Creator Hamdbook - USA (2020-06)

will be impacted? Which locations
might be most or least traveled? To
see how other channels are covering
these subjects, check out some of the
recent posts from Mojo Travels.
Bucket Lists also make great
content. They can double as a tool
for planning future trips and vid-
eos. It’s a good idea to create both
short-term and long-term bucket
lists like “Places to visit in 2021” as
well as lifetime must-see destina-
tions. Your lists could even be about
the top places to visit within certain
countries or continents. Later,
when you actually get to the places
on your lists, you can refer back to
the original video and discuss how
it compares to your hopes.
When you can get out but you
can’t go far, use what you have
access to. Wherever you live, there
are places to explore within driv-
ing distance. You can share local
tourist attractions or show your
viewers around the places that
locals love. Online searches can
help you discover random curiosi-
ties (World’s Largest Frying Pan,
anyone?) and the best areas to take
in nature and skylines.

BE INSPIRED BY OTHER
TRAVEL CHANNELS.
Some creators have definitely
figured out their niches for post-
ing new videos consistently during
travel-banned times. Others are
making Top 10 lists of other travel
channels THEY subscribe to. A few
are even using this opportunity
to experiment with cooking foods

SUPER-NICHE

Creative ways to keep your travel channel going when you can’t travel

from areas they wish they were visiting. Here are a few

more to check out and a recent post to be inspired by:

The Points Guy – When can we travel again?

Kara and Nate – Escaping the Philippines before

lockdown

Ryan Shirley – Top ten places to travel AFTER coro-

navirus

Run The Atlas – Social distancing in San Diego

Sam Chui – Flying over thousands of parked air-

planes

Traveling Jule – Virtual Vacation

Mountain Trekker – How I make money as a travel

vlogger

Ryan Riel Media – The last time we will be traveling

Creators create. That’s what we do. We encourage

you to be deliberate and consistent about creating

meaningful travel content even when you can’t travel.

Find ways to make your channel helpful, informative

and entertaining. Give your audience something to

dream about. Then, when obstacles are behind you,

you’ll be able to hit the ground running (or flying, or

sailing) to the next destination.

As a recent transplant from Videomaker headquarters to the Cali-

fornia high desert, Tiffany enjoys her new side-gig as a freelance

writer.

The Points Guy – When can we travel again?