Make Money Travel Blogging w/ Jessie on a Journey

This might be the most important interview I've ever published. 👀

As creators, we spend so much time figuring out how to make money. Brand deals, affiliate income, products, ads…

But almost no one talks about what to do with that money once it lands. And that's the key to true passive income — plus financial stability and long-term wealth! 🔑

Learning this has hands down been the most life-changing thing I've done for my business + life. I just wish I'd started sooner.

So I sat down with fractional CFO Katherine Pomerantz, who works with brands earning $1–20 million a year, to break it all down. 😎

We talked about:
💸 Finding your "enough number" when income fluctuates
🛟 How much cash you actually need as a buffer
💰 The simple monthly money habit that builds wealth
🏦 How self-employed creators can save way more for retirement (while paying less in taxes)
🎉 And more!

If irregular income has ever stressed you out, make sure to listen to this one.👇

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Make Money Travel Blogging w/ Jessie on a Journey

🎁 Free Roadmap: Launch Paid Itinerary Planning ✈️

Probably the top thing I get asked about is how I sell paid itineraries.

To help, I put together a free roadmap that includes:

 ✅ Step-by-step video tutorial
 ✅ Q&A replay (add your own questions!)
 ✅ Implementation workbook
 ✅ A copy of my own client onboarding form

I'll keep adding resources as I create them too — a few bonus videos are already in the works, including how to create stand-out itineraries in the age of AI.

Grab it here! ⬇️

jessieonajourney.com/free-itinerary-planning-roadm…

1 week ago | [YT] | 1

Make Money Travel Blogging w/ Jessie on a Journey

Did you know your Instagram Carousels get shown to your audience *twice*? 👀

This includes once starting with the first image, and again starting with the second.

Because of this, you'll want a hook on both the first AND second images of your carousel. 🪝

Not going to lie, I had no idea about this until I had Emily of @EmilyEatsAndExplores on The Profitable Travel Blogger Podcast to break down what is currently working on Instagram for travel creators.

Grab her full IG growth strategy here! ⬇️

1 week ago | [YT] | 0

Make Money Travel Blogging w/ Jessie on a Journey

Over 5k followers from a single Instagram post 🤯

That is just one of many strategies popular travel creator Emily Cooper of @EmilyEatsAndExplores breaks down in our podcast interview.

Emily has grown her IG to over 132k followers, and has successfully used the platform to build a full-time creator business.

Along with how to increase your following, she shares:
📈 What's changed about growing on Instagram — and what actually works now 
📸 The types of IG posts that will help you grow the fastest 
✍️ How to build a content plan that leads to follows, saves, and shares 
💰 Tips for turning Instagram growth into income
🎉 And more!

Grab the full Instagram growth strategy. ⬇️

tinyurl.com/ig-tips

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 1

Make Money Travel Blogging w/ Jessie on a Journey

Take better travel photos on every trip 📸😍

When it comes to travel photography, the difference between coming home with pro-level shots and a memory card full of misses isn't your camera.

It's your planning. ✍️

To help, I had adventure travel photographer Alexandra Lauren on The Profitable Travel Blogger Podcast to break down how to make a trip photography plan — so you always come home with photos you're excited to share and print. ⬇️

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3 weeks ago | [YT] | 0

Make Money Travel Blogging w/ Jessie on a Journey

Invite: Free Take Better Travel Photos With Your iPhone Challenge ✨

I’m co-hosting this event with adventure travel photographer Alexandra Lauren, who shot this series on location in Alaska.

In 5 short daily lessons, you'll learn composition tricks, hidden phone camera features, how to read light like a pro, and more — all using the phone already in your pocket. 📲

Plus, we're giving away fun photography prizes, like custom Lightroom presets, a photography editing guide, a creator membership, and more!

Sign up here! 👇

jessieonajourney.com/iphone-photography-challenge/

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 1

Make Money Travel Blogging w/ Jessie on a Journey

Fellow creators: are you using summits and bundles to grow your email list? 💌

As algorithm updates make it harder to get seen, I've been leaning more into these collaborative events.

If you've never done one, these events rely on the strength of all contributors promoting the event to gain visibility for everyone. 📣

While not all are created equal, if you can find ones that are well organized and in your niche, they can be a great opportunity.

Also, once you find a host you enjoy working with, consider pitching them to do other types of collaborations — like guest email swaps or cross-promotions! 🎉

1 month ago | [YT] | 4

Make Money Travel Blogging w/ Jessie on a Journey

Group trips vs digital products vs ??? 💸

While I wholeheartedly believe every travel creator should sell their own product, there is one important question to ask yourself:

"What are my lifestyle goals?" 🤔

For instance, hosting group trips can be incredible, but it is also a huge time-investment.

If your ultimate goal is time freedom, digital products may be a better route to go as sales can be automated.

Neither choice is wrong, but you need to consider your unique goals as a creator! ✈️

3 months ago | [YT] | 2

Make Money Travel Blogging w/ Jessie on a Journey

Does your blogging business have SOPs? 🤔

I know it's not the sexiest topic, but building out your Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) is important for building a stable blogging business.

To create these, document how your business actually runs behind the scenes.

✍️ As you do your normal weekly tasks, write down every single step you take.
💻 You can use a process-capturing Chrome extension (like Scribe) to automatically record your screen and turn your actions into a step-by-step guide and repeatable checklists.
✨ House these in a home base, whether it's Asana, ClickUp, Google Drive, or something else.

Bonus:

Not only does documenting your processes help you streamline and scale, but it'll make handing tasks off to an assistant or automating them much easier! 💪

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You can learn more about Laura's strategy for building systems to streamline & scale here! ⬇️

3 months ago | [YT] | 1

Make Money Travel Blogging w/ Jessie on a Journey

Does anyone else use a *Content Bank* strategy?

In short, you choose 3-5 main topic pillars and fill each with your best evergreen tips (you can even pull them from your blog posts).

From here, these tips can be quickly pulled for your content creation, including newsletter topics!

You can also mix and match your tips. Maybe one post/newsletter focuses on a single tip, while another is something like "3 tips for X." It's a huge timesaver!

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