Welcome to the October edition of Travel Blogger News! Here are the best articles and news related to the business of travel blogging from the last month.
Travel Blogging
Top travel bloggers who have full-time jobs – [The Restless Worker]
How to balance travel blogging with a full time job – [ThePlanetD]
Travel Writing
Let’s talk about working for free: Should you? Shouldn’t you? – [Wanderful World]
Travel Influencers
How well do you know your influencers? (Part 2) – [Hecktic Media]
The influencer you use may be ripping you off – [Inc]
Solving the travel bloggers dilemma and why DMOs need to take the first step to fix it – [Tnooz]
Social Media
Instagram deleted my account with 135K followers. Zero warning. – [PetaPixel]
Snap
Snapchat introduces Spectacles Sunglasses with video cameras; changes name to Snap Inc. – [Adweek]
Complete guide: Twitter for travel bloggers – [Live, laugh, explore]
YouTube
YouTube launches its new social network, and it doesn’t suck – [The Next Web]
Bloggiversaries
Happy Blogging Anniversary: ten years of a new life – [LLworldtour]
On Travel Blogging
The truth about travel blogging + advice for newbies – [Oneika the Traveller]
How I became a full time travel blogger – [Wander-Lust]
The disturbing trend of body editing in travel blogging – [The Pin the Map Project]
Do travel bloggers need to state when they’ve self-funded their trips? – [Girl Tweets World]
Income Reports
Income and blogging stats reported in September for the month of August, 2016.
August 2016 travel blog income report + special announcement – [The Wandering Gourmand]
Monthly income report for August: $219.06 – [The Restless Worker]
August nomad income report 2016: the rebound – [The Luxpats]
Conferences and Events
World’s top travel bloggers arriving in Inverness for Social Travel Summit – [Travel Daily News]
Opportunities
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