Welcome to the February edition of Travel Blogger News!
Here are the best articles and news related to the business of travel blogging we read over the last month.
Travel Blogging
11 Successful Tips for Travel Bloggers – bloggingfromparadise.
35 painful mistakes travel bloggers make (and how to fix them) – Hellbound Bloggers.
8 tips for getting tons of traffic to your blog and making lots of money with it – and why I’m not following them – Lili’s Travel Plans.
The Business of Blogging
Influencers: to pay or not to pay? – olivierblanchard.
Travel Writing
The 3 things successful travel writing books need – Standoutbooks.
5 tips for publishing your travel writing on major sites – Princess of Pirates.
Travel Writers:5 mistakes that can keep you from success – PitchTravelWrite.
Social Media
Top Travel Instagram Hashtags – The Hostel Girl.
Bloggiversaries
Happy 10th blog birthday to me! – Simon’s Jam Jar.
10 years of Travel Dave: Looking Back at Finland – Travel Dave.
Ten Lessons from Ten Years of Blogging – Choosing Figs.
State of the Blog Address: After 5 Years – Hecktic Travels.
The first year of travel blogging – Postcards and Passports.
Highlights from my first year of travel blogging – The Globe Getter.
My travel blog anniversary – Globe Trotting Girl.
On Travel Blogging
Blogging year-end summary! Southeast Asia tours, Europe & North Africa press trips – La Carmina.
The crux of travel blogging – Off-The-Path.
The truth about being a travel blogger – Sarepa.
Why today’s PC culture is ruining travel blogging – The Budget Savvy Travelers.
10 truths of travel blogging I’ve learned – The Pin The Map Project.
My travel blogging life: the secret life of a travel blogger – Dream Travel Magazine.
Myths about my life as a travel blogger that are not true! – we12travel.
Top 5 highlights of being a travel blogger – Man Versus World.
Ten reasons to start a travel blog today – The Backslackers.
In The News
This Australian woman walked away from her own successful business to start earning 6 figures while she travelled the world – Business Insider.
Travelling for a living: Meet those who are living their dream – Hindustan Times.
Miles Gray: Insta-famous Australians paid to show us the world on social media – ABC.
Income Reports
Income and blogging stats reported in January for the month of December, 2015.
Income Report for December 2015 – $2983 – Travel Blog Breakthrough.
December 2015 Income Report – Hitting $12,000! – Digital Nomad Wannabe.
December 2015 Travel Blog Income Report – Wanderlust Storytellers.
Travel Blog Traffic Report: Dec 12 – Jan 11, 2016 – Gamin Traveler.
December blog income report (and traffic, too) – The Wandering Gourmand.
[If you are a travel blogger that publishes an income report let me know and I will add it to the monthly update.]
Conferences and Events
TravelDave’s Blogger Retreat in Koh Phangan – The Mochilera Diaries.
Call for speakers: TBEX Europe 2016 in Stockholm – TBEX.
Opportunities
3 on-camera presenters wanted for an adventure film series – World Nomads Mojos.
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