Travel Blogging Success Story ✨ How One Blogger Built Two Mediavine Sites While Living Abroad I recently got to sit down with Allison, a Scale Your Blog student who has built two Mediavine-level travel blogs. Her story is pretty awesome. She quit her corporate job, moved to Playa del Carmen, built a successful blog, then later picked up and moved to Barcelona and built a second successful site. Here are a few highlights from her interview: ⚫ She started her email list from day one on her...
22 days ago • 4 min read
Blog & Newsletter Tip of the Week 💡 A Behind the Scenes Look At One of Our Side Projects I wanted to give you a little peek behind the curtain this week because I think there's a really important lesson in here that most creators are ignoring. I'm not sure how much I've really talked about this, but about a year ago, Mike started a Facebook page about a niche we are growing a newsletter in. Using the strategies he learned in The Facebook Traffic Goldmine*, he was invited to join the Facebook...
29 days ago • 5 min read
Blog & Newsletter Tip of the Week 💡 The Difference Between Bloggers Who Last and Those Who Don't Most bloggers (and honestly most creators in general) are building their income on sand. And it's not because they lack discipline or effort. Most of us would rather put in 80 hours for ourselves than 40 hours for someone else. The issue is that most creators don't know the difference between stable income and risky income. And without that distinction, you are always one algorithm update away...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
🎉 Travel Blogging Success Story 🎉 How This Blogger Built Her Blog in Two Languages, And Why It's Simpler Than You'd Think 🚨 One quick thing before we dive in to today's story: This is the final week to join Scale Your Blog 2.0's course and community option, and I don't want you to miss it! Our coaching program closed last month, and after this week, the doors are shut until later this year. Blogging in 2026 is a different beast, and the bloggers who aren't adapting are getting left behind....
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
💡Travel Blogging Tip of the Week How Blogging Success Stories Can Change Your Life These days, I find myself up in the middle of the night more often than not (thanks to a growing toddler). And last night at 2am, I found myself thinking back to 2014. At that time, I was desperate to create a life I actually loved.. ..because sitting in a financial planning office for 45+ hours a week did not feel like living. Around that time, I took my first trip abroad with a friend who also wanted more...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
When I first started travel blogging, I remember reading an article from a successful blogger titled, “How To Make Money as a Travel Blogger.” I must have read it 50 times. I was in complete awe that it was even possible. That article is what pushed me to start in the first place. Most of the recommendations in it are outdated now, but there was one piece of advice she was absolutely firm on. She said it was non-negotiable if you wanted to blog long term, so I took it seriously from day one....
2 months ago • 2 min read
💡 Travel Blogging Tip of the Week 💡 Blogging In 2026.. What Should We Expect? I can’t tell you how many people I’ve talked to who still haven’t started their blog because they’re telling themselves, "It's 2026.. it's too late to start blogging." They were saying the same thing in 2022. And 2019. And 2016. Most of the time, it’s not a lack of desire. They want a life that feels more aligned with their goals and dreams, not one where they’re going to a job they only *kind of* like every day....
4 months ago • 5 min read
💡 Travel Blogging Tip of the Week 💡 How Stephanie Turned Flipboard Into 60,000 Monthly Sessions When an algorithm update hits, whether it’s Google, Pinterest, Facebook, or anywhere else, it can feel like someone just pulled the rug out from under your blog.. ..and more importantly your income. And with so many bloggers relying on their blog income to support their lives, it’s crucial to remember how much control these platforms really have. Aside from starting and growing your email list...
4 months ago • 7 min read
💡 Travel Blogging Tip of the Week 💡 The Blogging Mistake I Made in Q4(Learn From My Mistakes) Brought to you by Travelpayouts 2019 was the first year where blogging finally “clicked” for me. Traffic was climbing fast, my income replaced my English-teaching salary, and I remember thinking, “Okay… I can actually do this.” July was incredible. August was solid. September dipped a little, but nothing alarming. Then Q4 hit. And my traffic absolutely tanked. Logically, I should have known that...
4 months ago • 4 min read