ICYMI, I taught a workshop at The Blog Societies’ Annual conference this past weekend (AKA, #TBScon). Cathy and Jessica did an incredible job putting on this event, and it’s a conference I’ve attended for many years (seriously — look at baby 24-year-old Alicia at this event!)

I had a lot of people email me saying that they couldn’t make this years event, so I wanted to take the time to share a few travel blogging tips from my workshop so that you can become a travel blogging rockstar yourself. Let’s get to it!
 
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It’s been a little quieter than normal here on the blog, and I apologize for that. The big move right before traveling for the 4th of July holiday threw me off. I’m finally going to be at home all week, and I’ll have the chance to catch up on projects/content production — woohoo!

Anyway, today I wanted to chat about why it’s ok to say no to things as a blogger. Whether you’re just starting out or if you’ve been blogging for a while, there are a lot of partnerships out there that might not be a fit. And it’s ok to just straight up say no in these instances.

I just took on a partnership very recently that wasn’t a fit. I had been in talks with a PR company for weeks, and they dropped a bombshell on me at the very last minute that would mean I couldn’t produce high-quality visuals for the partnership. Rather than bailing a week before the experience, I thought it would be the professional thing to honor my word and still go on the experience — but boy, I was wrong. I spent an entire weekend on this project and because of the way the event was set up, I got very little visual content I could end up using. It was a waste of my time, their time, and some loved one’s time all around, and it’s a partnership I regret taking on.

Here are some reasons why it’s okay to say no to that partnership
 
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Ah, networking. It’s super important for any industry, and in blogging, it can make (or break!) your career.

My blog was somewhat stagnant the first year I launched it. One reason is that I was incredibly inconsistent with posting, the other reason being I was too timid to put myself out there. Even though I’m an extrovert, blogging was still relatively new back in 2011 — to the point that I had to explain it in great detail to my friends and family.

Once I finally started networking with both fellow bloggers and brands, I began to see my blog grow. Here are a few tips and tricks on how to network in the blog world!
 
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