My 5 Favourite Road-Worthy Business Models for the 50+ Nomadic Solopreneur

Ranked by ease, speed, income potential, and travel-friendliness

It was a warm afternoon in Cyprus, 2010. I remember balancing my ancient laptop on a dodgy garden table while trying to upload a video using Wi-Fi from the hotel across the street. I’d just learned what a domain name was, and had absolutely no idea how I was going to make money online.

But I knew two things: I wanted freedom, and I wanted it badly.

Since then, I’ve run a seven-figure Amazon business, launched digital courses from Airbnbs, coached clients from beach huts, and published newsletters from every time zone you can imagine. I’ve tested just about every online income stream there is.

And while some were better left in the archives (shout out to those JV giveaways and dodgy solo ads), others became the steady heartbeat of my location-independent life.

If you’re over 50 and dreaming of the freedom to travel while earning on your terms, these are the five business models I’d recommend most.

They’re not theoretical. I’ve used them all. And I’ve ranked them using the metrics that matte…