This might be particularly interesting to you if you are interested in making money while writing about travel. Lots of people do it and are successful at it. Keep in mind to follow best practices. Check out the best times to post on Instagram to know what times are best to post. The most successful bloggers follow recipes for success, much like most successful business people. Making money from the comfort of your recliner may sound made up, like a fairy tale, but it happens. You have to find your marketable niche.
Today I’m going to talk about how you can gain a following from writing travel blogs. This can be fun and exciting if you enjoy traveling and writing. The audience, in result, can bring you extra cash for your traveling adventures. Take this article on Must-Do Hikes in Peru, for example.
People enjoy reading about helpful and knowledgable content that is relevant to them. It’s essential to remain relevant, otherwise, your visitors might not be so happy. With related articles, useful pieces of information, and quality content, your site can become marked as desirable, which is where SEO comes into play. However, that’s technical and not what this article is about. Just something to keep in mind if you decide you’d like to create your own blog on travel. You’ll also need a host. I use Bluehost for all my websites. Their customer support is incredibly helpful.
If you’re interested in making your own website, consider WordPress as it’s not too hard to learn and plenty of guides are out there for free on Youtube. I personally like Robin & Jesper’s guide on WordPress, although it is a paid tutorial on Udemy. WordPress is easy to get started, but there are things you may overlook, so consider a little research before you begin. A large portion of all websites created are made with WordPress and there’s a reason why. Now, back to how writing about traveling can gain followers for you.
There are lots of topics you can cover when it comes to travel blogging. You can write must-dos, safety tips, notable facts, especially when it comes to culture and history. After all, travel is a huge industry. People looking to improve the quality of their life seek out information on the internet — many people ‘journey’ that way. Not everyone can travel for various reasons, so they like to read about it. Some are thinking of a place to call their new home. Some are just curious. Food travel destinations are a popular subject for many as what greater thrill in life than sampling a never before tasted meal in an exotic location?
Some of the most popular travel destinations in the world are for relaxation which is beneficial for us all. We could all use a little more relaxation. Popular for this feature are beaches. Not all beaches are created equally, and this is an opportunity to improve your following by creating articles comparing the destinations. Using pictures will increase visitor time which benefits your SEO rankings. Without going into too much detail on the subject, this is how you tell Google your site is relevant to what readers are searching for.
Once you are creating relevant and helpful content, your followers will be loving you and will be sharing your articles on social media. If their followers enjoy your content, they too will share. This starts the snowball effect that leads you to become famous through the helpfulness of social media. Social media puts us on stage in front of an audience that becomes large quickly. Almost everyone has a social presence of some form. These days, remaining connected to the world around us is simple with social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, Twitter, Tumblr, and more!
It is advisable to make sure you are not sending your readers to a dangerous part of the world unaware of the risks. Some places are so risky the government recommends we write out our wills before going. Yikes! If you are unsure if the area you are talking about is close to a dangerous part of the world, you may check out these travel advisories where you can see the location of nearby U.S. consulates, as well.