Become an Online Contractor with oDesk.

My first real tip for making money while traveling the world is to become an online contractor with oDesk. This Global On Demand Workforce is an online community of businesses looking to hire contractors for computer based projects. If you have any particular computer skill such as data entry, technical writing, Microsoft Office use, website development, graphic design, online research, etc... you can find yourself employment on oDesk. I am only recommending this because I have personally signed up and tried it out. Within the first day of signing up, I already picked up a job. Because I have a background in accounting, I have some skills with designing Excel spreadsheets. I looked for jobs that needed Excel work. In my first job I made over $100 in just a few hours of work. All you need is a computer.

This is the kind of job that provides the ultimate flexibility. Only work when you want to and you can do it from anywhere in the world as long as you have access to the internet. There are a number of websites out there that are similar to oDesk, this includes Elance and others, but odesk offers one of the largest networks of employers looking for contractors and is my first choice.