{"id":100315,"date":"2020-10-29T11:02:30","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T15:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelblogsuccess.com\/?p=100315"},"modified":"2024-04-08T08:55:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T12:55:59","slug":"start-a-travel-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/superstarblogging.nomadicmatt.com\/start-a-travel-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Things To Know BEFORE You Start a Travel Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"
When I started my travel blog in 2008, I didn\u2019t know what I was doing. I had no r\u00e9sum\u00e9, no experience, and no audience. Like you, I had no idea how to turn my love for travel into something more. But, over time I learned how to turn my blog into a business and grew it into a six-figure website and one of the largest travel websites on the Internet.<\/p>\n There is a seemingly endless pool of travel blogs out there. Each day hundreds of people think, \u201cHey, I travel, so I\u2019m going to start a blog and try to make a living out of this.\u201d<\/p>\n The field seems so cluttered, right?<\/p>\n Wrong.<\/p>\n There are a lot of travel blogs out there but, let\u2019s be honest, most suck.<\/p>\n Why? Because they go in with delusions of grandeur and don’t stick it out long enough to become a success. They think they will start a blog and money will pour in the next day. <\/p>\n I’ve been running my travel blog for over ten years. I know that there is always room for quality blogs out there and I am going to help you start a travel blog that doesn’t suck and will stand the test of time as well as earn you money.<\/p>\n I am going to share with you some advice on what you need to know before you start your travel blog \u2014 and then give you resources to start your blog TODAY in less than thirty minutes! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The first thing you need to do is pick a domain name (i.e your website name). When picking your domain name, there are no hard and fast rules on what to pick. There\u2019s no such thing as a “wrong domain” but there are a couple of things you should know to help you pick the best domain:<\/p>\n After you\u2019ve picked out your domain name, you\u2019ll need to register it and buy hosting (the little computer in the sky that\u2019s going to power your website and keep it on). There are a lot of basic hosting companies out there but the two I like the best are Hostgator<\/a> and Bluehost<\/a> (they are also the biggest out there too). Best of all, you can get started for as little as $3.95 a month!<\/p>\n Though owned by the same parent company, I lean towards Bluehost<\/a> because they have amazing support, are easier to use, and have fixed a lot of their structural issues so websites stay up longer (no one wants their website to go down).<\/p>\n Below is a step by step walk-through of how to register your new domain name with Bluehost<\/a>:<\/p>\n
\nUpdated:<\/strong> 10\/29\/20 | October 29th, 2020<\/p>\n
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\n<\/p>\n6 Things to Know Before You Start Your Travel Blog<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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How to Create Your Travel Blog in 6 Easy Steps<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Step 1: Pick Your Domain Name<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\n<\/p>\nStep 2: Sign Up for Hosting<\/strong><\/h3>\n