You will now need to edit the theme that you installed so that it matches the kind of ‘look‘ that you’d want your travel blog and pages to have. To customize your themes, most paid or premium themes will have a guidebook or list of tutorials. It’s important to read this first so that you don’t get lost when you start to do further customizations.
You can also check out Bluehost’s WordPress guide. Or if in doubt, feel free to strike up a conversation with their customer service team through their chat feature!
With all that said, if you want to save time and avoid future headaches, I suggest investing in a paid premium theme (usually starts at ) that is:
When learning how to start a travel blog, don’t confuse WordPress pages with posts. These are both content types but the difference is that pages are the main sections of your site (e.g. about page, blog page, contact page, etc.), whereas posts are the blog articles that are arranged chronologically and by category.
Try Googling your name too! Use quotation marks (“your blog name“) to see if someone has already used your name phrase on another site, or if it’s related to some shady site or branding. If you’re in the USA and planning to register your blog as a business in the future, it’s a good idea to check if your name is trademarked. You can check this by going here.
So now that you are aware of the fact that a serious plan of starting a travel blog involves money (as well as hard work and dedication -wink-), if it’s just going to be a hobby or if you’re not that motivated enough to do it earnestly, you can always go for free platforms like Tumblr, WordPress.com (different from WordPress.org), and Blogspot.
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There are other blog platforms like Wix or Squarespace that other bloggers use — however, I do NOT recommend these. They are not as flexible, not to mention, you have to pay a fee in order to use them! WordPress.org, on the other hand, is FREE forever and used by many (most people who used Squarespace, for example, transitioned to WordPress eventually).
Quality is ALWAYS better than quantity. Use attractive visuals to further attract attention — most especially when posting on Instagram and pinning on Pinterest. Other than working on your Photography skills, you can get stock photos from Shutterstock or Unsplash.
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Step 1: Find Your Niche and Audience
Learn basic SEO. I’ve already mentioned and explained SEO in the previous sections of this how to start a travel blog guide and I cannot stress enough how important it is! So please take the time to learn this either by reading through Yoast’s guides or by learning through comprehensive SEO courses.
Check out my top blogging tips to help make your blog a constant success!
NOTE: Don’t go crazy! Don’t pitch to every company that you know of. You still have to make sure that the company that you are trying to partner with is relevant to your blog.
Enjoy a 50% discount for a basic plan in Bluehost at a cost that starts at .95 (Php 175+) only per month! Are you excited yet? Because I am for you!
BONUS: In order to help you look like a professional and serious travel blogger, you would need your own .com email and it’s pretty easy to set that up with Bluehost. Simply follow the steps mentioned in Bluehost’s Email Management guide.
- In an existing saturated niche with lots of competition
- Exists in a broad spectrum
- Slow growth and tries to capture existing demand
Surely you can talk about travel as a whole, but as a ‘newbie’, it doesn’t help to market yourself as someone who is knowledgeable about all aspects of travel. This won’t definitely attract anyone to your website, because they can just go to bigger websites like Lonely Planet or Nomadic Matt for travel tips.
Surely you can talk about travel as a whole, but as a ‘newbie’, it doesn’t help to market yourself as someone who is knowledgeable about all aspects of travel. This won’t definitely attract anyone to your website, because they can just go to bigger websites like Lonely Planet or Nomadic Matt for travel tips.
P.S. Please feel free to message me if you have any questions. I would love to help you out!
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— and that’s it. Your site should have a better look and feel now!
If you want to learn more about this, you can go to Moz or SearchEngineLand given that they offer great FREE courses for SEO beginners like you! For more comprehensive courses, check Udemy.
Individual Companies
To get started with Bluehost, simply follow the steps in the following expandable section. (To open/view, click the ‘+’ symbol below).
“Wait, what’s a hosting?“ ↓
If you ask me, the Basic plan is great for starters so this can work just fine (after all you can always upgrade later).
Step 2: Brainstorm a Kickass Blog (Domain) Name
If you ask me, the Basic plan is great for starters so this can work just fine (after all you can always upgrade later).
Step 3: Set Up Your Travel Blog’s Domain and Hosting
If you ask me, the Basic plan is great for starters so this can work just fine (after all you can always upgrade later).
Step 4: Install WordPress & Create Your Own Domain Email
If you ask me, the Basic plan is great for starters so this can work just fine (after all you can always upgrade later).
Step 5: Pick a Theme That Will Stand The Test of Time
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Step 6: Customize Your Blog Theme and Design
If you ask me, the Basic plan is great for starters so this can work just fine (after all you can always upgrade later).
Step 7: Set Up Your Blog’s Main Pages
If you ask me, the Basic plan is great for starters so this can work just fine (after all you can always upgrade later).
If you ask me, the Basic plan is great for starters so this can work just fine (after all you can always upgrade later).
Step 9: Create Engaging Content
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Step 10: Monetize Your Travel Blog and Reap the Rewards!
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If you ask me, the Basic plan is great for starters so this can work just fine (after all you can always upgrade later).
#4. Once it is confirmed that your choice of domain name is available, the next page will be the billing section.
Well, kind of… BUT in order to attract a good audience and build a relevant community from the very start, you would need to establish yourself in a more specific field.
