Writing a great blog post sounds easy enough, right? You just brainstorm the perfect topic, sit down to write, hit publish, and watch the crowds roll in! As a blogger myself, I’m sorry to be the one to tell you that this isn’t usually the case. So how do you write amazing content? Something that […]
Our audience are constantly asking how they can start a travel blog. We’ve asked our expert blogger Montana Mincher to put together a detailed article on how to start a travel blog. Use this guide as a reference point when you embark upon your travel blogging adventure. Choose a Domain Name Finding the perfect blog […]
Whether your blog is your new side hustle or your passion project, becoming a successful blogger is no easy feat. Add all of the pressures of a 9-5 career or being a full-time student, and you’ve got a real challenge on your hands. Mastering the balancing act of working life and trying to get your […]
If you’re reading this, welcome to the wildly wonderful world of blogging! I remember at the start of my blogging journey I would sometimes feel like I was constantly trying to get my head above water, battling the millions of other blogs and writers out there. Over the years I’ve filled up my virtual toolbox […]
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 […]
There are so many travel blogs out there right now. Here’s Great Escape Publishing’s 25 of the best travel blogs in 2021: 1. World Of Wanderlust Brooke from World of Wanderlust has an impressive Instagram following of 548K, runs a YouTube channel with 83.5K subscribers, and has even released a book on living an adventurous […]
The day my corporate job was eliminated, my husband and I celebrated. Sure, I was scared—after all, I was losing a good income. But my excitement for my newfound freedom overshadowed my fear. I could now more fully follow my dream of traveling—and writing about it. I had started a travel blog the year before […]
When a 30-something professional from Chicago decided to fly to Uruguay for her two-week vacation after finding my blog, I realized something was going on. My blog, Guru’Guay, had power. Not only was I responsible for attracting English-speaking travelers to my adopted home, they were coming off-season and venturing into the tourist-starved parts of the […]
Travel is on hold for an indefinite period of time. Airlines have postponed their services and countless numbers of hotel reservations around the world have been canceled. This impacts not only you as a travel writer, but also your audience: if they aren’t making any travel plans, then your job of providing guides, tips, and […]
My blog has been a blessing in my life for around a decade at this point. I’ll be honest that this career is hard work, especially at the very beginning—when you start out blogging, you’re going to be doing a lot of work centered on learning about your audience, planning out your subjects, marketing to […]
