DO YOU WANT TO MAKE MONEY WITH YOUR TRAVEL BLOG OR WEBSITE -WHILE TRAVELING – (EVEN SOONER THAN YOU THINK)?
(God bless Siteground, no really!)
Affiliate programs are a good option for many travel bloggers. The opinions on this model vary from ultimate hate to absolute love.
There are bloggers who organize tailored trips, cooperate together on consulting websites or create their own products/services. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination.
WHY YOU SHOULD READ THIS POST: MY “CASE STUDY”
Just cooperate with brands you trust and will bring values to your readers. I find this to be the single most important thing to do in order to be successful and don’t lose your credibility for a few bucks now.
The new hosting also helped tremendously in ranking higher on Google, which means more traffic and conversions! I will write a separate post about why I love Siteground and their 24/7 live Customer Service (not sure the love is mutual poor people, I tend to keep them busy with every tiny detail but they are always very patient!). I also started noticing that many of my colleagues were also using it. Not a coincidence 🙂
You have to make it to the top by implementing internal and external SEO strategies, which takes up to 3-4 months. For blogs with higher PR and Domain Authority, it usually takes less to rank higher on Google (if you do your homework properly).
You are already using affiliates, but you’re not seeing much monetary return? Have a deeper look at your best articles and keep trying new affiliates. It took me a while to make it work, but when I finally found the right ones, they became a steady source of income.
I recently created from scratch a secondary website about Sardinia click on the link and check for yourself: do they look similar to you? And the Theme is exactly the same. I LOVE THIS! I won’t go into many details in here, but having a professional theme makes a HUGE difference and I saw it right away!
1 | CHANGING MY HOSTING PROVIDER:
MY ACCOUNT WITH PERLU, I LOVE THIS PLATFORM!
But before you run to your blog and start putting random links to affiliates everywhere, I want to share my experience with you and show you how to make it work.
If you write at least twice per week, you can squeeze in a sponsored post more easily. It is obviously not ideal to only write sponsored posts, so the more you write, the better you can make them work for your website.
I scored my first paid photoshoot when I saw a flyer attached to a hostel door saying “Searching for Professional Photographer”. Well, I am not a professional, but I asked to talk to the manager, handed over my business card and showed her my blog. She liked it and decided to hire me, as I was less expensive than a professional. It was a win-win situation.
2| CHANGING MY OLD THEME TO “PRO”
I scored my first paid photoshoot when I saw a flyer attached to a hostel door saying “Searching for Professional Photographer”. Well, I am not a professional, but I asked to talk to the manager, handed over my business card and showed her my blog. She liked it and decided to hire me, as I was less expensive than a professional. It was a win-win situation.
I scored my first paid photoshoot when I saw a flyer attached to a hostel door saying “Searching for Professional Photographer”. Well, I am not a professional, but I asked to talk to the manager, handed over my business card and showed her my blog. She liked it and decided to hire me, as I was less expensive than a professional. It was a win-win situation.
2| The articles give an added value to my readers.
I scored my first paid photoshoot when I saw a flyer attached to a hostel door saying “Searching for Professional Photographer”. Well, I am not a professional, but I asked to talk to the manager, handed over my business card and showed her my blog. She liked it and decided to hire me, as I was less expensive than a professional. It was a win-win situation.
3| My affiliates have high conversion rates and/or good commissions.
I scored my first paid photoshoot when I saw a flyer attached to a hostel door saying “Searching for Professional Photographer”. Well, I am not a professional, but I asked to talk to the manager, handed over my business card and showed her my blog. She liked it and decided to hire me, as I was less expensive than a professional. It was a win-win situation.
4| The topic is in a profitable niche and it’s targeted to a specific segment of my audience.
I scored my first paid photoshoot when I saw a flyer attached to a hostel door saying “Searching for Professional Photographer”. Well, I am not a professional, but I asked to talk to the manager, handed over my business card and showed her my blog. She liked it and decided to hire me, as I was less expensive than a professional. It was a win-win situation.
First: SEO
I scored my first paid photoshoot when I saw a flyer attached to a hostel door saying “Searching for Professional Photographer”. Well, I am not a professional, but I asked to talk to the manager, handed over my business card and showed her my blog. She liked it and decided to hire me, as I was less expensive than a professional. It was a win-win situation.
Second: EXPERIMENT
I scored my first paid photoshoot when I saw a flyer attached to a hostel door saying “Searching for Professional Photographer”. Well, I am not a professional, but I asked to talk to the manager, handed over my business card and showed her my blog. She liked it and decided to hire me, as I was less expensive than a professional. It was a win-win situation.
Third: VALUE
I scored my first paid photoshoot when I saw a flyer attached to a hostel door saying “Searching for Professional Photographer”. Well, I am not a professional, but I asked to talk to the manager, handed over my business card and showed her my blog. She liked it and decided to hire me, as I was less expensive than a professional. It was a win-win situation.
DON’T put random generic links everywhere:
I scored my first paid photoshoot when I saw a flyer attached to a hostel door saying “Searching for Professional Photographer”. Well, I am not a professional, but I asked to talk to the manager, handed over my business card and showed her my blog. She liked it and decided to hire me, as I was less expensive than a professional. It was a win-win situation.
DON’T keep links that are not performing:
I scored my first paid photoshoot when I saw a flyer attached to a hostel door saying “Searching for Professional Photographer”. Well, I am not a professional, but I asked to talk to the manager, handed over my business card and showed her my blog. She liked it and decided to hire me, as I was less expensive than a professional. It was a win-win situation.
DON’T get discouraged too soon:
I scored my first paid photoshoot when I saw a flyer attached to a hostel door saying “Searching for Professional Photographer”. Well, I am not a professional, but I asked to talk to the manager, handed over my business card and showed her my blog. She liked it and decided to hire me, as I was less expensive than a professional. It was a win-win situation.
- For SEO: The advertisers who pay you to place a link or an article written by them for SEO purposes. They usually target websites with high PR and Domain Authority and request a “Do follow” link.
I scored my first paid photoshoot when I saw a flyer attached to a hostel door saying “Searching for Professional Photographer”. Well, I am not a professional, but I asked to talk to the manager, handed over my business card and showed her my blog. She liked it and decided to hire me, as I was less expensive than a professional. It was a win-win situation.
I scored my first paid photoshoot when I saw a flyer attached to a hostel door saying “Searching for Professional Photographer”. Well, I am not a professional, but I asked to talk to the manager, handed over my business card and showed her my blog. She liked it and decided to hire me, as I was less expensive than a professional. It was a win-win situation.
HOW CAN YOU FIND LEGITIMATE SPONSORED OPPORTUNITIES?
I scored my first paid photoshoot when I saw a flyer attached to a hostel door saying “Searching for Professional Photographer”. Well, I am not a professional, but I asked to talk to the manager, handed over my business card and showed her my blog. She liked it and decided to hire me, as I was less expensive than a professional. It was a win-win situation.
1| Direct:
I scored my first paid photoshoot when I saw a flyer attached to a hostel door saying “Searching for Professional Photographer”. Well, I am not a professional, but I asked to talk to the manager, handed over my business card and showed her my blog. She liked it and decided to hire me, as I was less expensive than a professional. It was a win-win situation.2|How your audience reacts to sponsored posts:
I scored my first paid photoshoot when I saw a flyer attached to a hostel door saying “Searching for Professional Photographer”. Well, I am not a professional, but I asked to talk to the manager, handed over my business card and showed her my blog. She liked it and decided to hire me, as I was less expensive than a professional. It was a win-win situation.
3| How much you can charge for a sponsored post:
I scored my first paid photoshoot when I saw a flyer attached to a hostel door saying “Searching for Professional Photographer”. Well, I am not a professional, but I asked to talk to the manager, handed over my business card and showed her my blog. She liked it and decided to hire me, as I was less expensive than a professional. It was a win-win situation.
I scored my first paid photoshoot when I saw a flyer attached to a hostel door saying “Searching for Professional Photographer”. Well, I am not a professional, but I asked to talk to the manager, handed over my business card and showed her my blog. She liked it and decided to hire me, as I was less expensive than a professional. It was a win-win situation.Contents – Open To Read
It took me one year to find it and when I did: Love at first sight!
Have you found other original ways to monetize your blog? Do you want to add your own experience or ask about something I didn’t cover? Leave a comment!
Thanks for reading! 🙂
I was lucky to be able to participate in a few collaborations with other bloggers already and I liked the way they handled the whole process. Everything is very clear and the communication between the parties runs smoothly via private chats.