How do Travel Bloggers make money?

What is a Travel Blogger?

Travel bloggers are people who love to travel, want to go everywhere, explore new lands, places they have never been to, see landscapes, meet people, immerse themselves in the breath of life of the land they visit, taste strange dishes, broaden their knowledge through trips... The experiences are then expressed in words and images to convey to everyone.

A travel blogger is also known as a freelance writer or photographer, they maintain their own blog and try to earn income from the value of those articles.

So why do travel articles and photos make money?

How to make money from traveling

The process of traveling and blogging is actually unpaid, the income of travel bloggers actually comes from their popularity.

Earn sponsorship from brands, organizations

This can be the most profitable way for travel bloggers. Brands such as airlines, hotels, resorts, tours, travel product companies, etc. are willing to spend a lot of money to carry out marketing campaigns and promote products and services, increase brand influence to attract more customers.

However, to be able to cooperate with big brands, you must be a travel blogger with strong appeal and high influence on the community. Most brands and organizations will look for travel bloggers with tens to hundreds of thousands of followers. Newly emerging travel bloggers with a modest number of followers will find it difficult for brands to reach out to them.

Regarding this cooperation, the job of travel bloggers is usually to write posts on social media channels like Facebook or Instagram with attached images or mentions of the sponsoring brand.

Make money from Google Adsense and Youtube views

Google AdSense is a free service that allows you to monetize your YouTube channel.

Basically, whenever one of your viewers clicks on an ad on your YouTube channel or on one of your videos, you get paid a certain amount.

While a single click on a YouTube video may only bring in a few cents, those cents will quickly add up as you get more viewers engaging with the ads on your YouTube channel.

The more people visit your YouTube channel and watch your videos, the more people will see those ads and potentially be interested in those companies' products or services.

Make money by partnering with e-commerce sites

Currently, the most stable source of income for travel bloggers is from linking with intermediary sites, e-commerce platforms such as Shoppe, Lazada, Tiki... through CPA. That means bloggers will receive commissions when customers buy products or perform a specific action.

Bloggers will attach the product link they review in the description of the video on YouTube or in their posts on Facebook and Instagram. If users click and buy the product, they will be paid. The more people click on the link, the more money the travel blogger makes.

In addition to sponsorship from brands, this is also a significant source of income. In the US, out of 10 influencers such as Beauty bloggers or Travel bloggers, 4 will have a main source of income.

In general, to be able to turn your passion for travel into income, you have to work very hard. Currently, there are many famous travel bloggers, to be able to become famous like them, you need to create your own identity. Your posts need to attract readers, maybe from the writing style or the quality of the images. So if you are confident, why not try to live your passion and become a travel blogger!

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