| T Hale "Life is an adventure." I often hear this cliche from just about everywhere. I wouldn't have believed in that saying years ago. How could I? Working slavishly in a cubicle for 8 hours is not an adventure. It is a misery.
Things came into a U turn when a close friend of mine persuaded me to travel with him. "What the heck?" I needed a break. So, we traveled all over Asia and it was a lot of fun and very liberating. Unfortunately, my finances were not able to sustain my travels for much longer.
My friend knew this and he was willing to lend me some money to prolong my vacation. Unknowingly to me, this is my friend's way of helping me realize that I should drop my 9 to 5 dead end job and emulate his way of life. It was his way to convince me that his lifestyle is way better than mine with my so-called stable job.
At first, I thought of him as a bum and a totally carefree person; roaming all around globe spending his family's money. He was rich to start with. He came from a very affluent family. I really thought that he was just a spoiled rich kid enjoying his money. It turned out, I was only half right.
In reality, all his expenses - the travel, the food, the accommodation - were all from his own pocket. Not from his inheritance or his mooching. He was earning his own income while we were traveling together! To my surprise, he was earning his income as we were having the time of our lives. I could not believe that he was earning way more than I was and that he was earning it all while having fun in his travels.
He opened my eyes to travel blogging and travel photography. At first, I thought he was just an internet aficionado or something. Uploading his captured pictures and making short blurbs about his activities and discoveries, I really thought that he was just having fun with his laptop and the Internet I haven't realized that he was earning a hefty amount through it. It didn't look like work to me.
I noticed that he would always tinker with his laptop while we were having breakfast or coffee and maybe once or twice in the afternoon or evening. It was only a few minutes at a time. I was amazed to finally realize that what he was doing was making him richer by the minute.
He had four websites. One for his travel photography business, two are for his travel blogs and the last one was his project website, also a photography site. His two blog sites had great traffic and he was selling affiliate products. At that time, he was putting new articles about our travel and adventures.
The other site was more of his personal business. He was selling his pictures. It was also his online portfolio and a lot of publishing companies had already bought his work. After showing me all the stuff he was doing, I didn't need to ask. I instantly know that he was earning quite a sum.
He noticed I was envious. So he told me to do some blogging and he promised he'd help me with the site building and optimization. He said it was easy and I should not worry about it.
I was apprehensive at first but ultimately, I decided to quit my job and went with him and this time to be some sort of apprentice. I never had problems with the writing; I was a natural writer, being an editor of my high school paper. The main challenge was the SEO and increasing traffic. But it was all good. It was quite easy actually.
Now, I have two travel blog sites for my affiliate marketing and I am also selling E-books about tips in travel blogging and writing. Best of all, I'm funding all my travels and adventures now. I'm having fun while I'm earning my living. This is my life and its an adventure.
By the way, I still meet and travel with my friend from time to time. I owe it all to him.
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