How to travel more as a web designer

If you’re wondering how to travel more as a web designer (without burning out or falling behind), you’re not alone. I used to dream about it too. I wanted freedom! I wanted to see the world without my business falling apart behind the scenes.

Hey, I’m Lou! 👋🏼 Over the past 13+ years, I’ve travelled through and lived in 31 countries (so far 😉) while running my web design business. But I won’t lie to you — it took work to get here. I had to figure out how to travel more as a web designer in a way that actually worked for me.

For more personal travel tips and insights, make sure to check out my Overland Diary.

Where have I travelled / lived so far as a web designer?

🇦🇱 Albania 🇦🇺 Australia 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇮🇹 Italy 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇲🇨 Monaco 🇲🇪 Montenegro 🇲🇦 Morocco 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🏴 Scotland 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇹🇭 Thailand 🇻🇦 Vatican City 🏴 England 🇺🇸 Hawaii (USA) 🏴 Wales

Here’s a few tips of how I got started:

Why it’s not a one-size-fits-all

Here’s the thing: there’s no pre-made business model you can just slot into. We’re all so different!

You have your own creative style. Your own skills. Your own goals. Your own life. What worked for me might not work exactly the same way for you — and that’s okay. 🙌🏼

That’s why my course Nomadic Business Blueprint doesn’t hand you a cookie-cutter plan. Instead, it walks you through how to make your business work for you.

The five areas that made it possible

If you want to figure out how to travel more as a web designer, you need to look at the whole picture. That’s why my Nomadic Business Blueprint course focuses on five key areas:

✅ Auditing – getting clear on what’s truly working and what’s not.
✅ Simplifying – cutting out what’s messy, draining or unnecessary. #Bye
✅ Automating – setting up smart systems to free your time. 🏖️
✅ Mindset – shifting how you think about your business and freedom. This is HUGE.
✅ Clarity – mapping out your next steps with confidence. 😍

These steps helped me move from stressed and stuck to being able to run my business from anywhere with wifi (which is insanely A LOT of places!). If I can do this, you can too.

My lessons from the road

If you want to know how to travel more as a web designer, here’s what I’ve learned:

👉 You don’t need to do everything, for everyone.
👉 You do need (simple) systems that help you stay organised and sane.
👉 You’ll want clients who care about results, not where you are.

You need to build a business that fits you, so you feel the flexibility that allows you to actually enjoy life – and not be run by your work!

Want help figuring it out?

If you’re ready to learn how to travel more as a web designer without burning out, my free training is for you! This 15-minute video shares my favourite tips for streamlining your business so you can travel more. I’m so excited to be able to help you too! Wish this training existed 13+ years ago… I could have skipped a wholeeee lot of struggle 😜 But then hey, I wouldn’t be here right now being able to help you with all I’ve learned — so it’s all worth it!

I’ll show you exactly how I built a business that supports my lifestyle — and how you can too.

Get instant access to my free training below!

See you out there on the road 🌏

Lou x