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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Writing guidebooks is a dream of many travel writers, but if publishers aren’t knocking on your door begging you to write one for them, write your own and self-publish it.
That’s what I did.
My first mini-guide grew out of an article I was writing for a newspaper travel section in 1996. They wanted 750 words [...]
Do you want your travel writings read by others with the hopes of having your articles published by a well-known travel media outlet?
What would happen if I told you that just writing content without strategically thinking of keywords could be hurting your opportunity for those dreams to come true?
The goal of this article [...]
Starting up a travel blog can be a great way to share your stories and adventures from the road.
But how does one transition their travel blog from having a few family and friends checking it out to actually making it a leader in the travel blog community?
Many aspiring travel writers start up a blog and [...]
Although I’m primarily a travel writer, I recently co-wrote an eBook for women, about success. Allow me to share with you what I’ve learned from the experience, and some tips on writing an eBook.
Writing an eBook is a much different experience than writing a traditional printed-and-bound book, but writing an eBook can be a [...]
“Confessions of a Travel Writer” sat, unwatched, on my TiVo as I headed to last weekend’s Book Passage Travel Writers and Photographers Conference.
One afternoon, while surrounded by a group of esteemed writers, the topic of the show came up, and the verdict was unanimous – they hated it.
As someone who likes [...]
The following article is an excerpt from “Success: Your Path to a Successful Book” by Maralyn D. Hill and Brenda C. Hill, and is reprinted with permission (and a big thank you to Maralyn). You can learn more about Maralyn at the end of this article.
Do you know how to Query? Magazines, [...]
With all of the travel writing websites out there, it can be difficult to stand out in the Internet Universe. Great writing can certainly help, but how can a person attract more viewers to their blog? Better yet, what can a person do to keep people on their site longer, view more pages and [...]
I was invited to write this guest post on Travel Writers Exchange about how important it is to ‘get out there’ in regards to your travel writing. I am going to write about my experience so far of how important it is to take action on this matter.
The bottom line for me is: if [...]
“When traveling to Strasbourg you must go to the bathroom. The toilet paper is purple. Not just any purple…but a lovely shade of lavender. I really wanted to bring some of this home with me to show my friends, but I thought that might not be appropriate. I didn’t try out any other bathrooms in [...]
As promised, here is the second part of my series of “Do’s” and “Don’ts” for working with Editors. Enjoy!
Wouldn’t it be great if you had a list of editors who accept your articles for every one of their issues? Realistically, though, freelance writing isn’t always that stable. However, you can settle for second best…getting your [...]
