Archive of month: October 2018

Don't Miss Out - Prioritise Your Work And Sightseeing (1)

How To Manage Your Work On the Road As A Digital Nomad

Many people believe that the digital nomad lifestyle is the way to go. It seems to be a bit of a buzzword and everyone wants a go. To be able to work as you travel is the dream, right? Unfortunately what many people fail to understand is just how difficult this lifestyle can be. It’s […]
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My first taste of the world of work

After the last three years spent mollycoddled in the safety of my student bubble, the time had eventually come for me at the start of this month to enter “the real world.” That’s right, after one final summer of freedom, it was time for me to get a job. And what I’ve found so far […]
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S2 E1: Kick Start Your Podcasting with Lucy Lucraft | What She Said

We kick off the new series of Traverse Talks in a lovely budget hotel in Brighton chatting to Lucy Lucraft from the awesome “What She Said” podcast about starting out podcasting, her experiences and successes. We were in Brighton for our Traverse Social so thought we’d take the opportunity to catch up with Lucy as […]

Super Easy Press Trip Reporting for YouTube with Google Sheets

I recently wrote a quick post about easily gathering your figures from Instagram after a campaign. It went down so well that I had to write another one, but this time all about grabbing stats from YouTube. So if you’ve just finished a campaign or even before (take a look at this great post on […]
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ASA Launch New Guidelines for Social Media Influencers

Last week the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) launched a brand new guide to help social media influencers understand and keep to the rules when posting. The ASA’s Influencer guide (or read the full news post by the ASA) has been developed in collaboration of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) with the aim of helping influencers […]
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How to use product reviews to add an additional revenue stream to your blog

Writing as ‘The Travel Tester’, you wouldn’t be surprised to find out that I love trying out travel gear on my trips all over the world. My grandfather was a published travel writer covering topics such as light-weight camping and survival in the wild, so I guess I inherited his passion for discovering clever backpacks, […]
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How to work with brands as a micro-influencer

The travel blogging world can sometimes seem an overwhelming one, especially if you don’t have a huge following on social media.  In such a competitive industry it is easy to think that brands won’t be interested in working with those who only have a small following.  But all that is changing with the rise of […]