2007 Archive

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August 2010

• Rewrite and Recycle: How to Get Paid Twice for the Same Story


• Writing around rumors: Avoiding rumors in your travel writing




• Audio Clip from The Ultimate Travel Writer's Workshop


• Should You Always Use The Rule of Thirds?

July 2010

• From London to Mongolia by Geo Metro


• From one by-line to discounted travels and luxurious perks


• How to turn a side-trip into three paid articles


• This unusual story won first place


• Submit one story... land a monthly travel column

June 2010

• 100 Travel Articles in 7 Months: One Member’s Tale


• Congratulations to reader Allyson G.!


• Featured Publication: American Profile


• From Photo to Story, in 3 Simple Steps


• This one might make you cry…


• Tigers, Elephants, and Tales from the Raj


• The Best Job in the World - The day I knew it was real

May 2010

• Memorial Day Travel Series - Tip #7: Stay Together


• Alegria Living: Featured Publication


• Getting Published: The Art of Networking and Landing Paid Gigs


• Mac vs. PC: Which is best for writers and photographers?

April 2010

• Article advice from a green bell pepper


• Specific Travel Articles: The Secret to Selling Stories About a Well-Worn Destination

March 2010

• Leading Tours: Reader funds trip to Italy by creating travel tour


• Hot Travel Destination: How to predict the next one


• Travel Article Query Letters: Landing Gigs by Crafting Compelling Queries


• Supplement your income: This reader writes... travels for free... loves life


• The World and I Online: Get Paid to Tell Kids About the World


• Bootsnall: Land a Paid Gig on Bootsnall.com


• Writing a how-to article: The easiest travel article you’ll ever pull off


• Rule of Thumb: Travel editors want meat


• Unique Travel Articles: One Writer’s Story on the Travel Fast-Track

January 2010

• Lehigh Valley Style Magazine


• Sell Travel Stories: The simple key to selling more travel articles


• How to write for in-flight magazines


• Jet Away Magazine: Featured Publication


• Selling Travel Articles: Stories that Sell in 2010


• AWAI: 2009 Year in Review


• Traveller: Featured Publication


• Top Travel Destinations for 2010

December 2009

• Holiday Tip #16: 3 ways to sell more in 2010


• Holiday Tip #15: In-flight Wi-Fi codes


• Holiday Tip #14: How to Extend Your Laptop Battery


• Holiday Tip # 13: Get free museum tickets in 2010


• Holiday Tip #12: MacGyver Your Gloves


• Holiday Tip #10: Mele Kalikimaka!


• The $8K Challenge is back


• Best Hotel Rewards Programs - Holiday Tip #6


• Holiday Tip #4: 7 odd travel uses for pantyhose


• Holiday Tip #2: Control your house lights from anywhere in the world


• Yankee Magazine: Featured Publication


• Marketable Travel Article: Three Key Components from Jen Stevens


• Travel Story Submission: Accept or Reject?


• Delmarva Quarterly: Featured Publication

November 2009

• Holiday Gift Guide for Travelers and Writers


• AWAI Success Story: Interview with Ray Batson


• Saleable Article/Photo Package: Follow in the Footsteps of Published Reader, Ray Batson


• International Living: Featured Publication


• Dealflow: Sell More Stories by Mastering Yours


• G.E. Spot: Sell More Stories by Finding Yours


• Sell More Stories: Travel Writing for Gnats


• Super-Target Your Articles: 3 Steps to Editor Sniping

October 2009

• Holidays for Couples: Get paid to travel as a pair


• Dracula Tour: Earn a Living Doing What You Love by Creating Your Own Tours


• Unique Story Angles: Get Inspiration from These Spooky Tours


• EscapeArtist.com: Get Your Unique Travel Story Published Here

September 2009

• Sell Travel Stories to Newspapers: Three Strategies from Freelancer Jennifer Stevens


• Get Published in Papers: Two Readers' Success Stories


• Turn Dreams into Reality: Classics Series - Issue #4


• Travel Writing Tools: Classic Series - Issue #3


• Best travel apps for iPhone, BlackBerry, and on the Web: Labor Day Travel Tip #3


• Portable Wireless Internet: Labor Day Travel Tip #2


• Twitter Travel Deals: Labor Day Travel Tip #1


• Useful HTML

August 2009

• Turn Your Photos into a Travel Article


• AWAI Reader Gets Published, Wins Travel Writing Award


• Holidays with Kids: Get Published in This Family Travel and Lifestyle Magazine


• Description addiction: Are you guilty?


• All You Can Jet: One Month of Unlimited Travel for $599


• Alaska Airlines Magazine:
  Get Published in This In-Flight Magazine


• Credit Card Churning to Earn Free Air Miles:
  Make More, Work Less Series #3


• Reselling Travel Articles:
  Make More, Work Less Series #2

July 2009

• Free Report from Denver #4: How to Travel on Someone Else’s Dime


• Free Report from Denver #3: $1,800 for a single travel article


• Free Report from Denver #2: Using a Slow Economy to Sell More Articles


• Getty and Flickr join to sell stock photos


• TravelBeat: Publish stories and propose your own column here


• Resonant frequency ghosts and season-specific articles


• Demotix: Sell your news photos here


• Avoid shutter lag and speed up your shots


• Toothpaste Home Remedy: 6 ways to travel better with toothpaste


• Recycle wine corks into wall and floor tiles


• Buttons as Earring Holders

June 2009

• Free Press Trips: How to Turn Your Interests and Hobbies into Free Travel


• More AWAI Success Stories


• Birder’s World: A Niche Byline Opportunity


• The Rule of Thumb (with examples from Delta Sky Magazine)


• Sell More Travel Articles: The Theory of Accelerated Failure


• Data v. Wisdom: There’s money in the difference


• Three trends to write to now


• Featured Publication: TravelingInTheUSA.com


• How going local is paying off for travel writers


• How realistic is this, honestly?


• Featured Publication: TravelLady.com

May 2009

• Travel Better for Less Tip #6: Road trip, gas covered


• Travel Better for Less Tip #5: Where to find coupon codes


• Travel Better for Less Tip #4: Will garden for food and board


• Travel Better for Less Tip #3: Cruise with your friends for nothing


• Travel Better for Less Tip #2: Big city dining for next to nothing


• Travel Better for Less Tip #1: Trade your opinion for hotel rooms, meals...


• Reader Success: Selling a travel article to a trade magazine


• Reader Success: How to sell travel stories to a non-travel publication


• Reader nabs travel column and free press trips


• Successful reader shares tips and resources


• Where to Get Published: 5 Blog Sites That Pay

April 2009

• Where to Get Published: Wend Magazine


• Cat got your editor’s tongue? How to get some attention.


• Five ways to get an editor to read your story


• Where to Get Published: Coastal Living


• 5 New Success Stories


• Featured Publication: GoNOMAD

March 2009

• A Different, Fun Way to Get Paid to Travel


• Trained Crickets and Dung Spitting for Distance...


• Featured Publication: Specialty Travel Index Magazine


• More Free Travel: New Orleans Report #4


• Reduced-Rate Travel: New Orleans Report #3


• Featured Publication: South American Explorer


• Stretching Your Travel Dollar -- Staff Picks


• Deal or No Deal? 2 Great Travel Finds...


• Where to Get Published: New Computer Basics Book

February 2009

• The Day Fish Ate My Flesh


• Fish pedicures, snake massages, and more...


• Featured Publication: Hidden Europe


• Where should I send my article?


• Featured Publication: The Right Way to Travel


• How to squeeze food into your travel articles


• Featured Publication: Eating Well


• Where to Get Published: World's Best Guide

January 2009

• Featured Publication: AAA Southern Traveler


• Free report: 9 Trip Ideas for 2009


• Hotel Alternatives Series - #4: Delightfully Unusual Inns


• Hotel Alternatives Series - #3: Apartment and Vacation Home Rental


• Hotel Alternatives Series - #2: Couch Surfing


• Hotel Alternatives Series - #1: Home Swap


• Up your chances of getting published on your next try


• A fun, simple way to get motivated -- and published


• Featured Publication: Women’s Running Magazine

December 2008

• Holiday Tip #12 - 3 ways to sell more in 2009


• Holiday Tip #11 - Save wet electronics with rice


• Holiday Tip #10 - Three steps to quick elite upgrades


• Holiday Tip #9 - How to book an eco-friendlier trip


• Holiday Tip #8 - Find the best room in your hotel


• Holiday Tip #7 - Get free hotel stays


• Holiday Tip #6 - The healthiest things to eat on a plane


• Holiday Tip #5 - Train to be a packing ninja


• Holiday Tip #4 - How to get free internet at Starbucks


• Holiday Tip #3 - A travel necklace protector in your kitchen drawer


• Holiday Tip #2 - Can’t you just call it England?


• Holiday Tip #1 - How to pick a good cheap wine


• Here’s a clip from my presentation...


• Sell Your Photos: International Living Needs Travel Photos


• Free Bonus Report Series #3: Your $8,000 Challenge


• Free Bonus Report Series #2: Travel Writing Sales Tip


• Free Bonus Report Series #1: How to Make Six Figures a Year, Traveling


• Free Bonus Report Series: Can You Make $100K a Year Traveling?

November 2008

• Holiday Gift Guide for Travelers and Writers


• Rental Car Manager Reveals: Six Keys to Good Deals, Fast Service


• Airline Ticket Agent Reveals: Six Ways to Fly Stress-Free


• Hotel Insider Reveals: Tips for Booking a Killer Deal


• Reader Scores Published Articles and Freebies


• Free Report: What’s Working Online


• Free Report: What’s Working in Newspapers


• Bonus Shanghai Report: The American Airline Platinum Challenge


• When a story isn’t just a story…


• Travel Trends: How Restaurants Are Changing Across the U.S.


• Where to Get Published: That's Shanghai

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