Links And Resources
Below you will find some of my favorite links and resources. If you'd like to suggest a link be added, please click here.
RV Living And Travel:
Boondockers Welcome "Be my guest RV Parking"
Harvest Hosts "...free overnight stops at wineries and farms across the country."
Escapees RV Club "...total support network that supports RVers whether they travel for a few days, a few weeks, or all year long."
Good Sam RV Club RV Insurance (and full-timer insurance), Roadside Assistance Plans, Trip Planning, and More
RV Park Reviews See what people are saying about an RV park before you go there.
Find Propane A list of places that sell propane.
Farmer's Market Guide Find local farmer's markets as you travel.
RV Bookstore.Com Large selection of RV related Books, DVDs, ebooks, and more.
Cheap RV Living Lots of good money saving tips...
WalmartRVing Yahoo group that lists which Walmart stores allow overnight parking.
Good Old RVs This is one of my favorite sites. Lots of good info, pictures and folks.
Income And Small Business:
Taxation Issues For Full-timers Tax info from a CPA.
Rat Race Rebellion Lots of good work from home info.
Mystery Shopping Become a mystery shopper to earn income.
Paypal "Accept online payments for items you sell."
Squareup.com "Now everyone can accept credit cards."
Task Rabbit Get paid to run errands and do odd jobs for others.
Etsy "Your place to buy and sell all things handmade."
Eventbrite "Everything you need to sell tickets and manage registration for any kind of event."
Cafe Press Make your own custom T-shirts, mugs, merchadise, etc.
Fiverr.com Similar to Task Rabbit, "Fiverr is a global online market place offering tasks and services, referred to as "gigs" and micro-jobs beginning at a cost of $5.00 per job performed. Entrepreneurs and freelancers use Fiverr to offer more than 324 services categorized in 13 categories and 115 sub-categories."
Bobslist.com Information on street fairs, art crafts shows, art festivals, car shows and more. A great resource if you're a vendor or want to be a vendor.
Workamper.com "Helping RVers explore America...One job at a time."
SBI If your plan is to make money with a web site, check out SBI. They go way beyond simple web hosting. I chose SBI to host this site after watching this video.
RV Beachbumming:
The Instant (Emergency) Margarita Keep these in the freezer and you'll never have a margarita emergency.
Food & Entertainment:
Meetup.com "Meetup is the world's largest network of local groups. Meetup makes it easy for anyone to organize a local group or find one of the thousands already meeting up face-to-face. More than 9,000 groups get together in local communities each day, each one with the goal of improving themselves or their communities."
Yelp Yelp is a good way to find great local businesses. "People use yelp to search for everything from the city's tastiest burger to the most renowned cardiologist..."
Blogs:
The RV Blog One of my favorite blogs.
To Simplify "My name is Glen, and I'm a musician (composer, arranger, orchestrator and jazz saxophonist), full-time traveler, and big fan of the simple life. This blog is where I chronicle the resulting adventures."
Kernut The Blond "Just another Bonker Blond traveling the country in an RV, with a cat. But I have zombies. And lasers. Maybe. (Yes, I live on a chassis. It's possible I'm not well.)"
The Adventures Of Tioga And George Lots of useful info on this blog including full-timing in Mexico on the cheap.
technomadia "Hi we're Cherie & Chris! Technology has enabled our full time traveling lifestyle since 2006. We currently full time RV in a geeked out vintage bus conversion, following nomadic serendipity-while running our high tech business."
Mocha Gypsy Single woman full-timing in a Class B camper van.
Observations-On-The-road "Rob, retired Coast Guard, husband, father of many, long time wrench turner, general DIY person and Volkswagen Enthusiast. Currently wondering about in a 27' long RV."
More Useful Links:
The Business of Patents Lots of good info on getting a patent. If you think you might need a patent, or just want to educate yourself, this is a good place to start.
backpage.com Online (free) classifieds with an affiliate program.
SEOwner.com Search Engine Optimization is all about getting more traffic to your website. Written in an easy to understand style, this site will help you understand SEO and get your website off to a solid start.
