Dreaming up story ideas is the most creative and fun part of the travel writing process. It’s easy. A story pops into your mind and you think, “I’d love to write about that place.” Then […]
The multitude of marketing tasks it takes to promote ourselves and our freelance writing these days, is daunting. So much to do, so little time! When we’re overloaded, we tend to freeze up and not […]
*If you own your own website. Travel writing has never been a lucrative business. The glamorous view which people had of the profession ensured that there were always more people who wanted to do it […]
There’s plenty of advice floating around on the Internet about what prerequisites you need to be a travel writer. I’ve certainly contributed to this pool of information. For this post, I’d like to toss out […]
Pick up any article about freelance travel writing, and the chances are it will advocate the tremendous value of social media. Social media, according to some, is the universal cure-all for everything from landing us […]
Many novice travel writers believe the only type of publications that will publish their stories are travel magazines. This couldn’t be further from the truth. And there’s a good lesson that beginning (and even veteran) […]
As a travel writer for print media, I’m often asked by other freelancers how digital media has affected the print travel magazine business. That’s a fair question. DEFINITIONS Print travel media consists primarily of travel […]
When I started my travel blog some seven years ago, I’m quite sure I wrote as I thought a “travel blogger” should. Ironically, in the process of trying to be something I wasn’t, I was […]
This post is mostly aimed towards those who are relatively new to the blogosphere…. …However, I believe that the key points of this post can be beneficial to bloggers of all statuses. My goal is […]
You’re a travel writer. You don’t write about food or gardening. You write about travel therefore, you have a niche. Unfortunately, unless you have star status as a travel writer, you’re not niche enough. Budget-strapped […]
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