I Made a Social Network for Digital Nomads

James Auble — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 01:11:01 +0000

I didn’t set out to build a social network.

Honestly I kind of hate social networks.

But over the last couple years of being around digital nomads, remote workers, people bouncing from city to city, I kept hearing the same thing over and over again. Everyone talks about freedom and travel and coffee shops and cheap rent in Portugal. And that stuff is real.

But also… it can be lonely as hell.

You land somewhere new. You don’t know anyone. You join a WhatsApp group that hasn’t been active in 3 months. You message someone who says “yeah we should grab coffee” and then you never hear from them again. Rinse and repeat.

There are a million tools for flights, apartments, coworking passes. There isn’t really a good place that just focuses on connecting nomads to each other in a way that feels intentional.

So I built one.

It’s still early. It’s not huge. It’s not polished like some venture-backed thing with a growth team and 14 product managers arguing about button colors. It’s just something I built because I think it should exist.

You can make a profile.
You can see who’s in your city.
You can post.
You can find (or create) events.
There’s an accommodations section I’m building out too.

Is it perfect? Definitely not.

There are probably bugs. Some flows might feel weird. Some wording might be off. I’ve been staring at it too long to see clearly anymore.

That’s why I need people to test it.

Not the “this is awesome bro” type feedback. The real stuff.

What confused you?
What made you hesitate?
Would you actually use this in real life or would you forget about it in a week?

If you’re a digital nomad or remote worker and you’ve ever thought, “I wish it was easier to meet people when I land somewhere,” I’d genuinely love for you to try it.

Break it. Click everything. Try to use it wrong.

Tell me what feels pointless. Tell me what’s missing. Tell me if it sucks.

I’m building this for people like us, not for investors or vanity metrics or some big exit. I just want it to be useful.

If that resonates at all, come test it.

Worst case, you waste 10 minutes.
Best case, we build something that actually makes this lifestyle less isolating.

https://flears.com.

Thanks a ton!

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I Made a Social Network for Digital Nomads