I always find it a bit odd to see American fast food chain restaurants when I travel to other countries.
But I find it even more odd when I see them packed with Americans.
I totally get that they remind traveling Americans of home, and offer familiar food to those who don’t like gastronomic adventures. [...]
Editing is a must when you write.
Even the best writers and editors need someone else to edit their work. It is very easy when you are typing quickly to misspell or use the wrong spelling of a word.
I did it a few weeks ago with an important e-mail—using their instead of there—and I [...]
Today I am doing something I haven’t done in a long, long time.
I’m taking a day off.
So instead of posting my usual weekly Case Study installment, I’d like to take this opportunity to wish all of you a very joyous, peaceful, healthy, and happy holiday season, whatever holiday it is that you celebrate.
I’d also like [...]
Wikipedia is the most used resource on the internet.
In fact, it’s the largest and most interactive encyclopedia online, and consistently ranks in the Top 10 of ‘most visited websites’ – in some cases the Top 5 websites – on a number of lists that track and rank all internet traffic.
It’s estimated [...]
Editor’s Note: Readers please be SURE to read the comment below from Dan Heller, the photographer whose articles I cited, for some important input that clarifies my point – in retrospect, I should have asked Dan to write this article – live and learn, yes?
Recently I was chatting via email with Stephany Wiestling, founder & [...]
A question arose recently among my travel blogging friends:
“How can we make travel blogging bigger than travel blogging“.
Many people follow sports weekly, but follow travel only when they are planning a trip.
For me this raised the question of “why do people travel?”
As a survey that came out recently told us:
For many people [...]
If you’re wondering what this Case Study is all about, please read the introductory post from Week One.
You can browse through all the older installments here.
Last week we talked about how Suzy is considering writing an eBook or two as another source of revenue from her travel blog.
This week we’ve reached the [...]
If you’re in the Portland Oregon area and listen to KPAM Radio on the weekends, then you may have heard a short interview I did with Pat Boyle.
Pat is one of KPAM’s weekday morning anchors who also hosts The Azumano Travel Show, which airs on Saturday mornings with an encore on Sunday mornings.
If you [...]
I’ve been running my travel blog now for three years. Here are some of the things I’ve learned on the way.
1. Content is not king.
You often hear the phrase, “content is king”. This is simply not true. Content is not king. It is true your content can’t be bad, but simply being a [...]
If you’re wondering what this Case Study is all about, please read the introductory post from Week One.
You can browse through all the older installments here.
Last week we talked about how Suzy is starting to create her own Direct Advertising Agreements.
This week we’re discussing how she can write an eBook (or even [...]
Many of the travel writers I communicate with are long-time, traditional freelance travel writers who are very accustomed to producing content structured in accordance with the editorial guidelines of whatever publication they are writing for.
They can produce the exact number of words, use the desired point of view, and can “style” their writing to be [...]
Think back to when you first started traveling.
Did you know all the “rules”? Maybe TSA wasn’t even in your travel vocabulary. You probably didn’t even really know what 3 ounce liquids really meant…right?
But you’re a smarter traveler now, aren’t you?
Now think about when you first started as a travel writer. Did you know [...]
If you’re wondering what this Case Study is all about, please read the introductory post from Week One.
Last week we talked about Affiliate Advertising, and how Suzy has started placing relevant ads on her travel blog, which, as she builds significant site traffic, will start to earn her affiliate revenue.
This week we’ll discuss Direct Advertising [...]
Most of the travel writers and travel bloggers we work with focus most, if not all, of their writing on (own) their travel blog, or the travel blogs of other individuals or blog communities.
And yet I’m guessing that most, if not all, of you are freelancers, and – like most freelance writers – are willing [...]
