Setup
Best Hosting for Travel Blogs: A Developer’s Honest Pick
What a travel blog actually needs from hosting (not what the sales pages shout about), five hosts I've set clients up on compared on…
Travel blogging guides
Every deep-dive that backs up the 7-step guide to starting a travel blog: naming, hosting, WordPress, design, writing, traffic and money. Written from 20 years of building blogs for clients.
Getting Started
150 Travel Blog Name Ideas (and How to Check They’re Free)
150 travel blog name ideas grouped by style, the five checks every name has to pass, and my 15-minute workflow for domain, handle and…
Getting Started
Is It Too Late to Start a Travel Blog in 2026? Honest Answer
It's too late to start a generic travel blog. It's not too late to start a specific, first-hand one. Here's the real 2026 picture,…
Content
How to Run a Travel Blog Without Traveling (Honestly)
Most travel bloggers spend more time at home than on the road, honestly. Here's how to keep publishing without faking it, build a content…
Content
Travel Blog Photography: Shooting, Stock, Sizing and Speed
You don't need a camera to take good travel blog photos, honestly. Here's what to shoot, where to grab free stock without a nasty…
Money
How Do Travel Blogs Make Money? 9 Ways, Ranked by Realism
The nine ways travel blogs earn, ranked by how realistic each one is in year one, with real ad network thresholds, hedged RPM ranges,…
Traffic
How to Grow a Travel Blog Audience From Zero
Where travel blog traffic really comes from in 2026, which channels deserve your hours as a beginner (and which don't), and a 10-hour weekly…
Traffic
Travel Blog SEO for Beginners: How to Get Found on Google
Travel blog SEO explained by a developer who's built 200+ blogs: what to write, how to research it for free, how to cluster it,…
Design
Travel Blog Logo and Branding on a $0–$50 Budget
Nobody reads your blog for the logo, so don't spend $500 on one. Here's the $0–$50 version I'd do for a client: a Canva…
Traffic
How to Build a Travel Blog Email List From Day One
Your email list is the only audience nobody can take off you. Here's how I'd start one for free on day one: which provider,…