subject: New Book - How To Make A Living In Paradise [print this page] How to make a living in paradise
New book reveals ways to live and work successfully in Southeast Asia
June 01: If the thought of starting a new life in Thailand, Malaysia or Bali appeals to you, then How to Make a Living in Paradise, is a useful start-up bible, just published. Aimed at expats and those hoping to live and earn a living in Southeast Asia, this handy book is an ideal entrepreneurs companion for starting a business in a foreign country.
How to Make Living in Paradise, details critical tips, contacts and legal advice for buying or starting a business in countries that offer an excellent tropical lifestyle but a minefield of work options.
Written by business consultant Philip Wylie, the book covers a range of opportunities for earning a living in Southeast Asian countries, with professional, well-researched information on starting or buying a business, freelance consulting, acquiring a franchise, finding employment and volunteering in each of the eleven countries that make up ASEAN.
To help newcomers settle in smoothly, How to Make a Living in Paradise, is also packed with helpful hints about passports, visas, health, insurance, taxes, business registration and litigation. The author has based much of the information on his personal experience as a consultant and expat based in Thailand, along with case studies, interviews and surveys of expats living in the region. The book also includes an invaluable business and services directory for each country.
The ten most popular ways of making a living overseas which are covered are - employment with an international or foreign-owned company; teaching English, owning a local tourist-oriented business; real estate and business brokering; property development and management; online trading and auctions; freelance consulting of specialist services; writing and publishing; volunteering; website development; import/export and manufacturing; online day trading of the financial markets.
This book is for anyone seeking a richer quality of life overseas. It is aimed at anyone who is considering major lifestyle change by planning a new life overseas and a secondary income source.
Philip Wylie is the author of bestselling guide book, How to Establish a Successful Business in Thailand, published by Paiboon Publishing. Contributing author Andrew Bond, successfully set up web publishing company, virtualtravelguides.com, in Thailand eight years ago.
