Another thought provoking Travel BlogCamp?
I’ll be honest – earlier in the year I had doubts about organising another Travel BlogCamp – the thought of sourcing a new venue for 150+ people, knowing that last year’s venue wasn’t suitable for the style of event that the BlogCamp has become.
I didn’t say that in my talk at Social Travel Market to be controversial (ok, maybe a little bit!) – I truly believe that from my own experience that social media is killing off the blog – but – only blogs that are setup to create discussion and debate.
The other day I frantically wrote notes on the points I wanted to cover in my presentation at the ‘Supercharging your blog’ talk at the Social Travel Market. Well, I got a little carried away and found myself writing a 900 word blog post, so here it is.
The truth about publishing content
Publishing content online is not an easy way to make money – just ask any international and local newspaper who are having to get smart or risk being closed down. There are easier ways to make money; it is a job with long hours, you have to be patient, passionate and dedicated, which is why I get annoyed when I read other bloggers saying that it is easy to make money online, believe me, it is not.
Firstly, a huge thank you to the sponsors Skyscanner, Bookingmarkets and Canadian Tourism Commission and the speakers Benji Lanyado from the Guardian and Alastair McKenzie of Travelllll.com who all supported the 4th Travel BlogCamp.
Before I give you my own thoughts of last night’s event I want to thank Kevin May who has moderated the event for the last three years and has been a fantastic support. I’d like to think that the BlogCamp is a good example of collaboration in travel working well, so a huge thanks to Kevin for his support.
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