Writing a Travel Blog

Social media, matters? I am amazed at just how much attention tweets and blog are getting these days in the travel industry. I have been blogging since 2004 and was dragged in by Max Hartshorne, his record on keeping GN current is pretty damn good. It was the slow beginning of what has turned out to be a love affair. While on the road I often cannot wait to get my thoughts of the day down. The chance to post a picture of something that caught my eye is to me a thrill. It is also an exercise, on days when not getting anything down on paper, it helps. I was recently asked by a new travel writer how to get your blog out there? For me anyway I got a lot of people to thank besides GN. Much of my traffic is generated by having links to my blog put up by other editors and writers. Having a link to your blog on Budget Travel’s site goes a long way to getting the word out. Speaking at travel events was also a way to get attention. After speaking at the New York Times Travel Show two years in a row, the numbers jumped. The number one way, keep writing them.