I focused on Solo Female and Adventurous Travel. The Solo Female thing just kinda happened because I'm a girl who travels by herself. And the Adventurous side of me is something that I discovered it once I was out on the road. So don't feel like you have to know that right away. But really think about what you are so obsessed with that you spend a bunch of time on it whether people are paying attention to you or not, and that is the thing that you should focus on.
Most important thing number two, write for other sites. When I was first starting out, my biggest strategy was to write for anyone who would let me, who was bigger than me which when I started out was absolutely everybody. In the beginning, you've got time to write for other people. You're not super busy with checking your email or responding to comments because you probably don't have any yet. So, when you're first starting out, use that extra time to your advantage by writing amazing content for other sites that points back to your site. This helps for search engine optimization. This also really helps for getting an audience. Now, the best way to approach people with your articles is to, number one, have something really stellar that you've already written that has amazing images to go along with it and that goes with the subject of their site. So, someone writes about traveling in Southeast Asia, maybe it doesn't make sense to approach them with an article about Spain. Number two, if you've noticed that they feature other bloggers, there's a really good chance that they may say yes to you. But if you notice that their site only has stuff from them, maybe they're not as open to guest bloggers and your time is better spent elsewhere. The third important thing to think about is when you email them, have a clear pitch in mind. If you just email someone saying, "Hey, I'm going to Paris. Need anything?" What are they supposed to say? "Yes, I could use a baguette." So, really think about if you were on the receiving end of that email, what would make you say yes? And lastly, make sure that you give the person time to respond before you approach other people with the same article. You don't wanna look spammy and like you're just trying to get backlinks because trust me, whoever you're approaching gets a lot of emails that are like that. So, you just wanna make sure that you come across as genuine, that they know that you're also a travel blogger, and that you're not trying to sneak a link in their for a company and that what you're providing is going to give them value. Number three, probably the most important thing I'm going to tell you today is that you should focus on serving your audience. One of my favorite internet entrepreneurs is Pat Flynn, and his motto is, "Serve first." And this is really good advice because if every time that you get started on something you think about how it benefits others, you're more likely to find success. Think about it. If you write an article that is just about me, me, me, then other people might not necessarily connect with it in the way that you're hoping for. In order to have mass appeal, you wanna make sure that you're really providing something of value.
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