How We Get Paid to Travel, and How You Can Too
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- Опубліковано 4 чер 2021
- Is it really possible to get paid to travel the world? In this video, I’ll show you that yes, it can happen. But it’s also not as simple as those three magic words might suggest. This is a deep dive into what it takes to become a travel influencer or travel blogger or travel vlogger.
00:22 What I'll be covering in this video
02:13 My background and track record as a travel creator
04:58 What is a travel creator?
05:43 Why are travel creators even a thing?
07:36 How do travel creators make money?
15:06 Which types of travel work pay and which do not?
22:04 What makes for a good travel creator?
23:46 How can you improve your content?
26:02 10-step plan to become a travel creator
27:06 Which social media platforms you should focus on
35:19 What camera and gear you need to get started
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Well, I’ve been creating travel content since 2016 and even as a small, then a mid-sized creator, I’ve generated six figures in annual revenue from paid travel and brand deals every single year since 2018. To me, the business side of this profession is just as fun as the creative side and I can talk for hours about it!
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FINALLY a travel influencer explains HOW to contact tourism boards and PR agencies lol. Thank you for being specific and providing helpful tips x
For real! This video was GREAT
We booked Moon Palace Cancun the very same day we watched your video! They will have 10 new guests this summer thanks to you!
Omg that’s amazing! 🙌🏼🙌🏼 I hope you all have a great time there!
'Sup, Family 😊 I came across your UA-cam channel about a month ago while I was researching my trip to Bali. I was trying to figure out a way to make that 24 hours (in the air) comfortable. I was extremely apprehensive about taking the trip because of the flight time. I ultimately decided on the Q-Suites. It was everything I hoped it would be. I hardly noticed the length of time I was in the air. Now, I'm ready to go EVERYWHERE. LOL!!! I am extremely appreciative of your content. Your review of the Q-Suites definitely influenced my decision. I would love to be able to connect with you all.
P.S. This is the first time I've ever sent anyone a message via UA-cam. Hopefully I've sent this message to the right place. Hopefully I'll hear from you all soon. Thanks again 😊
This was a full course in a free (minimal ad) video. Are you kidding me?! You could be charging for this!! Amazing job 🙌
I couldn't be up earlier enough to watch. I watched it several times before my comments. One thing I realize is there are not a lot of all black family in this business. It's sad I had to bring up the "forbidden topic" of race and equality but many of the creators, Successful creators I must say, are either white, very light skinned, or has a mixed race family such as yours. It's sad but it's reality.
I love how detailed you are on your videos. I am learning from you a lot and will start my Family's travel creation content. You're our role model, we plan to create even if get sponsorship or paid traveling from airlines, hotels or resorts.
Many thanks to you and your beautiful family. I really appreciate you for making this video!
No need to apologize because it’s true! So glad you found the video helpful, and I can’t wait to see where your family takes it! 😀🙌🏼
Thanks so much! We're a family of travel creators. We've been making videos for a few years, and now we're ready to make some money at it. Thanks for all your tips and transparency! 🌺 Heidi
I really appreciate that your videos are straight to the point! So many creators waste so much time in their videos, discussing things that are irrelevant to the topic at hand.
Woke up early this morning and wow wow wow just listened to this whole video and it just makes me love what we do even more! This is one of the most Comprehensive videos talking about how to get paid! Literally everything you are talking I recommend and use personally. Love love love y'all!
Thank you so much for making this video! This is the most informative and down to earth video we've seen so far. My fiancé and I learned so much by watching this video. The most transparent video on this topic by far. More power to you and your lovely family! 🙌🏻
This was the most extensive, informative, and professional video I’ve watched on this topic yet! I’m currently saving to travel the world with hopes of eventually making it a lifestyle. Thank you so much for the transparency
I love your demeanor! First video I've found on this that is ACTUALLY helpful and I could listen to you speak all day. Super calming and encouraging!
We love your videos and so glad you made this deep dive video on how you do what you do! REALLY helpful info here and inspired us to start a channel and create our first videos.
I am shocked that your video here only has 39 thousand plus views since July, You have put on a clinic here about how people can get connected into this industry, amazing information is given and I thank you for giving it out to the people here who might have viewed this video to apply or improve their skills. I have been a subscriber for a few months and your channel is one that I follow for my travel needs when I take my multicultural family to different places worldwide, we have put the Kenya Trip on our bucket list all based on you sharing your family experience there. I am not a content creator but just a senior traveler. Thank You
This was so awesome! Thank you for all the details about how to become an inspiring travel creator. I had ideas but now I have more confidence in what to be doing more. Thanks so much ♥️✨
Such great insight into all the hard work you and your family do to share the content on your channel. We are counting down the days until we can travel again up here in Canada 🇨🇦. Thank you for all the tips and insights into traveling with kids. Keep doing what you're doing, it is awesome! 😍
Thank you for highlighting your tips and insight into the industry. We need more diversity, so THANKYOU❤️
So impressed with your careers, may more follow in your footsteps
Carmen!!! You forever amaze me! Great video and VERY informative. I have four pages of notes from this video. Lots of additional free gems within the video (downloads, etc.) which I love!!! Going to apply all of your teachings and follow back up with you! great great job! I look forward to this journey! I get sad sometimes because I don't have kids or a significant other to travel and do fun things with (I get tired of doing fun things alone... lol) but I'm going to def get creative and make a path of my own outside of the solo travel world. Thanks again!!!!!
Thank you so much for this informative and entertaining video. As a growing Travel Content Creator the information that you shared is the current path I’m taking to grow my creative business. Your journey to being a full time creator is very inspiring! 🌞
These are great tips ! Love how transparent you are👌🏾
Love your transparency. As much as I love travelling with my family, I will never be able to do what you do. Pls keep the awesome videos coming
I started watching your channel when it came up on my UA-cam, your attention to detail and all the nifty tips you gave for airline seat selections were great!
Carmen, Throughout our adult lives, we have traveled a lot and I watched travel shows way before there was a UA-cam. But, you are really very, very good at your job. I subscribed a day or so ago, because I was so impressed with your family and particularly with how good you are at this. Very smooooooooth.
I am a travel consultant and this video is gold. I really appreciate you paying it forward. I can't thank you enough and my name is Eleanor 😄 I hope some Eleanor's are nice. 😄 Many blessings to you and your family. 💕
Trying to transition from food blogging to travel vlogging now. I can definitely relate to the “Eleanor” experiences over the last 6 years. Thanks, this was very helpful!
New subscriber- you’re details and explanations are on point and so refreshing for other families of color like mine. Looking forward to watching your journeys and being inspired!
So smart! And all of your success is much deserved!! I realized I left I comment last night from a different account, so I'll just comment again. There is still an enormous lack of diversity in all of the travel content I've found for sure! Thank you for all that you share. And ACTUALLY this is good advice for most businesses these days.
Yes! We need some new perspectives for sure. Thank you for watching!
Love this video!! ❤️❤️😎
So many things I’m shaking my head at saying yes.
This is such an amazing content, you are providing us so much value and inspiring all of us ❤ you guys are crashing it!! living the dream
This is the most informative and transparent video I’ve seen on UA-cam . Thank you for all of the tips . I really loved the stool exercise. I’m a new subscriber here so I’ve been binging your videos . I’m so excited to see the 22 cities in 2022 series !! Love your channel !😁
this is so great, Carmen. Such valuable info...for FREE!
My father is a retired pilot and I work for the corporate office for a major hotel chain so I feel I have a good background but I don’t know where to start becoming a travel creator/vlogger
OMG you are so absolutely informative. Thank you for all the details, I will have to listen to this over and over again to get in all the important details that you gave us! You rock!!!!
I love that your girls get to have such beautiful, educational and fun experiences. Wow. God Bless you all!! 💗💗🙏🏽🙏🏽
Travel family goals for sure! Thanks for sharing! We're going to stick with it 😊
What an absolutely fantastic video! This was such incredible information and I'm so glad I stumbled upon this video. So excited to subscribe and keep up to date with you!
Great video! So much information. I love watching your family travel. I get a lot of great ideas from the videos. Thank you!
This is AMAZING! THANK YOU! Honest and thorough, always love your content. Your family is so down-to-earth, and love all your choices for travel and content. Keep up the great work!!!
So so good! What an excellent video. Thank you for sharing this information! ❤️
I'm not trying to be a travel influencer, but I was REALLY curious about everything you covered (so comprehensively, I might add!). Thank you so much for another amazing video, Carmen! I could truly watch your videos all day long while I'm working, so I'd say you probably do a little better at balancing those three legs than you think!
Omg wow! Thank you so much! 🙏🏼🙏🏼 That means a lot! ♥️
Carmen..very detailed and transparent..you are truly amazing..love watching all your videos..Thank you!
OMG! Love this content...I needed to hear this! Love you guys!
I love all of your videos and your voice is so relaxing so I’m watching all of them!! ❤️
I love watching your videos even though I do not have children. Your attention to details is outstanding. I am now in the process of becoming a carry on traveler.
Just subscribe. Love this. I started a travel agency and definitely learning along the way. I lobe your point of view of travel. Addidng this to my playlist ronwatch over and over again. Thank you for sharing.
A big mahalo for all the information you just shared! I’m so inspired to get back into what I’ve been wanting to do for YEARS! Most of what you said I already knew and have so many old notes saved on my phone with ideas beaching off of tips you just shared. But what good are ideas on a phone? I need to put them in action. Mahalo, mahalo! Aloha & blessings, Carmen + fam!
Wow. What an open and honest vid. I have no intention of becoming a UA-camr, but was just interested in how it all works so I can distinguish as a watcher the real from the maybe not that real content. You are such a great presenter and personality ! I was moved and deeply touched by your statement and with that opinion on diversity in the travel niche. Love and Light to you and your family from Amsterdam, Holland. Did you ever visit us? Please do! You will love Holland, and the Dutch are great with that 💞☀️
This video is amazing! Congratulations on doing something you love!
Amazing and invaluable insights, thanks so much for sharing! ♥
This was possibly the most helpful and informational video I've seen in all of UA-cam about Travel Vlogging. Keep up the good work!
No gatekeeping here 😀 Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this video! Excellent information as we just recently decided to start vlogging our personal travels.
THIS IS SOOO APPRECIATED! YOU ARE SUCH A BRIGHT LIGHT :) THANK YOU!
Omg we are a travel family as well and this video was great for us, thank you so much, best wishes to the family ❤
This is quite the detailed video! Thank you so much for this!!!!!
I’m in the hospitality industry and you were dropping some gems.
Sincere thanks for your video. It was so precise, honest and professional. You gave us a crystal clear context from which to view your channel. More power to you and your partner.
Wonderful, well made and thorough video. Thank you so much for all the effort. We’re going to Moon Palace bc of you. Also interesting views on all the platforms! Learned a lot from this video.
Just listened to your video again. Outstanding. We appreciate the detail you put into this content. 👏. Thank you.
I always look forward to create a travel and food content, now I was inpired. Thank you this is real helpful❤️❤️
found your channel and binged it yesterday, love this thankyou. I would love to do this with my kids
Just starting out our family travel journey. Thank you for sharing ❤
Well done🙌🏾😍Thanks for making this video. Lots of great tips that will help us with monetizing!!
Thank you so much for your videos and all the information really appreciate it! God bless you guys!
Girl you really had me writing!!! Im very grateful I found your video, Its so in alignment to what I am preparing to do, Thanks a lot!
WOW! 2 minutes in and loving it. THANK YOU🤗
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....and I'm loving it!!!!
Wow! Yes, your video may have been a bit long, but it has my eyeballs begging for more with how much value you packed into it!! Thank you for sharing this! It was EXACTLY what I needed in my life right now! Now what I wanted/was searching for when your video popped up in the results was what family travel creators can deduct on taxes (with the disclaimer that you're not a CPA and that you advise everyone consult a good one, yadda yadda 😉). I haven't been able to find anything about this for when your family is "essential" to have on trips, as your biz is centered on FAMILY travel.
Awesome Video: I must compliment you on your choice of background music. There are so many channels with great content which I avoid because the music they choose detracts from the presentation. Good job!
Thank you! Haha. It’s tough to find a track that adds some life to a video without being too distracting. Glad this one fit the bill! 😀🙌🏼
@@TopFlightFamily Honestly I would prefer no music at all in videos!
Yes so nice to ACTUALLY get some real info ❤ thank you!!
Such an honest and truly valuable video. Thank you
Thank you gor sharing this video. Learned a lot. God bless you and your beautiful family.
Carmen, you and your family are amazing for this!!
I was determined to get a credit card that allowed me to have free airport lounge access because of one of your videos that discussed being more comfortable in airports. Now, some of my most popular content for my growing channel are lounge reviews!
I’m extremely thankful for your knowledge and have been taking notes 🙌🏽
Omg yay! I’m so happy to hear that! Im all about enabling more people to live that lounge life 🤣 Thanks for watching! ♥️
@@TopFlightFamily Truly a game changer! You’re welcome!! 😄
I also sent this to my family so they can have a clearer picture of the goals I have for my channel. So thorough!
@@Maricarrrr Love that!
Love all of your videos. Which credit caters offer free access to airport lounges?
Thank you so much! Super useful! Took lots of notes 📝
Wow! This was fantastic. You definitely could have charged money for all of this information. I really enjoyed the 3 aspects of a good travel channel. Thanks for sharing!
This was the best advice ever!!!! Thank you so much.
I love watching you and your family travels ,the girls have grown so much started watching, continue to encourage,inspire me to travel other countries and cultures and cities, don't stop please, and the girls will try all the foods from the countries, safe travel 🛩🛶🛳⛴⛵
This was very insightful. Thank you ❤️
This post is so detailed and has so much useful information. It's fantastic!
Yikes, I can’t get up early enough for the premiere, but looking forward to the video 😂
Haha that’s ok! It’ll be ready for you to watch on your own time 😀
I love long videos lol great job can’t wait for the next one !!
Thank you for sharing your expertise I have been interested in becoming a creator for a few years and I thought about the travel option I will start researching ASAP
Amazing. Super informative. Thanks!
This is the most helpful video I’ve seen on this topic. I mean… wow. Thank you for sharing this for free!
This was super transparent! I've been creating travel content since 2015 (blog + youtube) I guess as a hobby but want to be able to make it full time job. I guess my question is how to get those consistent opportunities with press trips and sponsorships to have the income coming in month after month as someone who doesn't have as large of an audience?
Also I agree there is such a lack of diversity in the travel space! For many years, you would see the same creators go on press trips and there wouldn't be any BIPOC representation. Hope that changes in the industry!
This was a great video. I got a lot of useful information. More than I expected but I love it! Thanks for sharing!
I enjoyed your video and I wrote down notes. Thanks for sharing 😘
BEST content on this subject. Thank you !!
Wow, so good informations... THANK YOUUU!!!
Thank you so much for all of this information! You have a beautiful family!!
This video was great. Found it to be really insightful. Will apply much of this as my partner venture to begin our business. So inspired. Very digestible into a perspective steps to take, and information to keep in mind.
Love this. I want to do this with my hubby since we're empty nesters
This channel will hit 150k subscribers before the end of 2022. I love your content.
Ah thank you so much! 🙏🏼 Hope so!
I live in Hawaii and love to travel. Looking forward to this! You guys are goals! Aloha🤙🏾
Aw thank you! Hope you find some good tips in this one!
Planning to come there for my 60th birthday
just gained a subscriber from south africa ..... absolutely love ur content
This video was extremely help for me, thank you so much !
I can’t wait to see part 2 to this video.
You post fantastic information!! Love your channel!! And your from my hometown Brooklyn!! Love .. Grew up in Parklope 🙏🏻😊Many Blessings
Love this post! Love your channel, I'm learning a lot❤
I’m so glad you found it useful! Thanks for watching!
My goal is to have a family and travel 🥰 thank you for all the information!
This is super helpful! Thank you!
Hi you 4, we are your biggest fans, thank you for the inspiration you are giving us. Based on your channel we also though to give it a try and follow your footsteps :-) Thanks for your infos in this clip here
One of the best videos that I have watched on UA-cam...thank you so much for the education...