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Chiang Mai – A Digital Nomad Review

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Temple in Chiang Mai

One of the many Buddhist temples in Chiang Mai.

Earlier this month I embarked on a long trip from Malta to Chiang Mai, a city which can probably fit the bill as the world’s ‘unofficial blogging capital’.

While I was researching new destinations for my digital nomad lifestyle, Chiang Mai kept coming up, and so in the end I decided that it fit the bill perfectly. I could escape Malta for the winter and continue living the summer lifestyle in Thailand. I had never been to Asia so this seemed like the perfect opportunity.

Me and Alyona flew from Malta to Bangkok via Cyprus and Dubai with Emirates Airways. We stayed in Bangkok for a few days as we got accustomed to the totally different culture. While I found Bangkok to be way too hectic for my tastes, I still enjoyed our days there and the hot weather was just what I needed.

A one hour plane trip with Bangkok Airways and we were in Chiang Mai. My first impression was that the weather was even better here, less humid and a few degrees less than in Bangkok. I immediately felt the laid-back atmosphere that pervades this Northern city. Good start.

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Malta, a Top Digital Nomad Destination

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When embarking on the journey to become a digital nomad, one of the first things we search for is a great place to relocate to. Deciding to become a digital nomad is, often, a direct consequence of a wish to travel and discover the world, and get a break from your familiar surroundings.

As working as a digital nomad becomes more fashionable, we can see a certain list of countries establishing themselves as ideal locations, due to various factors.

Here are some of the cities/countries most cited by bloggers and digital nomads:

  • Chiang Mai – Thailand
  • Berlin – Germany
  • Buenos Aires – Argentina
  • Medellin – Colombia
  • Davao City – Philippines
  • Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam
  • Barcelona – Spain

The clear trend is that of moving to places which give you better value for money and an immersion into a new culture. You will seldom find cities in the US or Europe mentioned as ideal choices for a location independent lifestyle, largely because they are too expensive, or they are not deemed to be exotic enough.

Today I am going to bring you one more destination, a place which has been largely overlooked by digital nomads and location independent workers. I strongly believe that Malta is an almost perfect location and has been a well-guarded secret for far too long.

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What is EPC and Why Should You Care?

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When first starting off in internet marketing and affiliate marketing in particular, it’s easy to get lost in the terminology of this industry.

One of the terms that confused beginners is EPC, or Earnings per 100 Clicks.

When choosing an affiliate program to promote from markets such as Clickbank or ShareaSale, you will see this term associated with each of the affiliate programs available.

EPC is a computed correlation between clicks and earnings usually averaged on the last 7 days or the last 30 days. This can give you an indication of how successful a program is and how it will work for you.

So if a product has $190 7-Day EPC, it means that on an average 7-day period of observation, affiliates are earning $190 on every 100 clicks they generate. That can be broken down further to arrive at the value of 1 click: $1.90.

This one of those things you should look at carefully when choosing affiliate programs to promote. One program might promise a big cut but then have a very low EPC, while another might offer a slightly lower percentage cut on each product sold, but have a higher EPC. That meant that the latter product is more popular and I would thus usually end up promoting the product with the higher EPC.

In essence, EPC will give you a very good indication whether a certain product is sellable or not. I’m always on the lookout on EPC whenever I join a particular program, and you should be too.

Jean Galea

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