Nomadic Matt makes $3,000 a month with his travel websites. His eBook, How To Make Money With Your Travel Blog teaches you how he does it. The book is straightforward and informative for travel blogging beginners and veterans alike. I decided to review the book for Matt and will send a copy to the first person to comment on this post.
Making money with your travel blog sounds like a great idea but few travelers understand how to leverage multiple sites (yes, you need more than one), search engine optimization (SEO), and how to get connected with their peers. How To Make Money With Your Travel Blog brings you from the ground up and leaves it up to you on how far you want to go.
The eBook is short, only about 30 pages, but is dense with information. You’ll learn how to create a travel blog with monetization in mind and for those of you with travel blogs, uncover some mistakes you’ve already made.
Many of the general ideas covered in the eBook may be old news to some of you, but the sections on SEO and increasing traffic offer more than generic advice. There are specific examples in each section that teach travel bloggers how to implement the key elements to creating a successful travel blogs and making money from them.
What makes the eBook How To Make Money With Your Travel Blog so compelling is that Matt is actually doing it and he spells it right out for you. The advice is sound and simple and attainable, provided you put in lots of work and don’t expect immediate results – two points Matt makes very clearly.
How To Make Money With Your Travel Blog is available for download for $27.
You can follow Matt’s blog at Nomadic Matt and his Twitter feed, @nomadicmatt. I’ve also posted advice on how to build a successful travel blog and keep your travel blog going for further reading.
I’ve been considering buying the book. It would be interesting to read how he approaches SEO since there are so many different techniques that can be applied.
Well you’re in luck Dan, I’ll send you a copy (since you were the first commenter). Let me know what you think of it when you get a chance to read it and expect and email from me soon.
Thanks for the ebook, its been a good read. It would be interesting to know just how much time was spent each week on articles/sites.
Glad you enjoyed the book. I’m actually posting an interview with Matt tomorrow and asked him the same question. His average work day is about 4-5 hours. There’s a recent interview on another blog with him where he breaks down the details of a typical day.
I did a search and couldn’t find it (sorry) but perhaps he or someone else reading this can point you in the right direction.
Is that 4-5 hours every day? Will check out the interview tomorrow.
Every day.
Ah-ha! Found the link:
http://theprofessionalhobo.com/2009/06/week-in-the-life-series-nomadic-matt/
Thanks. Its a lot more effort than I expected.
Funny, the first time I read it I thought it would take more time. It’s very time-intensive upfront he’s said.
Hey Anil!
don’t you have a second copy of the book for me? I think I know some ways to get money on the road but it always helps to read someone’s advice…
Unfortunately not, sorry 🙁 What are your tips for making money on the road?
Hi,
I travel full-time, and I make money by teaching photography to tourists, ex-pats, and business owners. I’ve been a pro-photographer for over 20 years and often get hired to shoot as well. You can do trades for room and board to volunteer your skills that is how i started. Shooting, writing, teaching for my shelter and food – it worked well in Colombia, India and Argentina. I have taught English only a few times in the 7 years I’ve been traveling as i like teaching photography better. You can work in the tourist industry too as having English as a native language helps considerably. I also sell ebooks for kindle and have an app Vagabond Travel Photography Mag in the itunes store.