneybygettingwhatyouwantratherthanwhatasalesprofessional
tellsyouwhatyouwant
• Savetimetryingtofigureoutwhat'sbestforyouandyourtravelplans
• Avoidgettingadinghythatdoesn'tdowhatyouneedittodo
BoatOwners:ChoosingAMarina
Whetheryou’relookingforalong-termhomeforyourboatorintheprocessof
findingaseasonalberthforsafekeeping,thischecklistwillhelpyoutogetanswer
forover60questions-manyofwhichyouprobablydidn'tknowyouneededtoask.
• Savetime:choosetherightmarinaforyouandyourboat
• Savemoney:understandtheextracostsateachmarinatodeterminewhat's
bestforyourbudget
• Removeunknowns:determineifyourexpectationswillbemetornot
BoatOwners:SelectingInsurance
Whenlookingforthebestvalueformoneyit’simportanttocallaroundand
compareandcontrastafewinsuranceproviders.It’salsoimperativetoknowthat
thecheapestdealisn’talwaysthebest.Usethe‘BoatOwners:SelectingInsurance’
guidetoaskthequestionsnecessarytomakeafinaldecision.
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BoatBasics:MooringBallsExplained
Enteringamooringballfieldcanbeintimidatingatfirst.Andinbusyareaslikethe
CaribbeanandaroundseveralMediterraneancountriesmooringfieldscanbejam-
packed.Avoidgettinglaughedatbymissingthemark.This‘BoatBasics:Mooring
BallsExplained’guidewillhelpyouto:
• Properlypreparetomoorsafelyandsecurely
• Setupgoodlinesofcommunication
• Understandhowbesttosecurethemooring
• Avoidmakingcommonmistakes
Moreguidescomingsoon.Visitmyshoptoseethefullcollectionhere:
https://sailingbritican.com/shop/(copyandpastethelinkintoyourbrowserifa
pagedoesn’topen)
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