3 Tips to Find Publications for Your Stories
Getting an article published is a challenging puzzle. It means selecting the right travel destination, the right story angle, and the right publication. Since I’ve begun piecing the puzzle together, I’ve matched over 55 stories with 14 publications to achieve my travel-writing dream. While many people start by looking at their stories and attempt to…
3 Benefits of Writing Locally
I wasn’t a real travel writer, I never went anywhere. Writing about home felt like a compromise, a concession made because I lacked the money to fly to Venice, explore the Balkans, or cruise Cuba. Without bylines, press trips weren’t on offer. My travel budget was $0. Experts advised, “go local.” So, real travel writer…
How Posting Google Reviews Helped Land Me Photography Jobs
Value adding is one way to build your writing and photography portfolio, land more jobs, and get asked back time and again. It is easy to do with simple little add-ons like doing reviews and posting where you are on social media. For very little work it helps you grow as a photographer and build…
How To Choose Photos That Sell Well As Stock
If your friends have ever looked at your photos and said, “you should sell these!” … then I have just the place to start – online stock agencies. I gave you a few of my favorite agencies for beginners yesterday – see those here. Now that you know where to sell… let’s talk about how…
Tips For Selling Your Photos As Stock
If you’ve ever thought about selling your photos, but have no idea where to start, try online stock agencies. Some of my favorites are Shutterstock.com, Adobestock.com, and iStock.com (now owned by Getty Images). These sites are excellent for beginners – and anyone with a bunch of photos sitting on their computer – because: • You…
Get Discounts on Cruises by Speaking
Most of us relish the opportunity to talk about our favorite subject, whether it’s history, a destination that we love, or a card game. We bend the ears of our friends and family any chance we get. And we launch into a prepared monologue whenever a stranger shows the least bit of interest. But it…
Your RV Could Earn You Money When You’re Not Using It
A few years ago, my wife, Melissa, and I headed off on a multi-year journey in our RV. Our plan was to travel the length and breadth of the U.S. and Canada, visiting friends and family and exploring as we went. Before that, we had sailed 11,000 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean. This was…
The Changing Face of Retirement
If the phrase “golden years” evokes images of relaxation and leisure, you have a 60-year-old advertising campaign to thank. The phrase was coined in 1959 when America’s first large-scale retirement community, Sun City in Arizona, was pitching its new development to the country’s soon-to-be retirees. The idea was to present retirement as lounge chairs, golf,…
New Partners Means New Friends and Opportunities
This is an exciting time. And I don’t just mean for me personally—although I am thrilled to be Great Escape Publishing’s new editorial director. I’m looking forward to being in regular contact with you and sharing the insights I’ve picked up over the last decade I spent working as a freelance writer and photographer around…
Announcing my retirement…
19 years ago, I never would have guessed I’d be a writer. Maybe like you, I’d never actually written anything. And aside from snapshots of my travels and friends, I’d never taken pictures, either. Fast forward 19 years and now I do both. Fresh out of college, my priority was to get a job near…