
55: What it’s Really like Being a Digital Nomad and also living Van Life ( what no-one is telling you!)
01/30/25 • 14 min
Today I want to give you a glimpse into my life working digital nomad with my own business WHILE living in a rooftop tent with my boyfriend for the past ten months. This is a honest testimonial to what van life is really like ( more like car life) and how the heck I've been managing it. We are talking about travel burn out, travel decision fatigue, and the constant hunt of wifi and shelter. If you have any advice as awhile feel free to reach out to me on instagram @travelcontentwriting and you are NOT alone fellow travel digital nomad content creators!
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Today I want to give you a glimpse into my life working digital nomad with my own business WHILE living in a rooftop tent with my boyfriend for the past ten months. This is a honest testimonial to what van life is really like ( more like car life) and how the heck I've been managing it. We are talking about travel burn out, travel decision fatigue, and the constant hunt of wifi and shelter. If you have any advice as awhile feel free to reach out to me on instagram @travelcontentwriting and you are NOT alone fellow travel digital nomad content creators!
NEW: Watch our Youtube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@TravelContentWriting
Sign up for the 7-Day Newsletter Challenge:
https://travel-content-writing.kit.com/c07db27158
Schedule a call with me: https://travelcontentwriting.hbportal.co/public/66ddf21fc4f45e00190a4e0e Schedule a coaching call LIVE on the podcast:
https://travelcontentwriting.hbportal.co/public/6750837edf524d0027c155ef
Want to be featured on the pod?
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrPYGf4l_wWSGQgul4vY-8DS-5Kloj0owstVehKn9r_oabRA/viewformSign up to be the first to hear about my DIY Content Repurposing Course:
https://travelcontentwriting.hbportal.co/public/6711a7aae9d903002c5f3c57/1-Inquiry_form
AI Prompts to Grow Your Travel Content: https://www.tra...
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54: How to Get Paid to Travel: The Secret to UGC Pitching to Tourism Boards
Today we are talking about one of the ways you can get paid to travel and that is pitching to Tourism boards via UGC content creation. It sounds more intimidating than it is and we have on Roxanne from @travelcreatorCEO to break it down.
In this episode we are covering:
- The difference between a travel influencer and a travel UGC content creator
- How to effectively pitch to tourism boards and land jobs
- The 50 pitch UGC challenge: should you do it?
- Travel UGC content creator mistakes
- Should we be using Chat GBT to pitch to tourism boards?
- Why content creators need to start using LinkedIn like yesterday
Chapters:
01:41 Understanding UGC for Tourism Boards
06:40 Pitching to Tourism Boards
09:40 Effective Pitching Strategies
17:01 Challenges and Persistence in Pitching
22:50 Creating Compelling UGC Travel Content
26:55 The Challenge of Aesthetic Content
27:38 Creating Engaging Content
28:08 The Importance of Hooks
29:09 Analyzing High-Performing Content
31:43 Building a Travel Content Portfolio
33:18 Monetizing Travel Content
36:57 The Power of LinkedIn for Travel Creators
NEW: Watch our Youtube Channel:
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Sign up for the 7-Day Newsletter Challenge:
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Schedule a call with me: https://travelcontentwriting.hbportal.co/public/66ddf21fc4f45e00190a4e0e Schedule a coaching call LIVE on the podcast:
https://travelcontentwriting.hbportal.co/public/6750837edf524d0027c155ef
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56: How to Create Newsletter Subscriber Superfans
Today we are doing something different and I am letting you in on a strategy call with my client Anthony from @anthony_in_italy. We cover ways to drive traffic from Instagram to his blog and the importance of having a lead magnet, and strategies for email newsletters.
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We also cover in the episode:
- Why travel content creators should consider starting a podcast
- Why you should outsource a VA to grow your content creation business faster
- Why you should replace your Linktree ASAP
Connect with Anthony:
Chapters:
01:09 Building an Online Travel Content Creator Presence
02:33 Engagement Strategies and Challenges for Travel Content Creators
04:39 Newsletter Growth and Strategies for Travel Content Creators
09:38 Batching Content and Scheduling Tools for Travel Content Creators
25:55 Podcasting and Content Creation for Travel Content Creators
Topics:
- Travel content creator
- Content creator strategies
- Newsletter growth tips
- ConvertKit for email marketing
- Blogging for travel creators
- Instagram to blog traffic conversion
- Growing your travel newsletter
NEW: Watch our Youtube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@TravelContentWriting
Sign up for the 7-Day Newsletter Challenge:
https://travel-content-writing.kit.com/c07db27158
Schedule a call with me: https://travelcontentwriting.hbportal.co/public/66ddf21fc4f45e00190a4e0e Schedule a coaching call LIVE on the podcast:
https://travelcontentwriting.hbportal.co/public/6750837edf524d0027c155ef
Want to be featured on the pod?
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrPYGf4l_wWSGQgul4vY-8DS-5Kloj0owstVehKn9r_oabRA/viewformSign up to be the first to hear about my DIY Content Repurposing Course:
https://travelcontentwriting.hbportal.co/public/6711a7aae9d903002c5f3c57/1-Inquiry_form
AI Prompts to Grow Your Travel Content: https://www.tra...
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