You offer both The Ultimate Travel Writer's Program and live travel writing workshops? Which should I take?
The Ultimate Travel Writer's Program and our live travel writing workshops are, of course, very different in the way they're delivered. But they're also very different in their content...
The Ultimate Travel Writer's Program
This program quite literally walks you, step-by-step, though the process of writing an article and getting it published. Jennifer Stevens, the author, explains everything in great detail – from how you come up with salable story ideas to how to write great articles (seven easy templates are included in the first few lessons of the program) … to how to find editors and publications willing to pay you for them. You'll also learn the ins and outs of scoring the best assignments and cashing in on travel perks like free meals, vacations, concert tickets, and more.
This written self-study guide is nearly 300 pages long, extremely comprehensive, and written in a very conversational, easy-to-follow format. Naturally, we aren’t able to discuss these things in such depth at the four-day live workshops.
Another benefit of The Ultimate Travel Writer's Program is that it's self-paced – you can make whatever time commitment you are able to each day, or week, or even month and still move steadily through the program. You choose the time of day that you study and you don't have to be anywhere at a specific time.
And it’s also very affordable. On the monthly installment plan, you can get started for just $45 and then pay only $35 each month for the seven months that follow. Plus, it's flexible. You can put payments on hold temporarily or double up on payments so you complete the program faster – whatever works best for you.
For more details, go to: The Ultimate Travel Writer's Program
The Ultimate Travel Writer's Workshop
The biggest benefit of attending one of our live workshops is that they are live presentations, so you can ask questions and get immediate feedback. You also get to network with working writers, publishers, and editors and you’ll find that the off-the-cuff remarks from your presenters make all the difference in the world.
These intensive, three-day travel writing workshops are fun, but also quite fast-paced and designed to leave you with a publishable article in hand, ready to market to a magazine or other publication. The biggest advantage of the workshops is that the members who take them regularly achieve a higher success rate – they come away motivated and prepared to be a travel writer in just four days. And since they leave with a publishable article in hand, they are ahead of the game from the get-go.
For information about upcoming workshops, go to: Events
Turn Your Pictures into Cash
This program acts much the same way as our written travel writing course, only it's geared toward photography. You'll find here in-depth coverage of everything from how to take better pictures to how to sell them in an extraordinarily wide range of markets, including stock agencies, publications, fine art, corporate, and more.
You'll learn how to take pictures in the snow, on the beach, in high-contrast lighting situations, in the rain, etc. And while you get a lot of marketing advice at our live photography events, the marketing sections are covered in very great detail in this written program -- everything from where to find clients, to how best to approach them, to what to say when you do, and so on.
While we certainly address this issue at our live photography events, we can't possibly do it full justice. It would take a whole week of talking to pass along all the intelligence you'll learn in the more than 700 pages that make up this excellent, comprehensive written program.
The Ultimate Travel Photography Workshops
Hands-on experience is the key here. There's absolutely no better way to jump-start your new photography career (a perfect compliment to travel writing or as a stand-alone endeavor) than by attending one of these live events. Here you can ask questions and get immediate feedback. You also get to network with professional photographers and head out with them on photo shoots, too.
At these live events we teach you how to take the kinds of photos that sell best, and we talk about the smartest and most effective ways to market your photos. In particular, we focus on how to get started fast -- the quickest and easiest ways to get your career going. And this jump-start approach really works. We've had photo workshop graduates sell their photos within three weeks of returning home.
Now, while we address the marketing of your photos in much more detail in our written course than at the live events, there's no better way than in person to learn the ins and outs of your camera and to discover the best ways to work in different lighting situations, for instance. When it comes to the technical aspects of what works and what doesn’t -- you can't beat the live workshops.
If you're looking for a really solid footing, an increased comfort level with your equipment (a simple digital point-and-shoot will do), and the push you need to just get out and start shooting truly salable shots, the live workshops are the way to go.
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