Freelancing Internationally: From Iceland to Seattle & Back Again

Today's entry is a preview of our upcoming entry in the "On Freelancing Internationally" series. This series features first-hand accounts of what it's like to work with/for international clients. We hope you find them useful -- and inspirational.

EXCERPT (full account will be published on 10/6)

International boundaries and time zones have never meant very much to me, and when I decided to drop out of law school it was to try my hand at living overseas. I moved to Iceland and quickly found a freelance/contract-based writing, copy editing and proofreading job, capitalizing on my skills and English-language expertise (and the dearth of others in the labor market who could fulfill the exacting requirements of such a job).

Through the ups and downs of overseas life, I ended up having to pack up and go home to Seattle on a number of occasions, and by my first return stateside, the manager of the company for whom I worked found my services indispensable and decided to give the international freelance medium a try.

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