There’s good news if you’re a travel writer. Would you like to know what it is? Of course you would that’s why you’re reading this blog!
U.S. News announced their “annual list of 30 best careers” and ghostwriter made the cut. You may be saying to yourself “what does that have to do [...]
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There’s Nothing Ghostly about Travel Writing
January 5, 2009 – 8:07 am
Discover Travel Writing Jobs on Demand
December 31, 2008 – 4:37 am
Travel writers, by now you know that freelance writing jobs can be found all over the internet. From Guru.com to Craigslist to Oogle.com to countless other job sites, the list is endless. Well, guess what? There’s another site for you to take a look at in addition to the ones that are [...]
Become a Tour Guide and Discover Freelance Writing Opportunities
December 26, 2008 – 4:20 am
So, you would like to be a travel writer but need a steady paycheck as well. No problem, become a tour guide. You could start in your own backyard before you decide to go abroad. However, if you love international travel, go ahead and pursue a job giving tours of London, Edinburgh, [...]
Travel Writers, How Will You Support Your Dream?
December 22, 2008 – 7:22 am
Many travel writers give up on their dream of travel writing for many reasons. These may include but are not limited to the following: it’s too difficult, there’s no money in travel writing, no time to write, it will take too long to achieve my dream, and finding travel writing jobs is tough. [...]
How Do Organizations Find Freelance Travel Writers?
December 19, 2008 – 6:46 am
Travel writers, will organizations be able to find you? Do you know how important it is to market your writing services? It all comes down to “how you position” yourself. If you understand how companies find freelance writers, you’ll be a successful travel writer.
Companies search for freelance writers in different [...]
Market Your Travel Writing with Blogs, Podcasts, and Social Sites
December 15, 2008 – 7:26 am
Travel writing is a fun “niche” writing market. Of course, within travel writing there are many “niche travel markets.” Are you doing all that you can to market your travel writing? If you’re not, then find out how you can better position yourself and your travel writing.
There are three main “niche” markets [...]
Travel Writers Use These Guidelines to Freelancing
December 12, 2008 – 8:11 am
Travel writers love their job and many people would like to transition into freelance writing. Before you leave the “corporate world” for travel writing, here are some questions to consider. Will you be a full-time or part-time travel writer? How will you self-promote? Do you know what your domain name will [...]
Sail into Travel Writing on a Cruise Line
December 8, 2008 – 9:08 am
When you think of travel jobs, what comes to mind? Travel agent? Working for AAA? Tour Guide? These are fantastic travel jobs, but have you ever thought about working for a cruise line?
If you were a fan of the Love Boat or MTVs Real World Semester at Sea, then [...]
Start Your Travel Career in Travel Writing — A Fun Travel Job
December 1, 2008 – 8:42 am
Freelance writing includes many genres of writing such as travel writing. This is one travel job that is fun, exciting, educational, romantic, and not uncommon. Many travel writers can be found around the world. Some write for newspapers and magazines. Others capture their travels with a blog or journal. Some [...]
Travel Writers Use these 5 Tips When Seeking Travel Writing Jobs
November 28, 2008 – 9:31 am
A couple of travel writers discovered a plethora of travel writing jobs. They were smart enough not to listen to the economic doom and gloom speak of family, friends, and the media. They started their search a few weeks ago, and boom; they found many different types of travel writing jobs.
These travel [...]
