by Chris | May 18, 2020 | Blogging, Technology
This came somewhat unexpectedly. This literally just happed to me over the past 12 hours. Before we get into this, let me confirm that I’m not a noob at this stuff. I’m a software engineer. I’ve been programming and building software for...
by Chris | Jan 6, 2020 | Blogging
People get into travel blogging feeling chipper and full of energy. Six months later they’re burned out, frustrated and realizing that it’s not as glorious it sounds. They realize that travel blogging sucks. You know I’m right. Whether you’re...
by Chris | Sep 21, 2019 | Blogging, Digital Nomad, Freelance Work, Money
They don’t. Well, at least between 70-80% of travel blogs don’t make money. I’m literally learning this as I write. I’ve never monetized a travel blog, including this one. This travel blog, ImperfectPlan.com has never earned a penny since I...
by Chris | Sep 21, 2019 | Blogging, Digital Nomad, Entrepreneurship, Money
I originally wrote about travel blogging a while back. Please allow me to use this opportunity to vent (again) about how it’s difficult. I love to complain about this occasionally, similar to anyone that has to do any form of tedious work. It’s a dream for...
by Chris | May 22, 2017 | 85 Day Trip, Backpacking, Blogging, Christian's Travels, New Perspectives
I had an incredible time on this trip. Those 85 Days went by fast! I am forever grateful that I had the opportunity to have all of these incredible experiences. And I’m happy that I have this travel blog to remember all of these awesome experiences I’m sad...
by Chris | Apr 1, 2017 | Backpacking, Blogging, Travel Life, Travel Tips
Travel blogging is hard. Sometimes travel blogging sucks. It takes some serious commitment. It’s not that any one thing about it is hard. Sure, taking pictures, writing, updating text and having interesting things to talk about is easy. But, it’s like...
