don't quit your day job: finding the right balance for you - david brodie & chris...

Don’t Quit Your Day JobFinding the right balance for you

David Brodie & Chris Christensen

David Brodie • Travel in 10 Podcast & Blog

since 2005• Citizen Relations since 2006:

PR for Travelocity, Princess Cruises, Destination BC, Rocky Mountaineer

• 2013 Sabre Award for Top Global Travel & Tourism PR Campaign

@brodiedavid | @travelin10

Chris Christensen• Amateur Traveler

podcast / blog• This Week in Travel

podcast• BloggerBridge.com• T+L SMITTY 2014:

Best Independent Travel Journalist / Blogger”

@chrisx2 | @amateurtraveller

What we are going to talk about today?

How to increase your ability to travel and travel blog without giving up your career

•Good Reasons to Keep Your Job•Travel Stories You Can Create from Home•Becoming a local travel expert•Using your day job as a spring board

Good Reasons to Keep Your Job

1) You actually love your job!

Good Reasons to Keep Your Job

2) You really don’t want to be a nomad

Good Reasons to Keep Your Job

3) You really can’t be a nomad right now

Good Reasons to Keep Your Job

4) Some jobs help you travel

Good Reasons to Keep Your Job

5) Jobs actually pay money!

Myth Busting! You can run a successful travel blogging from home

How To Travel

• Visas• Frequent Flier Miles• Packing• Planning

PointsGuy.com

Product Reviews

• Gear• Electronics• Cameras• Clothing• Books

PracticalTravelGear.com

Travel News

• Timely Information• Analysis

skift.com

Travel Help• Troubleshooting

elliott.com

Guest Posts• Editorial• Brand

matador.com

Travel Deals• Timely• Money Saving

JenLeoDeals.com

Interviews• Focus / Brand

AmateurTraveler.com

Local Travel• Events• Tips• Reviews• Photos

TheBrooklynNomad.com

Leverage Your Job

What is a smartcation?• Extending a business

trip• Timing work travel

around long weekends• Working from other

offices / Encouraging work from anywhere policies at your workplace

Leveraging Business Travel• Local expertise of

colleagues• Frequent Traveller

Programs – not just airlines, hotels, rental cars

• Flyertalk and other resources

Optimize Your Career

New Career

• Wrong Job• Wrong Career

Location Independent• Entrepreneur• Knowledge

Worker• VA• Flexible

Employer

Seasonal / Part Time

• Teacher • Ski Instructor• Contractor

Discussion• How did you find the right balance?• Why are you travel blogging?• What has worked for you? How are you

travelling?