I am excited to launch Blog to Travel today. The purpose of this site will be to track my web income from GoBackpacking.com, which includes a blog created to document my upcoming trip around the world. Along the way, I hope to share what I have learned about earning web income from a travel blog. Web income equals freedom – the freedom to work from anywhere you can reliably access the Internet.
Over the last 9 months, I’ve taught myself all about blogging from the ground up: culture, etiquette, search engine optimization (SEO), marketing, writing, WordPress design, advertising sales, and more. In less than a year, I have gone from earning $0 from my website, to an average of $180 per month. While this is still a bit shy of allowing me to sustain myself abroad, it is certainly enough to pad my budget in a meaningful way in countries such as India and Thailand.
There is a small, passionate, and growing group of independent travelers who are utilizing the Internet economy as a way to fund their lives abroad. It is a tantalizing thought, and may be easier than you think to achieve!
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This is a great idea Dave. I look forward to hearing about how your blog continues to develop as a money-making endeavor, and learning from your experience!
I’ll be keeping tabs on the new blog, but please don’t hesitate to contact me for links.
Best of luck!
Hi Rob –
Thanks for being the first to comment!