When I was in college, a local businessman who’d sold his business for over $200 million hosted a class where he taught us how to be entrepreneurs. He invited other successful people, of which there were many in Santa Barbara, to talk to us about how to think outside the box, how to ask questions, […]
BMTM’s Epic Black Friday Sale!
Hey all, happy sale time. As I’m sure you’re seeing all around the web, ’tis the season to get things discounted! I’ve struggled with the sometimes wasteful consumerism of this season, and personally, I think the best gifts, to oneself or to others, are experiential. The benefits of learning a new skill or even building […]
How to Make Money with a Travel Blog: My Top 10 Tips
When I first got into travel blogging, the way to make money was by selling links and having 40-50 niche websites with Google adwords ads. Press trips didn’t exist for bloggers and getting paid for our work was tough. Then came the dawn of the influencer. The industry blossomed in opportunity and things were going […]
Starting a Travel Blog for Queer Travelers in 2020
At first thought, 2020 wouldn’t seem like the year to start a travel blog. With so many travel bans in place and a big shift in the industry, why jump into a profession that has been hit so hard? From the outside it may look grim, but if you ask me, this is actually one […]
How She Doubled Her Travel Blog Traffic in 2020
The travel blogging industry has always been volatile, with a low barrier to entry and platforms for growth changing almost overnight. I mean, remember when Twitter was the big measurement of success? Then it was Facebook, and nowadays I don’t even know if it’s Instagram or TikTok. It’s always been the type of job that […]