💡 Travel Blogging Tips of the Week 💡 Where I Spend Money on My Blog(and Where I’d Invest If I Were Starting Over) When I first started blogging, I tried to figure everything out on my own and do everything by myself. Most do! I thought I was “saving” money.. but in reality, I was wasting time (and delaying the point where I actually started making money, which means I was, in fact, losing money). These days, I look at things differently. I’m not afraid to spend money on my blog because the...
16 days ago • 4 min read
💡 Travel Blogging Tips of the Week 💡 Quick Wins & Exciting Blogging News Today’s newsletter is a little different than usual. Normally I like to go deep on one topic, but this time I’ve got a few quick updates and tips I think you'll really appreciate, so grab some coffee (or water, if that's what you prefer) hang with me! In Today's Newsletter: How Emily Built Her $10K/Month Travel Biz With Less Than 10,000 Blog Sessions What’s Working Right Now On Our Blogs Google Algorithm Updates = HCU...
24 days ago • 4 min read
💡 Travel Blogging Success Story 💡 How Emily Turned Quitting Her 9–5 Into $10,000 Months In early 2022, I decided to host my first ever Travel Blogging Summit in Kyrgyzstan. That’s when I met Emily Concannon, someone I didn't really know before, but quickly made an impression. She messaged me before the trip and said: “My dream is to be a full-time travel blogger. I’m coming to Kyrgyzstan because I need to figure out how to make this work. I’m not earning enough from my blog to cover my...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Blogging Tip of the Week: Why More Traffic Doesn’t Always Mean More Income If you’ve been in the blogging world for a while, you’ve probably heard the same advice on repeat: “You need more Google traffic.” And for years, I agreed. Don't get me wrong, I still do. I love Google traffic. BUT to a point. Because here’s what I’ve learned after running multiple sites and testing dozens of traffic sources: Not all traffic is created equal. And I'll show you why. Ad Income: The Truth About RPMs RPM...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Blogging Tip of the Week: How I Turned One Email Into $1,700 (And Counting) If there’s one thing we can probably all agree on… It’s that there’s never enough time to do everything we want to do with our blogs. Am I right? The ideas are there, the motivation is there, but somehow the hours disappear. Well.. Turns out, I didn’t need more hours. I just needed a better system for using the content I already had. It’s called a content flywheel, and it’s one of the best systems you could create for...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Blogging Tip of the Week: 4 Traffic Sources I’d Double Down On This Year Let’s talk about traffic. Everyone wants more of it. But here’s what most bloggers get wrong: They obsess over getting more pageviews… …but they’re not nearly as focused on what actually makes money once people land on their site. Big mistake. Still, I get it. Traffic opens doors. It gets you on ad networks. It grows your email list. It feeds your affiliate income. It just has to be the right kind of traffic from the...
2 months ago • 4 min read
Blogging Tip of the Week: How To Sell Your Travel Product or Service I need to tell you about my friend Emily. You may have heard me mention her before because she has a pretty inspirational story. A few years ago, she realized the life she was supposed to want (the job, the house, the 40-year plan) didn’t actually make sense to her. So she did something different. She started a travel blog. Like most people, she quickly found out that turning a blog into full-time income takes time. But she...
2 months ago • 4 min read
Blogging Tips of the Week: 7 Hidden Monetization & Growth Opportunities On Your Blog When most people talk about blog monetization and growth, they immediately jump to: Growth = Google Pinterest Facebook ...and.. Monetization = Ads Affiliate links Selling your own stuff But what if you've already done those things, or you're not seeing the results you thought you would? Or what if you're thinking: “Okay cool, but how do I squeeze more out of what I’ve already built?” <-- because you should...
3 months ago • 5 min read
Blogging Tips of the Week: How I Monetized An Email List of 116 People A few months ago, my husband and I thought it would be a fun project to start a very niche newsletter and website for a neighborhood near where we live. We figured we'd share local updates, community events, and just help neighbors stay connected. Within 6 weeks, I'd monetized our tiny email list and we're already profitable. You might be thinking: "Yeah right.. you need thousands of subscribers to make money from email...
3 months ago • 5 min read