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Nomad List 2.0 - Find the best cities to live and work remotely

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levelsio
eu/acc: European Accelerationism
Maker
Hi Hunters! I spent the last few months building this by myself :D Nomad List indexes the best cities where you can go to live and work remotely. I started with 25 cities and 100 data points, and now have 500+ cities and 50,000+ data points. From cost of living and internet speed, to how safe and fun a city is. I've also added 25,000+ places you can work (coffee shops, coworking spaces) and sleep (hostels and hotels). And it's integrated with my Slack group #nomads, which lets you meet other travelers in every city.
Jonny Miller
Nervous System Quotient (NSQ)
@levelsio Phenomenal update! And smart to integrate with the various affiliate links as well (kudos for the transparency there). Down the line it would be great to see nomad photos+stories+maps from the places themselves, in addition to the practical info. We’re planning to relocate the Maptia HQ to Asia later this year so will spend a lot of quality time exploring!
levelsio
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Maker
@jonnym1ller Yes! Someone said I should add Instagram photos from each location (automatically), that'd be pretty cool. Maybe a blog tab, with curated stories from blogs about the cities? And where you'll be staying first?
Jonny Miller
Nervous System Quotient (NSQ)
@levelsio exactly, perhaps starting a #nomads on IG and re: curated stories I know that @peachananr travelistly.com posts are all tagged by place, perhaps he could assist? The Maptia HQ will be based around Hubud between Sept–December, would be awesome to see you out there!
Alex Suarez
Sendtinel
@levelsio just a quick update ... Cubans have to apply for visa to move to Ecuador since 2016 :)
Marc Köhlbrugge
Vision Directory
Great update! I'd be interested in hearing a little bit more about all the different changes and your reasons for them. Where you just bored with the old design, or were their specific data points or user feedback that based this redesign on? And if so, do you have any data available yet that provide any insight in how user behavior has changed? (Might be too early to tell?)
levelsio
eu/acc: European Accelerationism
Maker
@marckohlbrugge I started with a very simple list layout, the MVP of 6 months ago. Then I moved to grid view and it showed that people shared the site more, but the time users spent on the site decreased. Probably because it was more visual but less informative. It also slowed down everything because users needed to load the big city pictures in the grid view. On mobile it started to become unusable with so much data. I've prioritized speed and mobile now. So it does relatively well on slow connections on mobile now. I really want people to be able to get out their phone and find a place to work (like a coffee shop) by using the site in a remote area. That's a steep goal.
levelsio
eu/acc: European Accelerationism
Maker
@levelsio Update: I've opted for grid view on desktop and list view on mobile for performance
Simo Elalj
Notion Automations
Nice work! Really love the ability to filter with visa requirements. Would be great to be able to filter elements with a slider instead of toggles. Eg. Have internet filter with a slider "from 1Mbps to 165Mbps" instead "Slow, Fast, Super Fast".
levelsio
eu/acc: European Accelerationism
Maker
@simoelalj thanks! I agree, I'll change it into a slider.
Felipe Pacheco
Great work, @levelsio ! Always happy to be a part of this community. :) Is there an easy way to suggest changes on the city's information?
levelsio
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Maker
@fepacheco yes! the EDIT button is hidden now but I'll add it again in a few hours
Rehman Abdur
@levelsio waiting for the button :) gotta make some edits for Bucharest
Wilco de Kreij
Looking really, really good @levelsio! Already was a fan of the site (helped me to pick Buenos Aires as my most recent city and I'll be checking it for every upcoming trip as well). Kudos :)
levelsio
eu/acc: European Accelerationism
Maker
@emarky Thanks Wilco!
Oo Nwoye
WriteRack
Good job @levelsio. I've been following Nomadlist since it was just a spreadsheet. As expected, I checked out my city and "Female Safety" was rated bad. https://nomadlist.com/lagos-nige... On what basis is such a declaration made? What is the criteria? Lagos is no eldorado however, I dare say Lagos is as safe as or safer than new York which you have rated good for female safety. I live in Lagos in case anyone has any questions.
levelsio
eu/acc: European Accelerationism
Maker
@oothenigerian It's quite disputable if Lagos is a safe city, most data shows it's not. It's getting better but I have to compare it all world cities and in that case it's not safe in general nor for females (yet).
@marty
Great updates! I highly recommend the PDF city guides too, the Chiang Mai one was very helpful 👌
Adrian
The info here is ridiculously valuable. I've been following since the first iteration and it's gotten a LOT better. I really feel a huge speed improvement too! Love it!
levelsio
eu/acc: European Accelerationism
Maker
@adrianmcli Yes, it was incredibly slow before!
Darren J Smith
Pillow
Top work @levelsio!
Matt Dickinson
@levelsio still amazed that you don't have Byron Bay, Australia on the list. I started being a digital nomad back in 2003 (started build 1st online business while living in Whistler, Canada) and have lived in a bunch of locations globally since then. Have since settled in Byron Bay as it had the best mix of lifestyle, culture, access to world class cities etc for me... For people that are into surfing, nature, natural living it's hard to beat...
levelsio
eu/acc: European Accelerationism
Maker
@mattdickinson No data on it yet, will add it :)
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