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Be a Well Paid Travel Writer and
Make Money Before You Travel
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A travelling contact tells us every one of his
holidays pays for itself. And he jets off several times a year to
places as far apart as Hawaii and Adelaide, Disney World and London
UK.
His secret is to take his camera and pocket recorder with him
wherever he goes. He takes pictures of unusual and rare events, and
writes about strange things that happen to him when he’s away. And
he earns well from his efforts from a wide range of clients, many of
whom pay up front to fund his expedition.
Surprisingly, very few writers consider this
particular area of their profession; many think they have to be
well-travelled themselves to make a good living as a travel writer;
others hide their talents under the mistaken assumption that writers
must finance their own journeys before they can write and sell their
experiences. Not so!
Travel writers, even newcomers to this writing genre, will find
their work in demand from a wide section of industry, business and
commerce. They will also discover people in commerce and industry
willing to fund their trips in advance.
Most new travel writers start by writing travel articles and
features, even snippets, also fillers and photographs, all of which
sell well to local and national newspapers and magazines, and
publishers of travel books and periodicals.
But there are many, many more sources of work available to travel
writers. Restaurants, for instance, are interested in menus and
features on eating establishments abroad; hotels are on the look-out
for much the same information about their foreign rivals; businesses
want to know more about their overseas rivals, writers need research
data, and so on.
Your target destination will depend heavily on the type of articles
you wish to write. Writing general articles for the travel industry
and other clients might take you to all corners of the world.
Writing on specific subjects, for instance religion or famine in the
Third World, will obviously restrict your choice of destinations.
Because they are in such high demand, travel writers should always
ask a contribution up front for your work and agree the amount of
money they’ll be paid on delivery. Just a few clients can easily
fund their entire travel costs, including flights and living
expenses, and leave a nice cash booty waiting for them on return.
Avril Harper is a highly successful freelance writer
and author of HOW TO BE A
FIVE MINUTE WRITER.
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