Text me your content win!

Have you ever dreamed of building a content business that lets you actually enjoy your travels—without scrambling to post, pitch, or pretend you’re not freaking out about engagement stats?

Today I’m pulling back the curtain on something I’ve been building quietly behind the scenes—a travel content creator community that isn’t about chasing trends, but about building smart, sustainable systems that let your content business run even when you’re off the grid in Santorini or sipping mezcal in Tulum.

✨ In This Episode, I Spill:

• The real reason so many successful content creators are secretly burning out
• Why this community is going to be deliciously boring—and why that’s a good thing for your business
• What kind of systems are saving me 6+ hours a week (hint: Airtable + Zapier + Gmail = 🤯)
• Why this isn’t another course you’ll never finish—or a noisy mastermind you’ll ghost in 3 weeks
• How YOU can be a founding member and even land a spot on the podcast 💁‍♀️

If you’re a travel creator or content creator who's tired of feeling like your business depends on your WiFi signal, this episode is for you. Whether you’re cashing brand deals or paddling along in your raft-level earnings (you’ll get the joke when you listen), we are building something powerful—and you're invited.

Keypoints:

travel creator, travel content community, content creator, sustainable content business, creator systems, off-grid content creation, build a creator business, UGC brand deals, passive income for travel creators

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Text me your content win!

If I had to start my content creator business all over again, here’s exactly what I would do — no fluff, just the real behind-the-scenes steps that actually build momentum.

Whether you're trying to figure out how to find clients, want to leave your 9–5, or just need to know what works now in the content creator space — this episode is your kickstart.

In this episode, I cover:
✅ The exact platforms I’d use to land clients (yep — even the weird ones that take 20%)
✅ Why you should post less and pitch more (and what type of posts actually matter)
✅ How to treat your Instagram like a billboard, not a scrapbook
✅ Why a simple one-page portfolio beats a fancy site every time
✅ How sending 10 emails a week can completely shift your creator business
✅ The power of outreach — and why asking is your biggest secret weapon
✅ Why being boring builds your business faster than trendy ever could
✅ How to scale once you’re booking consistent work
✅ Why your mindset around pitching matters more than your pitch itself

🛠 Tools & Platforms Mentioned:

• Job platforms: Upwork, Contra, Fiverr (plus Maddy'a tip: Coley, Popular Pays, PopFly)
• Portfolio sites: Canva , AI builders, simple one-pagers

🎧 UGC Tip of the Day – From Maddy Garrett

Want to make your first $500 with UGC?
Go check out Episode 4 of her podcast for the exact steps.
🎙 Listen to Paid to Travel: The UGC Podcast

🌍 New Travel Creator Membership Coming Soon!
I’m building a travel creator community focused on systems and sustainability — not just algorithm hacks. If you're tired of piecing together info from a million courses and want real, actionable systems to grow your business so you can go backpacking (like I’m about to do in the Tetons 👣), then this is for you.

👉 DM me on Instagram with the phrase "travel content writing" if you’re interested in joining the waitlist or just wanna chat about it. It's gonna be GOOD. Like, boring-but-life-changing good.

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Text me your content win!

Let’s be honest—going viral looks sexy on the outside, but it might be silently destroying your business from the inside. This week on The Travel Creator Podcast, I break down exactly why viral content doesn’t equal success—and how you can actually create content that connects, converts, and changes lives.

💬 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why virality is not a strategy for long-term growth
• How one creator got 11 million views… and less than 10 customers 😳
• The massive difference between information and transformation
• What kind of content actually grows your brand (hint: it’s not Canva quote graphics)
• How to build an Instagram presence that gets you paid, even with a small following
• Real-world results from content creators who ditched viral dreams for authentic impact

✨ Key Takeaways for Travel and Content Creators:

• If your content is built for everyone, it's for no one
• The truth about how to grow on Instagram without chasing the algorithm
• Why followers ≠ dollars—and how to stop falling for the vanity metric trap
• What kind of stories actually transform your audience and create long-term relationships
• The power of vulnerability in a world chasing perfection

Listen to Paid to Travel: UGC Podcast

Ep 12: How to Travel for Free and Land Free Airbnb's

This episode is packed with insights on how to go viral, why it's not worth it, and the real playbook for sustainable success as a travel creator, UGC creator, and content creator trying to grow with purpose.

💌 Ready to create content that connects instead of chases?
DM me on Instagram (@travelcontentwriting) and tell me what your biggest takeaway was from this episode. Let’s chat about your goals, growth, and content that doesn’t just look good—but feels good too.

🔗 Find Justin Welsh and his content magic:
Subscribe to his newsletter and follow him at justinwelsh.me for more no-BS writing advice.

✈️ Until next time—happy creating and please, for the love of God and captions, stop chasing viral. I miss you already. 💕

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