If you've ever wanted to dive into the world of travel blogging but wondered where to start, you'll want to tune into today's episode with seasoned travel blogger, Caz Makepeace. She's the real deal, having built a multiple six-figure per year travel blog from scratch. Caz is a mom to two, businesswoman, speaker and globetrotter who's been in the game since before blogging was even a "thing."

 

But let's get real for a second. The travel blogging space is saturated, and standing out in today's online world is no walk in the park. Caz spills the tea on how she's navigated the ups and downs of the travel blogging industry and what she would do differently today if she was starting from scratch. If you want to know what it what it takes to make it a successful travel blogger, you'll want to listen to this insightful, motivational, and empowering interview.

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Caz Makepeace @‌ytravelblog

 

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Quick Episode Summary:

• Introduction of Caz Makepeace from Y Travel blog

• Caz talks about where she started and how she got to where she is today in the travel blogging world

• How her background and education degree led to travel blogging

• Caz talks about starting a travel blog in 2010, when it was still a new thing 

• The difficulties of being a travel creator and the importance in finding your niche 

• Creative ways to make multiple streams of income with a blog

• How Caz expanded her exposure and credibility 

• Why travel is a fast track to self-development

• How to know when it's time to expand and add other streams of income

• The importance of learning SEO from the start of travel blogging

• Caz shares what she did to see faster growth with her SECOND blog

• Why Caz chooses to continue her travel blog instead of moving into something else, plus her vision for the next 5 years

• True connection is built on vulnerability