068 Blog Monetization 101: Core Strategies

The Stories behind Mexico's most famous dish: Tacos. This is the first part of our 2 part pilot release.  Get ready for Foodie Info-tainment! "The Dish" is a new food/travel podcast from Tommo & Megsy, in which we explore the stories behind the world's most famous dishes. For more info, head to https://foodfuntravel.com/thedish/ In this episode you will learn: How tacos became a dish - and when. What was the first ever taco style? (We go eat it, live!) A roundup of some of Mexico's tastiest taco styles What was the largest & most expensive taco in the world? We keep things fun, light and tasty from start to finish! Featuring Taco Professional & Food Historian, Jeffrey Pilcher (University of Toronto) Get the full show notes at https://foodfuntravel.com/001 + a list of 24 amazing tacos from around the world, submitted by food/travel bloggers. Part 2 is available to our patron subscribers now for early access. Part 2 & the rest of season 1 will be published to the public all at once in April / May 2018

FULL SHOW NOTES: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/069   Summary: From the insanely busy walking markets to the surprising abundance of Thai-Western fusion food, Chiang Mai has got a little bit of everything for the modern digital nomad. We find food, fun and even some classic Thai luxury, in part one of our two part Chiang Mai Podcast.

Full Show Notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/068   Summary: Are you are struggling to make a money from your blog? We discuss the core strategies that are working for bloggers right now and how to choose which are right for you.

Full Show Notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/067   Summary: Hong Kong is one of the best foodie destinations in the world. We delight our tastebuds with everything from down and dirty local cantonese food, to up market French tapas. We wash it back with a healthy serving of wine at the international wine and spirits show. Including: Egg Tarts Bowrington Food Market BBQ Honey Pork & Goose! Alchemy Dine in the dark Aqua Luna Harbour Tours Mr Wong's Unlimited Food & Wine Buffet The International Wine & Spirits Fair  

Full Show Notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/066 Get your free Blog Setup Cheat Sheets by registering on the show notes for this episode.   Summary: Security, improved site speed, SEO, email list and social building, increase engagement, increase profit. There are a lot of plugins we use on all our Wordpress blogs. This is our list of essential ones that you shouldn't be without.

Full Show notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/065   Summary: We spent one month in Essaouira, on Morocco's Atlantic west coast. We explore some of the most "freshest" local food markets in the world, discover the winding backstreets and history of the medina and find a local massage that was more than we bargained for... Topics: Shopping for the freshest raw chicken - So fresh it's still warm! The history behind The Essaouira Medina and fortress The largest lounge we've had in an apartment - ever! Only $350 a month. Kitesurfing on the atlantic coast The massage of death! Amazing fruit and veg markets and the secret to finding good tagine in Morocco

We are on another break while we focus on our upcoming Travel Blog Monetization Virtual Summit (Coming in March). Check out www.travelblogsummit.com for more info. If you missed any of our old episodes, now is a good time to go back and listen!

Full Show Notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/064   Summary: Creating physical products can be a long process, but a very profitable one, if done right. Making mistakes early on can waste month and thousands of dollars. We chat with Jeremy from Tortuga Backpacks about avoiding the rookie mistakes and creating a profitable product business.  

Full article and show notes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com   Summary: 16 countries across 2 continents… We've experienced and eaten a lot! Today our favourites (and least favourites) in food, attractions, journeys, destinations, accommodation, drinks and more! Could we have eaten the best burger in the world in 2015? Time to find out.

Full shownotes: www.travelfreedompodcast.com/062   This is a VIDEO PODCAST so turn on your screen to see what's happening!   How we got a brand new site from zero to 65,000 page views per month with only 6 pieces of content in 12 months. No back linking strategy or social promotion. 100% keyword SEO.   In this episode we talk about SEO basics, keywords, how to find them and how to choose the ones that will actually get you results and get your pages ranking on page one of google.   We talk about long tail keywords and about how you can get way more traffic by ranking each article for multiple keywords, instead of just one.   We also go in depth in to all the features in the Yoast SEO plugin that novice bloggers always seem to miss. Even we didn't find many of these features in the first 6 months using it!