Have you ever considered travel blogging as a full time hustle?

Emily and Berty are full time travel bloggers and photographers. They make money blogging, working for clients, selling prints and many other projects that earn them several different income streams, all while travelling and working from home.

You'll love their story.

We also chat about...

How they became travel bloggers
Their blogging niche
How the make money from their blog
Short term and long term financial goals
The factor to blogging success

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Show notes and links from today's episode

Blog: The Mandagies
Emily and Berty on Instagram and Facebook
Mediavine
Keysearch
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Blogging for Profit - Gold City Ventures

Key takeaways from our chat with Emily
1 - How bloggers really make money
Emily and Berty have several income streams, but their main one comes from their travel blog. The first thing Emily talks about is how they took baby steps - they didn't make much money in the first 2 years of blogging. Now, they make most of the money from selling ad space on their blog to ad companies like Mediavine. They focus on SEO, social media and user intent to help their articles rank on Google. They now make $6,500 per month just from their blog.
2 - The day to day of a travel blogger
Emily and Berty spend half their time travelling, half their time working. When they're travelling, it's very intense and consists of several day hikes, a lot of photography and exploring. They then get home, rest for a few days and curate all the content. At home they work a 9 to 5, but on their own time. They work on their blog and any other projects they have going on with clients.
3 - The secret factor to blogger success
Emily believes the secret factor to blogger success is loving what you blog about. The first couple of years the blog won't make any money, so you need to be willing to blog for free at first. This can get frustrating and difficult if you're only doing it for the money. Emily also says it's important to find a niche for you to focus on - and there are many in the travel space!
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