Interviews Made Easy: 6 Quick Tips
The main difference between a travel writer and a travel journalist is the former creates content that helps a reader visualize a destination or experience and a travel journalist adds people to his/her story through interviews. During my time on the road, I’ve met travel writers from around the world. Unfortunately, not all I’ve met—novice…
Local Networking Can Yield Great Rewards
How would you like your own Caribbean island? I was just offered one. For free. And I get to take friends. But more about that in a minute. I’m here to share how it came about: local networking. Thanks to the ongoing travel restrictions, local travel is the next big thing. You can tap into…
5 Essential Travel Writing Lessons for New Writers
You could speak to 50 successful travel writers and ask them about lessons they’ve learned along the way. I bet you’d hear something new from every one of them. That’s because travel writing is for everyone. I know people from all walks of life with different skill sets and varied professions who decided to become…
6 Ways Twitter Benefits My Travel Writing Career
Early in my travel writing career, I learned that I wasn’t finished with an article when the editor hit the publish button. That’s when the marketing phase kicks in, and social media is a crucial marketing component. My most significant social media success has been on Twitter, which has positively impacted all aspects of my…
What a Broken Computer Taught Me About Writing
As travel writers, despite the glories of the job, we often spend many hours actually working from home writing up our adventures. So while coronavirus may have caused huge disruption to the working lives of many, for us at the moment it just means more hours at home and less on the road. Mark Andrews…
Become a Celebrity by Writing Local
The most unlikely thing just happened. I was told I was a celebrity. By my dentist. Now, you may be scratching your head, trust me I was too. Especially seeing as my dentist is Mexican and speaks Spanish, or with me, a gracious Spanglish that we seem to communicate in with a lot of laughter…
From an Audience of Hundreds to Millions With Social Media
I’ve always wanted to be an ambassador. It sounds so elegant, sophisticated, and fancy. Now I am. For a great travel writer and photographer platform. I’m sure you’re wondering how it came about, so I’ll share it with you. It was thanks to sharing previously published articles on social media. I shared an old article…
Don’t Fall for These Instagram Traps
It’s easy to be overwhelmed by all of the advice out there about how to grow your following and engagement on Instagram. There are follow-for-follow threads, giveaways, bots, growth services, and more. In the early days of Instagram, followers were everything. If you wanted freebies, comps, or brand collaborations, it was all about how many…
3 Photos That Changed How I Approach Photography
As a photographer, I experiment a lot with my camera and apply tricks and techniques that I’ve learned during the past years. But sometimes, it’s the photo itself that actually teaches me a valuable lesson to improve my skill and vision. Here are three images that have changed the way I look at a scene…