Travel Freedom Podcast (location Independent Income & Travel)

FULL SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/052 Summary: Do readers take your blog seriously and trust your advice? If they don't, sales are almost impossible to make. We discuss the why and how of Authority and we talk in depth about step one (of many!) towards authority: Self Hosting & Wordpress.   CHECK OUT OUR NEW IN-DEPTH SHOW NOTES. As part of our "core concepts" series that will be integrated into our regular Money Mondays schedule, our show notes for these episodes will feature full written explanations of the core concepts that we discuss.

Full Show Notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/051   Summary: We stumble across a traditional backstreet restaurant, in the heart of Barcelona, where the owners make you instantly part of the family. Discuss Barcelona's place as a digital nomad hub. We podcast from 1000 meters from a hot air balloon in Barcelona province. Plus, everything you'll ever need to know about olive oil!   Topics: Do old style family restaurants still exist in the tourist centre of Barcelona? Yes! We find one by accident and get a hear warming family welcome. The 10 euro lunch menu with way too much wine! We discuss the top reasons Barcelona is a great digital nomad hub Pickpocketing and crime risks in Barcelona Cost of living Alternative parts of the city that are ideal to stay in long term Cava for brunch Amazing tapas bites you just can't find in the tourist restaurants We fly over Barcelona province in a hot air Balloon! The truth about the Extra virgin olive oil you are getting back home

FULL SHOW NOTES:  www.travelfreedompodcast.com/050   Summary: Is Thailand the ultimate cauldron for first time digital nomads? We talk about the pros and cons of choosing Thailand to get your start and compare Chiang Mai to Koh Phangnan for being the best hub to choose. Plus, we announce the "Travel Bloggers Retreat" - for which we are guest speakers.   Topics:   Why you should move to Thailand to grow your business faster Best Thai visa options for location independent business people Koh Phangan vs Chiang Mai? Is the new digital nomad hub going to give the world's top hub a run for it's money? Co-working spaces - costs and benefits Are Thai authorities cracking down on digital nomads?  

Full shownotes at: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/049   Summary It's easy to get overweight eating so much yummy food on the road. Our top tips for staying fit while traveling. Plus, we visit Seville, Spain, eat incredible crispy Octopus, discover the secret flamenco that the tourists don't see and try Sangria with an unexpected ingredient!   Topics:     Staying fit on the road. Visiting The largest Gothic Cathedral in the world Octopus and craft beer in Mercado Triana The secret history of Seville's Flamenco tradition plus how to see authentic Flamenco today. Spiced up Sangria that hits the spot Spanish story corner - I bet you can't wait to here my Spanish accent.  

FUL SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/048   Summary: Amanda from MarocMama built a 6 figure food tour business in less than 15 months leveraging traffic from her food-travel blog. She shares her strategies and gives actionable tips so you can emulate her success.   FILL OUT OUR TRAVEL FREEDOM COMMUNITY SURVEY TO GET 50% OFF WHEN WE LAUNCH:   www.travelfreedompodcast.com/community   Topics:     How to turn blog traffic into tour customers How to decide what tours to start offering Tips for dealing with local laws for tour companies How to grow your tour business by implementing the blogging community How to create a 6 figure tour business with zero advertising budget Best plugins and tools for managing bookings and payments.    

FULL SHOW NOTES:  http://www.travelfreedompodcast.com/047 (www.travelfreedompodcast.com/047)   Summary: International travelers generally choose Vienna & Salzburg as their "must visit" destinations in Austria. But, the historic summer capital, Innsbruck has a lot more to offer the food, fun and adventure seeker than you'd expect. We eat spleen soup, grey cheese, strudel, and other traditional Tyrolean dishes. Plus we visit the epic Hofburg Palace.       Topics:   History of Strudel Lots of sausage! Even Sausage with cheese in. We sit down to dinner with Peter from Innsbruck tourism to discuss history and food of Innsbruck and Austria You won't always find the most unique dishes on the English menu We try some of the more unusual local foods including a spleen soup and grey cheese in oil and vinegar We visit the historic Hofburg palace Kase Spatzle is yum! Winter and summer activities in Innsbruck The traditional microwbrew scene in Austria Festivals and jazz in Innsbruck

FULL SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/046   Summary:     Jason Will of Zipkick shares how their new travel app launch has got so much attention, without a massive media budget. How to build the relationships that will make your product launch with a bang, not a fizzle.       Topics:     The new Zipkick intelligent booking app that is working with bloggers Using twitter to land big fish really works - tips to help you succeed at networking with twitter Networking doesn't start with business The elements of a product launch strategy and how they work together How to leverage people to be desperate to advertise your launch for free Why cold sales pitches are the least effective method for getting launch support The importance of brand alignment in getting raving supporters

SHOW NOTES:  http://www.travelfreedompodcast.com/045 (www.travelfreedompodcast.com/045) Summary: New to using AirBnB? We answer concerns and offer tips and tricks to stay safe and get the most out of your experience. We visit Asia's most flamboyant festival, Masskara in Bacolod. Plus, what it's like to sleep in a 300 bed dorm on a party ferry.   Topics:     Money saving Feature: AirBnB FAQs, tips and tricks. Tips for getting a safe property and getting discounts (AirBnB) Travel Features: The Masskara festival, Philippines & Staying in a 300 bed dorm. A whole duck for $7 in Bucharest? The return of story corner...   AirBnB $25 Discount: http://www.travelfreedompodcast.com/air World Nomads Insurance: http://www.travelfreedompodcast.com/worldnomads  

Show Notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/044 SUMMARY If you currently make less than $200 a month from affiliate sales, or are new to affiliate sales, we introduce tips and strategies that will help you generate passive income from your travel blog.   Topics:     How to choose the right affiliates for your brand - that won't offend your readers Which travel affiliates convert well Which Affiliate networks are best for travel bloggers Plugins to save affiliate pages from google slaps How to get you affiliate money into your bank account the easy way. A checklist: 4 Thing that you need to get right for an affiliate to convert. Competition: http://www.worldnomads.com/competitions/great-escapes

SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/043 We explore Budapest's Street art scene and the ruin bars of district 7 (including the famous "Szimpla Kert"). We stay at Retox and discover what it's like to stay or work at a party hostel - mental! Plus we eat a traditional Hungarian 2 course lunch for only 3 euros   Topics:     Budapest's Ruin Bars Street Art in Budapest What it's like to work in a party hostel The unexpected American food revolution in Budapest Goulash and how to find a 3 Euro, 2 course lunch menu  

SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/042   Is it time to improve your website design in order to increase engagement? We talk website design, social integration and blog monetization with Raymond Walsh from Man on the Lam. Plus, the rumours are true. Romanian Internet is the fastest we've ever used, you won't believe just how fast it is!   Interview Guest: Raymond Walsh From www.manonthelam.com     A unique method for finding a good website designer Tips for making sure you choose the right designer Using contests to re-launch your overhauled website The importance of small details to give your site a personality that people will remember Improving page rank and engagement by having a good design How much design knowledge do you need to design your own site? Multiple revenue streams and having side gigs to supplement blog income Why social media sharing is directly affected by your web design and how to increase sharing. How to buy other people's blogs and make steady profit Why Raymond cho

SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/041   We reveal our latest travel tip that just completely changed and improved our travel experience and saved us from being homeless. And, anyone can implement this. Plus we chat with Betty from Bratislava tourism and explore the history, food and wine of Europe's "Little-big city"   Feature: The best travel tip we have discovered in over 2 years and how it saved us from being stuck in a dorm with the loudest snorer on earth. Interview: Betty from Bratislava tourism (LINK) Food: Pierogi, Bratislava nut rolls and much more!

SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/040 MONEY MONDAYS: Building an independent 30 day press trip saved us over $6000, learn how you can follow in our footsteps. Tips, tricks, advice on setting up your next press trip. We detail all of our expenses, what we got in exchange for blogging and promoting companies and valuable tips and tricks that helped us make it happen. We also unveil a little surprise that might really help you too...   LINKS FROM SHOW http://www.5dollarplanet.com/worldnomads (World Nomads Insurance) - Specifically designed for digital nomads, flashpackers, adventure & long term Travellers - Get a 5% Discount with our coupon code: WN5DP http://www.travelfreedompodcast.com/air (AirBnB - THIS LINK)  gets you $25 (£16/22Euros) off your first booking with AirBnB. http://www.sirtobys.com/ (Sir Toby's Hostel), Prague - Get your 10% discount off your next stay with the code "travelfreedom" http://www.budapestpartyhostels.com/pages/index.php?page=ret&cont=zero (Retox Budapest) - Party Hos

SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/039   We discover traditional czech food, the unexpected micro-brewery scene of Prague and that the city has a lot more to offer the adventure traveller within minutes of the city centre than you'd ever know! Plus - A UNESCO site without the tourists...   Topics   We Interview Local Adventure Mountain Biker Fillipo Mari about adventure travel activities in the city, Jazz bars, Unesco sites without the tourists and, of course, czech food!   We Visit the Czech Beer festival and local Micro Breweries   We cook in the Chef Parade Cooking school - A few weeks after Jamie Oliver was there cooking   We stay at the Sir Toby's Boutique Hostel:  - 10% off your stay with the code "mytravelfreedom" and at any other hostel that is part of the Sir Toby's Group.    

We are Switching to a once a week format From June 1st. Money Mondays & Travel Mondays will alternate until further notice. So listen in Monday 8th June for our first "Travel Mondays" episode. And then Join us again on Monday 15th June for the next money mondays Episode. Due to our busy schedule we just don't have time to produce two episodes a week right now to the level of quality that we want. So, we hope, by producing less episodes we can raise the standard for what we publish. Thanks for listening, your feedback is always welcome.

SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/038 With almost half a million followers on Pinterest, http://pinterest.com/thetraveltester/ (Nienke Krook) is an expert at engagement and implementing Pinterest to get traffic and build her brand. She reveals her top tricks, tips and secrets to harnessing the power of Pinterest for your own site.   Pinterest is not a social network How Pinterest can help you represent your brand and personality Unexpected options for engagement on Pinterest Why Pinterest helps you sell more than Facebook Why and how to SEO your Pinterest boards How to make affiliate sales now that Pinterest doesn't allow affiliate links How to get people to click through on pins to your website / blog Common Pinterest mistakes to avoid  

SHOW NOTES: http://www.travelfreedompodcast.com/037 (www.travelfreedompodcast.com/037) How we kept our costs so low in Mongolia. We interview Meg from Ulaanbaatar about her favourite places in Mongolia and some of the most unusual superstitions. Plus: How we discovered the local festivals that even the tour operators don't know about. Topics:     Feature: How we travelled Mongolia east to west for only $33 per person per day. Interview: Meg from http://www.megmongolia.com (Megmongolia.com) chats about some of her favourite places in Mongolia and some of  the most unusual superstitions. Find & visit the Local Naadam festivals for Free!  

SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/036   Too busy to get all your blog/business tasks done? Worried that putting your business in the hands of virtual staff may lead to disaster? The people growing their business fastest are outsourcing. David Liem gives a 101 course on getting into hiring virtual staff. Why you should, how to do it and when to do it.   Why resisting outsourcing is holding your business back Why having more time is ALWAYS worth the money When should you outsource? Simple steps for first time outsourcers to find the right staff. The benefits of outsourcing over hiring regular staff Tips on monitoring and managing virtual staff Ideas on what sort of tasks you could be outsourcing right away Whether you should hire cheap staff and train them, or get more expensive, experiences staff Which outsourcing platform you should use

SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/035 Topics: How to stay with a real nomad family, not in a tourist Ger. Breaking down in the middle of the Gobi Desert - When travel to remote areas goes wrong.

SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/034   Methods to figure out what to charge and how to nurture long term relationships with brands. PR expert http://www.sarification.com/ (Sara Robles) discusses how to value yourself and how to make companies take notice of you.   Topics:   How to pitch hotels for free accommodation - the right way. How to learn what a company needs from you Why email is not the way to build business relationships and some methods that work much better. How to gauge when to push a business relationship further Why you shouldn't be "all business" Why its all about stalking. Why interacting in blogger groups can help you find the right businesses too How many people you should email at any given company When you should start talking money The PR Formula for knowing what to charge for your blogging work Why your value as a blogger goes way beyond providing links at a "cost-per-click" rate What to do when campaigns go wrong. How to perpetuate the relationship   Sara's