Welcome to the June edition of Travel Blogger News! Here are the best articles and news related to the business of travel blogging from the last month.
Latest Posts
Is your blog PR-friendly? This is how brands look at your website – Guest post by Khanh Tran from Villa-Finder.com.
Travel Blogging
Business of blogging survey: How brands and bloggers collaborate – [Green Travel Media]
How to start a career as a travel blogger – [The Poor Traveler]
How I make money travel blogging – [Emily Luxton]
Travel Writing
Interested in a career in travel writing? Top tips from the experts – [Geckos Adventures]
Travel Photography
Fuck Photojournalism – [Clary Estes]
Social Media
The rise and (maybe) fall of influencers – [NYtimes]
Conferences
Dos & don’ts for a WITS (or Any) travel blogging conference – [I’ve Been Bit]
TBEX Zimbabwe
TBEX announced that their 2018 conference will be held in Harare, Zimbabwe. Not only was it a surprise the TBEX will finally be held in Africa, but in Zimbabwe. This turned out to be a controversial choice, which has been blogged and commented on from both sides of the argument.
On the nay side:
TBEX Zimbabwe: an unethical and irresponsible choice and TBEX Zimbabwe and why I’m not attending.
On the yea side:
TBEX Zimbabwe: an ethical and responsible choice and TBEX Zimbabwe announcement exposes the pitfalls of privilege.
And a balanced and thoughtful article from a blog about Zimbabwe:
TBEX Africa announcement: response from a Zimbabwe travel blogger.
Blogiversaries
7 lessons learned from 7 years of travel blogging – [y Travel Blog]
10 things I’ve learnt from three years travel blogging – [Travelogues of an African Girl]
5 lessons I learned in my second year of travel blogging – [Blond Wayfarer]
On Travel Blogging
My 10 biggest mistakes as a travel blogger – [The Blog Abroad]
I’m a professional travel blogger – why I don’t get paid to travel – [Anna Everywhere]
The story of how I (accidentally?) became a full time travel blogger – [One Mile At A Time]
Income Reports
Income and blogging stats reported in May for the month of April, 2017.
How much money I make online: Income report April 2017 – [Ali’s Adventures]
In The News
Four Irish women reveal what it’s really like to be a travel blogger – and it will surprise you – [Independent]
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