Is it time to actually do something with your travel photographs?

Travel blogging is an amazing way to experience the things that very few will ever get to try. You get to see exotic places, make new friends and meet new people from all over the world and do something that most people can only dream of. The trick is funding your travels so that you don’t have to stop. If you follow my travel hacking principles the airfare might be free, but you’re still going to need some spending money when you get to your destination, right?

If you’ve begun to maximize your current earnings through traditional monetization with affiliate links, ad networks and sponsorships (did you know you can send invoices and get paid online?), it’s time to build a more trustworthy revenue channel that also helps you bond with and better learn why your fans and followers come to you. You can always add plugins to your blog that let you sell prints and take orders. But what happens when you’re in a remote area or offline for a week? What if a customer has an issue and you aren’t …