Comments on: Travel Blogging: Where’s the Money Really At?

By: Traveling The Blogosphere - November 2009 | Taking off Travel blog

Traveling The Blogosphere - November 2009 | Taking off Travel blog — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:57:41 +0000

[...] hosts this month’s Digital Nomad Blog Carnival, with an impressive lineup of posts, including Travel Blogging: Where’s the Money Really At? and How to Go from 9-5 on Friday to Aussie Bum by Monday, two of my favorites from this [...]

By: Nora

Nora — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:27:04 +0000

Aw…thanks, Thursday! I’m equally impressed with your acute business sense and writing accomplishments. Cheers!

By: Thursday

Thursday — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:12:19 +0000

@Adam, I’m not sure that it’s always the best bet to start a travel blog with the intention of making money directly through options like advertising. It can be a great starting point for other projects, though. As long as you’re only looking to offset costs like hosting, you can probably set up your blog to earn at least that much.

@Nora, I’m always impressed by how well you do with your writing and using it to support your traveling. You’re a great example of how it can be done!

By: Nora - The Professional Hobo

Nora - The Professional Hobo — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:51:34 +0000

Thanks for the realistic picture of making money with travel blogging. I’ll admit that even though I’m traveling full-time with my writing, it’s not nearly as easy a gig as I had initially imagined it to be. A fellow travel blogger just wrote me an email commiserating on the same topic!
Having said that, it’s still completely worth it, as long as you don’t mind some hard yakka, a few compromises here and there, and a strict attention to the budget.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:51:45 +0000

Do you think it’s best to start a travel blog with the intention of making money off of it? I just started a blog myself for pure pleasure (and as a web design experiment) but I may one day want to convert it into something that could offset some costs. Not sure how I would do that at this point, but these are some useful ideas. Thanks!

By: Sharon Hurley Hall

Sharon Hurley Hall — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:56:35 +0000

I agree with John about freelancing – if you can use your skills for more than travel blogging, the income potential is – in theory – limitless and you have the usual freelancer’s perk of being able to decide when you work.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:46:06 +0000

Great points Thursday! Thank you.

By: MikeOk (Michael Koehn)

MikeOk (Michael Koehn) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:11:52 +0000

More on blogging for $$$ ~ http://bit.ly/4a6irD

By: Thursday

Thursday — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:22:34 +0000

@Chris, Those can be lucrative fields, admittedly — I just don’t think I’d want to spend a whole lot of time thinking about them!

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:01:56 +0000

Get into porn, viagra, bingo or loans.

And no, I’m not joking – very serious.