Christopher Elliot has a series of posts up at elliot.com on how to become a successful travel blogger....
Part one: So you wanna be a travel blogger? You can do it — here’s how
Part two: Be a travel blogger now: Here are the tools of the trade
Part three: Here are the reporting resources you’ll need to become a successful travel blogger
Part four: How to be a travel blogger: And now, a few words about money
Part five: How to find your adoring travel blogging audience (and keep it)
Part Six: Psst! Here’s the secret to a successful travel blog
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Over at travelblogchallenge.com there's a post on How to: Google + and Your Travel Blog
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At travelllll.com, Abigail King discusses Good Travel Blogging: Seven Ways To Spice Up Your Writing and Mike Sowden looks at Good Travel Blogging: Seven Ways To Ruin Your Writing
Friday, September 30, 2011
Travel Blogging tips from the experts...
Thursday, September 29, 2011
52perfectdays.com hiring travel writers...
52perfectdays.com, a site that provides travel articles and ideas on what to do in various cities around the United States, are currently hiring travel writers.
In particular they are looking for 52 Perfect Days City Guides for Palm Springs (Coachella Valley) and Denver, as well as taking applications for guides for all their other locations on the 52perfectdays.com site.
According to the website, compensation will be $500 per month and increase to $750 per month after a trial period.
Interested?
Find out more on these travel writing jobs here
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
The Quirky Traveller's to hold Travel Blogging Workshop in October...
Award winning travel blogger Zoe Davies, aka The Quirky Traveller, is running a Travel Writing & Photography Day on the 8th October 2011.
Covering travel writing and photography techniques, this day long workshop focuses on...
Express your creative voice more effectively
Discover what makes someone WANT to read your writing
Explore the world of travel blogging and article writing
Get top tips on writing and photography from the experts
Produce some writing and get feedback from the tutor and group.
The workshop is being held at Leighton Hall, the historic home of the world-renowned Gillow furniture making family.
Bookings: Contact Zoë: 01524 735715 or zoe@thequirkytraveller.com Sphere: Related Content
Monday, September 26, 2011
Weekly Top 5 Blog Posts for Writers...
!. 10 Steps for Writers Who Want to Earn More Than $15 Per Article
2. Kindle: How you can make a million writing your own e-book
3. 11 Must Know Tips About How To Study A Magazine So You Can Make Sales
4. The 1,000 Words Rule of Blogging (Book Excerpt)
5. Seth Godin on Blogging and Productivity
Friday, September 23, 2011
Friday Photo: A giant rugby ball made of grapevines
It's all about rugby this month in New Zealand. Even the wineries have got rugby fever, with two New Zealand wineries located just outside of Nelson featuring a giant rugby ball made of grapevines.
The giant rugby ball is the centerpiece of New Zealand’s first grapevine sculpture exhibition featuring the works of local artists who have creatively twisted, curved and bended the vines into works of art.
Check out DeliciousBaby.com for more photo fridays from around the world.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
TED Video featuring Tim Brown on creativity and play...
Entertaining and interesting TED talk by Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO, an innovation and design firm.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Travelllll.com and Expedia Want to Host Two Travel Bloggers at World Travel Market...
Newly launched travel blogging and media news site Travelllll.com has teamed up with Expedia to host two travel bloggers at this year's World Travel Market being held in London between 7th and 10th November, providing not only press access to the entire event but also four star accommodation and, if you live in Europe free flights to London.
For more details on how to enter, head over to the Travelllll.com WTM contest page
A word of advice though - make yourself some coffee before you head there because once you arrive at Travelllll.com you'll going to find it hard to leave. It might have only launched last week, but already it's providing plenty of interesting and thought provoking content.
Good luck and happy reading!
Getting the most out of World Travel Market 2011...
Travel Bloggers Unite (TBU) has posted a comprehensive Travel Bloggers Guide to World Travel Market, a useful tool for anyone planning on attending the four day event being held in London between 7-10 November. The detailed day by day account of what's on and when will help arrange your days at World Travel Market.
On the second day (8th November) Travel Bloggers Unite will be hosting an expert Q & A Panel entitled 'How Can Travel Bloggers Increase Sales and Brand Visibility' (with bloggers Keith Jenkins and Janice Waugh and Jaume Marin from the Costa Brava Tourism Board) followed by Networking Drinks to give bloggers a chance to network with PRs and their travel industry clients.
And on the 9th and 10th of November, there is the two day Social Travel Market #STM11, a fringe conference on social media in travel which might just be the 'icing on the cake' for travel bloggers attending WTM.
The World Travel Market has also put out the WTM Mobile App available for download on all smartphones to help you navigate your way around.
For more about the World Travel Market expo and how to register, visit the World Travel Market homepage.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Gap Adventures Tags Top Travel Bloggers for their 'Wanderers in Residence' Program...
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Travel Writing Miscellanea....
Saturday, September 17, 2011
A Travel Blogging Conference in South Africa...
South Africa's very first travel blogging conference will be held in Cape Town on 5th November 2011. Sponsored by Cape Town Tourism the one day Getaway Travel Blog Conference will feature some of South Africa's top bloggers and online gurus talking about the ins and outs of travel blogging.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Editor Lavina Spalding looking for submissions for 'The Best Women's Travel Writing' anthology...
Writer and editor Lavina Spalding has put out a call for submissions for the 8th annual anthology of 'The Best Women's Travel Writing' to be published by Traveller's Tales.
The deadline is 1st October 2011.
Guideline submissions can be found over at Lavina Spalding's website.
To submit, please send your story in a doc or docx file to laviniaspalding@yahoo.com AND submit via the Travelers' Tales website, here: http://www.travelerstalesstories.com/author_info.cfm
It's important that you do both.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Sldieshow from The Digital Tourist on Building a Web Presence....
This interesting slideshow is aimed at helping businesses create great websites but there are many great pointers for travel bloggers on creating effective design and content....
Monday, September 12, 2011
Weekly Top 5 Blog Posts for Writers...
1. 11 Books to Inspire, Encourage, and Cleanup Your Writing
2. The Fail-Proof System to Score National Magazine Publicity for Your Blog
3. Creativity? Train Your Brain to be an Idea-Generating machine
4. The ‘Art’ of Blogging: A Commentary
5. How much should you charge for advertising on your blog
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Travel Writing Miscellanea...
Grant Martin asks Is theTravel Blogger Show worth your time? over on Gadling.
Learn how The Passport Party Project Takes Flight at BlackNews.com
The Guardian has a new series running on how to build a profitable blog
Mediapost.com asks Can Triposo Google-ize Travel Writing?
Travel Writing 2.0 has a A Conversation with Sheila Scarborough
Friday, September 09, 2011
Family travel writing competition for UK writers....
UK family travel site, Have a Lovely Time, is celebrating their new look with a single theme travel writing competition open for all UK residents over the age of 18.
Here's the what it's all about...With a title of Beautiful Britain, our family travel writing competition aims to celebrate all that’s great about family adventures in our stunning land. That might include breathtaking adventures in the Lakes, laughing til your sides ache at a family-friendly Edinburgh festival, savouring the splendour of the West Wales coastline, a Devon cream tea or a knees up at a holiday park…or of course plenty more.
Wherever you love to find quality family time in Britain – we want to hear about it.
We’re looking for entries about family holidays, breaks, days out or adventures.
For more information, including submission guidelines and prizes, head over to the Beautiful Britain Travel Writing Competition webpage.
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Global Bloggers Network presents 'Monetizing Your Blog' workshop at recent TBU conference...
ACTIVE TRAVEL ASIA launches travel writing contest...
Adventure tour operator ACTIVETRAVEL ASIA, based in Indochina, has launched a travel writing contest 2011 for travelers from across the world.
Enter by emailing to event@activetravel.asia a 350 - 100 word article about the writer's best holiday experience in Indochina (Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia).
All eligible enters will be posted on Active Travel Asia's facebook page (www.facebook.com/Active.Travel) and 2 travel news sites Activetravel Magazines (www.activetravelmagazines.com/) & Vietnam Adventure News (news.activetravelvietnam.com/).
The winner is the entry that has the amount of LIKE ranked highest on facebook page plus on 2 travel news sites.
The winner will receive a trip for 2 persons costing from $700-->$1000 depend on their selections of out door activities including Trekking, Cycling, Motorcycling, Kayaking in wide areas of Indochina.
For more information, head over to the ATA Writing Competition 2011 webpage.
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
The Second Annual THETRAVELBLOGGERSHOW on this weekend...
The second annual THE TRAVEL BLOGGER SHOW is being held in Las Vegas this coming weekend in conjunction with ASTA's Travel Retailing & Destination Expo for travel agents and suppliers.
It's definitely worth a visit if you're going to be in the area.
A full evening and day of networking, presentations, and discussions all aimed at the art of successful travel blogging.
On September 10th, there's THE TRAVEL BLOGGER SHOW Tweet-Up at STIR Lounge, Platinum Hotel from 7pm to 9pm.
On September 11th, starting at 9 am, there's a full day of presentations scheduled at the Las Vegas Convention Center from 9 am to 6 pm, followed by a receptions at the Cafe Nikki at the Tropicana,
Presentations: Beyond Guest Posting: Broadening Your Audience Through Increasing Brand Awareness
Presented by Ben Reed
Making Your Blog Pop: Five Steps to a Killer Travel Blog
Presented by Beth Whitman
Marketing and Publicizing Your Blog. How to take it viral and spread your content across the globe
Presented by George Hobica
Monetizing Your Blog: How to turn your blog into a money machine
Presented by Wil Klass
Search Engine Optimization: Optimize your blog, maximize your reach
Presented by George Oberle
Where to Next? Surviving in the fast-evolving world of blogging
Moderated by Grant Martin
Panelists: George Hobica, Wil Klass, George Oberle, Ben Reed, Beth Whitman
For more information, head over to the THETRAVELBLOGGERSHOW webpage
Check out the 2011 Travel Bloggy Award Winners...
Travel Bloggers Unite (TBU) recently announced the winners of their very first annual Travel Bloggy Awards.
Best Collaboration With Industry - Traveldudes
Best Foreign Language Blog - Just Travelous
Best Photo or Video Blog - Ken Kaminesky
Best Expat or RTW Travel Blog - 48 Hour Adventure
Best Designed Travel Blog - The Aussie Nomad
Best Travel Writing - Inside The Travel Lab
Best Niche Travel Blog - Trains on the Brain
Best Newcomer - Just Travelous
Clear some time and head over and check them all out...
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Travel Writing Miscellanea...
Carlo Wolf reviews TRAVELS: Collected Writings 1950-1993 by Paul Bowles for the Boston Globe
Don George writes about The secret formula for writing a successful travel narrative over at Gadling.com
James McAuley goes on A visit to Archer City to check out a a Texas-sized bookstore owned by Archer City’s most famous native son, the acclaimed novelist and Hollywood screenwriter Larry McMurtry in The New Yorker
Gabe Habash from Publishers Weekly asks Which Cemetery is the Most Literary?
