Welcome to the May 2019 edition of Travel Blogger News! Here are the best articles and news related to the business of travel blogging from the last month.
Travel Writing
Now is the golden age of travel writing* – [Travel Writers Exchange]
45 fun travel blog post ideas for travel bloggers to use when not traveling – [Traveling Party Of 4]
4 lessons learned from writing (and twice updating) my book – [Indie Traveller]
Influencer Marketing
The painting of money grabbing influencers – [WTM]
Keith Jenkins on what travel influencers are getting right and wrong – [Bizcommunity]
‘Influencer fraud’ costs companies millions of dollars. An AI-powered tool can now show who paid to boost their engagement – [Entrepreneur]
‘It’s genuine, you know?’: why the online influencer industry is going ‘authentic’ – [The Guardian]
Travel Blogiversary
Globetrottergirls is turning nine – [Globetrottergirls]
Happy fourth blog anniversary – [Hong Kong Travel Guide]
The Weekly #144: It’s been 3 years as a travel blogger – [Journey Era]
On Travel Blogging
Travel blogging is dying and bloggers killed it – Predictions for the future – [Living The Dream]
What it really means to be a travel blogger – [Illustrious By Olivia]
The truth about travel blogging – [The Blonde Flamingo]
Income Reports
Income and blogging stats reported in April for the month of March, 2019.
March 2019 monthly recap and income report – [Desk to Dirtbag]
Travel, blogging & business recap: March 2019 – [Valerie & Valise]
March 2019 travel and blogging recap – [A Dangerous Business]
How we made over $17K in March 2019 – Travel blog income report – [Local Adventurer]
How we made $14,179 in 1 month on our travel blog: Income report March 2019 – [Two Wandering Soles]
Conferences
What to expect from your first travel blogging conference – [Just Chasing Sunsets]
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