The Perks of Writing About Your Passions
What are your passions? Maybe you’re interested in cooking, exploring, swimming, nature, or weight loss? Those are some of mine, and I’ve written about them all. And been paid for it. As a writer anything and everything is fair game. The world is our oyster, and that gives us the freedom to live our dreams.…
2 Affiliate Marketing Tips To Monetize Your Blog
For some bloggers and website owners, affiliate marketing income seems to be as elusive as Ahab’s Moby Dick, while others claim to break five figures or more. So which one is it? Can you really make a sizable income from affiliate commissions? I have been travel blogging since 2007, and for the first eight to…
What It Takes To Become a Travel Blogger
Everyone wants to make a living out of traveling, and thankfully it is only getting easier to do! But the question is how? First, you need to look at yourself and evaluate your capabilities. Are you passionate about sharing your experiences in new places with people around the world? Are you able to write two…
Using the Subject Line To Make Your Pitch Stand Out
The hook, the attention grabber, the interest-piquing words of my pitches need to be apparent from the get-go. That means they are in the subject line of my pitch email. With a good attention grabber, it’s more likely my email (out of the hundreds an editor receives each day) will be opened and not deleted.…
How Simplifying Your Photography Can Help Your Photos
As humans, we tend to overthink and complicate things. But in photography, just as in life, “simple” is often better. It allows you to focus, get rid of distractions, and create stronger and cleaner images. There are many ways you can improve your photography, starting with cutting down the gear you use in composing and…
How I Was Published in Business Insider
Raise your hand if you’re a travel writer plagued by an uncomfortable mix of stubborn pride and imposter syndrome. As I ventured into the travel writing realm, I felt deceptive calling myself a “travel writer.” I was a traveler and I was a writer, but with no published pieces to my name I deemed myself…
The 7 Qualities of a Successful Travel Writer
During a discussion with one of my editors this past week, the subject of what makes a good travel writer came up. He was frustrated with writers who had submitted work that either didn’t fit the publication or sounded like a guidebook rather than an exciting travel story. How do some writers seem to naturally…
4 Steps to My Best-Selling Photo
When I first launched my photography career, I started with fine art photography, selling prints of photos I took at home. Eventually, I combined this passion with my love of travel and got more into travel photography. Nowadays, my photo sales are split between stock and fine art prints. But one image that has always…
I Pay My Way in Thailand With Photography
The income from my photography and writing allows me to live a simple yet comfortable lifestyle by the beach on a tropical island in Thailand. It’s easy to live on less here because living costs are low and the dollar stretches much further than in the U.S. So far, most of my photography income has…
Your “Office” Can Be Anywhere With Travel Writing
While listening at the GEP travel writer’s workshop I attended in 2017, I remember thinking, “Wow, I want that life.” The speakers showed me it was possible to live a life of adventure, freedom, and joy—and get paid for it. Now, I am living my dream travel writing life on a Caribbean island. So my…