Now travel writers can monetize their reviews.
In my never ending search for inspiring retreat holiday destinations I’ve just stumbled across a new travel website called Simon Seeks.
The site has been created by Simon Nixon, that’s the guy behind moneysupermaket.com and travelsupermarket.com.
He’s used his internet enabled brain to create what may be the future in travel [...]

On occasion travel writers find themselves with a story that is much more than just material for an article.
They may decide to try their hand at writing a book.
And as often happens with writers, they may find themselves in need of help getting their story told.
If that’s you, you may want to check out a [...]

It is the great dream of every writer.
Whether you write non-fiction articles, novels, poems, short stories or film and book reviews, it is inevitable that you have a desire to be published.
And if you buy into the general consensus about getting published, you’ll think you have a better chance of winning the lottery, marrying a [...]

Would you fly from San Francisco to Paris if your airplane was flown by a pilot that didn’t know what he was doing?
I think not.
Would you take your car to a mechanic who was just practicing in his spare time?
I hope not.
Well, why would you trust your manuscript to the eyes of [...]

 
Hi everyone!
I’m “Suzy”, from the Case Study. Some of you may know me as Nancy D. Brown from the “What a Trip” blog.
As Trisha mentioned in our interview, we met on a press trip.
I distinctly remember her asking me about what keywords I wanted to rank for on my blog and I’m sure I looked [...]

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.
 
I promised you a video interview.
 
And dagnabbit I’m gonna’ give you folks a video interview, even if it’s not oscar-worthy.
 
At the last minute my camera operator/videographer could not go with [...]

 
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.
 
 
It’s been a long road, but we’ve finally reached the end of it.
“Suzy” and I met on a Media Trip in the spring of 2009, and over a couple [...]

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 tracking what people search for once they get to her travel blog (see “Suzy: Week 19 Goals-Tracking Your Site Searches“), and using [...]

Travel fiction can be a refreshing approach to writing about travel. There are many ‘non-fiction’ books on the market and a work of fiction could be a breath of fresh air that a Publisher is looking for. Many travel writers submit a guidebook or a ‘travel tips’ book. Set yourself apart and [...]

The publishing world can be overwhelming, but don’t let it deter you if your passion is to be a published author.
It seems that changes in the publishing industry are happening as quickly as your new computer is outdated.
We will attempt to cover some of the basics, but like anything else, we suggest that you [...]

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 tracking her site visitors behavior, and learning how to understand what the data means and how to use it.
This week we’re discussing [...]

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 [...]