Episode Summary: Peace-of-mind travel and remote work — the pre-trip prep, content creation strategy, gear kit, and post-trip routine behind traveling while still running an online business.
What You'll Learn
- A pre-trip checklist for backing up digital assets and batching content before you leave
- 6 types of content that work well while traveling, from daily vlogs to livestreams
- The full travel camera, audio, and power gear kit Mike packs for every trip
- A 4-step post-trip routine for turning travel footage into finished content fast
Recorded after a trip to Boston, with more travel planned for the summer — peace-of-mind travel and remote work is the long-term goal for Mike Murphy LLC.
Part 1: Pre-Trip Planning
Planning tools: an old-school clipboard for a running to-do list, Google Calendar for travel times and commitments, email for client communication, and the Wallet app for boarding passes.
Tip 1 — build a Google Drive travel folder. A master "Travel" folder with sub-folders per trip: photos of license, passport, insurance card, and every credit card's support number. Losing a wallet is bad enough without also having to remember what was in it — a 30-second inventory saves a lot of time later. 1Password stores card numbers as a password manager. A blank Google Doc collects content ideas and trip notes for future Medium articles or Stories.
Tip 2 — external drives and cloud storage. LaCie Rugged Drives for travel storage, backed by Google Drive, Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries, Dropbox, and iCloud Drive. Logos, brand graphics, and podcast production files (artwork, intro/outro music) all live here so everything's accessible from any device, anywhere.
Tip 3 — create and batch content in advance. Look at the calendar well ahead of the trip and build content for each day, with buffer days before and after. Schedule podcast episodes through WordPress or the media host, newsletters in MailChimp, and posts for YouTube, Facebook, and Medium. Stage Instagram content directly on the phone. Do all of it before leaving — livestreaming and Instagram Stories are the easy parts to save for the trip itself.
Tip 4 — clean up iPhone/iPad storage. Free up as much space as possible: empty the camera roll entirely, back it up to a computer first. Adobe Lightroom handles the organizing.
Tip 5 — gear prep. Format memory cards for camera, GoPro, and Zoom recorder well ahead of time, pull the travel bag out early, and get rechargeable batteries fully charged.
Part 2: Creating Content While Traveling
Start before you leave. Even a rough outline or idea list beats showing up with nothing and hoping to sort it out later — shooting everything and figuring it out on ret…
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