Freelancing

I'm wrapping up my second year of CS undergrad and I'm starting to burn out a bit.  My goal is to get my degree and live the "digital nomad" lifestyle, moving from country to country every couple of months (after a year or two of workplace experience/credential building).

I've heard that it's actually pretty hard to survive off of online freelance projects alone, as a lot of people want to meet in person and the good jobs require niche specializations.


Is this a realistic aspiration?  Could I support myself without an office job?

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oh boy wordpress
I had fun with that for a while.
You can create a theme that works for most of your clients, then just add a few differences within wordpress for each.
Code once, sell 50x.
Throw in some documentation and teach them to use it (arguably the most difficult part of the process) and you're golden.
Only need 30 hours or so customising it and your clients will think you're a computer wizard.
You could charge equivalent of $100 an hour. Killer.
Can even sell them an updated theme each year, or manage the hosting for them.
I feel like a crafty jew now.