Want to land paid brand partnerships? The good news: you don't need a big following to earn an income from collaborating with brands and tourism boards; but, you do need to know how to pitch and negotiate.

To help you see success with this, our guest for this episode, influencer marketing expert Nina Zadeh of Sidewalker Daily, will be sharing:

-clever pitching strategies
-powerful negotiation tactics
-details about what brands are actually paying for
-tips for creating a repeatable system for landing consistent paid brand collaborations
-and more!

Nina regularly negotiates 5- and 6-figure brand deals—including a $200,000 campaign. She'll walk you through how that was pitched in the episode!

🎁 FREE HOW TO LAND BRAND PARTNERSHIPS WORKSHOP:

On Feb 24 at 3pm ET, I'm co-hosting a live workshop with Nina, who I'm a student and affiliate of. She will teach you how to pitch and impress travel brands so you can pivot from comped stays to paid collaborations.

Nina will also walk you through an exact pitch email that works and break down every part of it!

In short, if you want to start working with brands on paid campaigns, I highly recommend grabbing your seat—especially since it's free. ⬇️

https://sidewalkerdaily.lpages.co/how-to-land-travel-partnerships-jessie/

🎁 FREE BONUS:

Grab access to my free travel blogger resource library:

https://jessieonajourney.com/free-blogging-printables/

It includes 75+ blogging resources all meant to help you grow your traffic, community, and income faster and with less overwhelm. Snag workshops, tutorials, workbooks, cheat sheets, Trello boards, workflows, and more—including a High-Ticket Brand Collaborations Cheat Sheet Cheat Sheet!

🛠️ TOOLS MENTIONED:

Visit this link for a list of my favorite blogging tools, resources, and discounts - including tools mentioned in the episode: https://jessieonajourney.com/tools/

✨ CONNECT WITH NINA:

Sidewalker Daily: https://sidewalkerdaily.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sidewalkerdaily

Nina's Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nina.zadeh/

🎉 CONNECT WITH JESSIE:

YouTube (blogging): https://www.youtube.com/@makemoneytravelblogging

Travel Creator Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bloggrowthposse

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@jessieonajourney

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessieonajourney/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessieonajourney/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JessonaJourney

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jessieonajourney

Flipboard: https://flipboard.com/@JessieFesta

YouTube (travel): https://www.youtube.com/@jessieonajourney/featured

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Let's talk about how to build an algorithm-proof travel blog in 2026!

From constant algorithm updates to massive changes to organic search to increasing AI advancements, the blogging landscape has changed dramatically—and will continue to change.

Nowadays, it's important to move beyond posting and waiting for search engines to like you, to treating our blogs like businesses by building an engaged community, serving our audience through aligned revenue streams, and increasing brand visibility across platforms.

I'll share exactly how to do all of this (and more!) in the below blogging roadmap!

The recommendations are based on doing a deep dive into my own blogging business across my three sites, as well as what I'm seeing in my creator student community and the broader creator economy.

Suggestions will be grouped into the following topics:

• Business Planning
• Content Creation
• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Traffic & Visibility
• Blog Monetization

Additionally, I'll share tips and examples to help you implement this 2026 blogging roadmap for success faster and easier!

🎁 FREE BONUS:

Grab access to my free travel blogger resource library:

https://jessieonajourney.com/free-blogging-printables/

It includes 75+ blogging resources all meant to help you grow your traffic, community, and income faster and with less overwhelm. Snag workshops, tutorials, workbooks, cheat sheets, Trello boards, workflows, and more—including a 2026 Algorithm-Proof Action Plan Cheat Sheet!

🛠️ TOOLS MENTIONED:

Visit this link for a list of my favorite blogging tools, resources, and discounts - including tools mentioned in the episode: https://jessieonajourney.com/tools/

✨ BONUS EXAMPLES

To view examples and visuals mentioned in the episode, click "Episode Webpage" below (on Apple Podcasts) or visit this page: https://jessieonajourney.com/blogging/algorithm-proof-travel-blog/

🎉 CONNECT WITH JESSIE:

YouTube (blogging): https://www.youtube.com/@makemoneytravelblogging

Travel Creator Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bloggrowthposse

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@jessieonajourney

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessieonajourney/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessieonajourney/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JessonaJourney

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jessieonajourney

Flipboard: https://flipboard.com/@JessieFesta

YouTube (travel): https://www.youtube.com/@jessieonajourney/featured

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Steal my content repurposing workflow and learn how to turn one piece of content into ten or more!

If you've ever felt like there just aren't enough hours in the day to create fresh content for your blog, newsletter, social media, and other platforms, this episode of The Profitable Travel Blogger Podcast is for you. I'm sharing my exact step-by-step content repurposing strategy that will help you:

• Stay consistent across platforms without burning out by following a simple, repeatable framework
• Grow your traffic, email list, and income with strategic content repurposing
• Streamline your content plan to boost visibility and audience engagement
• Use AI to simplify your workflow and write faster, more impactful content
• Identify top-performing topics that can evolve into profitable products and offers
• And more!

📣 AFFILIATE BONUS + FREE TOOL

Travelpayouts (sponsor) is an affiliate platform that helps travel bloggers earn. Their powerful LinkedSwitcher tool automatically turns all the travel links on your website into affiliate links, so you can grow your passive income faster!

Sign up for free here (use code "JESSIE" for a $25 bonus on your first payout - new users only):

https://tp.click/3si

🎁 FREE BONUS:

Grab access to my free travel blogger resource library:

https://jessieonajourney.com/free-blogging-printables/

It includes 75+ blogging resources all meant to help you grow your traffic, community, and income faster and with less overwhelm. Snag workshops, tutorials, workbooks, cheat sheets, Trello boards, workflows, and more—including a Content Creation & Repurposing Strategy Spreadsheet!

🛠️ TOOLS MENTIONED:

Visit this link for a list of my favorite blogging tools, resources, and discounts - including tools mentioned in the episode: https://jessieonajourney.com/tools/

✨ BONUS EXAMPLES

To view examples and visuals mentioned in the episode, click "Episode Webpage" below (on Apple Podcasts) or visit this page: https://jessieonajourney.com/blogging/content-repurposing-workflow/

🎉 CONNECT WITH JESSIE:

YouTube (blogging): https://www.youtube.com/@makemoneytravelblogging

Travel Creator Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bloggrowthposse

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@jessieonajourney

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessieonajourney/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessieonajourney/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JessonaJourney

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jessieonajourney

Flipboard: https://flipboard.com/@JessieFesta

YouTube (travel): https://www.youtube.com/@jessieonajourney/featured

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