Post: #1

This is probably a shot in the dark but since I work in this sphere I was wondering if anyone does this in another country and what your salary is.

I have done my own research and concluded at this time I can't make much money outside of the Anglosphere doing this job. But that may change in 10-20 years as technology increases in 2nd tier countries and ad spend goes up, along with the amount of money people put into websites and international marketing of their businesses. I was considering working in Australia due to it's proximity to Japan and other South East Asian countries. But I don't want to die from a python bite, tarantula poison or the smarmy attitudes from down under. Also I heard the property values are really sky rocketing and costly there.

Is there anyone that does this in say Eastern Europe or Southeast Asia? I would probably require a salary of at least 100k to relocate so that's why I haven't been able to do so yet. This factors in relocation costs, language learning costs, acclimating to the differences in cost of living (maybe food is cheaper but rent isn't, etc.) and emergency funds, supplemental health insurance, student loans, supporting a spouse, etc.

Depending on the responses (if any) maybe I will change my country of interest. I just want to live outside of the U.S. and have a good standard of living. That is probably asking for the impossible however. I have roughly 5 years of experience in the field. So I might delay any potential moves until I get 10 - Since I know they prefer older more experienced foreign professionals in other countries compared to here.

Edit - Found this gem. It appears as if I won't have to pay Federal tax if I make under 100k elsewhere. Hope I'm understanding the article correctly. If so that's great! http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Internati...-Exclusion

I guess they don't want U.S. middle income earning citizens renouncing their citizenship. Smart move on part of the IRS.

Post: #2

I also work in this field but live/work in the U.S. I used to work in ad ops for a small ad network and we worked with many other ad networks/DSPs located in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe but I doubt anyone was making $100k USD for that kind of work. Except for the Latin American companies in Brazil and Argentina, most were satellite offices of companies based in Tel Aviv, San Francisco, or New York.

If you have some bank saved up, why not try affiliate marketing or another online biz model that you can work remotely? You already have the skill set that a lot of those types of companies are looking for.

Post: #3

I mentioned this in another thread but Affiliate is really not what it used to be. I am thinking of honing in on SEO but that is contingent upon the country having Google as it's primary search provider in terms of popularity for users.

I may just have to work remotely for a U.S. based company which is not ideal (because I want to fully immerse in the new country) but we'll see what happens.

Thanks for your input.

Post: #4

Working in this field and making $100k a month as an employee in EE as a campaign manager is totally impossible. You would need to be in the board of an online advertising agency to make that money.

Your best bet is to move to London and then use cheap flights with RyanAir, WizzAir or EasyJet to EE for the weekends. Having said that even in London the max you might make as an average manager might be 40k Pounds. To make more you need to work yourself up and getting more into account management. As and account director in a digital agency in London you can get up to 80k Pounds or even more.

Post: #5

Why do you need to live in the country where you are running the campaigns?

If you are good at managing PPC campaigns then it is really easy to live in Eastern Europe or SEA and work for clients/companies in countries with higher salaries. Unless you work for yourself you obviously will not earn as much as if still living locally at home, but the margin between salary and living expenses should be bigger then otherwise, which means a higher standard of living.

Post: #6

(06-24-2015 08:54 AM)superschalk Wrote:  Working in this field and making $100k a month as an employee in EE as a campaign manager is totally impossible.

Did you mean making 100k per year is impossible?

Of course I don't expect to make 100k per month anywhere doing this.

Post: #7

(06-24-2015 09:37 AM)libertad1312 Wrote:  Why do you need to live in the country where you are running the campaigns?

If you are good at managing PPC campaigns then it is really easy to live in Eastern Europe or SEA and work for clients/companies in countries with higher salaries. Unless you work for yourself you obviously will not earn as much as if still living locally at home, but the margin between salary and living expenses should be bigger then otherwise, which means a higher standard of living.

Right, I will consider this. Due to the timezone difference I might just have an Australian based client if I want to live in Asia. Maybe I can live in Malaysia and commute to Australia once per month. The other option being Japan is 13 hours ahead of any East Coast city and I don't want to work weird hours, so I could also commute from there to AU if necessary once a month (or hopefully less frequently).

Post: #8

(06-24-2015 10:09 AM)BrazilianCocaine Wrote:  

(06-24-2015 08:54 AM)superschalk Wrote:  Working in this field and making $100k a month as an employee in EE as a campaign manager is totally impossible.

Did you mean making 100k per year is impossible?

Of course I don't expect to make 100k per month anywhere doing this.

haha sorry mate. Obviously I was talking 100k per year. But honestly I think the only part in EE where you would make a 100k a year in the field you work in would be Moscow. But almost all agencies I know there are only servicing Russian clients so you would need to be fluent in Russian.

I agree with the previous poster best chances are to find a remote job but you would need to be lucky to find someone who offers this.

Post: #9

Not sure if relevant to your decision making process.

I've been living off IM in the Philippines for the past 3 years after moving from Australia. This is for my own business and websites. As others mentioned, if it's all online based it shouldn't matter where you live. Regarding tax, in the Phils they really don't care, especially if you're just on a tourist visa. I even confirmed this at the tax office and with a tax attorney. You mention you can get away without too much tax in your home country if you earn under 100k, that sounds ideal then for somewhere like here.

Post: #10

zero1 I was thinking of working for an Australian based company that wants to do Internet Marketing in Asia and working remotely. There is a high demand for PPC managers there but I don't want to actually live there. So we will see.

Another plan I had was just to work remotely for a couple of years for an American company while investing 50k into a number of local businesses, wait until the cash flow for these businesses turn positive and then gradually scale back my work until I can fully quit.