The Profitable Travel Blogger Podcast

Facebook Ads for bloggers. In my opinion, it's an important topic to focus on, as social media advertising can really help blog owners, content creators, influencers, and online entrepreneurs increase their traffic, build their email lists more rapidly, and ramp up their passive income.  Of course, for Facebook Ads to be effective you need to know what you're doing — which is exactly what we'll be covering in this episode of The Profitable Travel Blogger Podcast.  In this episode, you'll learn: Five important reasons your Facebook Ads might not be converting (with solutions for each pitfall!) What the different types of audiences you can target are (and how to choose the correct one for your ad!) My #1 piece of advice when it comes to Facebook Ads for bloggers (as in, a tip that almost always ensures profitable ads!) How to create a seamless user experience (so that viewers don't click away from your ad!) And more! FREE BONUS To help you really jumpstart your blogging success, I've created a powerful 11-Step Blueprint For High-Converting Facebook Ads. And it's free!  To create the blueprint, I sat down and compiled a list of the most important strategies and lessons I've gathered over the years, then laid them out into a beautiful and actionable PDF guide that will help you truly implement what you learn (instead of just reading a few tips and forgetting them).  LET'S CONNECT ON SOCIAL: https://www.facebook.com/jessieonajourney/ https://www.instagram.com/jessieonajourney/ https://twitter.com/JessonaJourney https://www.pinterest.com/jessonajourney/ https://www.youtube.com/user/jessieonajourney/

Wondering how to improve your mindset for success? Then you're in the right place, as this is the focus of this episode of The Profitable Travel Blogger Podcast.  More specifically, you'll learn: The difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset Facts about growth mindset and why it's essential for growing a business A powerful three-step growth mindset strategy  Techniques for clearing limiting beliefs that may be holding you back from reaching your blogging goals and becoming profitable Positive mindset activities for adults and entrepreneurs that can make the process much easier  And more! FREE BONUS: Snag FREE access to my Travel Blog Resource Library (30+ resources!): https://jessieonajourney.com/free-blogging-printables/ The printables, video tutorials and mini-courses inside will help you grow your traffic, community, and income! LET'S CONNECT ON SOCIAL: https://www.facebook.com/jessieonajourney/ https://www.instagram.com/jessieonajourney/ https://twitter.com/JessonaJourney https://www.pinterest.com/jessonajourney/ https://www.youtube.com/user/jessieonajourney/

Wondering how to increase your website traffic and get blog followers without using Search Engine Optimization (SEO) or other strategies that require you to have an existing audience or older website? If you're nodding along then stay tuned, as I'll be sharing nine powerful tactics for growing your website's pageviews — even if you're a new blogger. While these strategies are great for bloggers who are just starting out, they can also be used by those who already have an audience and want to grow it even further.  In this episode, you'll learn: How to choose the right places to guest post (and how to use it to grow your traffic, Google ranking, and email list) The email you should send out after every single post you publish How being on less social media platforms can actually increase your blog following My favorite types of content for growing website traffic A simple social media tactic for getting in front of new people  And more! FREE BONUSES: Snag FREE access to my Travel Blog Resource Library (30+ resources!): https://jessieonajourney.com/free-blogging-printables/ The printables, video tutorials and mini-courses inside will help you grow your traffic, community, and income! Additionally: Click here to grab my FREE 11 Simple Steps To High-Converting Facebook Ads Blueprint.  It'll help you create profitable ads without the overwhelm.  TOOLS & RESOURCES MENTIONED: Keysearch (click my affiliate link and use code JESSIEONAJOURNEY for 20% off!) "Collaborative Posts" Perlu Pack (join for free!) 3 Ways To Grow Your Blog Through Collaboration (relevant podcast episode) Female Travel Bloggers Facebook Group LET'S CONNECT ON SOCIAL: https://www.facebook.com/jessieonajourney/ https://www.instagram.com/jessieonajourney/ https://twitter.com/JessonaJourney https://www.pinterest.com/jessonajourney/ https://www.youtube.com/user/jessieonajourney/

Making money with webinars is very possible! They tend to be easier to convert into income than other blog monetization strategies, too, due to the personal nature of these free online workshops.  Additionally, webinars are a powerful tool for building an email list, growing a community, and nurturing relationships with your audience. The problem? Webinars can be intimidating if you don't know what you're doing.  Luckily, this episode of The Profitable Travel Blogger Podcast can help! In this episode, you'll learn: 10's do's and 3 don'ts for hosting the perfect webinar What an effective webinar structure looks like How to choose an engaging webinar topic How to pitch a product at the end of your webinar with confidence How to promote your webinar -- including one wildly effective method for getting more attendees My favorite webinar software (and how to try it for free; see below!) And more!  FREE BONUS: Snag FREE access to my Travel Blog Resource Library (30+ resources!): https://jessieonajourney.com/free-blogging-printables/ The printables, video tutorials and mini-courses inside will help you grow your traffic, community, and income! TOOLS MENTIONED: WebinarJam (my affiliate link now gets you a 14-day free trial) ConvertKit (get 1 month free with my affiliate link) LET'S CONNECT ON SOCIAL: https://www.facebook.com/jessieonajourney/ https://www.instagram.com/jessieonajourney/ https://twitter.com/JessonaJourney https://www.pinterest.com/jessonajourney/ https://www.youtube.com/user/jessieonajourney/

Wondering how to grow your blog, particularly your website traffic, community, and income? Then I recommend focusing on collaboration, something I don't see enough travel bloggers doing.  The truth: You don't need to do everything on your own when it comes to building a blogging business. Instead, you can work with other bloggers and companies to benefit from each other's strengths.  And to help, I'm sharing three powerful strategies for creating and nurturing your professional relationships so you can grow your website faster and easier.  In this episode, you'll learn: Three creative collaboration strategies that can lead to blog growth Real-life examples of how you can work with bloggers and brands to increase your website's traffic, email subscribers and money earned How to change your mindset to make space for these important business relationships  Ways to foster relationships to land more brand partnerships  How to choose the right people to collaborate with And more!  FREE BONUSES: Snag FREE access to my Travel Blog Resource Library (25+ resources!): https://jessieonajourney.com/free-blogging-printables/ The printables, video tutorials and mini-courses inside will help you grow your traffic, community, and income! LET'S CONNECT ON SOCIAL: https://www.facebook.com/jessieonajourney/ https://www.instagram.com/jessieonajourney/ https://twitter.com/JessonaJourney https://www.pinterest.com/jessonajourney/ https://www.youtube.com/user/jessieonajourney/

Travel blogger conferences are incredible for landing brand partnerships.  Whether you want to get paid to promote products on Instagram or you aim to find companies that work with bloggers on content creation campaigns, these events offer the opportunity.  The problem: Many bloggers and influencers have no idea how to actually approach the brands they want to collaborate with.  Luckily, in this podcast episode, I'll be sharing a step-by-step strategy for maximizing your time at conferences so you can get started — or continue — working with brands.  In this episode, you'll learn: How to stand out from the crowd of event attendees and get recognized by brands The most important thing you need to do before going to the conference A strategy for getting brands to respond to your followup emails  An overlooked tip for landing clever brand partnerships through conferences  And more!  FREE BONUSES: Want to get paid to work with brands and go on press trips? To help you start getting paid to travel, I'm sharing my free How To Successfully Pitch Brands As A Blogger Workbook.  Along with helping you flesh out a strategy for working with brands, the workbook also includes some of my best pitch templates.  LET'S CONNECT ON SOCIAL: https://www.facebook.com/jessieonajourney/ https://www.instagram.com/jessieonajourney/ https://twitter.com/JessonaJourney https://www.pinterest.com/jessonajourney/ https://www.youtube.com/user/jessieonajourney/

Are you sick of blogger brand collaborations that don't pay, but instead promise exposure or free products? Let's change that.  In this episode, you'll learn: Three powerful methods for turning an unpaid brand partnership into a paid one  How you can make money working with brands even if you don't have 100,000 Instagram followers Some of my favorite personal examples of getting paid for an influencer campaign even when it was supposed to be unpaid  My strategy for responding to emails that (originally) don't offer to pay my project fee  And more!  FREE BONUSES: Want to get paid to work with brands and go on press trips? To help you start getting paid to travel, I'm sharing my free How To Successfully Pitch Brands As A Blogger Workbook.  Along with helping you flesh out a strategy for working with brands, the workbook also includes some of my best pitch templates.  LET'S CONNECT ON SOCIAL: https://www.facebook.com/jessieonajourney/ https://www.instagram.com/jessieonajourney/ https://twitter.com/JessonaJourney https://www.pinterest.com/jessonajourney/ https://www.youtube.com/user/jessieonajourney/

Wondering how to get paid to travel as a blogger or influencer? The short answer to this: Press trips. Of course, it's not always easy to land press trips — particularly paid ones — especially if you've never gone on one before.  Luckily, this episode of The Profitable Travel Blogger Podcast can help.  In this episode, you'll learn: A four-step strategy for landing paid press trips (ethically) What you can do to get found by tourism boards and hotels How to successfully pitch brands for press trips How to get chosen for press trips even if you don't have a huge audience  And more!  FREE BONUSES: Want to get paid to work with brands and go on press trips? Snag my free list of 31 must-join influencer networks for bloggers and content creators here: http://jessieonajourney.com/influencer/ LET'S CONNECT ON SOCIAL: https://www.facebook.com/jessieonajourney/ https://www.instagram.com/jessieonajourney/ https://twitter.com/JessonaJourney https://www.pinterest.com/jessonajourney/ https://www.youtube.com/user/jessieonajourney/

If you're fed up with feeling like you're running on the blogging hamster wheel and are sick of never knowing what you should actually work on, you won't want to miss this episode of The Profitable Travel Blogger Podcast.  In this episode, you'll learn: A streamlined workflow that I personally use to get more done in less time  Hacks for better organizing your blogger to-do list My favorite inexpensive tool for shaving hours tasks  A smarter way to think about social media that might also make it more enjoyable  And more!  Rev + Coupon In this episode I mention using Rev to create captions for your videos, and then using the caption file as a base for your blog post.  This tool can save you so much time.  Bonus: My affiliate link will snag you a $10-off coupon.  Click here: https://www.rev.com/blog/coupon/?ref=jessicafesta FREE BONUSES: Snag FREE access to my Travel Blog Resource Library (25+ resources!), including a "Blog Post Creation Checklist" and a "Social Media Strategy Workbook". https://jessieonajourney.com/free-blogging-printables/ LET'S CONNECT ON SOCIAL: https://www.facebook.com/jessieonajourney/ https://www.instagram.com/jessieonajourney/ https://twitter.com/JessonaJourney https://www.pinterest.com/jessonajourney/ https://www.youtube.com/user/jessieonajourney/

Have you ever heard of a blog series? If you haven't — and even if you have — you won't want to miss this episode of The Profitable Travel Blogger, as I'll be sharing how to use this type of content to grow your traffic, community, and income.  Honestly, this blogging strategy is so powerful I recommend adding it to your regular content strategy.  In this episode, you'll learn: What makes a blog series different from a typical blog post How to use a blog series to get readers returning to your website Two tactics for using a blog series to grow your email list  How to monetize this blog content in a way that also helps your audience   And more!  FREE BONUSES: Snag FREE access to my Travel Blog Resource Library (25+ resources!), including a "Crafting A Successful Blog Content Strategy Workbook". https://jessieonajourney.com/free-blogging-printables/ LET'S CONNECT ON SOCIAL: https://www.facebook.com/jessieonajourney/ https://www.instagram.com/jessieonajourney/ https://twitter.com/JessonaJourney https://www.pinterest.com/jessonajourney/ https://www.youtube.com/user/jessieonajourney/