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About Matthew Barker

Matthew Barker is a Peru-based wannabe writer who combined his love of travel and writing with his career in marketing to create the Travel Content Network, an online marketplace for professional travel writers and online publishers who recognise the value of high quality writing.

 

You can follow Matthew on Twitter, or connect with him on Facebook and LinkedIn.

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Post» A New Way to Find and Celebrate Great Travel Content

Posted: July 15, 2013 Matthew Barker

Some time ago I wrote a piece for this site on how certain online markets were maturing and beginning to offer new opportunities for well-paid, professional travel writing assignments. In the months since I have […]

Getting Readers

Post» Expand Your Portfolio To Access New Markets

Posted: May 14, 2012 Matthew Barker

A short while ago I wrote this post about the emerging online market for travel writing. I explained how changes in search engine and social media technology were causing commercial travel websites to start seeing […]

Enhance Your Writing

Post» Travel Writing’s Bright and Lucrative Future…Online

Posted: December 12, 2011 Matthew Barker

About four years ago, in a fit of naivety and suffering from a serious case of itchy feet… …I jacked in my steady career job in PR, bought an entry level D-SLR camera and booked […]

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