Comments on: How I Became Nomadic Matt

By: Ellie

Ellie — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 09:47:02 +0000

Thank you for this Matt – finally a post that is actually frank about the grunt work rather than simply glorifying the success once it arrives…if it arrives. Having started blogging and trying to gain a bigger reach / better exposure for the last couple of months, there are days when it feels like a lot of hard work for zero reward (I literally cried when I lost my first Twitter follower – talk about #firstworldproblems!) It can be incredibly daunting looking at all the examples of success out there – notwithstanding this site of course! – and to convince yourself that there’s not space for newcomers or that, because you’re struggling to get off the ground, you’re not good enough to carve out a niche. But knowing that even the big names took a lot of time, energy and hard work getting where they did is a big motivation for me. So thank you for your honesty, and I’m very glad that cubicle job didn’t work out for you – hoorah for Facebook in the workplace?

By: Bella

Bella — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 01:20:57 +0000

In reply to Drew Meyers. well said. i totally agree.

By: Chiara Cokieng

Chiara Cokieng — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:50:52 +0000

Thanks for sharing the screenshot of your old website!! Hehe

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:20:44 +0000

In reply to Lilian. We all start at zero.

By: Londoner Kate

Londoner Kate — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:01:31 +0000

Hey Matt,

It’s always great to read about how the big bloggers got started. Great to know there is a light at the end of the tunnel after the initial slogging it out!

Good luck for the future

By: Lilian

Lilian — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:50:39 +0000

As a very new blogger this makes me feel a whole lot better about starting out. Sometimes I forget that everyone has to start somewhere! This post just shows that if you put in the hard work it will pay off in the end.

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:54:33 +0000

In reply to Niki. You and I both.

By: Niki

Niki — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:37:14 +0000

Matt,
I LOVE your blog. I decided I am going to backpack S.E.A. this coming winter and thankfully found this website. I have been non-stop reading everyday. Your tips are great and I have been laughing at the things you say, you sound like you could be my twin. I’m a sushi slut too, I’ll do anything for a piece! Haha, keep up the great writing. Maybe we’ll run into each other on our travels someday.

Niki

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:13:08 +0000

In reply to Nick. Thanks for the kind words, Nick! Hopefully, you'll find yours soon too!

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:39:10 +0000

Hey Matt, I like your site a lot, you seem like a solid guy with solid insights. I know exactly the feeling you are talking about after returning home from a big adventure and noticing everything is the same and that people just go on living their lives. I realized you’ve got to go on with your life too. It sounds like you have found your calling. (I taught English in China for three years and came back once, then I left again, now I have come back a third time). I am still working on finding my calling.

Keep up the good work.

Nick