For the last few months a small group of us has been coming together to talk blogging. Most of the other members of our group are beginners but there’s also me ( Hi, I’m Alyson, this is my main blog and family income source) and a few more seasoned bloggers and creatives. In July 2017 […]
Basics of SEO for New Bloggers
I’ve been asked to write this post on the basics of SEO by a member of our private group and, well, I’ve been meaning to do it for a long time and I’m in the mood so let’s do it! I am not an SEO guru. Such things as professional SEOs exist, I’m not one […]
The New Blogger’s Check List
I have so many people in our Facebook group, Living Differently, who are about to start, or have recently started a blog or website that I thought a one off, comprehensive list or guide, a check list, would be a great idea to help them on their way. It will also help me stop repeating […]
Best Plugins and Tools to Help Grow Your Blog and Income
To create an effective blog and generate a steady online income, you have to spend a little money. This is something I wish I’d realised years ago rather than struggling using every second-rate free tool I could find. Some free tools are great, sure, we use many here, but the premium versions are often mind-blowingly […]
2017 New Year New Theme! How & Why
You’ll see things have changed around here! After almost 5 years of blogging with the excellent but outdated Prose child theme from StudioPress, we’ve updated to the sleeker, faster, funkier, easier, Magazine Pro Theme also on the Genesis Framework. A quick post on the hows and whys of updating a theme. I’d been putting it […]
Make Your First $1000 From Amazon Affiliates
I told you I was going to tell you how we made the leap to Living Differently, and Amazon is part of the secret. No paid courses here, no e-books, I’m just going to tell you, for free. I’ve been dabbling with Amazon affiliate marketing for 5 years now, earning a little here, a little there, […]
Don’t Blame the Bloggers!
This morning at sunrise I sat down to my computer to start my work for the day. It’s what I do every morning before the kids wake up. The first thing I do is check my emails, messages, stats and comments. Some good news, some bad, a couple of lovely comments and readers asking for […]
Travel the World for Free
Travel doesn’t have to be expensive. We all know the old mantra, travel is cheaper than staying at home, and it’s absolutely true, but who doesn’t want to minimise travel expenses to get maximum mileage from their dollar. We’ve been doing just that for almost 4 years, supporting our travels on very little cash, These days there are […]
Location Independent, Solopreneur, Diginomad….Freedom!
Things are gradually changing here at World Travel Family, our blogs ( there are now 6, if you count Boo’s) are starting to follow a new course. I thought I’d share with you what’s going on, maybe you’ll take inspiration from our experiences, maybe you can pick up a few tips, maybe you can tell […]
Travel Budget. It’s Complex!
People ask about our travel budget and how we afford to travel as often and as long as we do. It still surprises me that anyone should care about our finances, but I guess that’s the world we’re in because of the blog and because we’ve been on this round the world trip for almost […]
Work Your Way Around The World. The New Way @WorkTraveller
If you’re short of cash ( and who isn’t?) there are ways and means of making your travel cheaper and even free. Most of us know about Woofing, CouchSurfing, house sitting and so on. Well now there’s a new way and one that we’ve tried, yes us, a family. And it was incredibly good fun. […]
Taking Pinterest to the Next Level
Around the globe 150 million individuals use Pinterest every month (source). My account is in the top 20,000 accounts, I’m pretty pleased with that. Pinterest is big news. Around 75% of my social media traffic comes from Pinterest, currently down from 90%. New readers and contacts are finding World Travel Family through my boards and […]
We’re Not a Budget Travel Blog.
Yesterday, a potential hotel sponsor asked me “Can your readers afford us?” That’s a perfectly reasonable question, we’ve written post after post about doing things on the cheap, saving money to travel and finding great deals. I can see where she was coming from. I replied, explained our demographic and our philosophy and I’m thrilled to report, […]
