November 2009 | Travel Writers Exchange

Post» Why Google PageRank Matters for Travel Writers

Updated: Mar 29^th, 2017Posted: November 30, 2009 Bryan Cassidy

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% […]

Post» Suzy: Week 15 Goals–Affiliate Advertising

Posted: November 27, 2009 Trisha Miller

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 […]

Post» Doing Interviews? You Should Be!

Posted: November 25, 2009 Trisha Miller

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 […]

Post» How I Got to Hold My Book With Both Hands

Posted: November 23, 2009 Rensina van den Heuvel

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 […]

Post» Passports With Purpose: Travel Bloggers Making a Difference

Posted: November 21, 2009 Trisha Miller

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 […]

Post» Suzy: Week 14 Goals – Monetizing Her Travel Blog

Posted: November 20, 2009 Trisha Miller

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 […]

Post» Finding Untapped Travel Writing Niches

Updated: Mar 11^th, 2010Posted: November 18, 2009 Amandah Blackwell

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 […]

Post» And the Press Trip Debate Rages On

Updated: Nov 17^th, 2009Posted: November 16, 2009 Kim Palacios

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 […]

Post» Suzy: Week 13 Goals – Growing her Subscriber List

Updated: Nov 19^th, 2009Posted: November 13, 2009 Trisha Miller

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 […]

Post» FTC Site Compliance – Blogger Disclosure Guidelines

Posted: November 11, 2009 Trisha Miller

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. […]