A funny thing happened long before I left home in 2007 on my backpacking trip around the world – I became addicted to blogging.  It all began when I signed up for a travel blog on BootsnAll.  I noticed they were using a free, open source platform called WordPress, and thought to myself, if anyone [...]

Welcome to the first installment of Developing A Successful Travel Blog (DSTB), a new weekly series dedicated to helping you make the most of your travel blogging experience.
Before jumping into the wonderful world of travel writing, it is important to think about (and later write down) what you hope to achieve by creating your blog.  [...]

After you develop a goal for your travel blog, it’s time to lay the foundation for your new presence on the web.  There are two approaches to storing your blog on the internet, hosted or self-hosted, and each has its unique pro’s and con’s.
Hosted Blogs
Recommended for:  Quick and Easy camp of bloggers
Take a few [...]

I am excited to reach this post in the Developing a Successful Travel Blog series because I’ve found it to be a glaring blind spot for a lot of travelers keeping a blog.  It’s completely understandable.  Most travelers are simply looking for a way to relay their experiences, not become professional writers.  All the same, [...]

Ten years ago, I clearly remember the careful consideration I gave when purchasing the GoBackpacking.com domain name.  The decision to buy a unique web address grew out of a desire to share travel advice, in addition to my European travelogue.  I was ready to make the leap from an unsightly URL for my free account [...]

One of the first travel blogs I began to follow on a regular basis was written by an English chap named Joe as he traveled around the world for 12 months.  Excited at the thought of having similar experiences,  I left the occasional comment on his blog, and he usually responded, though on at least [...]

Backpackers are adventurous by nature, and while I realize this week’s topic of blogging metrics has the potential to put you to sleep like the heat of India’s midday sun, bear with me as this information is critical to tracking your travel blog’s growth and money-making potential.
Since travel bloggers are inherently on the road as [...]