So why should we focus heavily on Google?
The answer is crystal clear considering that Google commands a 78% market share while its other major competitors (Yahoo! and Bing) only make up a combined 19% market share.
This is why all bloggers (including travel writers) should make it a priority to target the search engine [...]

If you’re wondering what this Case Study is all about, please read the introductory post from Week One.
Last week we started digging into methods that Suzy can implement to earn some revenue from her travel blog, beginning with adding Google AdSense.
This week it’s all about Affiliate Programs – those ads that travel bloggers like Suzy [...]

Many travel writers, both beginners and experienced, follow a familiar format.
They travel (even if that is to some local destination because their travel niche is where they live), they take notes, they take some photos, they return home, and then they begin writing numerous travel articles and essays on their trip, and submit [...]

I began to write my story somewhere in Eastern Russia, in the form of a few words thrown together in an email, to some of my favorite ‘sisters’. Those precious girlfriends, those fabulous women, who are the ‘treasure’ of every woman’s life, are the reason that I wrote my story down at all.
It was [...]

The four fabulous founding female travel bloggers behind Passports With Purpose are
once again calling on the amazingly supportive travel blogging community to help raise funds for a worthy cause.
These wonderful women – Beth Whitman (Wanderlust And Lipstick), Debbie Dubrow (Delicious Baby), Michelle Duffy (WanderMom), and Pam Mandel (Nerd’s Eye View), gathered last year over coffee [...]

If you’re wondering what this Case Study is all about, please read the introductory post from Week One.
Last week we discussed a few methods that Suzy can use to encourage site visitors to sign up for her email subscriber list.
This week it’s time for Suzy to start taking steps to monetize her travel blog. [...]

Recently, a new member of our forum who plans to attend college in Canada asked us a question about creating a single travel blog to write about two different travel writing niches.
He has an idea about blogging about college life, with a focus on the perspective of a foreign exchange student living abroad. [...]

Editor’s Note: This is the first article in our new Category for Op-Ed pieces, created to give travel writers a place to voice an opinion and engage in conversation.
If you’re interested in submitting your own Op-Ed article, please visit this page. Be sure to read and follow our editorial guidelines for Op-Ed pieces.
Op-Ed blog [...]

If you’re wondering what this Case Study is all about, please read the introductory post from Week One.
Last week we discussed the reasons why Suzy needs an email subscriber list, along with several popular options for adding an opt-in (sign-up) form to your travel blog and managing your list.
This week we’re discussing various methods [...]

There’s a lot of talk in the blogosphere about the new FTC guidelines that are scheduled to go into effect on December 1st, 2009, and if my email is any indication, some confusion as well.
The new FTC guidelines are a revised set of rules established by the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) that basically govern online [...]

Hey everyone – just listened to Joel Comm’s FTC Site Compliance webinar on how tough the FTC is going to be on websites as of December 1st, 2009.
It was interesting – the first twenty minutes were info, and the last 40 minutes was devoted to Joel’s and his attorney Kevin Houchin selling site compliance monitoring [...]

Well it’s not snowing here in Arizona, but I’m already catching the Holiday spirit, and working on my gift list for my friends and loved ones.
To make things more fun this year, I’ve asked a number of other travel bloggers to get into the spirit with me, and come up with even more [...]

If you’re wondering what this Case Study is all about, please read the introductory post from Week One.
Last week we briefly summarized how Suzy can use Article Syndication to build credibility, become perceived as an expert in her travel niche, and increase inbound links to her site as her articles get reprinted across other sites.
This [...]

Unless you’re a Stephen King or a Dan Brown, the chances are really high that you’ll do most, if not all, of the marketing for your books yourself if you want to sell them.
This is especially so if you’ve self-published your own travel guides, such as I have.
Self-publishing is, after all, a do-it-yourself [...]

Planning a trip around the world is a pretty intensive process, but at this point you’ve already made the hardest decision you’re going to face: the choice to overcome your perceived obstacles and travel.
It’s easy to get extremely overwhelmed when it comes down to the actual process of preparing and planning out your trip, [...]