A Beginner’s Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Travel Blog

Writing a travel blog sounds exciting, right? Indeed it is! It not only allows you to elucidate your experience but also helps you earn money. If you are determined to launch a blog, there are plenty of points that you need to consider for the success of the blog. Your blog needs to attract travel journalists, tourism sponsors and public relations firms.

Read on to know the step-by-step guide, which will make your blog get noticed and successful.

Step 1: Conduct a complete research

The first and foremost thing that you need to focus on before doing anything is research. Spend a certain amount of time conducting research, prior to writing your travel blog. You need to pay attention to the travel blogs that rank the best. Take notes of the things the blogs share commonly and try to identify what makes them stand out. This consists of features like the style of writing, the pictures used, the layout and more. Your aim is not to follow and copy what these travel writers are doing but to understand what can favour you and what cannot.

Step 2: Choose a particular segment

While researching popular travel blogs, you can notice that the bloggers have a particular niche that they stick to. Some common segments are adventure stories, nightclubs and parties, budget-related blog or more. Sticking to a particular niche is essential because it determines your style of writing, choosing images or URL, selecting your keywords, marketing, etc. This is vital if you want to grasp the travelers’ attention.

Step 3: Create a website by selecting a URL

Select a URL before you initiate writing the content. The URL must contain keywords, and it should be short and easy to recall. To further engage with your readers, make sure that you include your name in the URL. Whether you design your own travel blog or outsource it, ensure that it is responsive, features visually appealing images and colours and has a plain, easy-to-use layout.

Step 4: Start networking across the travel domain

Once your blog is done and you have uploaded a few posts, it is time that you begin networking, which must be focussed on travel professionals. Begin the process of knowing the travel reporters, PR firms and sponsors fit for your travel niche. On getting their names and contact information, introduce yourself to them.

Do not forget your aim, which is to create a mutually beneficial relationship with your network in which you write for their benefit and they provide you with perks by financing your blog. You can also meet them in person or continue to follow-up their actions. It is your duty to take charge of your success.

What more can you do? You can engage in communication, share sponsored blogs and post free content with the goal of monetized sponsorship.

Besides connecting with other travel bloggers on social media, look for chances where you can interact with them in person. This is highly useful in guest blogging, getting referrals for tourists, and in return, getting a few valuable tips and tricks.

Last but not least, social media plays a crucial role in building your networking and marketing your travel blog. You should follow travel professionals on social media and be consistent with your work. This assists you to come across more followers and show your dedication level to the travel professionals.

Step 5: Do not stop traveling and write blogs on a regular basis

What is the most vital aspect of writing a travel blog? Traveling. You need to travel frequently in order to have enough stuff to publish. The reason is simple, if you do not travel, you will not have materials for your content. The write-up’s structure totally depends on you. You can break it into different parts, such as “Day 1 in Italy”, “Day 2 in Italy”, etc., or, you can write under different segments like, “Places to Visit”, “Accommodations”, “Food to Eat”, and more. Make sure to mention the food you ate, the restaurants’ name, the excursion company, the hotel’s name and address, the prices of various activities, what to wear and the types of transport available.

However, it is not possible for you to travel all the time. Hence, to maintain the consistency, post while you are touring.

Step 6: Create engaging posts

Though writing a travel blog seems easy, sharing valuable information for your readers is also essential. The writing must be captivating to guarantee repeated visitors. So, what can make your blog engaging? Read on to know:

• Images used – Your blog has to inspire your readers and stir emotions in them. This can be achieved only if you upload high-quality images and videos. Use two or more pictures in your blog to make it interesting.
• The style of writing – Travel blogging is a personal experience. Thus, it gives you the utmost liberty while choosing the tonality of the content. The best way is to write in a conversational and positive manner. Adding to the charm of the write-up, feel free to add humour, fun facts, as well as spooky elements.
• Interviews – Ask questions to the local residents, business owners and other relevant professionals. This will let your visitors have an insight into the entire trip. Conducting interviews is actually beneficial as it furnishes information for your blog and makes it attractive to sponsors.

Step 7: Check different methods to finance your blog

Once you create a unique blog, it will fetch a higher volume of traffic than before. The more you seize visitors to your blog, the more chances you get to monetize it. Even though your target audience for monetization ought to be travel professionals, you will do better by considering other factors, such as Google AdSense, selling banners, PPC, guest blog post fee, advertising space and more

If you follow these steps mentioned above, you can surely excel in the field of travel writing. What is essential is that you need to keep the visitor experience in mind. Once your blog starts capturing the audiences’ attention, travel professionals will soon join the herd.