On Starting a Business in France

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My name is Jay Swanson - I'm an American writer living in Paris on an artist visa and hoping to make the city of light my home base - at least for the foreseeable future. I write science-fiction and fantasy, vlogged daily for 3+ years, and love pizza a little too much.

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FAQ:
How long have you lived in France? On and off for over two years.

What do you miss most about ho- NACHOS

Where are you from originally? - Pullman, Washington - a small university/agricultural town near Idaho (and yes, the potatoes are amazing).

What do you edit with? - Adobe Premiere - it's pretty much all I've ever used since high school.

Aren't you ever freaked out by leaving your camera behind to film yourself? - Yep. But not too badly - I tend to be careful when I do.

Do you make money off YouTube? - Ha, sorta. I wish. It took me over 500 videos to make my first total $100 off adsense. I think it will slowly change, but VERY slowly.

Thanks for watching!

[pagogo]

THAT THEMATIC BACKGROUND MUSIC IS THEE love it!!! 😄
Reminds me of a tropical island 🏝

[rozbickad]

Great video Jay. In this moment as we cannot travel, but still have our hopes up, I love to see and learn daily life stories, In another country even the trip to a supermarket, train ride, daily trouble and triumphs, this is also traveling. Thanks again and keep up.

[debisusan]

Your videos are better than ever! So enjoyable! Really miss Paris a lot!

[karenb]

Your vlogs always brighten up my day. A bit of chit chat, time lapse Paris to great music = 😊

[plenty]

Hey Jay! The apartment, riding the wheel again, and the pocket Osmo have really contributed to the many Paris footage in the Vlog. I think, well I know that is one of the main reasons people watch your vlogs. Your insights into life as we know it add to the mix. Thanks for doing what you do. Keep up all your dedication to something special for all of us. :)

[Jusher]

Jay you make a lot of people happy! 💕😁 ok almost half way through your book. Wow, you have had a wild ride so far!

[LizzyC-nfsv]

I like your blogs! You are good story teller!

[rajavanya]

Thanks for sharing about how you needed to hunt them down. I hated this thing about France (I honestly thought this was just in La Réunion where I live now)

I loved your accepting calm way of stating it. I keep wondering if France is really the place for starting any type of business given this attitude and everything built to protect the workers. I really need to work on not complaining and move forward

[amyspeers]

I have a small gîte-rental cottage-. I filed my papers with my Marie and I am official! I do not have to have an accountant. I am able to live and work in France due to my husband’s visa, but we are hoping that this side business will help with our French citizenship as well! Lots of love from Gensac!

[Sunner]

Amar is giddy and watching all of Jay's vlogs !

[margaretmold]

Enjoyed the music and a continuation of your soon to be completed issue! Stay safe. Farmland Minnesota

[RetiredRosie]

Love these vlogs. Each new video is my treat for the day. Oh by the way, that heather T-shirt is great. It suits your coloring. Looking forward to tomorrow's video.

[KarinLynnBates]

I loved the time lapse + music combo at the opening! Nice! I’d love it if you tried some videos or live-streams of a particular location or locations acting as virtual tour guide, with history and trivia included (like what you already do but with some research thrown in). I know there are others who do this already, but to get through ‘Rona times it might be good to keep generating YouTube revenue and increased following. Plus, a tour guide is only as good as his/her/their personality and I’d prefer to watch you do this as opposed to others already doing this out there. 😄🙌🏼

[l.a.rivasesq.]

Keep it up Jay! I appreciate your videos here in Los Angeles.

[LineHoude]

Yes you are my Paris sunshine. I really enjoy seeing Paris. But I wanna go back to traveling so bad :(

[lrldn]

I'm going on an Auto-Entrepreneur visa (freelance teaching). But I have to wait until France opens visas back up for Americans due to the pandemic! Thanks for the info.

[RAD]

You went to that firefighter party last year or the year before... I think... Working on my trip for next year: Meaux and Reims, down to Amboise, back up to Paris via Fontainebleau and Versailles, after Paris a few days in London... my hope is to have my trip coincide with Bastille Day. 🤞🤞🤞

[karentozer]

I feel your pain Re the tax situation Jay! We have become resident in Spain and the taxes here are a lot higher than the U K 😧😧 and plus because I am under retirement age I have to pay for private health insurance....😧 nightmare, , not sure how long I can afford to stay here at this rate😢🤔😧

[prestuvius]

So what is the name of the business structure you are changing to from autoentrepreneur? I don't think it was ever said.

[sherali]

great vid again glad im not running a company in france (Paris) id die stress