Is Your Blog a New York Bistro or a Fast Food Chain?…
Recently I have bumped heads with a number of advertisers looking to take advantage of myself and my blog. I have also been hearing stories from other new travel bloggers who don't yet have the longer term experience to notice when they are being taken advantage of by advertisers. Many bloggers are led to believe that pricing for ads is so cheap because there are so many other blogs in the marketplace. How many times has an advertiser come back with a counter offer of 20$ for a … [Read More...]
72 Hour Affilliate Marketing–Become a better person in the process…
Hello from rainy Tokyo, Japan. I'm am literally hours away from watching my first son being born and am feeling an intense mix of awe, excitement and utter fear :) While, I'll be busy for the next few days (well, OK years), I wanted to let you all in on an Affiliate Marketing opportunity you might want to consider. If you don't know what affiliate marketing is, basically it's when you get paid for recommending a product that is eventually bought. It is one of my monetization strategies … [Read More...]
Review: 25 Blogging Secrets…
This is a review of 25 Travel Blogging Secrets- Money and Blog Successfully by Vago Damitio. A few things upfront so that you know where I’m coming from: 1) I’m not getting paid for this review, although I did receive the report for free under the agreement that I post a review. 2) The links here go to Amazon.com for which I’m an affiliate. So if you do buy the report then I get a very very small (did I mention small?) commission. 3) I am uncertain if it is wise to … [Read More...]
Anyone Can Monetize A Blog – How Much You’ll Make Is A Different Story…
Todd here. Before we get to Anil's great post, I want to have my say on this topic. Yes, I'm entitled to! It's my blog after all! What you are about to read is really true. There are a lot of people peddling the "get paid to travel" line but not everyone comes and tells you how hard it is, how you need to have a plan, how you actually need to work at it. No one is going to throw money at you in real life, so why would they in the blogging world. You need to EARN your money. I hope it's … [Read More...]
Build a Niche Site or Blog in 18 Easy Steps…
This is an update to the Niche Travel Site Battle that is going on right now between yours truly and 4 other travel bloggers. You can follow all the updates over at the War Room. Starting a blog or a niche site can be overwhelming, and this overwhelm can lead to paralysis, to putting off an idea because it's difficult to take that first step when you feel like there are a thousand more still left to go. Building a blog, or a niche site does not have to be difficult and if you have the … [Read More...]
E-mail List Building Strategy…
This is a How To post, but bear with me as I go into a bit of background. Building and e-mail list and gaining subscriptions to your blog are powerful ways to both help increase traffic numbers but also help you monetize your blog. By the end of the article you will know how to: 1) Build an e-mail list that also contributes to your RSS count 2) Give away free things and not feel guilty for it 3) Skin an alpaca, make a warm coat, and not cause any bodily harm to the … [Read More...]
