HOW TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL VLOGGER
Connect with your audience
A personal blog is the easiest way to connect with your audience. You get introduce yourself and bare your soul online. Followers that subscribe are going to be people that share your mindset, or people that are interested in what you have to say and enjoy the way you say it.
Build an online presence
It doesn't matter if your are blogging for fun or to promote a cause or to sell stuff, it is importance to get your voice out there. A blog is a great way to connect across your social media platforms. If you have Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, or Instagram, you can use the site your blog is on to allow readers to connect with you all over the web and share your content with their friends. Thus increasing your presence.
The blogging niches where this type of opportunity occurs predominantly found in travel, food, fashion, lifestyle and health and fitness blogs.
Market your product, business or service
A personal blog humanizes your product. If your blog manages to touch people in some way, there is a better chance that they will support you. Today business is very much about community. People that have similar values will choose you over your competitor if you are clear about your ethos. A personal blog puts this across beautifully.
A note on "personal" blogs that aren't strictly personal
Personal growth blogs and personal finance blogs.
Just because the word pesonal appear doesn't mean it is a blog that is personal because most of these blogs are written to give advice, solve problem, or teach. So the focus is on the reader. But of course, you will still smatterings of personal blogs here too.
Can i Start a Travel Blog Even If I Don't have Travel?
This is a good question. Of course, you can! Perhaps you have traveled extensively before, or maybe you just love the idea of finding new places, experiencing new cultures and tasting exotic foods. If your passion for travel is there, you will always be able to create good content for your audience. You could even network and offer travel bloggers the opportunity to cover certain topics a guest bloggers. "Luxury Travel Blog" is the perfect example of travel blog like this.
The aim of every blog is create good content. So whether you are sitting under a tree, or blogging from an office desk it makes no difference. Deliver content that is helpful, entertaining, accurate, and light-hearted, with a dash of humor and you'll be A-fore-away!. As long as you are offering your core audience what they want, you will get your blog to grow over time.
What Makes A Travel Blog Successful?
But if you are reading this for inspiration to start your own blog then pay attention to the following areas in each these featured Travel Blogs.
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What do the layouts have in common? The layout should feel spacious and organized. Is the about page informative and authetic?
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Does it have a catchy title? Does the title translate well into a domain name?
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Can you read it across multiple devices? The theme must be responsive to and cater to mobiles, tablets, PCs and laptops.
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Look at what each blog focuses on. Who is the target audience
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Is the blog monetized? If so, how it is monetized?
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Can you see yourself blogging about travel for the next five years, at least?
Travel blogs are popular because they cater to everyone that wants to travel as well as those who just want to indulge in the fantasy of travel!