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If you want to become a travel blogger and start your own blog, you will have to make a couple of steps before you can get everything ready. These are not complicated things, but still, you need to know what is a blog<\/a>, what you are doing, and make everything right to start your blogging career properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This guide will help you go through these steps smoothly while also pointing out important things you need to know about being a travel blogger. We will talk about the important things you need to know to run that blog properly. Have no worries, it\u2019s not difficult to start your own travel blog, but you need to have the right mindset and put in the necessary work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is what we will talk about today:<\/p>\n\n\n This guide is focused on building a travel blog, but there are also many things here that can help you start any kind of blog<\/a>. Simply put, some things are the same, but some are different. So, let\u2019s start with the first important question that needs to be answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are a couple of reasons why you should embark on this journey. Naturally, like with any serious step in your life, you need to know your \u201cwhy\u201d if you are going to succeed. This is what fuels your motivation and keeps you going even when you are feeling tired, and let\u2019s be honest, you might experience various setbacks on the road up ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Still, nothing worthwhile comes easily and the same rule applies to becoming a successful travel blogger<\/a>. Here are some good reasons that will drive you towards success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to start a travel blog and eventually become successful and make money<\/a> off it, there is nothing wrong with that. In fact, it is very good to have this kind of ambition. We all have our dreams and aspirations, an idea of how we would like our lives to look in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are an independent individual who wants to do everything on their own, this kind of career choice might be suitable for you. So, if you can\u2019t imagine your life without traveling and you would like to continue doing it in the future while making money, then this is a path you should pursue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The important thing is to be prepared to work for yourself as well and not just dream of being a travel blogger. Work hard and you will get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A lot of people see travel blogging as an opportunity to get into the tourism industry. Although this is a viable option, there is a big mistake people make at the start. Instead of thinking about what they can offer to the industry, they immediately think about what they will get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To get something in return, you need to give value and not the other way around. Don\u2019t be that blogger that sends emails to travel agencies asking them for free accommodation etc. Work on building your blog and focus on yourself. As you offer quality, the opportunities will arise on their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s good to have ambition and achieve everything you\u2019ve imagined in life through travel blogging, but still, if you think that you can make it all about yourself and succeed, you are terribly wrong. Travel blogging is about engaging with various communities and sharing content, learning from each other, and cooperating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You need to establish a connection with your audience, collaborate with other bloggers<\/a> and influencers, and be partners with people from the tourism industry. This means providing quality content that will teach, inspire and entertain people and be helpful to them in some way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All bloggers need to have the motivation to share their ideas and try to bring value to people; this can sustain them even when they are not making money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A lot of people have misconceptions about what it means to be a blogger. For example, people think that the only thing travel bloggers do is travel around the world and get discounts and free services. If it were this easy, everyone would be doing it, but in reality, there are many tasks behind the scene that bloggers do and spend most of their time on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A travel blogger is a writer, editor, journalist, researcher, photographer and many other things. You will have to spend a lot of time reading about places, travel destinations, sights, landmarks, restaurants, and hotels before you can do other things. You will spend time writing, editing photos, communicating with people, booking, and maintaining your blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Being independent means that you will have to do everything on your own. At least until you start making enough money to have someone assist you with the work you do. You will have to learn a bit of everything to make a serious travel blog. This includes writing, photographing, video editing, photo editing, promoting content, pitching ideas, making business connections, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first essential condition for this is that you love to travel. If you are not enthusiastic about traveling, seeing new places, learning about new countries, exploring and meeting new people, then this is not a path you should pursue. Travel bloggers need to be curious and open to exploring, this is how they are able to find interesting topics to talk about and create engaging content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A lot of people travel twice per year and think that they can easily become travel bloggers, but bear in mind that travel bloggers are constantly on the move and that they always look to find cheap accommodation and work while traveling. You need to be adjustable and have the ability to not get attached to a single place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Traveling as a blogger is different than going on a vacation. As soon as you land somewhere, you will have to focus on your work, follow a schedule and make sure that you visit the things you planned to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You won\u2019t have much time to sit back, relax and enjoy yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Travel blogging is a job and it\u2019s not easy. Like we mentioned earlier, most people only see glamour and exotic locations, but they don\u2019t realize that there is a lot of hard work behind that. More importantly, those bloggers you look up to took several years to achieve the success they have and it didn\u2019t happen overnight. Here are a couple of real difficulties travel bloggers experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A lot of people like to travel and, naturally, they also want to become travel bloggers. On top of that, they think it\u2019s easy to become one. Even though people with this kind of mindset don\u2019t create successful blogs, there are those who put in the work and build their empires carefully over a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This means that there are a lot of travel blogs out there and that it is difficult to make it big unless you add something unique to what your blog has to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A lot of people are used to having a fixed monthly income on which they can rely and create plans around. When you start your career as a travel blogger this is not possible, and even later you will often earn different amounts each month. With blogging, the beginning is more of an expense than a job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You need to invest in building up your blog and traveling to places in order to add some content to that blog. This is how things might work for a while and you will have to learn to manage with your limited finances unless you have a lot of money saved up in your bank account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you\u2019ve worked out your travel blogging \u201cgigs\u201d and you make deals with travel agencies, you will have to create quality content on a regular basis. Simply put, you will have deadlines that you will have to meet, similar to any other job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Apart from having to create a lot of content, you will also have to travel and try to visit as many locations as you can while learning about them so that you can have something to offer on your blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It may be very exciting to you when you start your blogging career, but soon enough you will start to understand that things don\u2019t always go as easily as you thought. There are a lot of disappointments waiting for you on this path, so be prepared to try over and over again until you catch your big break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sometimes, you will feel like you don\u2019t know where to go next and what to try, and it is best to take a break for the day and clear your mind so that you can start over tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Having a clearly defined niche is a very important thing, but at the same time, it can be very annoying. A lot of people have various interests concerning travel and they want to talk about many different things. However, this creates a problem, as you won\u2019t be able to build an audience that will keep coming back to your blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Simply put, if you write about various different aspects of traveling on your blog but you don\u2019t focus on anything in particular, you will end up with a lot of superficial information and nothing truly unique and valuable. Travel is a blogging niche on its own, but you can further specialize in the things you love and offer quality content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can find your travel niche simply by combining travel with an additional aspect and focusing on those things, for example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n These are all clear and precise travel blogging niches. Choose the one you are passionate about and where there is a clear audience hungry for more content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A lot of people worry about whether or not they will be able to keep it interesting if they limit themselves to one niche; you will be able to do this if you are really interested in what you are writing about and if your work hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The name of your blog carries a lot of importance. Not only will it represent your blog, but it will also be a part of your brand and help you attract more visitors. More importantly, you will always be able to change and improve various aspects of your blog, but your name will stick forever and this is why you need to think about it very carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All of the pieces need to fit together because a lot will depend on the name of your blog in the future. Here are the essentials you need to cover when coming up with a domain name<\/a> for your travel blog:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Why start a travel blog?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
You want to do it for yourself<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
You want to get into the tourism industry<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
You want to help others<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
What you will be doing as a travel blogger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
You will spend a lot of time in front of your computer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Becoming a jack of all trades<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
How to know if this is right for you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
There are difficulties you need to overcome<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The competition is fierce<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There isn\u2019t a fixed salary<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
You will have to learn how to overcome your writing blocks<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
You will have to become thick-skinned<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Define your travel niche<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Come up with a name for your travel blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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