How can I afford to travel and how much money I earn from Travel Blogging
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You can spend a lot of time (and years) of trying to become one of them super successful bloggers or you can refocus on your career. You know, enhance your skills ON your chosen career! Sometimes I wonder if all aspiring bloggers did that they would be happier AND the rewards would be MORE way earlier than the promise land of successful bloggers.
One more thing: Do not let others define what success means to YOU.
Blogging takes TALENT and STAMINA. After 5 years you can make less than minimum wage like me lol. For the record, I have not focused on monetizing. Some may differ on that :-)
Good luck.
One more thing: Do not let others define what success means to YOU.
Blogging takes TALENT and STAMINA. After 5 years you can make less than minimum wage like me lol. For the record, I have not focused on monetizing. Some may differ on that :-)
Good luck.
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Odds of becoming a millionaire doing it are probably as low as making it as a starter in the NBA. But that doesn't mean someone cannot make a decent income in the space if they combine decent content and a decent marketing strategy. Lots of folks manage at that level.
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Or work assoff to become yet another travel expert who uses frequent flier miles to fly for "free"...with so many competitors doing it out there already.
I am not saying it can not be done. What I am saying is that it is EXTREMELY hard and the odds are not in your favor. Because of talent and stamina. And, you know, life happens. There are SO MANY dead blogs out there, the streets are littered with bodies
Must find voice, must ENJOY doing this, must KEEP at it for longer than you ever thought, blah blah blah...
Good luck to the OP.
I should do a post titled "Hey new blogger are you out of your frigging mind to think you can teach people how to fly for free when there are hundreds/thousands doing it longer than you?" Or something like that
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And forget easy. What about personally rewarding?
Choosing a career (or just a job) just because it is easy or generates more cash is not the right choice for everyone. Dismissing the alternative so flippantly is unfortunate.
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Here's the thing. When you have kids you discover stuff like stampylonghead on YouTube, a British kid who films himself playing Minecraft. That's it.
It is one of the top 10 channels and the guy will earn more than every miles and points blogger combined, I'm sure.
Why even bother encouraging my kids to go to university if they can film themselves playing video games all day and earn 8 figures?
It is one of the top 10 channels and the guy will earn more than every miles and points blogger combined, I'm sure.
Why even bother encouraging my kids to go to university if they can film themselves playing video games all day and earn 8 figures?
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My advice to all looking to change careers, regardless of the fields, is to recognize the foundation work that must be laid over the course of months or years. You should also surround yourself with people smarter than you in areas of your self-recognized shortfalls before jumping ship. Hasty decisions and a lack of planning are the fast track to disappointment and hardship.
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Here's the thing. When you have kids you discover stuff like stampylonghead on YouTube, a British kid who films himself playing Minecraft. That's it.
It is one of the top 10 channels and the guy will earn more than every miles and points blogger combined, I'm sure.
Why even bother encouraging my kids to go to university if they can film themselves playing video games all day and earn 8 figures?
It is one of the top 10 channels and the guy will earn more than every miles and points blogger combined, I'm sure.
Why even bother encouraging my kids to go to university if they can film themselves playing video games all day and earn 8 figures?
I've spent the last 9 years in a job that has been professionally and financially rewarding and enriching, but personaly leaving a void. I am leaving in two weeks after 9 years in the last job to attempt a full time living in this space. Granted I've done 4-5 years of prep work and it is indeed incredibly hard, but my family and I are willing to set forward a new, well prepped path, and face the possibility of failure rather than continue on a rat race that leaves us all unsatisfied. Is it terrifying? Absolutely. Is it exciting? definitely.
My advice to all looking to change careers, regardless of the fields, is to recognize the foundation work that must be laid over the course of months or years. You should also surround yourself with people smarter than you in areas of your self-recognized shortfalls before jumping ship. Hasty decisions and a lack of planning are the fast track to disappointment and hardship.
My advice to all looking to change careers, regardless of the fields, is to recognize the foundation work that must be laid over the course of months or years. You should also surround yourself with people smarter than you in areas of your self-recognized shortfalls before jumping ship. Hasty decisions and a lack of planning are the fast track to disappointment and hardship.
Are you listening?
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The second one is flippant indeed, you missed my point.
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If aspiring bloggers have a TRUE passion for it and not driven by the money first, sure take a crack at it. Life is not worth living with regrets. Okay...gotta pick up my daughter from dance camp lol.
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I've spent the last 9 years in a job that has been professionally and financially rewarding and enriching, but personaly leaving a void. I am leaving in two weeks after 9 years in the last job to attempt a full time living in this space. Granted I've done 4-5 years of prep work and it is indeed incredibly hard, but my family and I are willing to set forward a new, well prepped path, and face the possibility of failure rather than continue on a rat race that leaves us all unsatisfied. Is it terrifying? Absolutely. Is it exciting? definitely.
My advice to all looking to change careers, regardless of the fields, is to recognize the foundation work that must be laid over the course of months or years. You should also surround yourself with people smarter than you in areas of your self-recognized shortfalls before jumping ship. Hasty decisions and a lack of planning are the fast track to disappointment and hardship.
My advice to all looking to change careers, regardless of the fields, is to recognize the foundation work that must be laid over the course of months or years. You should also surround yourself with people smarter than you in areas of your self-recognized shortfalls before jumping ship. Hasty decisions and a lack of planning are the fast track to disappointment and hardship.
Leaving TPG to blog on your own? I always wondered why you didn't
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Some tips about it
Travel blogging is a huge money source for travelers. Believe me! I will recommend you to collaborate with brands or guest blogging. I have 3 friends who are traveling in this way. They have no other job by the way. But they use some websites to earn money while traveling. (like Glocalzone) Also, they use Couchsurfing and blogging about that(İt takes lots of traffic).
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