How to Make Money as a Travel Vlogger

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Travel vlogs are popular on youtube, however, you will need some investment to start as a travel vlogger. Well, you can use your own existing equipment and you can use stock video to create videos, however, a proper way to become a travel vlogger is by traveling to places, shooting videos, interviewing locals, and trying local foods, and all of these things require money. If you have money, travel vlogging can be lucrative.

How to Start a Travel Channel on Youtube

Travel is a popular niche on youtube. It is also comparatively easier niche to create videos because you can shoot the location, talk in the background, sometimes show yourself and talk to the camera, do some editing and your video is ready to be uploaded. You have a higher chance of making money because you can create a longer video and a longer video tends to earn more compared to shorter videos because you will have more ad impressions.

What do you need?

You need a video camera, a high-end mobile phone can substitute for a professional camera. You need Gimbal, a microphone for your camera, an additional lens, if you are using a mobile phone, video editing software, and skills to talk into the camera (or narrate), shoot, and edit video.

How to start?

You can start by telling stories about the places in your town, for example, museums, landmarks, parks, etc. You can then travel to nearby cities and towns. Once you are able to support yourself, you can visit other countries.

What else do you need to become a vlogger?

If you want to evolve as a vlogger, you need to face the camera. Vloggers who are comfortable on camera can do well vlogging. You also need to be a good talker. You may show your skills on the video, however, if you don't show your face or talk begin the camera, your videos will be boring.

How to Make Money as a Travel Blogger/Vlogger

If you are interested in traveling, if you are good at writing or making videos, travel blogging, and vlogging are something you got to try.

As a travel vlogger and blogger, you can make money in a number of ways, for example,

Through ads on your blog or vlog

Through merchandising

Through brand deals

Through sponsorships, etc.

First of all, you need to develop writing skills, secondly, you need to be camera friendly, and you need skills to talk into the camera. Secondly, you need to create a blog and a youtube channel. You can also try other video platforms, but youtube is ideal for travel content as youtube is also a platform where people search for content for information and entertainment. Thirdly, you need equipment such as a camera, video camera, microphone, tripod, gimbals, etc. Fourthly, you also need skills in video editing, SEO, and digital marketing.

Once you are equipped with the tools and skills, you can visit any place and shoot videos, take photos and then make an article and post on your blog and make a video and post on youtube. You can use your blog to promote youtube, and youtube to promote your blog. By doing this you will be catering to two different audiences with the same content.

How to Become a Popular Vlogger

Vlogging works for those who are comfortable talking to the camera or showing their face on the camera. If you cannot talk and if you are camera shy, you will never succeed as a vlogger. You also need to choose an interesting topic as well as a unique topic. If you vlog on popular topics, you will have to compete with other popular vloggers.

Vlogging is more about the personalized experience, you either need to talk or show yourself. There are people who create vlogs with software-generated voice-overs, but these videos will never become popular because people do not like such videos. If you check the popular videos, you will see personalized stories are more popular.

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