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I am so excited that my podcast is about to hit it's ONE YEAR anniversary. I have learned so much about the podcasting world this year. I've also learned so much more about the world of travel blogging, writing and photography from my awesome guests. I am so grateful you took time to be a [...] The post BITW 051: Gratitude Show Featuring My 2015 Podcast Guests appeared first on Break Into Travel Writing.

My guest today is Paula Froelich;  the editor-at-large for Yahoo travel and host of the video series, A Broad Abroad. Paula was a columnist as well as Deputy Editor for Page Six of the New York Post. She was a senior writer at Newsweek and has also written for Playboy, Marie Claire, Digiday and The Daily Beast. In today’s episode, [...] The post BITW 050: How to Find Your Unique Voice as a Travel Writer with Paula Froelich appeared first on Break Into Travel Writing.

It's the first Ask Alexa show!  On episode 049 of The Break Into Travel Writing podcast: I take your questions and provide the answers. If you have a question about travel blogging, writing, photography or SEO, Web or Social Media for travel blogging that you would like answered on my Podcast, simply submit your question [...] The post BITW 049: Ask Alexa appeared first on Break Into Travel Writing.

Max and I met at bar of the Hilton Marina hotel on day one of the Fort Lauderdale Tbex Conference. I had no idea when we first started talking he was the owner of GoNOMAD or a speaker at the conference. As he said in our interview, conferences are all about serendipitous meeting! In today’s episode, [...] The post BITW 048: How to Use Virtual Assistants, Interns and Salespeople to Grow a Blog Into a Business with Max Hartshorne appeared first on Break Into Travel Writing.

Jessica and I met at Fort Lauderdale Tbex Conference and within minutes of chatting, I knew she'd be an amazing guest. Jessica is the business development manager for the CJ Affiliate Content Team and she helps bloggers monetize and build their businesses through affiliate marketing. Jessica is also the founder of the lifestyle blog don’tmindthemess.com and has been [...] The post BITW 047: How to Master the Affiliate World with CJ Affiliate Biz Dev Manager Jessica Woodbury appeared first on Break Into Travel Writing.

Becky and I met on the Adventure Seekers Tbex FAM in Fort Lauderdale before the Tbex Conference. Becky is a freelance writer, travel blogger and frequent flyer royalty program consultant. In this episode we talk about how to identify a niche, how to make revenue with Twitter parties, working with Copypress and lots more. Get [...] The post BITW 046: How to Identify Your Niche and Generate Revenue with Twitter Parties with Becky Pokora appeared first on Break Into Travel Writing.

Today's show focuses on my week in Fort Lauderdale; three days on the Adventure Seeker FAM and three days at the Tbex conference. In this episode I share my biggest takeaways from the event as well as well as an overview of the Adventure media trip I attended before the conference. To subscribe to the podcast, [...] The post BITW 045: Tbex Fort Lauderdale Conference and Adventure Seekers FAM appeared first on Break Into Travel Writing.

Today's show focuses on my five-day Mazatlán media trip organized by Ogilvy Public Relations. The official name of the trip was the Mazatlán Culinary Roots Press Trip. There were 8 of us on the trip and we were a mix of editors, journalists and bloggers. To subscribe to the podcast, please use the links below: [...] The post BITW 044: Mazatlán Culinary Roots Press Trip appeared first on Break Into Travel Writing.

Today is all about the best Facebook methods for travel bloggers. My guest is Gary Griffiths and he is the founder and CEO of ThreeSides; a Facebook marketing agency that designs, creates, optimizes, and manages people's Facebook marketing. In this episode, Gary shares great Facebook tips for travel bloggers! To subscribe to the podcast, please use [...] The post BITW 043: Facebook 101 For Travel Bloggers with Gary Griffiths appeared first on Break Into Travel Writing.

Amanda Mouttaki is an American Expat living in Morocco. She is the owner of MarocMama.com: a fearless guide to food and travel and co-owns Marrakesh Food Tours. She is the Managing Editor of Journey Beyond Travel.  She also regularly writes freelance articles on the topics of travel, Morocco, and expat life and works directly with several [...] The post BITW 042: How to Prepare for Tbex and Pinterest Pointers with Amanda Mouttaki appeared first on Break Into Travel Writing.

Today's show focuses on two recent local media trips. One to Carlsbad, California and another to Ventura County, California. My travel academy members and I focused on home town media visits as our August challenge. I helped the members with a step by step plan to research a home town media trip and how to reach [...] The post BITW 041: My Local Media Trips to Carlsbad and Ventura County: How to Plan a Local Media Trip appeared first on Break Into Travel Writing.

Joe Robison is the founder of Green Flag Digital, an Inbound Marketing and SEO consultancy based in Austin, TX that focuses on the travel industry. He is the former Director of Marketing at a travel tour company and has worked in the digital marketing industry for the past five years. In this episode, Joe shares [...] The post BITW 040: SEO 101 For Travel Bloggers with Joe Robison appeared first on Break Into Travel Writing.

Today’s guest is the owner of Girlrilla, a marketing and operations firm based in San Diego, CA. She also publishes a travel and lifestyle blog called The Funthusiast, focusing on living a Southern California lifestyle and traveling the world.  Raised in a family of hustlers and adventurers, her motto is to always "Live Life On [...] The post BITW 039: The Power of Pinterest & How To Snag Your First Influencer Campaign with Nicole Diaz appeared first on Break Into Travel Writing.

Today's show focuses on a recent trip I took to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula with my son, Roland. We booked our flight on a Monday and headed to Cancun with two nights of hotel booked for our two week trip. Learn how we planned our trip on the fly and about our adventure in the Mexican [...] The post BITW 038: My Trip to The Mexican Caribbean With No Itinerary or Hotel Reservations appeared first on Break Into Travel Writing.

Francis Tapon is a Harvard MBA who left the tech world with the mission to visit every country in the world and share their unique lessons. Since then, has walked across America four times via its three major mountain ranges. He has walked across Spain twice. He was the first person to do a round-trip, backpacking [...] The post BITW 037: How to Find An Original Point of View as a Travel Writer with Francis Tapon appeared first on Break Into Travel Writing.

Matt Long is an award winning travel blogger, writer and photographer. He is a writer, photographer and influencer specializing in experiential luxury Travel. He shares his adventures with thousands of readers every day through his site LandLopers.com.  He has been to more than 70 countries and all 7 continents. In addition to his own site, he is [...] The post BITW 036: How to Turn Travel Blogging into a Business with Entrepreneur Matt Long appeared first on Break Into Travel Writing.

Timothy Moser is a nomadic entrepreneur. He has created a lifestyle with total location freedom by generating income from multiple sources which has allowed him to travel and explore the world. He is the creator of Master of Memory and the Accelerated Spanish course.  He teaches people how speak fluent Spanish in 90 days. He [...] The post BITW 035: Learn Spanish in Six Weeks with Nomadic Entrepreneur Timothy Moser appeared first on Break Into Travel Writing.

Dino Dogan is the Founder and CEO of Triberr, the social network for content creators. He has spoken or consulted for companies and audiences, including IBM, Rutgers University, Vocus and New Media Expo. His blog has been profiled by Technorati on multiple occasions. He is frequently featured as an expert commentator on new technologies and the latest social media developments on sites like ReadWriteWeb. To subscribe [...] The post BITW 034: How to Build Authority with Triberr Founder Dino Dogan appeared first on Break Into Travel Writing.

Jeff Bartlett is an Adventure photographer & writer based in the Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. His biggest passions are cycling, skiing, hiking, mountain life and active travel.  He is a contributing writer and photographer for Canadian Cycling Magazine and has been published internationally in magazines including Discover, Home & Away, travelsquire, and Afar; as [...] The post BITW 033: How to Leverage Your Social Media Accounts and Blog Audience For Paid Assignments with Travel Photographer Jeff Bartlett appeared first on Break Into Travel Writing.

I recently returned from a media trip to Villa del Palmar at the Islands of Loreto, in Baja California Sur, Mexico with 11 other journalists, travel bloggers and travel writers. Today’s interview is with 9 of the writers from the trip. This is my first podcast on location. To subscribe to the podcast, please use the [...] The post BITW 032: Media Trip to Loreto, Mexico and Interview with Nine Travel Bloggers appeared first on Break Into Travel Writing.