So you want to write an Advice Travel Guide? Here’s some books in this niche, and tips for writing your travel guide.

Check out this cover design case study from prolific, but lessor known travel guide publisher, Luster. See how they’ve incorporated niche norms into their covers, and what they could have done differently.

Just because someone has already established themselves in a niche in the blogging landscape, doesn’t mean it’s ruled out for you. If you want to compete with them, you can bring your unique perspective and voice to your content in order to stand out.

This case study looks at the different line-looks Rick Steves uses for his travel guides. He’s carved a niche for himself in Europe, and is a one-man travel dynamo. See what design tips you can pick up from his book covers.

Read about the benefits and disadvantages of self-publishing a POD paperback, before you decide on your indie author publishing strategy.

Read about the benefits and disadvantages of self-publishing an ebook, before you decide on your indie author publishing strategy.

Here’s my paperback design diary for the page tab design I plan on using for the updated edition of my Bodrum Peninsula Travel Guide.

We look at three different self-publishing format strategies based on the level of effort you’re willing to invest to become an indie author. Check out whether you should choose a simple, intermediate, or advanced plan.

Read about my internal formatting progress and lessons of my paperback travel guide. This is day one of my design diary to help you decide whether you want to format your own book.

Nobody sells more travel guides than Lonely Planet. So when it comes to designing your travel guide cover, their covers should be the first ones you refer too for design inspiration. This case study article looks at the different line-looks they use for their guides.

If you’re a travel blogger looking to make more money – isn’t it time you wrote a travel guide? Here’s a series of four books to help you plan, write, self-publish, and promote your travel guide.

In this article we’re going to look at the definition of an Event Specific travel guide, and look at examples of published guides available.

In this article we’re going to look at the definition of a Culinary travel guide, and look at examples of published guides.

Find out if a specialty travel guide is something you want to write, and how it differs from a destination travel guide.

I’ve been doing qualitative research to find out what type of travel guides different people use. This latest input is from Chelsea Nielsen, an American Road Trip Planner.

In our How Travel Writers Self-Publish podcast we cover how to improve your travel writing by using a creative freewriting technique.

This week or podcast features memoir author Joe Cawley, author of the Ketchup trilogy. He’s sharing his tips and insights about how authors can collaborate to increase book sales.

In episode 1 of our How to Self-Publish a Travel Book Show we cover five reasons why travel bloggers and writers should leverage their content to become authors.

Are you ready to establish your subject matter expertise and earn passive income by transitioning from travel blogger to author, but don’t know where to start? This new self-publishing podcast will help you write, publish, and sell your books.

If you feel you have a viable travel guide idea, don’t wait around for a traditional publisher to take a chance on your book. Self-Publishing is an obvious choice for travel bloggers who want to publish their own travel guide.

Here’s five quotes from Guardian Travel Writers about how to improve your travel writing. I’ve included their travel writing quote, and then provided my insights to highlight how their advice can be interpreted and used as part of your travel writing adventures

Travel Bloggers do you want to self-publish a travel guide but don’t know where to start? My four book series takes you from the planning and writing stages, through the self-publishing and book marketing stages. I provide advice and tips to help you make informed decisions that will save you time and money.

Can You Write a Travel Guide? I did and you can too! Find out how I started my travel guide writing journey and how you can start yours.

So you’re writing a travel guide, but how do you compete in the marketplace alongside established brands like Lonely Planet, Rough Guides, and Moon Travel Guides?

Destination Travel guides are the most popular guides written and read, and many of the other niche travel guides are a sub category of destination guides. Find out what a destination guide is and how you can use this definition to define your scope.

To take your travel blog to the next level by building your brand awareness and establishing your subject matter expertise you need to expand your content offerings over and above simple blog articles. Here’s some Content Marketing options to consider.

Each month I’m scrolling through the New Release Travel Guides on Amazon to see which Traditionally & Indie published guides have hit the marketplace. I also provide my commentary about branding and design so you can get best practice tips and advice for your own travel guide.

Considering writing a Slow Travel themed travel guide, here’s some background and additional resources to explore this travel niche a little deeper.

In the first book in my “How to Write and Self-Publish a Travel Guide” series I focus entirely on the Planning Process. The effort your put into this stage will help streamline your writing process.

Great read for Travel Writing Tips: Nat Geo Traveller (UK) recently announced their travel writing competition winners. The challenge was to write a focused piece of 500 words that captured the essence of a destination alongside National Geographic Traveller’s defining features: immersive travel and authentic storytelling.

I’m currently working on BOOK ONE is a series of four books to help streamline your Travel Guide writing process. Whether you are a part-time or full-time author, your time is precious, so my writing series is targeted at travel writers and travel bloggers who want to write and publish their own travel guides, and these books will help speed up the process by demystifying the steps involved.

Here’s a roundup of my tips for getting more comments and interaction on your travel blog. What have I missed? Please share what has worked for you.

There’s a whole slew of collaborative local travel guide sites positioned to share tips from locals. You can use these sites to get inspired about the topics and content niches you can recreate for your own local neighbourhood.

You don’t have to venture very far from your front door to discover a location that is ideal fodder for a local travel guide, and an inspiration for a tourist visiting your neighbourhood.

Why travel bloggers should go digital and publish an e-book. You have lots of content on your travel blog, so maybe its time to collate it into an e-book travel guide.

Chris Backe is the main blogger at One Weird Globe. He started his blogging journey by writing about all things to do with South Korea. And after traveling to Malaysia and Laos, the scope of One Weird Globe expanded. Now Chris, writes about exploring oddball travel destinations and the long-term expat/nomad lifestyle.

Gigi Griffis is a digital nomad who sold all her belongings in 2012 and hit the road with her pint-sized pooch called Luna. She writes a travel blog aptly titled “The Ramble” and loves inspiring stories, new places, exceptional food, and living in the moment. Gigi is also a prolific travel guide writer, and her Unconventional Travel Guide books all fall within the niche of sharing insider tips.

Your travel guide begins with a simple idea, which has to be expanded into a book concept that intrigues your reader, which relies on you being able to make your travel guide personal so they can connect with it.

Discover what a Journey Travel guide is and how to go about writing one of your own, based on your personal travel experiences.

Find out if a side trip travel guide is something you want to write, and how it differs from a destination travel guide.

Travel books come in two main categories: the travel guide book and the travel narrative. Let’s look at a definition of each to help you determine which you want to write.

Here are 7 Easy to use Travel Writing Tips. Learn how to capture your travels in words and pictures, and use all 6 senses to capture your travel experiences.

Do you want your travel guide to be fun to write, or another arduous task in your busy life that becomes a chore? To have staying power, you need to write your passion.

Brainstorm your Passion In the previous article I talked about the importance and benefits of Writing your Passion. At this point,…

Scrivener is a valuable tool for non-fiction authors, and is especially useful when planning and writing your travel guide.

Nina Amir, a nine-time Amazon bestselling author of such books as How to Blog a Book and The Author Training Manual, helps aspiring…

I created this infographic to address the question, “Are Travel Guides Dead?”. I didn’t think they were, because I still…

Leave it Out! Did you know that what you leave out of your Travel Guide is just as important as…

Save time writing your travel guide by learning from the lessons I’ve accumulated during my travel guide writing process. Get your guide written quicker.