{"id":14963,"date":"2021-11-29T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/?p=14963"},"modified":"2024-06-18T07:33:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T11:33:55","slug":"remote-freelance-work-in-your-40s-susan-portnoy-the-insatiable-traveler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/remote-freelance-work-in-your-40s-susan-portnoy-the-insatiable-traveler\/","title":{"rendered":"Transitioning to Remote Freelance Work in Your 40s &#8211; Susan Portnoy, The Insatiable Traveler"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is it like to move from a lucrative (but uninspiring) \u201cstable\u201d career to the unknowns of remote freelancing and content creation in your 40s? SCARY! Here&#8217;s how Susan Portnoy did it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this conversation we discuss Susan&#8217;s various career transitions in her 40s (some of which were perhaps counterintuitive but soul-satisfying), remote work pitfalls and productivity tips like online co-working, and some great financial advice for remote freelancers and aspiring entrepreneurs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Related Interviews to Check Out: <\/span><br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/remote-employee-vs-remote-entrepreneur-victoria-puzach\/\"><strong>Being a Remote Employee vs. Remote Entrepreneur with Victoria Puzach<\/strong><\/a><strong> <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/pay-0-digital-nomad-taxes-kathleen-di-paolo-wanderers-wealth\/\"><strong>Can You Pay $0 in Digital Nomad Taxes? Let&#8217;s Ask Kathleen Di Paolo, Wanderers Wealth<\/strong><\/a><strong> <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/online-translator-remote-freelancer-isabelle-paccault\/\"><strong>Being an Online Translator and Remote Freelancer, With Isabelle Paccault<\/strong><\/a><strong> <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/what-is-solo-travel-over-50-like-janice-waugh-solo-traveler\/\"><strong>What is Solo Travel Over 50 Like? With Janice Waugh of Solo Traveler<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-3-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#2b3d99;font-size:24px\"><strong>Jump right into my <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL2g7EcGtDRXMACRYP95sxvA_bwzuwICJ0\" target=\"_blank\">Awesome Interview Series videos on YouTube here<\/a> &#8211; and please give it a thumbs up, leave comments and subscribe! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/How-to-Transition-to-Remote-Freelance-Work...in-Your-40s-with-Susan-Portnoy.jpg\" alt=\"How do you make a career transition to remote freelance work in your 40s? It's scary, but Susan Portnoy talks about how she did it. #SusanPortnoy #TheInsatiableTraveler #RemoteFreelanceWork #RemoteWork #RemoteFreelancer #CareerChange #ContentCreator #FreelanceWriting\" class=\"wp-image-14965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/How-to-Transition-to-Remote-Freelance-Work...in-Your-40s-with-Susan-Portnoy.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/How-to-Transition-to-Remote-Freelance-Work...in-Your-40s-with-Susan-Portnoy-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/How-to-Transition-to-Remote-Freelance-Work...in-Your-40s-with-Susan-Portnoy-150x225.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Introducing Susan Portnoy, The Insatiable Traveler<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once a high-powered Communications and PR professional in Manhattan, Susan Portnoy left her successful career in 2018 to focus on her website <a href=\"https:\/\/theinsatiabletraveler.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Insatiable Traveler<\/a>, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.susanportnoyphotography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">freelance travel photography<\/a>, writing, and content creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a freelance writer and photographer, her work has appeared in Newsweek, Travel Weekly, Adventure.com, AFAR, Wendy Perrin, WashingtonPost.com, NatGeo.com, and US News &amp; World Report, among other publications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, she was named &#8220;Photographer of the Year&#8221; by the prestigious SATW Bill Muster Awards and has won multiple Lowell Thomas Awards (the Oscars of travel) for &#8220;Photo Depiction of Travel.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Insatiable Traveler is for adventurers of any age who see exploring new destinations as more than a dry martini poolside. Susan&#8217;s images and tales transport, immerse, and excite readers, encouraging them to embrace adventure (however they define it) and connect with the people and places they visit, personally and through their photography. The Insatiable traveler is rife with practical information to help make every trip a trip of a lifetime.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Watch Our Chat Here!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I apologize for the sound quality of this interview; Susan&#8217;s microphone wasn&#8217;t working properly, and try as we may we couldn&#8217;t figure out how to fix it. Hopefully the content will be riveting enough to overcome this technical challenge and sacrifice in quality.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/U2V8Hi8yZvk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to view it on YouTube<\/a>, or watch below!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Transitioning to REMOTE FREELANCE WORK in Your 40s | SUSAN PORTNOY | The Insatiable Traveler\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U2V8Hi8yZvk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Susan&#8217;s Various Career Transitions&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Susan has experienced the freelance hustle on and off throughout her career, but she wasn&#8217;t always in the travel writing \/ travel photography \/ content creation fields. In fact, she started in the fashion industry, working in sales for a small firm. Being an integral part of a small team allowed Susan to wear a few hats, and eventually she realized where she really excelled was in doing PR (public relations).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was where she learned the biz and cut her teeth, before moving to Conde Nast Traveler where she was the VP of Corporate Communications. It was a multi-faceted job that she enjoyed, and was also her introduction to the travel industry. Unfortunately, she got laid off (which is of course the down-side to working for somebody else; people think of being an employee as having \u201cstability\u201d, when it can actually be quite the opposite)!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She went to interviews for PR jobs, but she actually felt ill every time she interviewed, which led to her realizing her heart really wasn&#8217;t in it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>See also: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/how-to-change-your-career-in-a-changing-world\/\"><em>How to Change Your Career in a Changing World<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Susan had been dabbling in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/financial-case-study-fiona-harper-freelance-travel-writing\/\">freelance travel writing<\/a> and photography, which she adored. But changing careers and going out on her own entrepreneurially in her 40s was a terrifying transition. <strong>She felt caught between a lucrative career that didn&#8217;t make her happy and a freelance career that fulfilled her but was full of unknowns.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But she also realized that making a career change away from PR didn&#8217;t have to be a life sentence; she could return to this kind of work if she needed or wanted to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Nora&#8217;s Note: Susan&#8217;s story resonates with me so much. When I got out of the (lucrative) financial planning biz in 2006, I did so without burning any bridges, and with the full knowledge that I could return to the industry at any time.)&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this perspective, Susan decided to invest and go all-in with remote freelance work as a travel blogger, content creator, photographer, and freelance writer. The relief she immediately felt upon making this decision was confirmation that she did the right thing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was in 2018. Susan had a lot of relatively immediate success throughout 2019, but the pandemic put the kibosh on all her travel-related projects. Thing is, the PR industry has changed in the years since she last worked in it full-time, and returning to it would be an uphill battle; instead of beating Susan down, this gives her even more motivation to make her current career work!<br \/><br \/><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Susan-Portnoy-working-as-a-freelance-travel-photographer-in-the-Amazon.jpg\" alt=\"Susan Portnoy working as a freelance travel photographer in the Amazon\" class=\"wp-image-14966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Susan-Portnoy-working-as-a-freelance-travel-photographer-in-the-Amazon.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Susan-Portnoy-working-as-a-freelance-travel-photographer-in-the-Amazon-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lessons Learned in the Remote Freelance Biz<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We dove into a ton of practical tips and coping mechanisms for the challenges of remote freelance work touching on the following topics and points:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The freelance hustle, and how exhausting the feast or famine element can be.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recognizing when it&#8217;s time to change tack and move to more of an entrepreneurial model.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The myriad of things Susan learned the hard way in going out on her own and becoming a content creator (eg: SEO).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remote work productivity pitfalls.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Juggling the different elements of her remote freelance career (writing, photography, blogging, etc.).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What it&#8217;s like to be somebody who thrives on work deadlines and no longer has any.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When there&#8217;s always something you <em>could<\/em> do but nothing you <em>must<\/em> do, what do you do??&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parkinson&#8217;s Law: your work will expand to fill the time you give it \u2013 and how to combat this productivity pitfall.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dealing with online distractions that we pretend are work but aren&#8217;t really.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The irony of being an introvert pre-pandemic, then having it forced on her with COVID.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How hard it can be to give ourselves permission to take a break, and the irony of how that time away can actually make our work more focused and productive.&nbsp;<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Online CoWorking as a Solution to Remote Freelance Work Challenges<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked about the comparison between her job in PR and her remote freelance work, she immediately honed in on missing the sense of community and camaraderie that comes with having office colleagues; the ability to walk by a colleague&#8217;s desk and bat some ideas around is helpful socially, creatively, and can even help with productivity and work-life balance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I asked her about her coping mechanisms for the loss of office colleagues, and she had two major suggestions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ONE: Go out for a walk. It makes her feel like she&#8217;s part of the world, and it&#8217;s also a great way to clear her head and foster the creative process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TWO: Online CoWorking. Freelancers in general are lone wolves, and it&#8217;s important to develop some kind of community. For Susan Portnoy, online co-working is part mastermind group, part accountability, and part social. It also provides focused work sessions, which for some people (especially throughout the pandemic) can be problematic to replicate when working entirely alone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Susan-Portnoy-on-freelance-travel-writing-assignment-for-Newsweek-on-an-Antarctic-Cruise.jpg\" alt=\"Susan Portnoy on freelance travel writing assignment for Newsweek on an Antarctic Cruise\" class=\"wp-image-14967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Susan-Portnoy-on-freelance-travel-writing-assignment-for-Newsweek-on-an-Antarctic-Cruise.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Susan-Portnoy-on-freelance-travel-writing-assignment-for-Newsweek-on-an-Antarctic-Cruise-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Susan-Portnoy-on-freelance-travel-writing-assignment-for-Newsweek-on-an-Antarctic-Cruise-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Financial Planning and Tax Advice for Remote Freelancers&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Susan&#8217;s savvy financial habits saved her while living in New York City during COVID, when all her work disappeared and the travel industry tanked. Here is some of her advice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>See also: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/filing-taxes-as-a-digital-nomad-everything-you-need-to-know\/\"><em>Filing Taxes for Digital Nomads<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As soon as a cheque comes in, transfer a percentage into a separate savings account for taxes&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The same goes for other types of savings and expenses \u2013 transfer that out first; you&#8217;ll spend (or make due) with the rest&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ALWAYS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/travel-money-guide\/\">pay off credit cards<\/a> in full!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Live beneath your means (Susan Portnoy was lucky to have a frugal upbringing)&nbsp;<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Advice for Aspiring Remote Freelancers&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Susan Portnoy offered a lot of really practical advice based on her experience as a freelancer. If I didn&#8217;t know any better, I&#8217;d have said she was freelancing a whole lot longer than she has been!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Freelancing isn&#8217;t free! Invest in the foundation of your business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to conferences and network.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take a strategic look at decisions and necessities along the way.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set up as many templates as possible to reduce redundant tasks.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The importance of mindset, and understanding that fundamentally it will change along the way as circumstances do.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For those in the travel industry, it&#8217;s important to recognize the importance of having travel experiences for personal reasons in addition to work-trips.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Susan-Portnoy-on-a-polar-bear-safari.jpg\" alt=\"Susan Portnoy on a polar bear safari\" class=\"wp-image-14968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Susan-Portnoy-on-a-polar-bear-safari.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Susan-Portnoy-on-a-polar-bear-safari-150x120.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is it like to move from a lucrative (but uninspiring) career to the unknowns of remote freelance work in your 40s? 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