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Dive Into Malaysia TravelBeautiful Beaches, Local Experiences And More On Pangkor IslandLooking for a beautiful island in Malaysia that will give you a local experience?
Located off the west coast of Malaysia in the state of Perak, Pangkor Island often sits in the shadow of other more developed islands like Penang and Langkawi which are located nearby. However, Pangkor Island offers its own unique experience for visitors. It’s a great place to have a relaxing getaway with fabulous beaches.
It’s a smaller island with a population of around 20,000 people which can only be accessed by ferry. This gives the island a feeling of isolation and community.
But despite this rela...
2023-11-1218 minDive Into Malaysia TravelPort Dickson - Best Beach Area Near Kuala LumpurLooking for a beach area close to Kuala Lumpur where you can have a great beach break? Or want a stopover location when flying into Kuala Lumpur International Airport?
Port Dickson (or PD to locals) is a coastal resort town about 90 kilometres from Kuala Lumpur. It’s even closer to Kuala Lumpur International Airport. It has some great beaches and is the quickest and easiest beach place to reach from the inland city of Kuala Lumpur. Thanks to this, it is quite popular with locals, especially on weekends. It’s also quite easy to reach from Singapore.
Port Dickson generally refe...
2023-10-0613 minDive Into Malaysia TravelEverything You Need To Know About Accommodation In Malaysia (Including The Top Choices)Planning your trip to Malaysia and want to know more about the types of accommodation you can book? Fantastic! But don't do it until you listen to this first!
The fantastic news is that Malaysia’s accommodation is very affordable. It also has everything from dorm beds to brilliant 5 star hotels for a fraction of what you may pay for them elsewhere. You can also stay in the middle of the rainforest, on a private island, in an over water villa with your own private pool and much more.
In this podcast, I run you through the different accommodation options yo...
2023-09-1219 minDive Into Malaysia TravelEverything Sarawak And The Heart Of BorneoWondering if it’s worth visiting Sarawak on your Malaysian adventure?
Sarawak is the biggest of the two Malaysian states located on the island of Borneo or East Malaysia, as it’s known within Malaysia. It’s the place to go to discover the best parts of Borneo. This is the natural environment and wildlife as well as the indigenous culture with longhouse stays and cultural immersion being accessible to tourists.
From the absolutely amazing UNESCO World Heritage listed Mulu National Park to the longhouses in the Kelabit Highlands to my favourite city in Malaysia, Kuching, there is so much to lov...
2023-08-2923 minDive Into Malaysia TravelAll Your Day Trip Options From Kuala LumpurConsidering a day trip while you’re in Kuala Lumpur?
While there are many things to do in Kuala Lumpur (or KL as its often referred), there are also many great things you can do around Kuala Lumpur on a day trip.
Kuala Lumpur is centrally located in peninsular Malaysia which makes it easy to get to a lot of places.
For example, you can go shopping and enjoy the theme parks at Genting Highlands. You can see the culturally significant sites of UNESCO listed Melaka. You can enjoy the thriving food scene in Ipoh.
Or, you can escape the ci...
2023-08-1518 minDive Into Malaysia TravelExploring The Jungle Heart Of Malaysia In Taman NegaraWondering if it’s worth visiting Taman Negara on your Malaysian adventure?
A massive national park in the centre of Peninsular Malaysia, Taman Negara National Park is the perfect place to get outdoors and enjoy the natural attractions that Malaysia offers. From thick rainforest to deep caves, this park is a dream come true for outdoor enthusiasts.
Taman Negara is calculated to be around 130 million years old and is home to one of the world’s oldest rainforests as well as the highest point in Peninsular Malaysia, Gunung Tahan.
This is the place to head to see the natural beauty of Ma...
2023-07-3115 minDive Into Malaysia TravelAll About Travelling In Malaysia With KidsWondering if you should travel to Malaysia with kids?
I’ve travelled to Malaysia many times with kids. The first time I travelled here with kids, my daughter was 1 and I was 20 weeks pregnant with my second child. Since then, I have travelled here with kids aged from 9 months old to nearly 13. Sometimes, my husband comes, sometimes he doesn’t. So it’s definitely possible to have great experiences travelling here as a single parent as well :)
We also lived here when our first two kids were aged from 2 to 5 years old.
So I feel I know a lot about travel...
2023-07-1732 minDive Into Malaysia TravelAmazing Sabah: Exploring Borneo For First TimersWondering if it’s worth visiting Sabah on your Malaysian adventure?
Sabah is one of the two big Malaysian states located on the island of Borneo, or East Malaysia, as it’s also known. It is home to so many amazing natural attractions. It really should be on any bucket list!
There is much more here than the famous Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre although you should definitely visit that! There are many more animals to look for including pygmy elephants, cloud leopards, sun bears, many types of monkeys, crocodiles, tarsiers and more.
A trip to Sabah really is a trip abou...
2023-07-0331 minDive Into Malaysia TravelHow To Plan Your Fabulous Trip To MalaysiaDo you need to plan your trip to Malaysia? Great! You are in the right place!
It can feel overwhelming when you first start planning a big trip. There are so many things to do and you don’t know when you should do them.
But don’t worry. It’s all quite straightforward if you take it step-by-step.
In this podcast, I walk you through exactly how to plan a trip to Malaysia which is perfect for you. I talk about what steps you need to take, how far in advance you should take them as well as break down e...
2023-06-1911 minDive Into Malaysia TravelFood, History, Culture And Nature In PenangWondering if it’s worth stopping in Penang on your Malaysian adventure?
Located off the west coast of peninsular Malaysia, Penang is our favourite part of Malaysia and somewhere we used to call home. It’s home to a UNESCO listed World Heritage Site in George Town, beautiful beaches, some of the best food in the world and so much more!
In the same day, you can be surrounded by jungle on a mountain, lying on a beach, exploring the cultural heritage of George Town and eating the best food of your life! There is so much to love about Pena...
2023-06-0616 minDive Into Malaysia TravelBest Tips For Booking Accommodation, Tours And AttractionsPlanning your trip to Malaysia and want to book accommodation, tours and attractions? Fantastic! But don't do it until you listen to this first!
It can feel like there is a lot to book and plan when organising your trip to Malaysia, but it can all be quite straightforward with the right tools.
In today's podcast, I share all my top tips and tricks for booking your Malaysia accommodation, tours and attractions including where to save 10% on top attractions and where to go online for the best accommodation deals.
I also talk about things that are less easy to book...
2023-05-2313 min
Make Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeBlog Business Update: Going All InAs 2023 progresses, I’m getting closer and closer to going all in with my Malaysia site part of my business. In this update, I’m talking about the further changes I’m making to be able to do this.I’m also talking about retiring the courses part of my business after hitting a big technical problem. It’s time to move on from this. I discuss my latest case study and what I’m doing next to grow my Malaysia site, make it unique and hopefully futureproof it. If you are someone who loves to l...
2023-05-1218 minDive Into Malaysia TravelLego, Shopping And More In Johor BahruWondering if it’s worth stopping in Johor Bahru (JB) on your way into or out of Malaysia?
Located opposite Singapore, it’s often the first place people visit in Malaysia. And while i wouldn’t say JB is terribly exciting or a must-visit, if you are in the area, it’s worth checking out. In fact, JB can be a valid alternative to staying in Singapore.
If you have Lego-mad kids, you may already be aware that this area is home to Legoland Malaysia, and it’s awesome. Definitely put JB on your list if Lego is something you or your fa...
2023-05-0914 minDive Into Malaysia TravelHow To Get Around Malaysia Quickly, Easily And In ComfortPlanning your trip and wondering how to get around Malaysia? Don’t worry, it’s straightforward.
If you haven’t been to Malaysia before, or even if you have, it can seem complicated when you start planning your trip to work out how you can get from A to B when you have no idea what’s on offer and how well it works.
The good news is that there are some great options in Malaysia. Everything is quite affordable, very good value, and you won’t have problems getting between most places.
Whether you are travelling long distances and should take...
2023-04-2418 minDive Into Malaysia TravelCooling Down And Getting Active In The Cameron HighlandsWant to go somewhere completely different to the rest of Malaysia? Visit the Cameron Highlands.
With its lush landscapes reminiscent of the English countryside, sweeping tea plantations, hiking trails, unforgettable tourist attractions and a touch of colonial nostalgia, Cameron Highlands is a great place to visit. It manages to entice a diverse range of travellers from young families to culture lovers to nature enthusiasts and travellers from all over the globe.
It’s known for its cool hilltop climate, and it’s the perfect retreat if you want to escape the hustle and bustle of the city or the heat.
In t...
2023-04-1112 minDive Into Malaysia TravelWhen To Visit Malaysia For Your Dream TripPlanning your trip and wondering when to visit Malaysia? We cover all the best times to visit Malaysia in today’s podcast.
While my first response to when to visit Malaysia is RIGHT NOW! It’s also useful to take a moment to consider this because some regions, activities and attractions shouldn’t be visited at certain times or are much better to visit in certain months.
This means there isn’t a flat answer to when to visit Malaysia as it’ll depend where you want to visit and what you want to do. However, the upside of this is that it’...
2023-03-2712 minDive Into Malaysia TravelAll About Malaysia’s Gorgeous East Coast IslandsWant to know more about some of Malaysia’s most gorgeous islands?
Many tourists to Malaysia concentrate on the capital and the more famous west coast highlights of Melaka, Cameron Highlands, Penang and Langkawi, but there is also the east coast which is fabulous in its own right and quite different to the west coast.
The islands found here really stand out. There are great beaches, untouched jungle, great marine life and more. If you’re a beach, nature, diver or tropical island lover, you’ll love these islands.
They aren’t as popular as the west coast islands of Penang a...
2023-03-2018 minDive Into Malaysia TravelRegions To Visit In MalaysiaPlanning your trip to Malaysia and want to better understand the different regions of Malaysia, what they offer and what you have time to fit into your trip?
Then you’re in the right place.
In today's podcast, I detail all the different regions in Malaysia from Sabah to Penang, the highlights of each and what you have time for in your trip.
By the end of this podcast, you'll know which regions you’ll want to consider for your next holiday.
Read the show notes here: https://diveintomalaysia.com/episode6
2023-03-1308 minDive Into Malaysia TravelYour Perfect First Trip Malaysia Itinerary PART 2Planning your first trip to Malaysia and wondering what you should do? Or maybe you’re planning your second, third or fourth trip and wondering if you’ve missed anything you shouldn’t have?
Don’t worry, I have you covered!
In today’s episode, we’re discussing your perfect first trip itinerary that we started in episode 4. This is the second week of the itinerary and we’re going into detail about stops in Penang and Langkawi. We discuss how long to spend in each place, where to stay, what to do, everything.
Combined with the last episode, you’ll have a two-we...
2023-03-0718 minDive Into Malaysia TravelYour Perfect First Trip Malaysia Itinerary PART 1Planning your first trip to Malaysia and wondering what you should do? Or maybe you’re planning your second, third or fourth trip and wondering if you’ve missed anything you shouldn’t have?
Don’t worry, I have you covered!
In today’s episode, we’re discussing your perfect first trip itinerary. We’re going into detail of the places you’ll go, how many days to spend at each place you should stop, where to stay, what to do, everything.
This itinerary will give you a great overview of peninsula Malaysia with all the things you’ve probably pictured and heard...
2023-02-2721 minDive Into Malaysia TravelWhy Kuala Lumpur Should Be Your First Stop In MalaysiaHeading to Malaysia? Fantastic! No doubt, you'll want to visit the capital, Kuala Lumpur. So what should you do there?
Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia and, with over 1.8 million people, there is a lot to do here. It’s home to the iconic Petronas Towers and the just-being-finished second tallest building in the world, Merdeka 118. There are fascinating museums, mosques, colonial history, an amazing bird park, some of the best food you’ll ever eat and so much more.
Since you’ll most probably visit Kuala Lumpur when you head to Malaysia, we talk all about it in this p...
2023-02-2019 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeEverything Selling BlogsEver thought about selling your blog? Or buying one? Or just generally interested in the whole process?Then you will love today’s podcast as I talk about everything site selling from how it works to what your blog is worth, when to sell, how to find someone to buy your blog and more.I also discuss the sites I’m selling right now – maybe you want to buy one? :)This episode is for you if have ever thought about selling or buying a site or might in future or if you are just c...
2023-02-2030 minDive Into Malaysia TravelAbsolutely Everything About Flying To MalaysiaGetting ready to book your flights to Malaysia? Fantastic! But don't do it without listening to this first!
Malaysia is a fantastic destination but for some of us, it's a long way to go which means booking a flight can feel complicated and expensive. It doesn't have to be though!
In today's podcast, I share all my top tips and tricks for booking your flights to Malaysia including the tools to use to get the best deal and where I recommend booking for the best service.
I cover everything from budget airlines to business class and the pros and cons...
2023-02-1316 minDive Into Malaysia TravelWhy You Should Visit Malaysia RIGHT NOW!Wondering if you should visit Malaysia next? Or heading to Malaysia and want to know what you have to look forward to? Or maybe you have a partner, friend, parent or kid that’s not convinced you should go to Malaysia...
Make sure you (and they) listen to this!
Malaysia is a spectacular country.
One moment, you could be lounging on the best beach of your life. The next, you could be making your way between the Petronas Towers. Then, you could be taking a boat up river in Sarawak to traditional longhouses.
There are so many reasons you should vi...
2023-02-0718 min
Travel MattersTBEX Asia with Sharon Gourlay and Megan SingletonWelcome to Travel Matters, and another episode recorded at TBEX Asia in Phuket, Thailand. Meet Australian Sharon Gourlay from DigitalNomadWannaBe. Sharon is an SEO expert and runs 15-20 sites, does training, and hosts the weekly podcast “Make Money Blogging with Digital Nomad Wannabe”. Here she teaches you how to turn your blog into a business with sustainable passive income. Our second guest is a Kiwi. Megan Singleton from Blogger at Large, has been travel writing full time since 2000 and blogging since 2006. She’s also also the travel correspondent on Newstalk ZB radio on Sundays and also love...
2023-01-1135 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeCase Study Update + Planning 2023 For Blogging SuccessThinking about starting a new site? Working on your old site and feel like it’s going nowhere? Is your blog going well but you are always interested in what’s working for others? Looking for new ideas for how to monetise your site effectively?Then you will love today’s podcast as I share what’s happening in my Malaysia case study site now that I’ve been concentrating on it for a few months, finally travelled back to Malaysia and hit up ITB Asia in Singapore and Tbex travel blogging conference in Phuket.I’m also t...
2022-12-0524 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeForming Your SEO Strategy To Gain Traffic And Have Happy ReadersWant sweet search engine traffic but don’t know what you need to do? Already loving the Google traffic you’re getting but want to make sure you’re covering all the bases so your blog can get more?Then you’re in the right place.Today, I talk all about forming your SEO strategy to gain sweet sweet traffic and also to have super happy readers that are well served by your blog.Learn what you need to do in your blog posts for the best chance of Google traffic, what to do acros...
2022-11-0923 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeHow To Create And Sell An eBookWant to create an eBook but don’t know where to begin?eBooks are such a great way to monetise your blog thanks to it being a great way to serve your audience as well as being a great passive income source. However, coming up with a great eBook idea and then understanding how to sell it can be big reasons why many bloggers never take this route. Today, I talk all about creating your first eBook from coming up with a great idea to working out what to put on your sales page.L...
2022-10-0823 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabePlanning The Future + Case Study UpdateThinking about starting a new site? Working on your old site and feel like it’s going nowhere? Is your blog going well but you are always interested in what’s working for others? Looking for new ideas for how to monetise your site effectively?Then you will love today’s podcast as I share both what’s happening in my Malaysia case study site now and all my big plans for the future which I’m starting to implement today as well as my plans for Digital Nomad Wannabe and how you can meet up with me in Thai...
2022-09-1220 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeBuilding Sites Without Link Building + Case Study UpdateThinking about starting a new site? Working on your old site and feel like it’s going nowhere? Is your blog going well but you are always interested in what’s working for others?Then you will love today’s podcast as I share both what’s happening in my Malaysia case study site and for the content sites I’m building without doing any link building!Learn what’s working right now in blogging for growing and monetising your site especially in travel as the coronavirus pandemic continues to go on and on and on and on. I...
2022-06-0616 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeHow To Work Out If It’s Worth Writing More Content... + Case Study UpdateIf you wrote a blog post today, how much money would it earn you? Would it be worth it?If you spent $100 outsourcing an article, would you get your money back? How long until you made a profit on it?In today’s episode, we are going to be discussing exactly this – how you can calculate how much money new blog posts are likely to make you so you know if it’s worth your time and/or money.This is super valuable to know if you are making decisions on outsourcing and whethe...
2022-05-0719 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeHow To Start A Money Making Blog Case Study. Malaysia Is Open!Thinking about starting a new site? Working on your old site and feel like it’s going nowhere? Is your blog going well but you are always interested in what’s working for others?Then you will love this case study!Learn what’s working right now in blogging for growing and monetising your site especially in travel as the coronavirus pandemic continues to go on and on and on and on. I share exactly what I’m doing to grow one of my blogs and the effects that my actions have. I share my plans an...
2022-04-0412 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeNew Sites, Changing Domains And Moving Posts: How To Keep Google Happy And IndexingHave you been frustrated by how long content is taking to index in Google? Do you have a new site and wonder when you’ll start getting Google traffic? Are you thinking about moving content or changing domains and wonder what impact it’ll have?This episode is all about indexing your content in Google to help answer all of these questions.Google can be crazy slow to index new content at the moment on new sites. It’s quite disheartening. I have started a lot of new sites over the last six months...
2022-03-2017 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeBlog Business Update: What I’m Doing In 2022 + Case Study UpdateWhat a two years it’s been. When I look back to Feb 2020, while I was following what was happening with covid-19 around the world, I had no idea what was in store for me.Two years later, this pandemic has had huge impacts on my business, my case study and DNW.In this episode, I give you an insider’s look over my shoulder to what’s happening in my business. I discuss how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted it, what I’m doing right now in my business including the impact it’s havi...
2022-02-1631 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeWhy You Should Do An Annual Blog Update (And How)Should you update blog content? What difference does it have? When should you do it? How should you do it?Updating blog content is a great way to not just make your blog the best it can be but to also get lots more search traffic. I find it such an important part of my blogging business that I update all performing blog content annually. Yes, annually.In fact, I dedicate two months of the year to this feat across my team.In this episode, I’m going to walk you through everything yo...
2021-10-1617 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeSite Speed – Least Fun Job EverDo you need to worry about site speed? How do you know if your site speed is bad? What impact does speed have in Google search rankings?There is no denying that good site speed is going to lead to a better experience for your blog readers. Who wants to stick around on a site that takes forever to load or doesn’t look right when it does.With the Page Experience Google update this year, it has had a new focus as sites scrambled to improve site speed. What can you do if it’s so...
2021-10-0126 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeBlog Business Update: How I’m Changing My Business In 2021 (It’s HUGE!)It’s hard to make big changes in your blogging business. I know. I’m going through the process right now!It’s been a long time since I last updated everyone on what I’m doing in my business and I decided now is the time as I’m making some huge changes especially to how I work on this blog and its related parts like the DNW Facebook group and my podcast.If you are someone who loves to learn about decisions you can make in your business by listening to what others are doing...
2021-05-1415 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeLink Building – The Real DealShould you link build? Is it risky? How should you go about it? Can you just outsource it so you never have to think about it again?!There is no denying that link building is an important part of SEO and building a successful blog. Links are like votes that let Google know your site has quality content and is an authority.However, it tends to be an area where many of us want to procrastinate, stick our head in the sand or only want to listen to people who say you don’t need to...
2021-04-2625 min
Online Blog Academy009 - How to monetize your blog (even as a small blogger)Earning money off your blog seems like an impossible feat to many new bloggers. That is why this blog I will explain how you can start monetizing your blog so you can start earning from your blog today!
Earning money from your blog is a great way to keep you motivated. In fact, most bloggers who don’t earn anything off their blog quit in their first year of blogging.
Many bloggers earn a pretty penny off their blog. In fact, Sharon Gourlay from Digital Nomad Wannabe did a survey where she asked bloggers how mu...
2021-04-1632 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeBuying And Selling Your Blog, Blog Monetisation And More With Chelsea ClarkeHave you ever thought about selling your blog? Or perhaps you want to cut out all the tedious work of setting up a new site, creating content, growing traffic and income and want to buy an existing blog?I hear you! I love selling my blogs and I can see so many benefits to buying one – but I haven’t felt confident enough yet to do so.To help fix this, in today’s episode I’m joined by Chelsea Clarke from HerPaperRoute.com. She not only has some great blogging monetisation tips and has bought a...
2021-04-0346 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeWhy I Start Multiple Blogs (And You Should Too)Have you ever thought about starting another blog? I haven’t just thought about it – I have created many. I have found it a great way to grow my business, up my income and create sellable assets. I also find it fun!In the last year, I’ve also learned firsthand what an important tool it is to diversify your income. As the pandemic continues to stretch on, there are many challenging niches out there as well as many opportunities. Some blogging niches are having their best days ever while some are basically dead.Start...
2021-03-2014 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeDefining Your Own Version Of Success - Case Study Finale With Leanna BrownDo you want blogging success but are struggling to work out what that means to you?Perhaps you read or hear stories like Keith's in the last episode of the podcast and don't really resonate with goals of making a full-time income from your blog.I want to feature different stories of success and this came with Leanna Brown's story of her travel blog on Nebraska.Leanna joined my in my third case study (you can find it here) as she built up this blog with my help and I built my lifestyle...
2021-03-0839 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeHow To Have Travel Blogging Success In A Pandemic With Keith ErskineHave you been blogging for awhile but are failing to make the switch from hobby to business blogger and want this to change NOW?In episode 3, I had Keith, a travel blogger, on this podcast, and gave him a two month road map to turn around his blogging fortunes so he could work towards $1000 in passive affiliate income per month.It’s now 11 months later and Keith is back to share how he went with this road map, what he has done since then and the effect it has had on his blogging fortunes. He sh...
2021-02-2029 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad Wannabe8 Steps For Taking Your Blog From Hobby To BusinessWant to make the switch from being a hobby blogger to a professional but don’t know how? Or have started this journey but keep getting stuck or disheartened?Today, I talk about the steps required to become a professional blogger. This is what you should do now to make the switch from having a blog that’s something you do in your spare time to something that gives you freedom and flexibility to live a better life.Making this transition is the biggest problem I hear over and over again from members of the DNW...
2021-02-0523 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeHow (And What) To Outsource To Best Grow Your Blogging BusinessEver felt like you don’t have enough time to grow your blogging business? Or you would have the success you want if there were two of you?What if you could buy time?Well you can – with outsourcing.Sooner or later you’re going to want to dip your toe into the outsourcing pool to help grow your business and to stop doing the tasks you don’t enjoy.In this episode, I’m discussing everything outsourcing to help you get started or to help you grow and improve your outsourcin...
2021-01-0635 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeHow To Set Goals And Make A Strategy For Your Blogging BusinessEver heard the saying that if you fail to plan, you plan to fail?I think this is so true – how can you ever reach where you want to go with your blog if you don’t know where that is and you don’t know how to get there?In this episode, I’m discussing exactly how you can set goals and make a strategy for your blogging business over the next year. I step through how to set annual goals and then work that into a monthly plan so you know what you...
2020-12-0526 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeHow To Start A Money Making Blog - Case Study Part 2Thinking about starting a new site? Working on your old site and feel like it’s going nowhere? Is your blog going well but you are always interested in what’s working for others?Then you will love this case study!Learn what’s working right now in blogging for growing and monetising your site. I share exactly what I’m doing to grow one of my blogs and the effects that my actions have. I share my plans and goals for the future of the site and much much more.In this episode...
2020-11-0814 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeUsing Email Marketing To Engage And SellWant more readers, fans and income from your blog? Want to do this on autopilot in a way that really serves your audience?Today, I talk all about email marketing. This is what you should do once you are growing your email list to create fans of your brand that are engaged and want to buy from you.Email marketing is underused by so many bloggers and it doesn’t have to be. Once you break it down, work out your goals and understand the basics of email marketing, it’s easy to get started with...
2020-10-1818 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeWhy Working On Your Email List Is The Quickest Way To Get More Readers And Create Passionate FansWant more readers, fans and income from your blog? Don’t want your blogging success to be at the mercy of algorithm changes?An email list is the only access to your audience that you own. Social media and Google algorithms can change tomorrow but you’ll still have your email list.It’s also an incredibly powerful tool – it’s a list of people who gave you their email address to hear more from you. It’s a way to access your audience and take them on a journey to serve them while also turning them...
2020-10-0318 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeHow To Pick The Perfect Product For Your BlogWant to create a product but don’t know what to create?Products are such a great way to monetise your blog thanks to it being the top way to serve your audience as well as the most lucrative. However, coming up with a great product idea can be one of the biggest reasons why many bloggers never take this route. Today, I talk all about creating your first product and how you can come up with a great idea to serve your audience. Learn how you can pick the perfect product, how to g...
2020-09-2012 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeWhy Creating Your Own Products Is The Best Thing You Can Do For Your BlogLooking for the best way to monetise your blog?Today, I talk all about products and how this can be the best monetisation method for your blog. It’s a powerful way to both serve your audience in the best way possible as well as a very lucrative way to monetise.It’s also a way to stand out among a world of blogs, grow your authority and be seen as an expert in your niche.Learn why products are a powerful way to monetise, how this can be a great method even if y...
2020-09-1312 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeBuilding A Community For Blogging SuccessEver thought about building a community around your blog? Or wondered what this means and how it could help you?Today, I talk about building a community around your blog. By this I mean bringing together a group of people that want to learn from you and other members of your community. It’s an extremely powerful way to turn casual readers into dedicated fans that sing your praises to others and help you grow your influence, page views and income.It’s also a way to stand out among a world of blogs and futu...
2020-08-3115 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeHow To Become An Authority In Your NicheWant to be the to-go to resource in your niche? Want to be considered an expert? When people think parenting/travel/finance/health/whatever your niche is, how do you get them to think “Sarah Johnson” (or whatever your name) is next?Today, we talk about how to become an authority in your niche which will help you achieve all of the above!Learn whether you should want to become an authority, and how to be seen as this among your target audience, peers and brands. I talk through why being an authority is so powe...
2020-08-1725 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeHow I Became A Successful Blogger And EntrepreneurOne of the best ways to show yourself that it's possible to build a financially successful blog is to use the success of others as proof. Here is your proof!In this episode, I share my story with a brief outline of what I did before I started building my business and then how I went about it including the mistakes and strategies I used along the way.Learn how sheer determination for a better life was the greatest factor in my early success as well as the mistakes I made early on and the...
2020-08-0753 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeHow To Start A Money Making Blog - Case StudyThinking about starting a new site? Working on your old site and feel like it’s going nowhere? Is your blog going well but you are always interested in what’s working for others?Then you will love this case study!Learn what’s working right now in blogging for growing and monetising your site. I share exactly what I’m doing to grow one of my blogs and the effects that my actions have. I share my plans and goals for the future of the site and much much more.In this episode...
2020-07-0823 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeE-A-T Your Way To SEO SuccessHeard of E-A-T?One of the latest buzzwords in SEO, E-A-T (or Expertise-Authoritativeness-Trustworthiness) is something that is here to stay. Showing off your blog and yourself as an expert, authority and as trustworthy is a great way to get and keep new readers. In fact, I view E-A-T as one of the best ways to future-proof your blog traffic.So what exactly is E-A-T? What should you be doing on your blog? What can you do today to improve your blog’s E-A-T?In this episode, I discuss all of this and more. Lea...
2020-06-2915 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeBlogging SEO Q & ATrying to master SEO and get more traffic to your blog? I can help!In today’s episode, I’m doing something different – I’m answering all YOUR SEO blogging questions as well as a question about selling sites. From link building to keywords to tags and categories to nofollow links, search trends and more, I’m sure you’ll be able to find some gold in today’s episode to help with your own blog building.You’ll learn how to select keywords, what to do with a new post for the biggest SEO gain, which post...
2020-06-1534 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeMaking Money From Blog Advertising With Ezoic CMO, Tyler BishopHave you monetised your site with advertising? Do you want to make sure you are making as much money as possible from this while not bugging your readers? Do you want to learn more about how it all works?In today’s episode, I’m joined by Ezoic CMO, Tyler Bishop. Tyler is an expert in advertising, how blogs can make money from advertising as well as many other subjects which can help bloggers have better blogs. Ezoic itself is a machine learning platform which you can use to earn advertising revenue and much more.You...
2020-05-261h 23Make Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeHow To Get Started With Blog MonetisationYou have a blog and you want to monetise but you don’t know where to start...Should you be signing up for affiliate programs? Selling links? Making a book?How do you do these things and is there any point if you don’t have a huge audience?Learn when you should start monetising your blog and how you can get started with blog monetisation (including what methods to start with).Read the show notes here: https://www.digitalnomadwannabe.com/episode8
2020-05-1215 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeHow To Start A Second Blog - EVERYTHING You Should ConsiderHave you ever thought about starting a second blog? There are many benefits to starting a second blog. It can lead to more income, more success and a chance to create a sellable asset. It gives you the chance to diversify which is very important right now as Coronavirus kills some niches. It’s also a lot of fun!However, it also has drawbacks as well with the big one being that it takes time – time that could perhaps be better spent on your first blog.Learn whether you should start a second blog...
2020-04-2722 min
Break Into Travel WritingBITW 154: How to Create A Travel Blog with Passive Income with Sharon GourlaySet yourself up to earn a full-time income with a travel blog. Build Traffic, Monetize, & Create Passive Income for travel bloggers with Sharon Gourlay. Best practices to become a successful travel blogger.
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Break Into Travel Writing PodcastBITW 154: How to Create A Travel Blog with Passive Income with Sharon GourlaySet yourself up to earn a full-time income with a travel blog. Build Traffic, Monetize, & Create Passive Income for travel bloggers with Sharon Gourlay. Best practices to become a successful travel blogger. This podcast interview with Sharon Gourlay focuses on how she went from day one to today with building traffic, monetizing, & creating [...]
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2020-04-151h 16Make Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeBlogging Legally With Blogging Lawyer, Lucrezia IapichinoHave you protected your blogging business legally? Do you know what disclosures to use, what pages you need on your site like privacy policies, how copyright works and thought about GDPR or CCPA?In today’s episode, I’m joined by Lucrezia Iapichino from bloggingfornewbloggers.com who is also a laywer that specialises in international and EU law and has worked in many countries in Europe as well as here in Australia .You will learn what you need to do to make sure you are protecting your blog legally with some great advice around what lega...
2020-04-141h 03Make Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeHow To Pick Yourself Up When Blogging Slaps You In The Face: Dealing With Blogging SetbacksHow do you deal with blogging setbacks? If there’s one thing that is 100% sure, it’s that you are going to experience blogging setbacks – and many of them! Blogs aren’t magical and setbacks are a part of life. How you deal with them is one of the things that differentiates people who have blogging success and those who don’t.Learn some strategies for dealing with blogging setbacks whether its big things like a Google penalty or coronavirus killing your traffic or smaller things like handling negative criticism. Have a plan in place so that whe...
2020-04-0622 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeSEO Me The Money!So you already have at least a basic understanding of using SEO for your blog, how to find keywords and how links matter. But do you know how to use SEO to make money from your blog? Learn how to use the power of SEO as a goldmine of blogging monetisation possibilities. By the end of this episode, know how to use keywords and quality blog content to make money from affiliate marketing, advertising and your own products in a largely passive way.Read the show notes here: https://www.digitalnomadwannabe.com/episode4
2020-03-3113 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeMaking a 2 Month Blogging Success Road Map With Travel Blogger, Keith Erskine [COACHING SESSION]Have you been blogging for awhile but are failing to make the switch from hobby to business blogger and want this to change NOW?In today’s episode, you get to listen in to my coaching session with Keith Erskine, a travel blogger who has been blogging for awhile but can’t seem to make this switch. You will learn where I see him and many other bloggers going wrong with SEO, monetisation and branding and can copy his two month road map to put your own blog on its path to success.Read the show...
2020-03-2347 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeProductive Ways Bloggers Can Take Advantage Of The Corona ShutdownIt’s a time of great change as coronavirus and all the social and economic implications of it are felt all around the world. This can make it very hard to blog and build our business in the way we want especially if you are in a niche that has already been hit hard. Today, we are going to look beyond the negative to talk about how you can take advantage of the Corona shutdown with a list of ways to stay productive and grow your business. By the end of this episode, you’ll have a list o...
2020-03-2015 minMake Money Blogging With Digital Nomad Wannabe(Re)Defining Your Niche And Serving Your AudienceDo you understand exactly what your blog is about, who your target audience is and how your blog serves them? Learn how to clearly and succinctly understand and describe the point of your blog, how you fit into your niche and how to ensure your blog is serving others and not just yourself. By the end of this episode, you’ll know EXACTLY what your blogging niche is and who EXACTLY your target audience is.I promise,EVERYTHING you do in blogging will be so much easier once you are 100% clear on this!Read the sho...
2020-03-1619 min
Make Money Blogging With Digital Nomad WannabeHow To Use The Three Stages Of Blogging Success To Create Your Blogging StrategyIt’s hard to work out how to turn your blog into a business and what strategies you should use for traffic generation and monetisation to get there. Learn how to do this by understanding the three stages of blogging success – growth, monetisation and scaling – and how to work through these stages CONCURRENTLY to help you save time to get your blog to where you want it to be.Read the show notes here: https://www.digitalnomadwannabe.com/episode1
2020-03-1021 min
Financial AutonomyFrom feeling trapped to living the life of her dreams - how Sharon Gourlay blogged her way to financial autonomy - Episode 41Today I am joined by Sharon Gourlay from Digital Nomad Wannabe about how to gain financial independence through Blogging. Sharon Gourlay is passionate about working online and helping others to follow in her footsteps. She left Australia with her young family at the end of 2014 determined to grow an online business. She succeeded and now supports her family of 5 to live their dream lifestyle. In this interview we cover: Her blogging journey from a hobby to a full time blogging business How she was able to sell her travel blog, even with her...
2018-04-1828 min
The Thoughtful Travel Podcast66 - On Taking Your Kids TravellingRegular listeners already know I think it’s enormously beneficial to take your kids travelling from a young age, but in Episode 66 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast I chat with three other mothers who agree with me. First up is family travel expert Sharon Gourlay of Where’s Sharon. With three kids aged between one and seven, and many, many trips with them under her belt, she’s well placed to talk about many of the reasons travelling with kids is so valuable. Brooke McAlary is my next guest and we share a very strong belief...
2017-09-1226 minThe Thoughtful Travel Podcast65 - First TripsHearing about people’s first trips is fascinating and Episode 65 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast is all about the first times some very experienced travellers ventured out of their comfort zones. First up, Alicia Nelson talks about the first trip she took without her family. A school trip to Washington DC turned out to be pretty life-changing. Sharon Gourlay of Where’s Sharon is one of the most well-travelled people I know, and yet when I spoke to her about her first trips abroad, she told me some very surprising stories! Finally, Carolyn Scho...
2017-09-0524 min
The Thoughtful Travel Podcast56 - Unique Travel, Unique DestinationsTravelling to unique places or travelling for unique reasons fascinates Amanda and the three guests she speaks with for Episode 56 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast have some very unique stories to tell. Starting off with fellow travel blogger Sharon Gourlay, they chat about her recent trip to a place that Amanda would love to see - North Korea. Politics aside, it’s simply a truly unique experience. Next Amanda speak with Abby Lewtas, who has travelled a lot but had a stint travelling to North America and Europe for a particularly interesting sporting reason … but you’...
2017-06-1223 min
Epic Education Radio: Family Travel Podcast for parents who like Nomadic Matt, Rick Steves, Tim Ferriss & John Lee DumasEER082: The Epic Education Radio 2016 Year in ReviewAs 2016 comes to a close, I want to wish you an amazing new year and also give you a short guide through one full year of amazing family travel interviews. In this episode I talk about some of the things I've learned from guests on Epic Education Radio this year, along with a few excerpts. I hope you find these conversations as inspiring and useful as I do. On the left is the timecode. On the right are the links to the relevant episodes. :::::: If you like what you’re hearing, th...
2016-12-2700 min
Epic Education Radio: Family Travel Podcast for parents who like Nomadic Matt, Rick Steves, Tim Ferriss & John Lee DumasEER077: International Travel with a Baby—Where's SharonLike the podcast? Please consider subscribing, and leaving us an honest rating and review. We'd totally appreciate it, and it helps other people find us when they search iTunes. Have a family travel story or question to share? Then contact us! Nervous about international travel with a baby? Don't be. In today's podcast, veteran family travel blogger Sharon Gourlay is here to tell you that it's possible. In addition, she says that international travel with a baby not as hard as you think, and it's totally worth the effort. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL WITH A BABY
2016-11-2246 min
The Nomad Together Podcast | Location Independent Families & Digital Nomad FamiliesEpisode #23: The Challenges of Returning Home with Sharon GourlayNomadTogether.com/ReturningHome On this week's episode, we're speaking with Sharon Gourlay from WheresSharon.com. Sharon and her family left their home in Melbourne, Australia in 2014 with the dream of a better lifestyle. Since then, they have built a successful travel blog and a series of other sites while visiting many countries in Asia and Europe with their preschoolers. They recently decided to return back home, which is something that a lot of digital nomads consider during their travels. You'll hear how the Gourlays managed to build a successful location-independent business on the road, and how they we...
2016-05-1125 min
Travel Freedom Podcast028 Affiliate sales & SEO pay the bills with Sharon GourlaySHOW NOTES - www.travelfreedompodcast.com/028
$76 per day in passive income? Plus freelancing = supporting a family of 4 while travelling the world full time. Sharon Gourlay proves that great SEO and affiliate linked articles (even without an effective email list!) are all you need to discover travel freedom.
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Is Yoast SEO as good as you think it is?
Why you shouldn't find keywords for the articles you want to write but should find keywords before you decide what to write.
Why SEO is a waiting game and you should not get impatient
How to...
2015-04-2700 min