20 Tips for Attending the Women in Travel Summit

In May 2019, I attended the Women in Travel Summit in Portland, Maine, and it was an amazing new experience for me.  It was my first conference and I was a nervous wreck before I went.  As a newbie, I had tons of questions, so I decided to help answer all of them here.  I hope everyone has an AMAZING time in  Kansas City for WITS 2022!  I am dying to hear where it will be in 2023! Here are 20 tips for attending the Women in Travel Summit:

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Tips for New Travel Bloggers

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What I’ve Learned in 5 Years of Blogging…Tips for New Travel Bloggers

 

Blogging take A LOT of time.

It is honestly NEVER ENDING!  Just when you think you are done with a piece you start to second guess yourself and change pictures, center comments, change the title, and wonder if you should scrap the whole piece. This does not even count the times you wake up at 3 a.m. and spend an hour or two developing a new piece in your head.

Set a schedule

You wouldn’t walk around blindly at a regular job, so why should blogging be any different? I find I get much more accomplished when I created “days” in my week.  For example, here’s a peek at how I run my week:
Monday: “Planning Day”  Start planning out next blog post and promote the one that just came out.
Tuesday: “Writing Day” Write my blog, edit, and work on SEO.
Wednesday: “Pinterest Day” I schedule posts on Tailwind, create new pins, etc. It is also “Picture Day” where I take pictures and videos.
Thursday:  “Instagram Day” where I schedule pictures, research hashtags, etc.
Friday: “Catch Up Day” Answer all emails, work on fixing/improving things on my blog. I research info for my next blog piece.

Instagram is your best friend

Before blogging I only used Instagram to share pictures with family and friends.  To be honest, I never used a hashtag in my life!  I never knew how instrumental it would be in promoting my blog. You’d be surprised how important Instagram is to hotels and attractions.  It is also a great source of inspiration. (more…)

My Interview

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Choosy Traveler about what it is like to be a travel blogger during the COVID-19 pandemic.  It was so nice talking about why my family likes to travel, what kinds of travelers my kids are becoming, and what future plans we have when we’re ready to travel again.  Find out how I’ve been spending my time during these crazy months… Enjoy!

Interview With a Travel Blogger: Christine from My Traveling Kids

My Top 10 Travel Moments of 2015

Ios, Greece. Plan an amazing day trip from Santorini for your family.

This was an amazing travel year for our family.  I have the best little travelers!  Here are our top 10 travel memories for 2015… Enjoy!

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New Year’s Blog: Top 10 Resolutions

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I’ve got to say that as a new blogger, this last week has been the most intimidating yet.  It seems that at this time of year many bloggers choose to show you their best work of the year…and all I can say is WOW!  I’ve loved reading about the top 10 destinations people traveled to (Many that I cannot even pronounce) or the best adventures people have taken (The pictures alone have left me speechless)! There are so many amazing bloggers out there and I’ve been soaking it all in to learn from the best.  This isn’t something you can have as a major in college so your education comes from those around you that have been doing it for years.

One common post I’ve been reading is that this is the time of year to reassess your goals for your blog.  It is time to look at what is working and what needs to change.  One way many people are doing that is through Blog New Year’s Resolutions.  So here we go…my top 10 for 2016.

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