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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Know The Basics Of Travel Blogging

By Michal Bass


Many of us like to travel. It is the joy of discovering new places, learning about other cultures, and meeting many different people that makes traveling an exciting and common hobby or passion of people, both young and old. However, it is practical to say that not all of us can travel wherever and whenever we want. As we all know traveling always requires a lot of time and money, whether it's done for leisure or business reasons.

Fortunately, one can actually get more chances to travel than most other people. Among the best ways to make traveling your common activity is to make it your occupation or business. For instance, you can choose to work in a corporate travel agency, in an airline company or in a cruise ship, in a government office or in a charity organization, to name a few. Or better yet, you can establish your career or business as a travel blogger, requiring only a computer and Internet connection.

Travel blogging is a form of blogging that has increased in popularity in recent years. The beauty of blogging both as a passion and a business is that it enables you to share your travel experiences not only with people in your own country but others worldwide. However, the Internet has proved to be a helpful yet challenging platform for those who wish to earn from their travel stories.

Of course it is much easier to earn when you get paid for each article you write, e.g. a travel management company seeks your service you to promote their services through your travel blog. Nowadays, companies specializing in corporate travel management usually partner with various independent agencies to help meet the travel needs of their clients. And in order to draw more clients, travel agencies and travel management companies may seek the services of travel bloggers like you to help them promote their services and boost their online visibility.

With all the advantages of travel blogging, it's still important to understand that it won't easily yield good results especially if you're just starting. Initially you have to spend a lot for your own travels. With credible and interesting travel stories, you can start building your writing portfolio. Promoting your stories or blogs through different social networking sites is also important to improve your site's search engine rankings. This way you won't only gain more readers who are simple travelers but also other companies that could pay you for your content.




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