Paid To Travel: The UGC Podcast
Welcome to the side of the internet where we get paid to travel. In this podcast, I will teach you how to create UGC content so you can work part-time creating fun content and spend the majority of your days exploring the world, rather than sitting at a desk. All while making MORE money than we did at our soul-sucking 9-5. Does that sound like a dream? Well, it’s my reality and it can be yours too.
I’m your host Maddy Garrett, your UGC Travel Bestie. I help everyday people just like you start their own UGC digital nomad business so that they can achieve this kind of life-changing freedom, too. I’ve taught over 2,000 students in my Masterclasses, Programs, and 1:1 Coaching, and I educate my audience of 40,000+ ambitious dreamers daily on social media.
So tune in every week so you can quit your job and start getting paid to travel.
Paid To Travel: The UGC Podcast
47: The BEST Ways to Become a Full Time Travel Creator (So You Can Quit Your Job)
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If you’ve ever wondered how the hell creators actually make money without having 100K followers and are able to do this full time? This episode is your cheat code.
Today is a episode swap with Laura Haley from the Travel Creator Podcast to talk about monetization as a content creator — UGC, affiliate, influencer partnerships, group trips, digital products… all of it.
And she’s here to tell you exactly what works right now — especially if you’re a travel creator trying to make this your full-time thing.
We dive into:
- The REAL ways content creators make money
Maddy breaks down every single path she’s used over the years:
- UGC (user-generated content)
- Micro-influencer partnerships
- Affiliate marketing
- Hosting group trips
- Digital products + coaching
If you’ve been thinking you need a massive audience to monetize — this episode will change your mind.
- Why UGC is the BEST place to start (especially for travel creators)
- Growing into bigger monetization as content creators
- Are group trips worth it for travel creators?
- Why Digital products are the most underrated monetization tool
Connect with Laura:
- Travel Creator Podcast
- Follow her @travelcontentwriting
- Check our her membership: Travel Content Business Plan to get one step closer to quitting your job to become a full time content creator
This podcast was produced by Your Girl Media.
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