TRAVEL BLOGGING BY JESSICA UFUOMA
Course Outline
- My Travel Blogging Story
- How and why I started
- Some of my biggest wins
- Brands I have worked with
- Travel blogging income
- My growth and tactics
- So, you want to
start a successful travel blog.
- Key things to think about.
- Understanding your ‘why’ and mapping out your vision/mission
- Choosing a blog name
- Choosing a theme and logo – think of Branding early on
- Choosing a domain name and hosting site – WordPress or Squarespace?
- Setting up your website for success early
- Things to do before you launch
- Setting out key milestones
- Building your tribe
- Why you shouldn’t look for support
- How to build a raving tribe that cares for you and will buy your products
- Building trust – Remaining authentic and honest as a travel blogger
- Our responsibilities as travel bloggers
- Starting out – Key
things to know
- Money vs Passion
- Finding your niche
- Growing your
audience
- Social media growth
- How I have grown and how you can too
- Monitoring tools you need
- Your Instagram bio
- Your Instagram feed
- Blog growth
- Getting page views
- Building a loyal blog readership
- Monitoring tools you need
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Social media growth
- Monetizing your blog
- Growing your email
list
- Importance of a mailing list
- Four ways to grow your mailing list
- How to capitalize on your mailing list
- Creating regular and engaging newsletters. Should you use MailPoet or MailChimp?
- Creating and being
creative with your travel content
- Photography
- Creating blog posts even when you aren’t traveling
- Content creation – ideas and things to think about
- Having pillars of content
- Working full-time? How to manage your time and create great content
- Developing a content calendar
- Finding a sweet spot blogging schedule
- Pros and cons of having a blogging schedule
- Being memorable as a Travel Blogger
- A travel blogger’s toolkit