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In 2011 I visited Belgium. Read about my adventures in Dutch.

Esther Jacobs2022-08-27T17:41:37+02:00

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🌎 Freedom: digital nomad, entrepreneur, speaker, author, book writing coach 📚
@tinytrullo: follow my adventures in Puglia 🇮🇹🌳

These ladies are amazing. They help the abandoned

These ladies are amazing. They help the abandoned dogs around Ceglie, and pay for everything out of their own pockets. They work at Innamorato cafe on the main square of Ceglie. For my birthday I asked for donations and I doubled the amount. 🎁
Now they can pay off part of their debt at the vet…

Please support @giadinaperr and @francesca.urso.716 and their local friends to help more dogs 🐾❤️🙏🏻

MY SECRET 👩🏼‍💻 Recently I got a nice e

MY SECRET

👩🏼‍💻 Recently I got a nice email from somebody who has been following me for 17(!) years. Even though I get quite a few of those emails, I just realized how exceptional it actually is to have a loyal group of followers for over 20 years.

Somehow I have built a following that defies all ‘models’ that are being taught in those online courses by those famous sales gurus.

🤷🏼‍♀️ Why would people want to stay connected for so long? What do I do online (or what DON’T I do) that makes people trust me and want to engage?

I had never really thought about it, but I guess that it is just me being ME. Offline and online. I don’t aim for sales, I don’t go for fast results; I build relationships.

In the days before the Internet, journalists were the gatekeepers: they decided if a story was good enough to publish. I learned how journalists think and what they look for. That knowledge, translated to the current digital world makes a HUGE difference.

🙃 The secret is to find your added value in daily life and to translate it into interesting content for your followers. To make it personal, but not too much about yourself. To find ‘hooks’ in the media and current affairs, and to link these to your content and expertise.

Most of all to ALWAYS offer real added value to your audience. And finally to do that in your own voice, your own way, to be authentic, to be you.

#promotion #freepublicity #visibility #personalbranding #socialmedia #secret #noexcuses

VAN IDEE TOT BOEK WORKSHOP 👩🏼‍💻 Waarom

VAN IDEE TOT BOEK WORKSHOP 👩🏼‍💻

Waarom ga je niet aan de slag met dat boek dat al zo lang in je hoofd zit?

Ongeveer een miljoen Nederlanders speelt met het idee een boek te schrijven of werkt zelfs al aan een manuscript. Ben jij één van de weinigen die ook echt zijn boek af maakt en publiceert?

Tijdens mijn live online ‘Van idee tot boek’ workshop op donderdagavond 12 september deel ik de geheimen, ervaringen en praktische tips van mijn 30 boeken en help je op weg met je boek.

Voorkom de fouten die de meeste schrijvers maken en schrijf jouw boek op de makkelijke manier. 📖

Dit is de allerlaatste keer dat ik deze workshop geef. Grijp nu je laatste kans om erbij te zijn!

Nieuwsgierig? Link in bio.

#reversewriting #schrijfcoach #schrijftips #workshop #boekschrijven #noexcuses

EEN INTERNATIONAAL LEVEN ZONDER IN DE KNOOP TE RAK

EEN INTERNATIONAAL LEVEN ZONDER IN DE KNOOP TE RAKEN MET HET SYSTEEM 🌎

Regelmatig help ik een klein groepje Nederlandse Digital Nomads over de hele wereld om hun weg te vinden in het oerwoud van regeltjes, registratie, inschrijving, bedrijfsregistratie en belastingen.

Van tevoren stuur ik videos op, onder andere een interview met mijn 'belasting-goeroe’ @RonaldOenema en een vraag en antwoord sessie met de oprichter van e-residency in Estland, zodat deelnemers op eigen tempo alle informatie kunnen verwerken.

Vragen die worden beantwoord in mijn live online Digital Nomad workshop:
👉🏼 Moet ik me uitschrijven uit Nederland, of juist proberen ingeschreven te blijven staan?
👉🏼 Waar kan ik het best mijn bedrijf oprichten?
👉🏼 Waar moet ik belasting betalen?
👉🏼 Als ik mijn ’officiële’ leven helemaal van scratch opnieuw op zou kunnen zetten, wat zou dan de beste inrichting zijn?
👉🏼 Hoe zit het met de ziektekostenverzekering?
👉🏼 En nog veeeeeel meer.

Wil jij ook jouw internationale leven zo goed mogelijk inrichten? Doe mee met de workshop op 18 september.

Zodra je je aanmeldt, ontvang je direct de video's, zodat je meteen aan de slag kunt. Eventuele overgebleven vragen stel je dan tijdens de live online workshop.

Dit is de allerlaatste keer dat ik deze workshop geef. Grijp nu je laatste kans om erbij te zijn!

Nieuwsgierig naar meer informatie of direct aanmelden? Zie de link in bio.

#digitalnomad #workshop #noexcuses

Voilà, my ‘retirement’ service idea: Rapid Gh

Voilà, my ‘retirement’ service idea: Rapid Ghostwriting 👩🏼‍💻

Do you need a book but don’t feel like writing it? Or maybe you have an upcoming deadline like a conference, interview or anniversary?

I now offer a unique service where I will write, edit and publish your book on Amazon (available worldwide) within just one week! 📖

This offer is ideal for non-fiction books: memoirs, business methods, expert books, life lessons, personal development, interview collections and company profiles.

This exclusive offer is limited to just two VIP clients per year, so I can guarantee a very personal and dedicated approach. Through Rapid Ghostwriting, I can bring their story into the world without them feeling the stress of the writing process. ✍🏼

Know someone who needs a good book fast? You know where to find me!

#retirement #ghostwriting #exclusive #storyonpaper #bookwriting

VRAGEN DIE JE AAN PROEFLEZERS KUNT STELLEN Als je

VRAGEN DIE JE AAN PROEFLEZERS KUNT STELLEN

Als je boek klaar is, kun je proeflezers om feedback vragen. Dit zijn vaak vrienden of kennissen en hun reactie is meestal positief. Hoe zorg je ervoor dat de feedback van je proeflezers écht nuttig is?

In mijn ervaring kun je proeflezers het best de volgende drie vragen meegeven om specifieke en goede feedback te krijgen:
👍🏼 Welke stukken vond je goed?
😴 Bij welke delen viel je in slaap?
📖 Wat mis je nog in het boek?

Proeflezers geven feedback vanuit het perspectief van de lezer. Ze vertellen je wat ze goed of interessant vinden. Sommigen noemen kleine dingen die niet kloppen, of misschien delen die te snel gaan of te lang duren. Anderen vinden misschien een foutje dat je redacteur over het hoofd heeft gezien.

Tijdens mijn live online ‘Van idee tot boek’ workshop op woensdagavond 4 september deel ik nog meer geheimen, ervaringen en praktische tips van mijn 30 boeken en help je op weg met je boek.

Voorkom de fouten die de meeste schrijvers maken en schrijf jouw boek op de makkelijke manier. 👩🏼‍💻

Dit is de allerlaatste keer dat ik deze workshop geef. Grijp nu je laatste kans om erbij te zijn!

Nieuwsgierig? Link in bio.

#reversewriting #schrijfcoach #schrijftips #workshop #boekschrijven #proeflezers #noexcuses

ARE YOU READY TO JOIN ME IN THAILAND AND WRITE YOU

ARE YOU READY TO JOIN ME IN THAILAND AND WRITE YOUR BOOK IN JUST ONE WEEK? 👩🏼‍💻

Everything is taken care of, and I’ll personally guide you through the process.

For years, I’ve been coming to Koh Phangan Island, and I’ve fallen in love with its beauty, tranquility, people, food, yoga culture, and the wind in your hair as you ride your scooter around. The inspiration from sitting in a beautiful villa, overlooking the sea and a tropical garden, with catered meals and a group of people all working on their books, creating that focused energy together, is unparalleled. 🌴

This retreat is truly one of the highlights of my year, and this year is the last time I will be hosting it. So, if you want to experience this, now is your moment.

Whether it's a business book, a personal story, or fiction, with my experience of writing 30 books and helping over a thousand people, I can turn your idea into reality. Do you have time in November this year (not 2025 as the caption says 😱)? Is it worth investing one week of your time to achieve that big dream or gain visibility?

Click on the link in my bio for more information on how I can help you! 😃

#BookWritingRetreat #WriteYourBook #ThailandRetreat #KohPhangan #WritingCommunity #AuthorLif #DreamBig

ADVENTURES IN THE ITALIAN COUNTRY SIDE 🌿 Life

ADVENTURES IN THE ITALIAN COUNTRY SIDE

🌿 Life in the Puglian countryside is full of beauty and charm, but sometimes, it comes with its own set of challenges! Yesterday was a perfect example of that. Out of nowhere, the sky turned dark, and a massive storm hit—a crazy mix of rain, thunder, and hailstones as big as marbles. 🌧️⛈️

With one loud thunderclap, the power in my @tinytrullo went out—meaning no electricity, no airconditioning, no light, internet, and no way to contact anyone because I’m in such a remote area without phone reception. 📵

I had a call planned, so I had to get to a cafe with internet, but could not even send my client a message that I was delayed… So I braced myself and got to my car; drenched and pummeled with huge blocks of ice falling from the sky. I drove over flooded roads to the village, no more than 10 minutes away. Funny enough not a single drop of rain had fallen there! Meanwhile, back in the countryside, it felt like the world was ending! 🌪️ I was happy to do my calls from the cafe and my clients were understanding of the delays and enjoyed my ‘apocalypse story’…

Once the storm calmed down, I went home. My neighbor came by and restored most of the electricity, but all my lights and the airconditioning turned out to be broken. Thank goodness I have a solar lamp and some candles. At least the induction plate was working, so I could start cooking. But just 10 minutes in - my food was not even ready - the power went out again, this time across the whole area! 🤦‍♀️

Neighbors were in the muddy streets, discussing what had happened. A car with two young engineers of the electricity company, trying to locate the problem, passed by repeatedly. Everybody talked to them and offered them (cold) food (it was around Italian dinner time)…

The problem persisted, so I spent the evening and night with no dinner, no lights, no air conditioning, no internet, no tea, and no evening catch up call with a friend as I had planned. And no-one is available to come by and fix the problem today…. I’m crossing my fingers things will be fixed tomorrow… or maybe the day after.

Greetings from the lovely Italian countryside! 🕯️🍝

About last night…. Went to #acdaendemunnik in c

About last night….

Went to #acdaendemunnik in concert on the beach with a bunch of old friends.

@simonevalkstark and @hugo.valk live nearby, so we enjoyed dinner at their beautiful new place, while following the concert preparations from the balcony.

Then we all walked to the concert, which was a mix if young, old, so many different kinds of people, who all bonded over the music and the experience.

The sunset was amazing, bathing the beach and all concert goers in a golden light.

There was a group of young guys near us who seriously knew all the lyrics and sang all evening. So cool! 🎼

Thanks @refkewormmeester @hanziehermans @samanthavanrooij @derobdejong @carolien2712 @xenogrimmelt @hannevanschaijik Simone en Hugo for 35 years of friendship 🙏🏻

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How to turn anything into a business
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Energy management & burnout prevention
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