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Throughout our Pirate Interviews<\/a> series, we’ve talked with successful WordPress developers, designers, marketers, CEOs, and podcasters…but never a writer! Today, we’ll change that. In our Viktor Vincej interview, we’ll get insights from a successful WordPress blogger and digital nomad.<\/p>\n

By the way, if you missed our last interview, you can check it out here: our interview with Matt Medeiros from Matt Report<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Viktor<\/p>\n

Viktor’s<\/a> lifestyle is far from typical. You won’t find him blogging from home, nor will you catch him sitting around an office. Instead, Viktor is jet-setting around the world and living in a different country each month. When we first spoke, he was in one country. Now, he’s somewhere else! So how did Viktor get his start as a digital nomad?<\/p>\n

After two years of working in a more traditional company, Viktor caught the freelancing itch. Though he’s involved in a few different projects, blogging turned out to be Viktor’s most successful venue. Currently, he’s writing about WordPress at webcreate.me<\/a>. Beyond WebCreate, he also writes on two other websites, as well as his personal blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Want to learn more about Viktor’s nomadic life and journey with WordPress? Let’s hear it from the man himself! Here’s our Viktor Vincej interview:<\/p>\n

Viktor Vincej Interview<\/h2>\n

When and how did you start working with WordPress? Is there an interesting story here?<\/h4>\n
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Viktor Vincej:<\/em><\/div><\/div>\n
Well, 5 years ago, when I was studying at UNI, one of my friends was running a WP development company and he was looking for staff for support. He asked me to recommend somebody for a part-time position and I sort of recommended myself, not really knowing all the required skills, not knowing WP at all… but I challenged myself.<\/p>\n

While doing 1st level support (struggling with my poor HTML\/CSS and coding skills), I started helping with marketing as well. I turned out to be much better in marketing and a few months later, my boss decided to put me fully on marketing and find a better guy for support.<\/p>\n

I worked for the company almost 2 years in TOTAL and, after that, I started freelancing as WordPress web designer in the U.S.<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

How many projects are you currently involved in and what’s your contribution to each?<\/h4>\n
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Viktor Vincej:<\/em><\/div><\/div>\n
I’m currently working on 3 main projects (WP-based websites) in different industries:<\/p>\n

WebCreate.Me<\/a> is a WordPress blog which I started 3 years ago. I manage the whole project apart from writing content. I take care of SEO, social media, content management, monetization, invoicing.<\/p>\n

Traveling Lifestyle<\/a> is the magazine for backpackers\/digital nomads. My contribution is the same as the above but on much smaller scale. Only a few hours per week.<\/p>\n

Sydney Happy Deals<\/a> is an online portal with deals in Sydney (Australia). The co-founder and I are only maintaining the website, building organic traffic and slowly planning the APP development.<\/p>\n

Freelance activities and my personal blog, ViktorVincej.com<\/a>. From time to time I do workshops and marketing strategy consultations with clients.<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

You’re doing so many things from different fields. Which one is the most effective when it comes to revenue?<\/h4>\n
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Viktor Vincej:<\/em><\/div><\/div>\n
Well, for me it has been organic traffic and blogging about WordPress so far. Affiliate marketing is a passive and effective source of revenue but it depends on the project, product, competition, and resources.<\/p>\n

Now, I can call it passive but 3 years ago it was the total opposite. There was no income and a lot of work.<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

What’s your technique for staying productive throughout the day?<\/h4>\n
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Viktor Vincej:<\/em><\/div><\/div>\n
Coffee, coffee, coffee \ud83d\ude42 And apart from that there are a few different ways. Since I’m entrepreneur and traveler (digital nomad), I try to have a\u00a0routine and a proper workspace. I try to surround myself with like-minded people and when I can\u00a0I work from a coworking space<\/a> or a coworking cafe. I track my work, keep TO DO lists, and use STOPWATCH from time to time.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, I start my day with a meditation APP which helps me focus or I start with the sport which wakes me up properly. It depends on how I feel in the morning.<\/p>\n

For long-term productivity, I use tandem mastermind sessions with other entrepreneurs. Last few months with Joe from BrainHive.de<\/a>.<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

How do you define “being successful”?<\/h4>\n
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Viktor Vincej:<\/em><\/div><\/div>\n
For me success is doing\/working on something:<\/p>\n