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I love that I get to live my life out in Thailand. It’s a simple and inexpensive country, and far from being the dirty country the news sometimes makes it out to be (talking about the sex tourism and politics). There are a lot of personal problems I do have that get in the way of letting me be the best Internet marketer that I could be. Shall we examine them? Yes, we shall.

Number 1 is the time difference. There is a 12-13 hour time difference (depending on daylight savings) between Thai time and central standard time in America. This obviously gets to be annoying when I want to talk to anyone in America during business hours. I either have to stay up late, or get up extremely early. When I was addicted to this stuff, I just changed my sleep schedule all together, sleeping during the day and working through the dark night hours.

Another problem with communication is that using my cell phone to call over seas can get pricey. Obviously, this is countered by the use of emailing, IM clients and social platforms, however, there are some issues I just can’t solve without using a telephone to call a network or my bank to sort out problems.

I’ve run into trouble being able to manage my money. I’ve got a bank account in America, but my parents still hold a lot of control over my money and handle any checks that go into my account. I trust them, but I’d much rather have that responsibility on my shoulders. Without wires, which not all affiliate networks will give me, I can’t really do that. I am attempting to open bank accounts in America as well as Thailand on my own, which should help me gain a bit more control of cashflow to and from America.

To stay in Thailand, I’ve got to have a visa or do border runs every 15 – 30 days. Those border runs would be tedious, and the policies on them are always changing. I’d rather not deal with that. The easiest visa to get then is an educational visa which I have to attend college to get. I’d much rather just focus on business rather than school work, because I know this is what I’ll be doing for a long time. It kinda feels like a hassle at sometimes and it is another expense that I have to pay to stay here. But I love this country and if it is what I have to do to stay here, than I will until a better alternative opens up for me.

There are countless other reasons that living in Thailand has had an effect on my life, work and the way I have to go around it like slow internet speeds, legal issues, and insurance. If you are planning to move to a foreign country and do some marketing there for a living, be sure you have a contact in that country that can help you prepare for culture shock as well as what you’ll need to do to stay on top of your marketing game.