A good base country/city for internet marketing?

Bangkok Thailand Perfect weather.. good living costs.

If I was in your position, why not something like Panama. Being tax free would be a nice place to start. Not sure what other offerings there are in Panama or how the internet connections are. A bad internet connection would sure be a deal breaker in choosing, marketers need to have access to their data.

Best,

Ross

I think it depends on what you consider "good" internet access. I have DSL here in BC, and it is relatively slow, but certainly faster than dialup. It is workable.

Internet access in Panama City is absolutely first-rate. Unfortunately, it is pretty hot there, very, very busy and relatively expensive (but the OP never said where he was comparing "expense" to - so, cheaper than London, but more expensive than Philippines). Some of the nicer towns in Panama (like Boquete, Contadora Island, Cerro Azul, Cerro Punta, Volcan etc.) have more moderate weather and much lower prices, but generally poor/slow internet service.

I have never been there, but friends raved about Cuenca, Ecuador. Situated somewhere in the high Andean plain, it has perpetual late-spring weather (low 70's all year I was told, although cooler at night). My friends raved about how inexpensive and pretty and historic it was. Good dinners are like $2, taxi rides were $1, etc. Again, internet appears slow (and apparently takes months to get hooked up).

Bangkok also has internet access difficulties that you will have to factor in if you are considering it - and it is also very hot, humid, crowded and smoggy.

Montevideo, Uruguay, is a very cosmopolitan city with lower living costs and year-round warm weather (again, second hand info from friends). It has first rate internet service available, along with excellent medical service and low crime. Taxes are based on property ownership rather than income, so you would save there too.

Buenos Aires, Argentina is a very exciting and warm-weather city, and apparently you can find a lot of bargains there too. Also good internet available.

I would imagine that with the recent economic conditions you should be able to find a lot of places in Greece, Portugal and maybe even Spain and Italy that are relatively inexpensive and offer good internet, along with very good weather most of the time.

Good luck!

G

I too have heard excellent things about both Cuenca, Ecuador and Montevideo, Uruguay. If I were a single person with no responsibilities I'd be on my way there now, lol.

Come to Goa, you'll forget all other place