Choosing a blog theme (a free or paid design template) is one of the biggest initial decisions you must make when you begin blogging.   With so many options, how do you choose? My advice is to start by looking at the designs of a few blogs you already like. While you...

To entice people to read your blog, you need to lure them in.  Just like fishing, it takes skill. You set the right bait on the hook, cast the line, and the fish will find it and bite. And when you learn the ropes, tourism boards and travel companies--who offer free...

You’ve just set-up a travel blog, but you’re not traveling every day. How do you continue to find new blog post ideas when you’re not always on the road? The answer is closer than you might think… Your hometown and surrounding areas are a destination for someone— and...

Instagram is one of the most important platforms a blogger can use. More than 700 million people currently use Instagram. Where else can you advertise or promote your brand to seven hundred million people for free? Many people believe posting to Instagram to be...

I hit a bullseye this past weekend, both figuratively and literally. When setting up the itinerary for my latest adventure, I had a “tough” decision to make—horseback riding or archery. Archery won, since it’s different than other activities I’ve written about in my...