Make Money Travel Blogging w/ Jessie on a Journey

Hey travel creators! 👋 If you’re exhausted from chasing social media trends and battling constant algorithm updates, you won't want to miss my interview with creator Michael Kauffman.

After years in the startup world, Michael launched a local newsletter called Catskill Crew—and grew it to over 40K subscribers and more than $200K in annual revenue in less than two years! 🤯

In this video, Michael shares his A-Z strategy for scaling fast, getting creative with monetization, and building something you truly love. ⬇️

bit.ly/local-newsletter

6 days ago | [YT] | 1

Make Money Travel Blogging w/ Jessie on a Journey

Hey travel creators! 👋 If you've ever considered changing your niche, you won't want to miss my interview with travel blogger Kristin Addis.

After over a decade of building the popular solo travel blog Be My Travel Muse, she pivoted to Parenthood Adventures—quickly turning it into a profitable business.

In fact, Kristin grew it to over 500k Instagram followers and more than $1M in travel planning bookings in the last six months alone. 🤯

In this video, she shares her top tips for changing your niche and growing an audience quickly—as well as how to monetize through a travel agency model. ⬇️

bit.ly/niche-pivot

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 0

Make Money Travel Blogging w/ Jessie on a Journey

I recently interviewed viral creator ‪@kevindroniaktravel‬, who shared a genius tip:

Before publishing a Reel or TikTok, ask yourself: "Would I actually want to share this with a friend?" 🤔

Shares are one of the most important metrics as it tells algorithms that your content is valuable and worth spreading.

If the answer is no, the video isn't ready to post.

Here is the full interview if you want more of Kevin's tips for standing out on social and becoming a paid influencer: ⬇️

jessieonajourney.com/blogging/become-a-travel-infl…

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 0

Make Money Travel Blogging w/ Jessie on a Journey

Do you post about your trips *before* you go? 🤔

Many travel brands and tourism boards actively look for people posting about their destination, so it's a great way to get on their radar and potentially land some collabs.

For instance, since posting about Morocco, I've had a bunch of local operators reach out to me! ✈️

1 month ago | [YT] | 0

Make Money Travel Blogging w/ Jessie on a Journey

Travel bloggers: is your website menu strategic? 🤔

Inside Travel Blog Prosperity, we do small group site audits.

Something I consistently notice is how hard it is to find bloggers' opt-in freebies, products, and core affiliate posts. 🕵️‍♀️

These business-building CTAs should be clear in your main menu, especially since it's:

✨ Something website visitors see no matter what post they’re reading

👀 The place readers look when they like your content and want to learn more from you

1 month ago | [YT] | 0

Make Money Travel Blogging w/ Jessie on a Journey

Hey travel creators! 👋 If one of your 2026 goals is to become a professional influencer, you won't want to miss my interview with viral creator ‪@kevindroniaktravel‬.

Kevin is known for his long-haul day trips from NYC—with his videos regularly getting hundreds to thousands of shares and his top Reels reaching millions of viewers! 🤯

In this video, he shares his top tips for growing your influence, increasing video engagement, and turning content creation into a reliable income stream! ⬇️


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-0fS...

1 month ago | [YT] | 0

Make Money Travel Blogging w/ Jessie on a Journey

Monetizing your blog (without a following) ✨

Real talk: you do not need to wait until you have a following to monetize—and you shouldn't.

While influencer partnerships, ad revenue, and affiliate marketing take time, here are a few ways to make money even as a newbie: ⬇️

📸 Pitch brands content (not influence). This could be things like UGC partnerships or licensing photos or video footage.

✍️ Freelance write. Write articles for magazines, online publications, and even brands and tourism boards. Bonus: You'll typically also great a byline, which is great for brand building and SEO!

🎥 Sell services. As a creator, you have skills that are valuable to brands—like writing, SEO optimization, and Reel creation. Consider what you can offer that would save other businesses time and boost their revenue.

📚 3) Launch a product. Then use ads and collaboration to sell quickly. By collaboration, I mean:
*cross-promoting with other creators/brands
*building an affiliate program so others promote you
*listing your product on platforms where your buyers hang out (like Viator for tours and Etsy for digital products)

Have you tried any of the above revenue-generating strategies? 🤔

1 month ago | [YT] | 0

Make Money Travel Blogging w/ Jessie on a Journey

Easy creator collab idea: interviews 🎤

I talk a lot about the power of collaboration as a way to grow quickly.

There are so many different collaboration options, but one idea is to do an interview with another creator in your niche or a complementary niche. ✨

You can do this a few ways:

🎥 Pre-recorded interviews
🙋‍♀️ Co-hosted live Q&As

💡Tips:

-Create a related blog post to pair and embed the video.
-Create a video for each of your channels/platforms and cross-promote. You might even cover a 2-part strategy or series to encourage people to watch the other video.
-Have a set amount of promotional deliverables for each creator (so that you’re truly benefiting from strength in numbers!).

How do you use collaboration to grow your blog? 🤝

1 month ago | [YT] | 0

Make Money Travel Blogging w/ Jessie on a Journey

The fastest way to monetize a blog 💸

Many traditional blogging revenue streams like ads and affiliates take time to build—but freelancing allows you to start earning quickly.

Travel creator and former classroom teacher ‪@brittanyverlenich‬ was able to replace her teaching salary in just three months by turning the blogging skills she already had into service-based freelance work.

In this video, she shares how to pinpoint the perfect services, set rates that prevent burnout, and retain clients to create a reliable income stream! ⬇️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zscz-...

1 month ago | [YT] | 1

Make Money Travel Blogging w/ Jessie on a Journey

Your specific process could be your next SEO-friendly blog post ✍️

If you want to optimize for SEO in 2026, you need to grow your authority and share information that isn't available everywhere else.

Here is an exercise to do this: ⬇️

Take the one thing you do differently than everyone else in your niche and explain exactly how to do it.

Creating your own method, process, or framework and giving it a name also gives you instant authority. 💪

Just consider Marie Kondo.

Instead of sharing her "top tips for tidying" she created the "KonMari Method" — which gave her a unique name for her process that belongs only to her and is something easy for others to cite, share, and follow. 😎

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