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The Profitable Travel Blogger Podcast

The Profitable Travel Blogger Podcast

Jessie Festa 130 Episodes Oct 5, 2026

The Profitable Travel Blogger Podcast is aimed at travel bloggers and content creators who want to build a location-independent business. It offers practical strategies for growing a blog's traffic, community, and income. Episodes are short and focused, avoiding filler to deliver actionable advice. The show is hosted by Jessie Festa and is designed for busy creators who want to become their own boss from anywhere.

Episodes

Creating Financial Stability With Irregular Income with Katherine Pomerantz
Creating Financial Stability With Irregular Income with Katherine Pomerantz Oct 5, 2026 01:02:38 Irregular income is one of the most stressful parts of being a travel blogger. A great month can be followed by a slow one, making it hard to feel financially secure. In this episode, fractional CFO and tax strategist Katherine Pomerantz of Money Storyteller breaks down exactly how creators can feel financially stable and build long-term wealth, even when income changes month to month. In this epi
How To Grow On Instagram As a Travel Creator with Emily Cooper (132K Followers!)
How To Grow On Instagram As a Travel Creator with Emily Cooper (132K Followers!) Sep 21, 2026 51:43 Instagram's algorithm and audience behavior are constantly shifting. What worked a year ago or even six months ago doesn't always work today. In this episode, travel creator Emily Cooper of ‪@EmilyEatsandExplores‬ breaks down exactly what's driving growth and engagement on Instagram right now. Emily grew her Instagram account to over 132,000 followers in under 5 years — including 5,000 followers f
The Secret To Taking Epic Travel Photos (It's Not Your Camera) with Alexandra Lauren
The Secret To Taking Epic Travel Photos (It's Not Your Camera) with Alexandra Lauren Sep 8, 2026 52:41 If you've ever taken hundreds of travel photos on a trip and come home with only a handful worth posting, you're far from alone. It happens to nearly every travel creator, and it usually has nothing to do with your camera, but your planning. To help ensure you come home from every trip with images you're excited to post, adventure photographer Alexandra Lauren will share powerful tips to help
Build Systems In Your Blog's Backend For Sustainable Revenue with Laura Haley
Build Systems In Your Blog's Backend For Sustainable Revenue with Laura Haley Jun 9, 2026 50:21 Learn how to build systems in your travel blogging business for sustainable income! As creators we were many hats. To keep up the 101 different tasks and projects in our businesses — without getting overwhelmed — it's important to create an operational foundation that works for you even when you're offline. To help, travel content strategist Laura Haley shares the exact roadmap she uses to organiz
How He Built a $200K+ Local Newsletter Without a Substack Paywall with Michael Kauffman
How He Built a $200K+ Local Newsletter Without a Substack Paywall with Michael Kauffman May 11, 2026 01:05:51 Learn how to start a local newsletter and build a profitable business you truly own! After 15 years in the startup world, Michael Kauffman faced an existential crisis that led him to launch Catskill Crew—a local newsletter that bypassed traditional blogging rules and scaled to a multi-six-figure media empire. Michael has grown his list to over 40,000 subscribers by prioritizing community depth ove
How Changing Blog Niches Led To $1M In Sales & 500k Followers with Kristin Addis
How Changing Blog Niches Led To $1M In Sales & 500k Followers with Kristin Addis Apr 20, 2026 34:37 Learn how to switch your blog niche successfully! After over a decade of building the popular solo female travel blog Be My Travel Muse, Kristin Addis changed up her brand and launched Parenthood Adventures—turning her new niche blog into a profitable business. In fact, Kristin grew it to over 500k Instagram followers and more than $1M in travel planning bookings in the last six months alone. In t
How To Become A Travel Influencer with Viral Creator Kevin Droniak
How To Become A Travel Influencer with Viral Creator Kevin Droniak Apr 6, 2026 44:08 Curious how to become a travel influencer—and get paid for your content? Today's guest, Kevin Droniak — aka @KevinDroniak on social media — has been an influencer for 10 years, going viral for doing day trips from NYC to faraway places like Egypt, Japan, and Kenya. This unique idea, paired with his fun personality and engaging editing style, has helped him grow a massive following. His videos regu
How To Monetize Your Skills With Freelancing (No Followers Needed) with Brittany Verlenich
How To Monetize Your Skills With Freelancing (No Followers Needed) with Brittany Verlenich Mar 23, 2026 43:57 If you're a newer blogger looking to monetize or a seasoned creator wanting to add an additional revenue stream, here's an idea: freelancing. With freelance work, you don't need to be a popular influencer or have a certain number of pageviews to make money. Instead, you create content for other brands and publications and get paid for your skills vs your following. To help you get started, travel
Why The Google HCU Was The Best Things For My Travel Blog with Melissa Byron
Why The Google HCU Was The Best Things For My Travel Blog with Melissa Byron Mar 9, 2026 29:21 When it comes to growing a travel blog, certain SEO best practices—like having a fast website and making your expertise clear—are important. That said, it is possible to grow and scale without obsessing over keywords or chasing trends. Out guest, Melisssa Byron of A Solo Woman Traveling, is proof of this. After being impacted by the Helpful Content Update (HCU), she shifted from keyword-optimized
Grow A Patreon For Recurring Revenue (Even Small Creators!) with Julia Menez
Grow A Patreon For Recurring Revenue (Even Small Creators!) with Julia Menez Feb 23, 2026 28:13 Patreon—a platform that makes it easy for fans to support your work directly—can help bloggers build an engaged community and earn recurring revenue in the process. And you don't need a huge audience to be successful either! In an age of endless algorithm updates and AI threats, moving your audience into a space you control, like Patreon, is a smart business move. To help, our guest, points strat
Pitching High-Ticket Brand Collabs: Lessons From A $200k Deal with Nina Zadeh
Pitching High-Ticket Brand Collabs: Lessons From A $200k Deal with Nina Zadeh Feb 9, 2026 43:47 Want to land paid brand partnerships? The good news: you don't need a big following to earn an income from collaborating with brands and tourism boards; but, you do need to know how to pitch and negotiate.  To help you see success with this, our guest for this episode, influencer marketing expert Nina Zadeh of Sidewalker Daily, will be sharing: -clever pitching strategies -powerful negotiation ta
How To Build An Algorithm Proof Travel Blog In 2026 (Roadmap!)
How To Build An Algorithm Proof Travel Blog In 2026 (Roadmap!) Jan 26, 2026 25:02 Let's talk about how to build an algorithm-proof travel blog in 2026! From constant algorithm updates to massive changes to organic search to increasing AI advancements, the blogging landscape has changed dramatically—and will continue to change. Nowadays, it's important to move beyond posting and waiting for search engines to like you, to treating our blogs like businesses by building an engaged

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