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This week we chat with Natalie Sisson the Suitcase Entrepreneur. Natalie travels the world working out of her suitcase and inspires other to do the same.

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Background and links

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• Been travelling full time for 4 years
  
• Teaches people how to build online businesses. Has 8 revenue streams
  
• Suitcase Entrepreneur site
  
• Natalie on Twitter (@nataliesisson)
  
• Suitcase Entrepreneur book
  
• Kickstarter Guide
  
• High Flyer Club
  

Book marketing / Kickstarter

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• Kickstarter campaign for the book
  
• Build up a community around the book
  
• Constantly engaging with Kickstarter backers asking them to share, asked for feedback on chapter titles etc.
  
• Blogged about it, created podcasters about it
  
• Reached out to influencers and friends
  
• Video shot in the jungle
  
• Only around 5% came originally through kickstarter, most of it came through Natalie’s efforts
  

 Getting around travel / business issues

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• Booking appointments on Monday / Tuesday
  
• Being more organized
  
• Testing internet connections before things are scheduled
  
• Having a 3G modem and tethering her phone
  
• Does a lot of her best work offline – thinking  / blogging etc
  
• GMail Offline for creating offline emails and sending them later
  

Freedom Framework

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• 3 year game plan
  
• Create a body of work that is lasting
  
• Big international study on different levels of freedom and what it means
  
• Will have a bunch of content around it, book etc
  
• Looking at best practice around frameworking such as Roger Hamilton (Wealth Dynamics) Sally Hogshead (How to Fascinate)
  

Revenue streams

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• Coaching
  
• Recurring membership
  
• In person workshops
  
• Retreats
  
• Suitcase Entrepreneur book
  
• Paid speaking gigs
  
• Digital products and programs
  
• Affiliate revenue
  
• Sponsorships
  

Most profitable is the High Flyer Club, then retreats then affiliates and sponsors.

Best books / podcasts

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• Think Traffic (now Fizzle.co)
  
• Wealth Dynamics
  
• Lewis Howes podcast
  
• Good Life Project with Jonathan Fields
  
• Fizzle Podcast
  
• TMBA
  
• Amy Porterfield podcast
  

Favorite places

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• Spain
  
• Brazil
  
• Laos
  
• Europe
  
• Southeast Asia
  
• For entrepreneurs Colombia, Chang Mai, Saigon, Singapore / Hong Kong, New York, San Francisco , LA, Poland, Berlin, Turkey.
  

Tips for getting press

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• Asking
  
• Having a story
  
• Connections / relationships
  
• Why I chose to be Rich and Homeless opportunity came through Jaime Tardy
  
• Had about 15,000 visits and added about 5,000 people to her list
  

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