Lately, I’ve been in a strange phase with my work. For the last 8+ years, my blogs have been my business. They gave me freedom. Income. Even the ability for my husband and me to take a long sabbatical together. But this year feels different. I’m now running the same business while raising a baby. And I’m realizing something: The way I used to work doesn’t fit my life anymore. My time looks different. My priorities look different. Even the content I want to create feels different. For a while,...
5 days ago • 2 min read
I set up my second travel blog right after the pandemic, while I was motorbiking through Malaysia with my brother. The blog earned nothing for a solid year, and suddenly, at 13 months, I was able to monetise it properly and earn USD771.25 You can see proof of my earnings here It’s interesting that in my notes, I wrote: ‘I need to diversify revenue sources.’ Clearly, this was worrying me, but why was it taking me so long to diversify my revenue sources? I'll tell you why : Because it's...
10 days ago • 1 min read
Happy Chinese New Year to those in my community who celebrate it! Recently, I mentioned that I ran an in-person affiliate marketing workshop. You can see how much fun we had here! There were many engaging and useful parts to this workshop, but one section in particular had everyone's eyes widen in surprise. You see, quite a few participants owned blogs but had given up on them because they felt it was so hard to monetise. :( In fact, the workshop was primarily about teaching them how they...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
I have a 30- min window to write this email, maybe less My daughter is sick, so I am looking after her. When I peer out of my home office, I can see her happily reading and playing with her toys in the living room, but that won't last long. Actually, I have 15 mins to write this email, ha! Just wanted to give you an update on things I am working on, so you can see how someone runs an online business while juggling motherhood and life :) Work Update 1 The Affiliate to Income in person workshop...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Hi Friend, I meant to write this email last year, mostly to say thank you for being here (but it never got sent because life got in the way!). Thank you for sticking with my sometimes sporadic, sometimes incessant emails, and thank you for supporting my little business by buying my courses, training, and coaching! Sometimes, I feel like being a new mom makes me unrelatable to you And it stops me from writing and sending you what's on my mind :( You've known me as someone who loves working,...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Hey there! I hope you had a fabulous Christmas and New Year! I managed to roast both lamb and turkey without burning them, then headed off to Koh Lipe in Thailand with my baby and husband. I'll share some pics at the end of the email - I've never seen pure white sand and seawater so clear in my entire life O_O I've noticed an uptick of people in my community starting travel blogs this year - this makes sense, here's why! It's easier than ever to drive traffic to travel blogs now, with...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Hello! Just want to share one of my students' blogs today so you can see it's entirely possible to grow and sell a travel site in 2025 and beyond. First of all, here is her travel blog I love this article, which is monetised well! And this article too I just love how her blog is simple and practical, but also helpful! (Side note - she's also a really nice person) No frills or fluff, just straight-up practical, valuable articles and info She decided to take coaching with me because her income...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Hey there! Happy December :) That means it's 24 days till Christmas, less than three weeks, yahoo! Have you planned your Christmas dinner yet? I need serious help because last time I burned the turkey :( Anyway, I've got something for you that's going to feel like Xmas has come early this year :) Travelpayouts is running an Advent Calendar from today to the 10th of December to help us bloggers prepare for growth in 2026 and give us something fun and valuable each day. If you sign up between...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hey there, You've probably received 1 million emails on black friday discounts, “Black Friday sale!”“Limited time only!”“Everything must go!” Some of these emails might be from trusted, loyal bloggers/sellers who showed up every week with valuable tips and support (good, go support them back!) Some might be from 'Hey huns' who only email you when they want to sell something without actually caring about you (might be worth unsubscribing from them) And me? I'm not participating or selling...
4 months ago • 2 min read