{"id":1007866,"date":"2020-08-27T18:30:58","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T17:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phonetravelwiz.com\/?page_id=1007866"},"modified":"2022-10-31T04:38:03","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T17:38:03","slug":"start-blog-and-youtube-channel-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/phone-travel-wiz-resources-recommended-products-services-and-tools\/start-blog-and-youtube-channel-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting A Blog, YouTube Channel &#038; Online Business: All The Resources You Need"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:52.090032154341%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-2::before{padding-top:26.07421875%; }img#mv-trellis-img-2{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-3::before{padding-top:55.17578125%; }img#mv-trellis-img-3{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-4::before{padding-top:40.8%; }img#mv-trellis-img-4{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-5::before{padding-top:25.773195876289%; 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}img#mv-trellis-img-71{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-72::before{padding-top:31.119791666667%; }img#mv-trellis-img-72{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-73::before{padding-top:62.890625%; }img#mv-trellis-img-73{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-74::before{padding-top:88.0859375%; }img#mv-trellis-img-74{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-75::before{padding-top:26.728110599078%; }img#mv-trellis-img-75{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-76::before{padding-top:67.578125%; }img#mv-trellis-img-76{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-77::before{padding-top:131.9587628866%; }img#mv-trellis-img-77{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-78::before{padding-top:100%; }img#mv-trellis-img-78{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-79::before{padding-top:54.036458333333%; }img#mv-trellis-img-79{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-80::before{padding-top:64.192708333333%; }img#mv-trellis-img-80{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-81::before{padding-top:58.854166666667%; }img#mv-trellis-img-81{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-82::before{padding-top:220.68965517241%; }img#mv-trellis-img-82{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-83::before{padding-top:100%; }img#mv-trellis-img-83{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-84::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-84{display:block;}<\/style>\n<p>Are you interested in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">starting your own blog<\/span>, which can turn <strong>into a full-time business, making you full-time income <\/strong>(or a<strong> <\/strong>secondary full-time income stream)? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or what about becoming <strong>the YouTube star you have always dreamed of becoming?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want access to a <strong>step-by-step blueprint of becoming a successful blogger<\/strong>, as in, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">a blogger that knows how to get traffic to their site<\/span> and does not only write for their friends and family, <strong>then I would highly recommend joining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\">Project 24 by Income School<\/a>, which is the course I am following that helped built this site.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\">course<\/a>, I probably would not have any traffic right now or would not have known how to become a successful blogger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you are interested in saving money when traveling by finding cheaper airfares, using international SIM cards and travel SIM cards strategically, or services that will enhance your travel experiences, then you should check out <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/phone-travel-wiz-resources-recommended-products-services-and-tools\/travel-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">my Travel Resources page<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will talk about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/start-blog-and-youtube-channel-resources\/?preview=true#blogging-youtube-course-project-24\">Project 24<\/a> a bit later, but first, let's go through the resources I use or have used to start this site and business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Disclosure: <em>Please note that some of the links below are affiliate links. At NO additional cost to you, I may earn a commission if you make a purchase. In some cases, you can get a discount on a product or service when using a particular affiliate link. If you are ready to start your online business and would like to support what I am doing, using these links is one way to do that.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Website Resources <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To start a website, you need to have a domain name (like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\">phonetravelwiz.com<\/a>) and a web host<\/strong>. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">If you want to create a blog, then using WordPress is the way to go. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have probably visited many websites that use WordPress, but they do not look like your typical blog. That is because <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whoishostingthis.com\/compare\/wordpress\/stats\/#percent-27\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">35% of the internet is powered by<\/span> WordPress<\/strong><\/a>, and WordPress websites can be customized in any way you want them to look like. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many Content Management Systems (CMS) out there, like <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wix<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.squarespace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Squarespace<\/a>, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\" target=\"_blank\">Blogger<\/a>, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/bluehost\">WordPress<\/a> is easy to use, which is why it is so popular. Let's start with hosting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Beginner Hosting: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/bluehost\">Bluehost Shared Hosting<\/a> <\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/bluehost\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"311\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Bluehost Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1007885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Logo.jpg 311w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Logo-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"311\" height=\"162\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20311%20162'%3E%3Crect%20width='311'%20height='162'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Bluehost Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1007885 eager-load\" sizes=\"(max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Logo.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Logo.jpg.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Logo.jpg.webp 311w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Logo-300x156.jpg.webp 300w\" data-svg=\"1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/bluehost\">Bluehost<\/a> is, by far, <strong>the best Shared WordPress Host<\/strong> out there for new websites. In fact, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">they are recommended by many well-established bloggers<\/span> on the scene, mainly because <strong>they are SUPER affordable<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/bluehost\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Perks.jpg\" alt=\"Bluehost Perks\" class=\"wp-image-1007879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Perks.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Perks-300x78.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Perks-768x200.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Perks.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Bluehost Perks\" class=\"wp-image-1007879 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Perks.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Perks-300x78.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Perks-768x200.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Perks.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-2\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Their admin panel is easy to use, and WordPress is installed for you with a few simple clicks (unlike many other hosts out there). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes it better is that <strong>you can get a FREE domain name for the 1st year<\/strong> if you <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/bluehost\">host your website with Bluehost<\/a><\/strong>. Score!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/bluehost\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Home.jpg\" alt=\"Bluehost Home\" class=\"wp-image-1007900\" width=\"1024\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Home.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Home-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Home-768x424.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Home.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Bluehost Home\" class=\"wp-image-1007900 lazyload\" width=\"1024\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Home.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Home-300x166.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Home-768x424.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Home.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-3\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Be aware that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/bluehost\">Bluehost<\/a> is a <strong>Shared WordPress Host<\/strong>, meaning that you share a server with multiple other websites that use Bluehost. If the server gets overloaded because another website on that server is getting a lot of traffic, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">your site will slow down a bit<\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same applies to when your site is getting a lot of traffic, your site performance will suffer, and the same counts for the other websites on that server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, this is not something you have to worry much about as a new blogger. Plus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/bluehost\">Bluehost's<\/a> servers are not<em> that<\/em> fragile &ndash; they can handle a lot (like up to 100 000 pageviews a month, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\">Income School<\/a> that had <a href=\"http:\/\/Camperreport.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Camperreport.com<\/a> on Bluehost until they reached 100 000 pageviews a month).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you start getting more than 30 000 page views per month, then I would consider moving to a <strong>Managed WordPress Host<\/strong>, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/start-blog-and-youtube-channel-resources\/?preview=true#intermediate-advanced-hosting-wpx-managed-hosting\">WPX<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Intermediate &amp; Advanced Hosting: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/wpx\">WPX Managed Hosting<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/wpx\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"WPX Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1007882\" width=\"250\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo-768x312.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo.jpg.webp\" alt=\"WPX Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1007882 lazyload\" width=\"250\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo.jpg.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo-300x122.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo-768x312.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-4\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/wpx\">WPX<\/a> is the <strong>best and most inexpensive Managed WordPress Host out there<\/strong>. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sites that are getting a lot of traffic on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis certainly want to move away from a Shared Host to a Managed Host for performance reasons<\/span>. The server response time with WPX is incredible fast. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/wpx\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1007880\" width=\"485\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Banner.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Banner-300x77.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Banner-768x198.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Banner.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1007880 lazyload\" width=\"485\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Banner.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Banner-300x77.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Banner-768x198.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Banner.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-5\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Not only is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/wpx\">WPX<\/a>&lsquo; interface easy to use, but its customer service is also incredibly fast. <a href=\"https:\/\/terrykyle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Terry Kyle<\/a>, the co-founder of WPX, <strong>promises that a customer service agent will get on the chat with you within 30 seconds<\/strong>. I have chatted with WPX many times, and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">they have never broken that 30-second promise<\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/wpx\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Support-Banner.jpg\" alt=\"WPX Support Banner\" class=\"wp-image-1007881\" width=\"485\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Support-Banner.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Support-Banner-300x77.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Support-Banner-768x198.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Support-Banner.jpg.webp\" alt=\"WPX Support Banner\" class=\"wp-image-1007881 lazyload\" width=\"485\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Support-Banner.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Support-Banner-300x77.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Support-Banner-768x198.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Support-Banner.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-6\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you decide to move hosts (like from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/bluehost\">Bluehost<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/wpx\">WPX<\/a>, for example), WPX will migrate the website for you for <strong>FREE<\/strong>. Not only that, but you get access to a Content Delivery Network (CDN) for <strong>FREE<\/strong> too, they create back-ups of your website for <strong>FREE<\/strong>, detect and remove malware for <strong>FREE<\/strong>, and fix your site if it is down for <strong>FREE<\/strong>. So many <strong>FREE<\/strong> things (okay, I will stop with the <strong>FREE<\/strong> caps&hellip; for now). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/wpx\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Free-Site-Fix-Banner.jpg\" alt=\"WPX Free Site Fix Banner\" class=\"wp-image-1007884\" width=\"485\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Free-Site-Fix-Banner.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Free-Site-Fix-Banner-300x77.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Free-Site-Fix-Banner-768x198.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Free-Site-Fix-Banner.jpg.webp\" alt=\"WPX Free Site Fix Banner\" class=\"wp-image-1007884 lazyload\" width=\"485\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Free-Site-Fix-Banner.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Free-Site-Fix-Banner-300x77.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Free-Site-Fix-Banner-768x198.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Free-Site-Fix-Banner.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-7\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/wpx\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Speed-Banner.jpg\" alt=\"WPX Speed Banner\" class=\"wp-image-1007883\" width=\"485\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Speed-Banner.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Speed-Banner-300x77.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Speed-Banner-768x198.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Speed-Banner.jpg.webp\" alt=\"WPX Speed Banner\" class=\"wp-image-1007883 lazyload\" width=\"485\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Speed-Banner.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Speed-Banner-300x77.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Speed-Banner-768x198.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Speed-Banner.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-8\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Although I said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/wpx\">WPX<\/a> is an inexpensive Managed WordPress Host (which they are compared to their competition, like <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WP Engine<\/a>), <strong>they are significantly more expensive than a Shared Webhost<\/strong>, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/bluehost\">Bluehost<\/a>. In fact, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/wpx\">WPX<\/a> is 10 times more expensive than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/bluehost\">Bluehost<\/a><\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I moved Phone Travel Wiz from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/bluehost\">Bluehost<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/wpx\">WPX<\/a> relatively early in my blogging journey because a lot of my readers come from countries where internet speeds are, sadly, slow. By being with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/wpx\">WPX<\/a>, the site loads much faster for everyone. Thus, improving the user experience.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/wpx\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Home.jpg\" alt=\"WPX Home\" class=\"wp-image-1007908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Home.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Home-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Home-768x357.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Home.jpg.webp\" alt=\"WPX Home\" class=\"wp-image-1007908 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Home.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Home-300x139.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Home-768x357.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Home.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-9\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Domain Name: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/bluehost\">Bluehost<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/wpx\">WPX<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/bluehost\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Bluehost Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1007885\" width=\"233\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Logo.jpg 311w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Logo-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Logo.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Bluehost Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1007885 lazyload\" width=\"233\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Logo.jpg.webp 311w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Logo-300x156.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluehost-Logo.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-10\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/wpx\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"WPX Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1007882\" width=\"250\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo-768x312.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo.jpg.webp\" alt=\"WPX Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1007882 lazyload\" width=\"250\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo.jpg.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo-300x122.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo-768x312.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-11\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To be honest, there are so many websites where you can buy domain names from, and all of them do what they promise &ndash; give you a domain name. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">And the thing is, you do not have to buy a domain name from your web host<\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although I host Phone Travel Wiz on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/wpx\">WPX<\/a>, my domain name is still with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/bluehost\">Bluehost<\/a>. Some say it is better to have your domain name separate from your web host, but it is not a necessity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply get a free domain name if you purchase your web hosting with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/bluehost\">Bluehost<\/a>. If you are going straight with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/wpx\">WPX<\/a> because you are ready to take your blogging journey to the next level (which I actually recommend), you can purchase a domain while ordering your hosting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"domain-widget-aduable\" src=\"\/\/www.bluehost.com\/web-hosting\/domaincheckapi\/?affiliate=aduable\" width=\"100%\" height=\"175\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"ezoic-jump\">Website Advertisements: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/ezoic\">Ezoic<\/a> <\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/ezoic\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"306\" height=\"165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Ezoic Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1007886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Logo.jpg 306w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Logo-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"306\" height=\"165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Logo.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Ezoic Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1007886 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Logo.jpg.webp 306w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Logo-300x162.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Logo.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-12\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The advertisements (ads) you see on this site are run by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/ezoic\">Ezoic<\/a>, an intelligent platform built for publishers that serves ads. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/ezoic\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Home.jpg\" alt=\"Ezoic Home\" class=\"wp-image-1007887\" width=\"512\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Home.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Home-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Home-768x634.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Home.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Ezoic Home\" class=\"wp-image-1007887 lazyload\" width=\"512\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Home.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Home-300x248.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Home-768x634.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Home.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-13\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you are a new blogger, you probably will start with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/adsense\/start\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google Adsense<\/a> (because no other reputable ad network will accept new websites, except for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.media.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">media.net<\/a>, but those ads are difficult to set up, and they looked ugly when I used them for a short period). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Once you reach 10 000 page views per month<\/strong>, then you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/ezoic\">join Ezoic<\/a> and see a MASSIVE increase in ad revenue because of how Ezoic's AI works. It is not uncommon to see a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">jump in revenue between 25% to 50% while with Ezoic<\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/ezoic\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Perks.jpg\" alt=\"Ezoic Perks\" class=\"wp-image-1007889\" width=\"768\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Perks.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Perks-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Perks-768x404.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Perks.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Ezoic Perks\" class=\"wp-image-1007889 lazyload\" width=\"768\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Perks.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Perks-300x158.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Perks-768x404.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Perks.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-14\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>However<\/em>, if you join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/start-blog-and-youtube-channel-resources\/?preview=true#blogging-youtube-course-project-24\">Project 24<\/a>, <strong>you can have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/ezoic\">Ezoic ads<\/a> on your website WITHOUT having to meet the page view requirement<\/strong>. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Seeing some dollars trickle in the beginning will be an INCREDIBLE motivation booster early on your blogging journey. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/ezoic\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Banner.jpg\" alt=\"Ezoic Banner\" class=\"wp-image-1007890\" width=\"485\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Banner.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Banner-300x77.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Banner-768x198.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Banner.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Ezoic Banner\" class=\"wp-image-1007890 lazyload\" width=\"485\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Banner.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Banner-300x77.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Banner-768x198.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ezoic-Banner.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-15\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Blogging &amp; YouTube Resources <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is SO much information out there on how to start a blog and how to start a YouTube channel. Trying to follow all of that advice will be a challenge because some of them are contradictory (some will hurt you in the long run because of shady tactics).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luckily, I managed to find a few blogging- and YouTube-related resources that helped me built Phone Travel Wiz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Blogging &amp; YouTube Course: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\">Project 24<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\">Project 24 by Income School<\/a> is a course with the purpose of &ldquo;starting a project to replace your current income with money from passive income websites in 24 months.&rdquo; This project could either be a blog or a YouTube channel. It could also be both, like in my case with this site and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/youtube\">Phone Travel Wiz YouTube channel<\/a> (this is the recommended approach). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During my internship at <a href=\"https:\/\/frozenpalmtree.dk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a kitesurf school in Copenhagen, Denmark (Frozen Palm Tree<\/a>), I had to learn many things about Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and blogging. One of the resources my internship coordinator gave me was the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCytOqtKYpACcWMD14UjhSeQ\" target=\"_blank\">Income School YouTube channel<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Income School channel has A LOT of valuable and free information related to building an online business, and I would recommend watching a few videos of theirs to get a better idea of what Ricky and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/income-school-jim-harmer\">Jim<\/a>, the founders of Income School, do and stand for. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9jLo89V_q3g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Like this hour-long webinar <\/a>down below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After writing a few blog posts for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/frozenpalmtree.dk\" target=\"_blank\">Frozen Palm Tree<\/a>, like <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/frozenpalmtree.dk\/blogs\/laer-at-kitesurfe\/7-kitesurfing-begynder-tricks-du-kan-laere\" target=\"_blank\">this one<\/a> (which has been translated into Danish &ndash; good luck with understanding that) and getting to know more about blogging and SEO, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">I thought it would be cool to start my own blog<\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was already imagining traveling full-time while generating income from my online business &ndash; that is the dream of every Gen Z'er (or Zoomer, but that term is a bit weird). Which, at the time of writing, I am doing right now (greetings from Tainan, <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/%09https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/phone-travel-options\/sim-card-reviews\/taiwan\">Taiwan<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After following their YouTube channel for a few months, and after finishing my internship, I finally decided to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\">join Project 24<\/a>. <strong>It has been the second-best decision I had made in 2019 <\/strong>(besides meeting up with a Tinder date in early 2019 while I was in Los Angeles, who has now been my partner for more than 1.5 years &ndash; that has been the best decision I made in 2019). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\">Project 24<\/a> comes with <strong>20 courses<\/strong> to get you started with your online business career, such as: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>60 Steps to Blogging Success<\/li><li>60 Steps to Success on YouTube<\/li><li>How to Monetize your site (with ads and info products)<\/li><li>How to do SEO properly <\/li><li>Building authority in your niche\/industry<\/li><li>Search analysis<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And many more. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Did I tell mention that those courses are all part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\">Project 24<\/a>? Those are not individual courses you have to buy separately<\/strong><\/span>. Moreover, they create and release new courses all the time. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Courses.jpg\" alt=\"Project 24 Courses\" class=\"wp-image-1007909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Courses.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Courses-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Courses-768x370.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Courses.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Project 24 Courses\" class=\"wp-image-1007909 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Courses.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Courses-300x144.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Courses-768x370.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Courses.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-16\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><figcaption>Some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\">Project 24 courses<\/a>. The 60 Steps to Blogging Success was revamped in 2020. The YouTube course was released in 2020 (which is also why I started the Phone Travel Wiz channel in 2020 instead of back in 2019 when I started the blog<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>When I joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\">Project 24<\/a> in August 2019, there were 13 courses. <strong>Now, there are 20<\/strong> (and probably a few more ones at the time you are reading this). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the original courses have been revamped to make them up to date and relevant because the industry is constantly changing &ndash; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">that makes Project 24 so valuable, unlike some other courses that never get updated once released.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you are not sure what niche (topic) you should choose, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\">Project 24<\/a> offers <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1000+ niche site ideas<\/span> to get you started. However, <strong>it is better to choose a niche you already have experience with or are passionate about<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I could have created a generic travel blog, but there are so many out there that it would be hard to compete in (but it is possible if you do your search analysis right, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\">Project 24<\/a> teaches you). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A blog dedicated to phone travel, however, is not something you see a lot (and would be a weird topic &ndash; only a crazy guy would do that. Wait, what?). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since I traveled a lot and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/hpvl\">bought SIM cards all the time<\/a>, it was relatively easy for me to choose my niche &ndash; phone travel\/traveling with your phone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are serious about starting an online business, whether it is a blog, a YouTube channel, or both, <strong>then I cannot recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\">Project 24<\/a> enough<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Income-School-Home-Page.jpg\" alt=\"Income School Home Page\" class=\"wp-image-1007878\" width=\"768\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Income-School-Home-Page.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Income-School-Home-Page-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Income-School-Home-Page-768x452.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Income-School-Home-Page.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Income School Home Page\" class=\"wp-image-1007878 lazyload\" width=\"768\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Income-School-Home-Page.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Income-School-Home-Page-300x177.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Income-School-Home-Page-768x452.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Income-School-Home-Page.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-17\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As a disclaimer, I am not at full-time income yet (because of the pandemic and my site falls under the travel niche, so ad rates and traffic went down a lot), but the business grew exceptionally fast when compared to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\">Project 24<\/a> timeline pre-pandemic. I <em>could <\/em>have been a full-timer by now, but who knows. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Timeline-Explanation.jpg\" alt=\"Project 24 Timeline Explanation\" class=\"wp-image-1007910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Timeline-Explanation.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Timeline-Explanation-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Timeline-Explanation-768x262.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Timeline-Explanation.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Project 24 Timeline Explanation\" class=\"wp-image-1007910 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Timeline-Explanation.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Timeline-Explanation-300x102.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Timeline-Explanation-768x262.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Timeline-Explanation.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-18\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><figcaption>An explanation about the Project 24 Timeline<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">YouTube Video &amp; Channel Assets: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/youtube-starter-kit\">YouTube Starter Kit Bundle<\/a> <\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/youtube-starter-kit\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/YouTube-Starter-Kit.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube Starter Kit\" class=\"wp-image-1007893\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/YouTube-Starter-Kit.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/YouTube-Starter-Kit-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/YouTube-Starter-Kit-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/YouTube-Starter-Kit.jpg.webp\" alt=\"YouTube Starter Kit\" class=\"wp-image-1007893 lazyload\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/YouTube-Starter-Kit.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/YouTube-Starter-Kit-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/YouTube-Starter-Kit-768x432.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/YouTube-Starter-Kit.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-19\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you ever searched about starting your own YouTube channel, then you have probably heard of or seen <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/robertoblake2\" target=\"_blank\">Roberto Blake<\/a>. He is a Creative Entrepreneur, Public Speaker, and Business Coach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has a lot of videos on how to start a YouTube channel and how to grow it. To get you started, he created a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/youtube-starter-kit\">YouTube Starter Kit Bundle<\/a> that comes with assets to get your channel started. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">From YouTube Thumbnail assets to channel artwork, from End card templates to royalty-free music<\/span>, <strong>it <em>is <\/em>the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/youtube-starter-kit\">YouTube Starter bundle<\/a> every new YouTuber needs, including 100+ ideas for YouTube videos<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/youtube-starter-kit\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/YouTube-Starter-Kit-Bundle.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube Starter Kit Bundle\" class=\"wp-image-1007892\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/YouTube-Starter-Kit-Bundle.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/YouTube-Starter-Kit-Bundle-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/YouTube-Starter-Kit-Bundle-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/YouTube-Starter-Kit-Bundle.jpg.webp\" alt=\"YouTube Starter Kit Bundle\" class=\"wp-image-1007892 lazyload\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/YouTube-Starter-Kit-Bundle.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/YouTube-Starter-Kit-Bundle-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/YouTube-Starter-Kit-Bundle-768x512.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/YouTube-Starter-Kit-Bundle.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-20\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>There is also something called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/awesome-creator-academy-membership\">Creator Academy Group Membership<\/a>, which comes with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">exclusive YouTube training, online business development, and many other perks<\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I am already part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\">Project 24<\/a> that also deals with YouTube development, I did not join this membership program because that would be overkill. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/awesome-creator-academy-membership\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Awesome-Creator-Academy.jpg\" alt=\"Awesome Creator Academy\" class=\"wp-image-1007891\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Awesome-Creator-Academy.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Awesome-Creator-Academy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Awesome-Creator-Academy-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Awesome-Creator-Academy.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Awesome Creator Academy\" class=\"wp-image-1007891 lazyload\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Awesome-Creator-Academy.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Awesome-Creator-Academy-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Awesome-Creator-Academy-768x432.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Awesome-Creator-Academy.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-21\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/awesome-creator-academy-membership\">the program has a lot of positive reviews<\/a>, and it could be something to consider if you want to solely focus on building a business around YouTube.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Video Editing Software: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/VEGAS-Pro-18-Edit-Professional\/dp\/B08DLFPZ7Y\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=vegas+pro+18&amp;qid=1598793083&amp;sr=8-3&amp;th=1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=08d9dadc0f2744de641f0f35068ea7d6&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sony Vegas Pro<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/VEGAS-Pro-18-Edit-Professional\/dp\/B08DLFPZ7Y\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=vegas+pro+18&amp;qid=1598793083&amp;sr=8-3&amp;th=1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=08d9dadc0f2744de641f0f35068ea7d6&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sony-Vegas-Pro.jpg\" alt=\"Sony Vegas Pro\" class=\"wp-image-1007911\" width=\"209\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sony-Vegas-Pro.jpg 837w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sony-Vegas-Pro-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sony-Vegas-Pro-768x940.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sony-Vegas-Pro.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Sony Vegas Pro\" class=\"wp-image-1007911 lazyload\" width=\"209\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sony-Vegas-Pro.jpg.webp 837w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sony-Vegas-Pro-245x300.jpg.webp 245w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sony-Vegas-Pro-768x940.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sony-Vegas-Pro.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-22\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I have been using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sony-Movie-Studio-Suite-VERSION\/dp\/B00HRQB28Y\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=sony+vegas+pro+13&amp;qid=1598792688&amp;sr=8-5&amp;th=1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=f579faf8879c89b59873187b8f8b6e3f&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sony Vegas Pro<\/a>, which is now simply called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/VEGAS-Pro-18-Edit-Professional\/dp\/B08DLFPZ7Y\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=vegas+pro+18&amp;qid=1598793083&amp;sr=8-3&amp;th=1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=08d9dadc0f2744de641f0f35068ea7d6&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vegas Pro<\/a>, since the days I created Call of Duty commentary videos, which I explained in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/stay\/adu-story\">my personal story section in my about page<\/a> (do not bother searching for those videos &ndash; they are gone already, ha). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/VEGAS-Pro-18-Edit-Professional\/dp\/B08DLFPZ7Y\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=vegas+pro+18&amp;qid=1598793083&amp;sr=8-3&amp;th=1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=08d9dadc0f2744de641f0f35068ea7d6&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sony Vegas Pro<\/a> has also been my video editor when I made vlogs (which you also cannot find anymore). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I find <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/VEGAS-Pro-18-Edit-Professional\/dp\/B08DLFPZ7Y\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=vegas+pro+18&amp;qid=1598793083&amp;sr=8-3&amp;th=1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=08d9dadc0f2744de641f0f35068ea7d6&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\">Sony Vegas Pro<\/a> easier to use than <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/premiere.html\" target=\"_blank\">Adobe Premiere Pro<\/a>, but that is a personal preference. Adobe Premiere is a powerful editor &ndash; probably even more powerful than Vegas Pro. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sony-Vegas-Pro-13-Overview.jpg\" alt=\"Sony Vegas Pro 13 Overview\" class=\"wp-image-1007913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sony-Vegas-Pro-13-Overview.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sony-Vegas-Pro-13-Overview-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sony-Vegas-Pro-13-Overview-768x493.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sony-Vegas-Pro-13-Overview.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Sony Vegas Pro 13 Overview\" class=\"wp-image-1007913 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sony-Vegas-Pro-13-Overview.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sony-Vegas-Pro-13-Overview-300x192.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sony-Vegas-Pro-13-Overview-768x493.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sony-Vegas-Pro-13-Overview.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-23\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption>My editing workflow for my <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=a6borvEt3mQ\" target=\"_blank\">Buying a SIM Card in Qatar video<\/a>. It looks more impressive than it actually is. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I am still using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sony-Movie-Studio-Suite-VERSION\/dp\/B00HRQB28Y\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=sony+vegas+pro+13&amp;qid=1598792688&amp;sr=8-5&amp;th=1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=f579faf8879c89b59873187b8f8b6e3f&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sony Vegas Pro 13<\/a>, even though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/VEGAS-Pro-18-Edit-Professional\/dp\/B08DLFPZ7Y\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=vegas+pro+18&amp;qid=1598793083&amp;sr=8-3&amp;th=1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=08d9dadc0f2744de641f0f35068ea7d6&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vegas Pro 18<\/a> is out now. I do not know how to use more than 90% of the features Sony Vegas Pro has to offer (mainly because I keep my videos simple), and it has been working well for me for more than half a decade. So there is no need for me to upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who use Apple devices may want to consider <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/final-cut-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\">Final Cut Pro<\/a>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">which has been hailed as the best editing software for Mac<\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have never used a Mac product myself, so I cannot vouch for Final Cut Pro, but many friends of mine can. Plus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\">Project 24<\/a> has a dedicated course about video editing with Final Cut Pro. Still, the techniques taught in that course apply to almost all editing software out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"944\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Final-Cut-Pro-course.jpg\" alt=\"Project 24 Final Cut Pro course\" class=\"wp-image-1007914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Final-Cut-Pro-course.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Final-Cut-Pro-course-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Final-Cut-Pro-course-768x708.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"944\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Final-Cut-Pro-course.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Project 24 Final Cut Pro course\" class=\"wp-image-1007914 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Final-Cut-Pro-course.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Final-Cut-Pro-course-300x277.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Final-Cut-Pro-course-768x708.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Project-24-Final-Cut-Pro-course.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-24\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><figcaption>I actually have yet to follow that course. I should be doing that soon. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">My Camera: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Canon-Digital-18-55mm-discontinued-manufacturer\/dp\/B004J3V90Y\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=canon+600d&amp;qid=1598793314&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canon EOS 600D\/T3I<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ernest-Adu-holding-a-Canon-600D-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Ernest Adu holding a Canon 600D\" class=\"wp-image-1007956\" width=\"310\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ernest-Adu-holding-a-Canon-600D-edited.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ernest-Adu-holding-a-Canon-600D-edited-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ernest-Adu-holding-a-Canon-600D-edited.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Ernest Adu holding a Canon 600D\" class=\"wp-image-1007956 lazyload\" width=\"310\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ernest-Adu-holding-a-Canon-600D-edited.jpg.webp 619w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ernest-Adu-holding-a-Canon-600D-edited-225x300.jpg.webp 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ernest-Adu-holding-a-Canon-600D-edited.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-25\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption>That's me holding my Canon 600D while trainspotting &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/about-ernest-adu\/#adus-personal-story\">I like trains, for real<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Canon-Digital-18-55mm-discontinued-manufacturer\/dp\/B004J3V90Y\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=canon+600d&amp;qid=1598793314&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS 600D<\/a>, which is known as the Canon EOS Rebel T3i in North America, is a camera that is a decade old now (released in 2011). Yet, I still use it, and it is still working fine to this day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">When I bought it in 2014, it was the best entry camera for those who wanted to start vlogging. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Canon-Digital-18-55mm-discontinued-manufacturer\/dp\/B004J3V90Y\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=canon+600d&amp;qid=1598793314&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS 600D<\/a> was discontinued by Canon many years ago. However,  it is still possible to buy this camera <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Canon-Digital-18-55mm-discontinued-manufacturer\/dp\/B004J3V90Y\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=canon+600d&amp;qid=1598793314&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\">online<\/a> or second-hand. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Since it is so old, they are sold at bargain prices right now<\/span>.<strong> I would, however, still recommend getting this camera if you are not too fussy about certain technical aspects. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember, the camera is a decade old now, which is why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/youtube\">my videos<\/a> are not in 60 fps or 4K quality (but who actually watches YouTube videos on 4k anyway?). However, it does the job for both recording and taking photos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am not planning on upgrading my camera anytime soon, but there are many good cameras out there that support 60 fps and record in 4k (and even 8k, but those will be expensive). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Camera Recommendations: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sony-Alpha-a6400-Mirrorless-Camera\/dp\/B07MV3P7M8\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=sony+a6400&amp;qid=1598793368&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=2f217f94e15e16ca4975ecc0a7d2f0cf&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sony a6400<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sony-Alpha-A6600-Mirrorless-Camera\/dp\/B07X43B6FD\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=sony+a6600&amp;qid=1598793410&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=662c6732b24d5c1d6e3bb3f2e50ff5f0&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sony a6600<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/income-school-jim-harmer\">Jimmy from Income School<\/a> recommends the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sony-Alpha-A6600-Mirrorless-Camera\/dp\/B07X43B6FD\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=sony+a6600&amp;qid=1598793410&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=662c6732b24d5c1d6e3bb3f2e50ff5f0&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\">Sony a6600<\/a> because it is small, light, compact, and has an LCD screen that you can flip up (excellent for vlogging). Moreover, the a6600 has impressive video quality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do note that although the Sony <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sony-Alpha-A6600-Mirrorless-Camera\/dp\/B07X43B6FD\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=sony+a6600&amp;qid=1598793410&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=662c6732b24d5c1d6e3bb3f2e50ff5f0&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\">a6600<\/a> supports 4k, it does not support 4k 60fps. 1080p 60 fps and 2k 60 fps are, however, supported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My friend <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCPhPID0kasrTf-tgNIoWW3w\" target=\"_blank\">Danny from SDG Danny<\/a>, with more than 1000 subscribers, has the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sony-Alpha-Mirrorless-Digital-Camera\/dp\/B01M586Y9R\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=sony+a6500&amp;qid=1598793453&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=de7dd60916f7cc8ac8c4b05545506327&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\">Sony a6500<\/a>. It is also a great camera, but it does not have a front-facing LCD. Even then, the video quality is terrific, as you can see in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCPhPID0kasrTf-tgNIoWW3w\" target=\"_blank\">Danny's videos<\/a>. Here is a video where I am featured when I visited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hWP4DvNBLDQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Danny in Vancouver in 2017<\/a> (and I even used it to record some bits for that vlog &ndash; quite a cool camera!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCPhPID0kasrTf-tgNIoWW3w\" target=\"_blank\">Danny<\/a> actually recommends the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sony-Alpha-a6400-Mirrorless-Camera\/dp\/B07MV3P7M8\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=sony+a6400&amp;qid=1598793368&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=2f217f94e15e16ca4975ecc0a7d2f0cf&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a6400<\/a> over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sony-Alpha-A6600-Mirrorless-Camera\/dp\/B07X43B6FD\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=sony+a6600&amp;qid=1598793410&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=662c6732b24d5c1d6e3bb3f2e50ff5f0&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a6600<\/a> because it is much cheaper and does have a front LCD, unlike the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sony-Alpha-Mirrorless-Digital-Camera\/dp\/B01M586Y9R\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=sony+a6500&amp;qid=1598793453&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=de7dd60916f7cc8ac8c4b05545506327&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a6500<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCPhPID0kasrTf-tgNIoWW3w\" target=\"_blank\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dannys-Camera-Recommendation.jpg\" alt=\"Danny's Camera Recommendation\" class=\"wp-image-1007915\" width=\"512\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dannys-Camera-Recommendation.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dannys-Camera-Recommendation-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dannys-Camera-Recommendation-768x541.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dannys-Camera-Recommendation.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Danny's Camera Recommendation\" class=\"wp-image-1007915 lazyload\" width=\"512\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dannys-Camera-Recommendation.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dannys-Camera-Recommendation-300x211.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dannys-Camera-Recommendation-768x541.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dannys-Camera-Recommendation.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-26\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It is good to have friends like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCPhPID0kasrTf-tgNIoWW3w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Danny<\/a>. I am not really a camera expert. I mean, look at this. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCPhPID0kasrTf-tgNIoWW3w\" target=\"_blank\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Danny-Embarrasing-Me.jpg\" alt=\"Danny Embarrasing Me\" class=\"wp-image-1007917\" width=\"512\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Danny-Embarrasing-Me.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Danny-Embarrasing-Me-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Danny-Embarrasing-Me-768x305.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Danny-Embarrasing-Me.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Danny Embarrasing Me\" class=\"wp-image-1007917 lazyload\" width=\"512\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Danny-Embarrasing-Me.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Danny-Embarrasing-Me-300x119.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Danny-Embarrasing-Me-768x305.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Danny-Embarrasing-Me.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-27\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><figcaption>I had no idea what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCPhPID0kasrTf-tgNIoWW3w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Danny<\/a> was referring to, ha. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">My Microphone: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rode-VideoMic-Condenser-Camera-Microphone\/dp\/B01LS9J994\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=rode+stereo+videomic+pro+rycote&amp;qid=1598793539&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=9f45b55185582df5cbb57fff91a5ab84&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">R&Oslash;DE Stereo VideoMic Pro Rycot<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rode-VideoMic-Condenser-Camera-Microphone\/dp\/B01LS9J994\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=rode+stereo+videomic+pro+rycote&amp;qid=1598603202&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\">e<\/a> (Camera-On Mic)<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rode-VideoMic-Condenser-Camera-Microphone\/dp\/B01LS9J994\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=rode+stereo+videomic+pro+rycote&amp;qid=1598793539&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=9f45b55185582df5cbb57fff91a5ab84&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/RODE-Stereo-VideoMic-Pro-Rycote.jpg\" alt=\"R&Oslash;DE Stereo VideoMic Pro Rycote\" class=\"wp-image-1007918\" width=\"440\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/RODE-Stereo-VideoMic-Pro-Rycote.jpg 879w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/RODE-Stereo-VideoMic-Pro-Rycote-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/RODE-Stereo-VideoMic-Pro-Rycote-768x895.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/RODE-Stereo-VideoMic-Pro-Rycote.jpg.webp\" alt=\"R&Oslash;DE Stereo VideoMic Pro Rycote\" class=\"wp-image-1007918 lazyload\" width=\"440\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/RODE-Stereo-VideoMic-Pro-Rycote.jpg.webp 879w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/RODE-Stereo-VideoMic-Pro-Rycote-258x300.jpg.webp 258w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/RODE-Stereo-VideoMic-Pro-Rycote-768x895.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/RODE-Stereo-VideoMic-Pro-Rycote.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-28\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><figcaption>The microphone I use, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rode-VideoMic-Condenser-Camera-Microphone\/dp\/B01LS9J994\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=rode+stereo+videomic+pro+rycote&amp;qid=1598793539&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=9f45b55185582df5cbb57fff91a5ab84&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">R&Oslash;DE Stereo VideoMic Pro Rycote<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">When was the last time you watched a video on YouTube where the video quality was not so great and that it bothered you?<\/span> Probably not often or ever. Viewers can forgive <em>bad <\/em>video quality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">However, when was the last time you enjoyed a video that had awful audio quality<\/span>? Probably never. <strong>Some even claim that audio quality matters more than video quality<\/strong>, but that is debatable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are using a dedicated camera (as in, not your phone) to record your videos, you should use a camera-on microphone, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rode-VideoMic-Condenser-Camera-Microphone\/dp\/B01LS9J994\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=rode+stereo+videomic+pro+rycote&amp;qid=1598793539&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=9f45b55185582df5cbb57fff91a5ab84&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">R&Oslash;DE Stereo VideoMic Pro Rycote<\/a>, which I use for my videos. Without it, the audio quality would be awful. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ernest-Adu-with-his-camera-and-microphone.jpg\" alt=\"Ernest Adu with his camera and microphone\" class=\"wp-image-1007923\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ernest-Adu-with-his-camera-and-microphone.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ernest-Adu-with-his-camera-and-microphone-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ernest-Adu-with-his-camera-and-microphone-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ernest-Adu-with-his-camera-and-microphone.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Ernest Adu with his camera and microphone\" class=\"wp-image-1007923 lazyload\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ernest-Adu-with-his-camera-and-microphone.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ernest-Adu-with-his-camera-and-microphone-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ernest-Adu-with-his-camera-and-microphone-768x512.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ernest-Adu-with-his-camera-and-microphone.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-29\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption>A photo of me with my camera and microphone &ndash; back when I used to vlog.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I bought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rode-VideoMic-Condenser-Camera-Microphone\/dp\/B01LS9J994\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=rode+stereo+videomic+pro+rycote&amp;qid=1598603202&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\">this microphone<\/a> for when I was still vlogging &ndash; it is a great microphone for vlogging and when outdoors. However,<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> the audio recording always has white noise, even when inside<\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When vlogging outside, the white noise would not matter that much because of all the other external noises, but when inside, it is annoying. Yes, you can edit it out, but that can be tricky (editing it too much makes it sound like you are talking into a can). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is one of the first videos I posted on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/youtube\">Phone Travel Wiz channel<\/a>. If you listen closely, especially at the beginning of the video, you can hear the white noise. Even when the music is playing (which is a bit loud in this video, I have to agree), you can still hear the white noise. That is why almost all of my videos have music in the background. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most viewers probably will not notice it, but it is one drawback of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rode-VideoMic-Condenser-Camera-Microphone\/dp\/B01LS9J994\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=rode+stereo+videomic+pro+rycote&amp;qid=1598603202&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this particular microphone<\/a>. However, it is relatively affordable and does the job well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do note that you have to speak louder than you used to when using this microphone. Else, the audio volume will be low, as in the video above (in my defense, I recorded that video at 6:00 (AM) and did not want to wake up the neighbors and had a flight departing at 10:00 (AM)). I am a bit louder in my newer videos, though, like this one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/start-blog-and-youtube-channel-resources\/?preview=true#recommended-microphone-tascam-dr10-l-lav-mic\">standalone (Lav) microphones<\/a>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">you do not have to sync the audio with the video footage with a camera-on microphone<\/span> (like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rode-VideoMic-Condenser-Camera-Microphone\/dp\/B01LS9J994\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=rode+stereo+videomic+pro+rycote&amp;qid=1598793539&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=9f45b55185582df5cbb57fff91a5ab84&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">R&Oslash;DE Stereo VideoMic Pro Rycote<\/a>), which can SAVE A LOT OF TIME in post-production. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Recommended Microphone: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tascam-DR-10L-Recorder-Lavalier-Microphone\/dp\/B01LZ7UN44\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Tascam+DR10-L&amp;qid=1598793598&amp;sr=8-2&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=1c82916c00a3a6e5d6a455fd56d9465b&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tascam DR10-L<\/a> (Lav Mic)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Standalone microphones, also known as Lav microphones, often sound much clearer than a camera-on microphone. I cannot tell you why, because I simply do not know, but it is how it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a great example. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\">Emma from Emma cruises<\/a> (or <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com\" target=\"_blank\">Cruising Isn't Just For Old People<\/a>) has both the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rode-VideoMic-Condenser-Camera-Microphone\/dp\/B01LS9J994\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=rode+stereo+videomic+pro+rycote&amp;qid=1598793539&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=9f45b55185582df5cbb57fff91a5ab84&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">R&Oslash;DE microphone<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tascam-DR-10L-Recorder-Lavalier-Microphone\/dp\/B01LZ7UN44\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Tascam+DR10-L&amp;qid=1598793598&amp;sr=8-2&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=1c82916c00a3a6e5d6a455fd56d9465b&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Tascam DR10-L<\/a>. The left video below was recorded with the R&Oslash;DE, the right video below was recorded with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tascam-DR-10L-Recorder-Lavalier-Microphone\/dp\/B01LZ7UN44\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Tascam+DR10-L&amp;qid=1598793598&amp;sr=8-2&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=1c82916c00a3a6e5d6a455fd56d9465b&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tascam DR10-L<\/a>. The difference is night and day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soon, I will be upgrading to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tascam-DR-10L-Recorder-Lavalier-Microphone\/dp\/B01LZ7UN44\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Tascam+DR10-L&amp;qid=1598793598&amp;sr=8-2&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=1c82916c00a3a6e5d6a455fd56d9465b&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tascam DR10-L<\/a> because the audio quality is so much better than my current microphone. Plus, I will not have to almost shout anymore when recording videos, which my neighbors will appreciate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\">Jim from Income School<\/a> recorded with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tascam-DR-10L-Recorder-Lavalier-Microphone\/dp\/B01LZ7UN44\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Tascam+DR10-L&amp;qid=1598793598&amp;sr=8-2&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=1c82916c00a3a6e5d6a455fd56d9465b&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tascam DR10-L<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">you do have to sync the audio with the video footage when editing your video, which will make the editing process a bit more complicated and time-consuming<\/span>. However, the effort is worth it, I would say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">WordPress Themes &amp; Plug-ins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember when I stated that you have most likely visited a lot of WordPress websites without even realizing it because they did not look like your traditional blog? That is because WordPress has so many themes and plug-ins to customize your site the way you want it to be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It could look like a blog, like Phone Travel Wiz, or it could be like a &ldquo;normal&rdquo; looking site, like a news site, or a corporate site. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">You would be surprised how many government-agency websites around the world use WordPress<\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are some recommended themes and plug-ins for your WordPress site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Fastest WordPress Theme: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\">Acabado<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Phone-Travel-Wiz-using-the-Acabado-Theme.jpg\" alt=\"Phone Travel Wiz using the Acabado Theme\" class=\"wp-image-1007929\" width=\"768\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Phone-Travel-Wiz-using-the-Acabado-Theme.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Phone-Travel-Wiz-using-the-Acabado-Theme-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Phone-Travel-Wiz-using-the-Acabado-Theme-768x558.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Phone-Travel-Wiz-using-the-Acabado-Theme.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Phone Travel Wiz using the Acabado Theme\" class=\"wp-image-1007929 lazyload\" width=\"768\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Phone-Travel-Wiz-using-the-Acabado-Theme.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Phone-Travel-Wiz-using-the-Acabado-Theme-300x218.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Phone-Travel-Wiz-using-the-Acabado-Theme-768x558.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Phone-Travel-Wiz-using-the-Acabado-Theme.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-30\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A WordPress theme can make or break your website. When I say <em>break<\/em>, I mean <em>literally <\/em>break. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Remember back in the 2000s when sites had flashy animations all over the place, a visitor counter hoovering around, and background music blasting as soon as you arrived<\/span>? Yeah, that will not fly nowadays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/\" target=\"_blank\">many WordPress themes out there<\/a>, more than 7700 of them (and those are just the ones in the WordPress themes directory &ndash; there are many more). <strong>I would highly recommend going with a <em>premium <\/em>theme, which is a theme you pay for, as free ones usually lack many functionalities and look ugly. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\">Acabado<\/a> on Phone Travel Wiz, which is <em>the World's Fastest WordPress theme<\/em>, and is created by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\">Income School<\/a> (at least, according to them). Setting Acabado up is easy, quick, and straightforward, unlike many premium themes out there. Plus, the theme looks clean.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Acabado-Features.jpg\" alt=\"Acabado Features\" class=\"wp-image-1007926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Acabado-Features.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Acabado-Features-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Acabado-Features-768x245.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Acabado-Features.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Acabado Features\" class=\"wp-image-1007926 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Acabado-Features.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Acabado-Features-300x96.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Acabado-Features-768x245.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Acabado-Features.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-31\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Moreover, as the theme is lightweight, <strong>your site will be blazing fast<\/strong> which is good for Search Engine Optimization (SEO &ndash; speed is a ranking factor, according to Google) and user experience (a website that takes 30 seconds to load a page is a no-go nowadays). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/start-blog-and-youtube-channel-resources\/?preview=true#blogging-youtube-course-project-24\">Project 24 member<\/a>, like I am, then you get access to Acabado for <strong>FREE<\/strong>. Otherwise, you can purchase it for $50\/year or $99 for a century.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Acabado-Price.jpg\" alt=\"Acabado Price\" class=\"wp-image-1007928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Acabado-Price.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Acabado-Price-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Acabado-Price-768x260.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Acabado-Price.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Acabado Price\" class=\"wp-image-1007928 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Acabado-Price.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Acabado-Price-300x101.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Acabado-Price-768x260.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 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48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"92\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Acabado-Price-Explanation.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Acabado Price Explanation\" class=\"wp-image-1007927 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Acabado-Price-Explanation.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Acabado-Price-Explanation-300x27.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Acabado-Price-Explanation-768x69.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Acabado-Price-Explanation.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-33\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24\">https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/project24<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you get a license, you can use the theme on as many sites as you want (unlike many other themes that will charge you per site), which is awesome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">All-in-One WordPress Management Plug-in: <a href=\"http:\/\/managewp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ManageWP<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/managewp.com\" target=\"_blank\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"413\" height=\"122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"ManageWP Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1007937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-Logo.jpg 413w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-Logo-300x89.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"413\" height=\"122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-Logo.jpg.webp\" alt=\"ManageWP Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1007937 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-Logo.jpg.webp 413w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-Logo-300x89.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-Logo.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-34\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/managewp.com\" target=\"_blank\">ManageWP<\/a> is a great plug-in that can do several things. It can create back-ups of your site, it can shoot you a message if your site is down for some reason, does performance checks to see if your site is (still) running fast or not, check SEO ranking, and so much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of the <a href=\"https:\/\/managewp.com\/features\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ManageWP features<\/a> are free, while you have to pay for some. But the prices they charge are SO low. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-Features.jpg\" alt=\"ManageWP Features\" class=\"wp-image-1007939\" width=\"451\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-Features.jpg 902w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-Features-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-Features-768x872.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-Features.jpg.webp\" alt=\"ManageWP Features\" class=\"wp-image-1007939 lazyload\" width=\"451\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-Features.jpg.webp 902w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-Features-264x300.jpg.webp 264w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-Features-768x872.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-Features.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-35\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption>Those are not even all of <a href=\"https:\/\/managewp.com\/features\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ManageWP's features<\/a>. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I use the premium back-up feature ($2\/month) in addition to the back-ups WPX creates daily (just in case), the premium broken links checker ($1\/month) to see if pages or sites I link to are still working or not, and the SEO ranking tool ($1\/month) to see the performance of certain keywords (if they are ranking better or worse on Google). <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-SEO-Checker.jpg\" alt=\"ManageWP SEO Checker\" class=\"wp-image-1007940\" width=\"768\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-SEO-Checker.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-SEO-Checker-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-SEO-Checker-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-SEO-Checker.jpg.webp\" alt=\"ManageWP SEO Checker\" class=\"wp-image-1007940 lazyload\" width=\"768\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-SEO-Checker.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-SEO-Checker-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-SEO-Checker-768x434.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ManageWP-SEO-Checker.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-36\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption>An overview of the ManageWP dashboard, primarily the SEO ranking tool. I need more of my articles to be the top rank for specific search queries!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Link Shortner and Affiliate Links Manager: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/pretty-links\">Pretty Links<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/pretty-links\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"89\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Pretty Links Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1007933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Logo.jpg 563w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Logo-300x47.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"89\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Logo.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Pretty Links Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1007933 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Logo.jpg.webp 563w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Logo-300x47.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Logo.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-37\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you have watched any of my videos, let's say the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HPTSahMKwWA\" target=\"_blank\">Buying a SIM Card in Botswana video guide<\/a>, then you probably have heard me say <em>to head over to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/5vb2\">phonetravelwiz.com\/botswana-guide<\/a> to learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/5vb2\">buying a SIM card in Botswana<\/a><\/em>. Below is a clip where I actually encourage the viewer to go to that post for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The thing is, the actual link to that article is <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/buying-a-sim-card-in-botswana-guide\">phonetravelwiz.com\/buying-a-prepaid-sim-card-in-botswana-guide<\/a> &ndash; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">no way anyone would want to type out that URL in their browser.<\/span> But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/5vb2\">phonetravelwiz.com\/botswana-guide<\/a> is much easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/pretty-links\">Pretty Links<\/a> allows you to make&hellip; well&hellip; pretty links. This is especially useful when wanting your audience to visit a particular page on your site without having to type out a long URL. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It is also an excellent tool for tracking which links your visitors click on when reading your content, and it is a powerful tool for affiliate marketing. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, this link to my <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/stay\/local-sim-cards\">Buying The Best Local Prepaid SIM Cards Around The World page<\/a> (which is the hub page for all the SIM card buying guides I have written) is a pretty link. Instead of www.phonetravelwiz.com\/local-sims, which is the direct link to that page, it has the phonetravelwiz.com\/<strong>stay<\/strong>\/local-sims path in it. This way, I can see that a reader clicked from a particular page to another page of mine. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/pretty-links\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"51\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Tracking.jpg\" alt=\"Pretty Links Tracking\" class=\"wp-image-1007930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Tracking.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Tracking-300x15.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Tracking-768x38.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"51\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Tracking.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Pretty Links Tracking\" class=\"wp-image-1007930 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Tracking.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Tracking-300x15.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Tracking-768x38.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Tracking.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-38\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><figcaption>Someone who was reading the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/ebhj\">Buying a SIM card in Guyana guide<\/a> decided to visit the <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/stay\/local-sim-cards\">SIM Card Buying Guides page<\/a>, probably to learn more about SIM cards in other countries around the world. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If I had just used the direct link, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/stay\/local-sim-cards\">phonetravelwiz.com\/local-sims<\/a>, then I would not be able to see where the visitor actually came from. With <a href=\"https:\/\/analytics.google.com\/analytics\/web\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Analytics<\/a>, you can see how many views a page got on a day, week, month, etc., but it does not show you the visitor journey, unlike with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/pretty-links\">Pretty links<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or if someone from a YouTube video decided to click the link in the description or pinned comment to check out the article. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/pretty-links\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Tracking-2.jpg\" alt=\"Pretty Links Tracking 2\" class=\"wp-image-1007957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Tracking-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Tracking-2-300x15.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Tracking-2-768x38.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Tracking-2.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Pretty Links Tracking 2\" class=\"wp-image-1007957 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Tracking-2.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Tracking-2-300x15.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Tracking-2-768x38.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Tracking-2.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-39\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><figcaption>Someone who watched my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d5U1-FMON0o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vodafone Australia SIM card video review<\/a> wanted to learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/9x1x\">Vodafone Australia<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Or when promoting products I love, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/surfroam\">Surfroam<\/a> (which, if you are an avid reader of this blog or watched a few videos of mine, then you have heard of the phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/surfroam link before). The actual affiliate link is <a href=\"https:\/\/surfroam.com?tap_a=22019-573852&amp;tap_s=634217-58e74b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/surfroam.com?tap_a=22019-573852&amp;tap_s=634217-58e74b<\/a>, which is straight-up ugly and nobody would type that out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also a good tool to keep your links up to date. For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/simcorner\">SimCorner<\/a>, one of the travel SIM card sellers that I recommend, changed affiliate platforms earlier this year, which meant that my affiliate link changed. By then, I had written more than 200 articles, and many of them had a link to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/simcorner\">SimCorner<\/a> too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">It would have taken me AGES if I had to update those links manually<\/span>. Instead, I could easily change the target of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/pretty-links\">Pretty Link<\/a> I created (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/simcorner\">phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/simcorner<\/a>) <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/pretty-links\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Set-Up.jpg\" alt=\"Pretty Links Set Up\" class=\"wp-image-1007932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Set-Up.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Set-Up-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Set-Up-768x272.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Set-Up.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Pretty Links Set Up\" class=\"wp-image-1007932 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Set-Up.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Set-Up-300x106.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Set-Up-768x272.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Set-Up.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-40\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><figcaption>I simply changed the Target URL with the new affiliate link, and all articles that contained the go\/simcorner link got updated instantly. That saved a lot of time. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Another example. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/visionglobalwifi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vision Global Wifi<\/a> is a <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/stay\/mobile-hotspots\">mobile hotspot<\/a> provider. I used to recommend them until they suddenly suspended operations because of the pandemic. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Almost all my articles had a link to their site<\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Vision-Global-Wifi.jpg\" alt=\"Pretty Links Vision Global Wifi\" class=\"wp-image-1007934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Vision-Global-Wifi.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Vision-Global-Wifi-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Vision-Global-Wifi-768x209.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Vision-Global-Wifi.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Pretty Links Vision Global Wifi\" class=\"wp-image-1007934 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Vision-Global-Wifi.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Vision-Global-Wifi-300x81.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Vision-Global-Wifi-768x209.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Vision-Global-Wifi.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-41\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">me having to go through 200 articles and remove those links, I could change the target destination to the mobile hotspot section on my travel resources page<\/span>, and delete the links once I have the time to do so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, readers who are interested in <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/stay\/mobile-hotspots\">mobile hotspots<\/a> can see other ones I would recommend instead of the image showed above when trying to visit the Vision Global Wifi site.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/pretty-links\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Banner.jpg\" alt=\"Pretty Links Banner\" class=\"wp-image-1007951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Banner.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Banner-300x37.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Banner.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Pretty Links Banner\" class=\"wp-image-1007951 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Banner.jpg.webp 728w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Banner-300x37.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pretty-Links-Banner.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-42\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Image Optimization: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/shortpixels\">ShortPixels<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/resize-image-after-upload\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Resize Image After Upload<\/a> <\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/shortpixels\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"ShortPixels Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1007961\" width=\"242\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Logo.jpg 322w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Logo-296x300.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Logo.jpg.webp\" alt=\"ShortPixels Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1007961 lazyload\" width=\"242\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Logo.jpg.webp 322w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Logo-296x300.jpg.webp 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Logo.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-43\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Smartphones nowadays can take amazing photos. It is not uncommon to see a low-end smartphone that can take pictures in 20 megapixels or higher (apparently a Xiaomi phone has a 108-megapixel camera &ndash; crazy!). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although this great when posting these photos on social media, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">large images are terrible for websites because they make your page load slowly<strong>.<\/strong><\/span><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember when you visited a site and an image was loading in parts, like a loading bar? That happens when you upload a large image file on a site that serves (shows) them slowly. Imagine the page containing 30+ photos, like this one, all loading slowly &ndash; you would probably leave because of the awful user experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/shortpixels\">ShortPixels<\/a> compresses large images so that they can be served quickly on your site. Let's take this photo of me holding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Canon-Digital-18-55mm-discontinued-manufacturer\/dp\/B004J3V90Y\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=canon+600d&amp;qid=1598793314&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">my Canon 600D<\/a>. The original image file size is 1.14 MB.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/shortpixels\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Image-Size-1.jpg\" alt=\"ShortPixels Image Size 1\" class=\"wp-image-1007963\" width=\"759\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Image-Size-1.jpg 1012w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Image-Size-1-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Image-Size-1-768x389.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Image-Size-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"ShortPixels Image Size 1\" class=\"wp-image-1007963 lazyload\" width=\"759\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Image-Size-1.jpg.webp 1012w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Image-Size-1-300x152.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Image-Size-1-768x389.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Image-Size-1.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-44\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>After ShortPixels did its thing, <strong>the file size got compressed to 33 kb!<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">That is a file size reduction of more than 97%<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/shortpixels\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Image-Size-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1007965\" width=\"768\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Image-Size-2-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Image-Size-2-1-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Image-Size-2-1-768x336.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Image-Size-2-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1007965 lazyload\" width=\"768\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Image-Size-2-1.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Image-Size-2-1-300x131.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Image-Size-2-1-768x336.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Image-Size-2-1.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-45\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, the image quality is still good. Sure, it does not look as clear as before the compression. But what matters is that you can see the camera and recognize that it is a camera (you do not want to compress the image so much that you can count the pixels on the image). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/shortpixels\">ShortPixels<\/a> has two pricing tiers. Monthly and One-Time plans. <strong>I recommend going with the One-Time plans<\/strong>. Unless you use more than 100 images for each post you write, and you post 100 articles a month, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">you will be wasting your money on credits you will not be able to use with a monthly plan<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/shortpixels\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Plans.jpg\" alt=\"ShortPixels Plans\" class=\"wp-image-1007966\" width=\"512\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Plans.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Plans-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Plans-768x738.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Plans.jpg.webp\" alt=\"ShortPixels Plans\" class=\"wp-image-1007966 lazyload\" width=\"512\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Plans.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Plans-300x288.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Plans-768x738.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Plans.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-46\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I bought 10 000 credits in August 2019, Exactly a year later, I still had more than 4000 credits left to be used. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Credits.jpg\" alt=\"ShortPixels Credits\" class=\"wp-image-1007967\" width=\"499\" height=\"82\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Credits.jpg 998w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Credits-300x49.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Credits-768x126.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Credits.jpg.webp\" alt=\"ShortPixels Credits\" class=\"wp-image-1007967 lazyload\" width=\"499\" height=\"82\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Credits.jpg.webp 998w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Credits-300x49.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Credits-768x126.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ShortPixels-Credits.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-47\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption>The one-time credits never expire, unlike the monthly credits. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If I had chosen to stay on the smallest plan ($4.99 for 5000 credits\/month),<strong> I would have wasted almost $60<\/strong> and would have hit the 5000 credit mark a year later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back to image sizes, in particular, image dimensions. I currently use <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Microsoft-Surface-FUX-00001-Windows-Storage\/dp\/B076J15LKM\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=microsoft+surface+book+2&amp;qid=1598793761&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=dfec406f8d4153e3fc47fa5afceea165&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\">a Microsoft Surface Book 2 (15&Prime; variant)<\/a> that has a resolution of 3240 x 2160 (it is a powerful laptop, btw. Back at home, I have a gaming desktop with 3 monitors. All other laptops I have had were not powerful enough or slowed down within a year &ndash; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Microsoft-Surface-FUX-00001-Windows-Storage\/dp\/B076J15LKM\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=microsoft+surface+book+2&amp;qid=1598793761&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=dfec406f8d4153e3fc47fa5afceea165&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\">the Surface Book<\/a> has been an excellent replacement and has not slowed down (yet), although I miss having three screens).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If I take a screenshot of a page and insert it in an article, <strong>that one screenshot would take up the whole screen of the reader <\/strong>(on desktop, at least &ndash; WordPress serves smaller images on mobile). You have probably been on pages where you had to scroll so much because the site used a lot of huge images &ndash; not fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/hpvl\">some of my reviews<\/a>, I take up to 30 screenshots and insert them into the review. This would result in you scrolling a lot just to get the information &ndash; not cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/resize-image-after-upload\/\" target=\"_blank\">Resize Image After Upload<\/a>, which is a free plug-in, makes the image sizes of the photos you upload on your sire smaller so that images do not have to take up the whole screen on a desktop or laptop. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/resize-image-after-upload\/\" target=\"_blank\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resize-Image-After-Upload-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"Resize Image After Upload Settings\" class=\"wp-image-1007969\" width=\"768\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resize-Image-After-Upload-Settings.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resize-Image-After-Upload-Settings-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resize-Image-After-Upload-Settings-768x300.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resize-Image-After-Upload-Settings.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Resize Image After Upload Settings\" class=\"wp-image-1007969 lazyload\" width=\"768\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resize-Image-After-Upload-Settings.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resize-Image-After-Upload-Settings-300x117.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resize-Image-After-Upload-Settings-768x300.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resize-Image-After-Upload-Settings.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-48\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><figcaption>The max image dimensions I use on Phone Travel Wiz.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Even that particular screenshot was resized by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/resize-image-after-upload\/\" target=\"_blank\">Resize Image After Upload<\/a> because it exceeded the max image dimensions rule I set up. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/resize-image-after-upload\/\" target=\"_blank\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resize-Image-After-Upload-Example.jpg\" alt=\"Resize Image After Upload Example\" class=\"wp-image-1007970\" width=\"539\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resize-Image-After-Upload-Example.jpg 719w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resize-Image-After-Upload-Example-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resize-Image-After-Upload-Example.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Resize Image After Upload Example\" class=\"wp-image-1007970 lazyload\" width=\"539\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resize-Image-After-Upload-Example.jpg.webp 719w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resize-Image-After-Upload-Example-300x157.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resize-Image-After-Upload-Example.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-49\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/resize-image-after-upload\/\" target=\"_blank\">Resize Image After Upload<\/a> is created by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/shortpixels\">ShortPixels<\/a>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">but you do not need any credits for resizing your images<\/span>. <strong>This plug-in is completely free<\/strong>, which is lovely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Table of Contents: <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/luckywp-table-of-contents\/\" target=\"_blank\">LuckyWP Table of Contents<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/luckywp-table-of-contents\/\" target=\"_blank\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/LuckyWP-Table-of-Contents.jpg\" alt=\"LuckyWP Table of Contents\" class=\"wp-image-1007945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/LuckyWP-Table-of-Contents.jpg 256w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/LuckyWP-Table-of-Contents-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/LuckyWP-Table-of-Contents.jpg.webp\" alt=\"LuckyWP Table of Contents\" class=\"wp-image-1007945 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/LuckyWP-Table-of-Contents.jpg.webp 256w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/LuckyWP-Table-of-Contents-150x150.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/LuckyWP-Table-of-Contents.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-50\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Some say that having a table of contents plug-in on your site will do your harm, as visitors will only read the section they are interested in and leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The thing is, most readers will come to your post and scan it <\/span>(usually the headings, marked-up texts, images, and tables). <strong>If they are not convinced that your post will not answer their question or solve their problem, they bounce<\/strong> (which is a bad indicator to Google, which could hurt your article ranking).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure, it would be better if every reader would read the whole article, but we are not living in a utopia. And I know you do not read every piece of content out there in full (even I do not, especially if they are not formatted well).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Having a table of contents block early on in your post will help your readers quickly assess whether your post will be useful for them<\/strong>. This table of content block should, preferably, be insertec after the compelling introduction or hook. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, I have a <em>best SIM card in * <\/em>section for my SIM card buying guides, where I tell you which SIM card(s) is\/are the best for that particular country, like in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/k2b0\">Equatorial Guinea<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/k2b0\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Best-SIM-Card-in-Equatorial-Guinea.jpg\" alt=\"Best SIM Card in Equatorial Guinea\" class=\"wp-image-1007941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Best-SIM-Card-in-Equatorial-Guinea.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Best-SIM-Card-in-Equatorial-Guinea-300x44.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Best-SIM-Card-in-Equatorial-Guinea-768x113.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Best-SIM-Card-in-Equatorial-Guinea.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Best SIM Card in Equatorial Guinea\" class=\"wp-image-1007941 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Best-SIM-Card-in-Equatorial-Guinea.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Best-SIM-Card-in-Equatorial-Guinea-300x44.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Best-SIM-Card-in-Equatorial-Guinea-768x113.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Best-SIM-Card-in-Equatorial-Guinea.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-51\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Although I explain why the particular SIM card is the best, you would probably want to learn more about the SIM card and the operator, like the exact mobile coverage, SIM card prices, and bundle packages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those things get answered later in the article, and that is clearly shown in the table of contents block for that article. This shows the reader that the article <em>will <\/em>answer their questions. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/k2b0\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Table-of-Content-Example.jpg\" alt=\"Table of Content Example\" class=\"wp-image-1007942\" width=\"512\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Table-of-Content-Example.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Table-of-Content-Example-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Table-of-Content-Example-768x598.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Table-of-Content-Example.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Table of Content Example\" class=\"wp-image-1007942 lazyload\" width=\"512\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Table-of-Content-Example.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Table-of-Content-Example-300x233.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Table-of-Content-Example-768x598.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Table-of-Content-Example.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-52\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Additionally, a table of contents plug-in like <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/luckywp-table-of-contents\/\" target=\"_blank\">LuckyWP Table of Contents<\/a>, <strong>which is free<\/strong>, can create something called <em>HTML anchors<\/em>. When you click on such an anchor, the anchor will jump to the specific heading. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I clicked on the <em>Getesa <\/em>link, it jumped to the section where I cover Getesa in-depth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, these HTML anchors can also be useful on Google or other search engines, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">which will allow a potential reader to jump to the specific section related to their search query<\/span>, which is amazing for SEO. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Table-of-Content-Anchor-Example-on-Google.jpg\" alt=\"Table of Content Anchor Example on Google\" class=\"wp-image-1007944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Table-of-Content-Anchor-Example-on-Google.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Table-of-Content-Anchor-Example-on-Google-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Table-of-Content-Anchor-Example-on-Google-768x221.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Table-of-Content-Anchor-Example-on-Google.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Table of Content Anchor Example on Google\" class=\"wp-image-1007944 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Table-of-Content-Anchor-Example-on-Google.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Table-of-Content-Anchor-Example-on-Google-300x86.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Table-of-Content-Anchor-Example-on-Google-768x221.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Table-of-Content-Anchor-Example-on-Google.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-53\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Site Analytics &amp; Performance: <a href=\"https:\/\/sitekit.withgoogle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Site Kit by Google<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Site-Kit-by-Google.jpg\" alt=\"Site Kit by Google\" class=\"wp-image-1007946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Site-Kit-by-Google.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Site-Kit-by-Google-300x97.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Site-Kit-by-Google-768x249.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Site-Kit-by-Google.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Site Kit by Google\" class=\"wp-image-1007946 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Site-Kit-by-Google.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Site-Kit-by-Google-300x97.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Site-Kit-by-Google-768x249.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Site-Kit-by-Google.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-54\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As a blogger, you will undoubtedly use <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/analytics.google.com\/analytics\/web\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google Analytics<\/a> (which is free) to keep track of how your site is doing. The same counts for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/search.google.com\/search-console\/about\" target=\"_blank\">Google Search Console<\/a> (also free) so that you can see how your site is performing on Google specifically. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are early in your blogging career, you will most likely use <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/adsense\/start\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google Adsense<\/a> (or you can go straight with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/start-blog-and-youtube-channel-resources\/?preview=true#website-advertisements-ezoic\">Ezoic<\/a> if you are a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/start-blog-and-youtube-channel-resources\/?preview=true#blogging-youtube-course-project-24\">Project 24 member<\/a>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">as Project 24 members do not have to meet the 10k+ page views a month requirement as part of a special deal between Income School and Ezoic<\/span>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sitekit.withgoogle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Site Kit by Google<\/a>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">which is free<\/span>, <strong>integrates the aforementioned Google products (analytics, search console, and Adsense) into one WordPress plug-in, which you can then see and use in your WordPress admin panel<\/strong>. This will give you a quick snapshot of how your site has been doing over the past 28 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just like the other Google products, <strong>the Site Kit plug-in is free<\/strong>, so why not use it?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sitekit.withgoogle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Site-Kit-by-Google-Overview.jpg\" alt=\"Site Kit by Google Overview\" class=\"wp-image-1007948\" width=\"512\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Site-Kit-by-Google-Overview.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Site-Kit-by-Google-Overview-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Site-Kit-by-Google-Overview-768x488.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Site-Kit-by-Google-Overview.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Site Kit by Google Overview\" class=\"wp-image-1007948 lazyload\" width=\"512\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Site-Kit-by-Google-Overview.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Site-Kit-by-Google-Overview-300x190.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Site-Kit-by-Google-Overview-768x488.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Site-Kit-by-Google-Overview.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-55\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><figcaption>My site overview on Site Kit. I had to blur out some numbers to prevent jealousy ;) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Email Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some hate them, some love them, but emails are part of everyone's business Moreover, you do not want to communicate with potential sponsors and clients with an @gmail.com, @outlook.com, or @yahoo.com email address. Let alone using a relatively inappropriate email address (you have seen them &ndash; I do not have to give you any examples).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are some email (marketing) tools I use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Email Hosting: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft 365<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/wpx\">WPX<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/business\" target=\"_blank\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Microsoft-365-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft 365 Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1007958\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Microsoft-365-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft 365 Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1007958 lazyload\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-56\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/wpx\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"WPX Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1007882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo-768x312.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo.jpg.webp\" alt=\"WPX Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1007882 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo.jpg.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo-300x122.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo-768x312.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPX-Logo.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-57\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a big fan of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Microsoft-Business-12-month-subscription-Activation\/dp\/B07FTRHNKR\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=microsoft+365+business&amp;qid=1598803816&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=61e7ecf3d3b6a7c1a890198148087b93&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office products<\/a>, such as Word, Excel, and Outlook, which is why I have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Microsoft-Business-12-month-subscription-Activation\/dp\/B07FTRHNKR\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=microsoft+365+business&amp;qid=1598803816&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=61e7ecf3d3b6a7c1a890198148087b93&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft 365 for Business<\/a> (formerly Office 365 Business). Some hosts, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/wpx\">WPX<\/a>, offer free email with your hosting so that you can have a professional email address with your domain name (like adu@phonetravelwiz.com &ndash; come and say hi!). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your web host offers emails, then there is no need for Microsoft 365. In my case, it is worth it because of the office products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Email Provider: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/sendinblue\">SendInBlue <\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/sendinblue\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/SendInBlue-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"SendInBlue Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1007959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/SendInBlue-Logo.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/SendInBlue-Logo-300x43.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/SendInBlue-Logo.jpg.webp\" alt=\"SendInBlue Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1007959 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/SendInBlue-Logo.jpg.webp 590w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/SendInBlue-Logo-300x43.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/SendInBlue-Logo.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-58\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you have signed up for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/2x8z\">my newsletter<\/a>, which you should by the way, then you have received the newsletter through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/sendinblue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SendInBlue<\/a>. You have probably seen the form below if you have read any of my articles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The thing is, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/sendinblue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SendInBlue<\/a> is <strong>as good and powerful as the big email companies out there<\/strong> (like <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mailchimp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MailChimp<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.drip.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Drip<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aweber.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aweber<\/a>), <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">while only charging you a fraction of what its competitors charge<\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, if you have a small email list,<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> you will not even have to pay for their services<\/span>, which is excellent. You pay per email sent instead of how many users you have in your mailing list (like most email companies out there), which is a game-changer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Business Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Starting a business can be an exciting, yet challenging endeavor<\/strong>, especially the legal aspects of it. In some countries, setting up a business is easy. In other countries, it is a complicated bureaucratic mess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, there are many business types to choose from. Sole proprietorship, (general) partnership, limited liability company, corporation, and many more, depending on the country you are from. Being a <em>freelancer<\/em> usually means that you have a sole proprietorship, as a freelancer is usually not a legal business form. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to start a <em>proper <\/em>business where you are not 100% liable for when things go wrong, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">starting a limited liability company would be the best because of the limited liability<\/span> (<em>this does not mean creditors cannot come after your personal belongings if your company is debt. That really depends on the laws of your country, and it can even differ per state. Talk to your local attorney for more information).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike a sole proprietorship, which often can be set up without a lot of hassle, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">setting up a limited liability company requires much more time and money<\/span>. Luckily, it is possible to set up virtual companies (useful for freelancers) with service providers or even start a limited liability company in a different country than the one you reside in, like in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/start-blog-and-youtube-channel-resources\/?preview=true#estonian-e-residency-program-a-pathway-to-doing-business-in-the-european-union\">Estonia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my case, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/about-ernest-adu\/#who-and-what-is-aduable-ou\" target=\"_blank\">Aduable O&Uuml;<\/a>, which is the legal entity that owns the Phone Travel Wiz brand, is a limited liability company incorporated in Estonia. If you have read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/adu\">my about page<\/a>, then you know that I am a Dutch citizen. I will explain why I decided to have my company registered in Estonia instead of the Netherlands, how it has benefitted me, and how you can do it too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/e-resident.gov.ee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Estonian E-residency Program<\/a>: A Pathway To Doing Business In The European Union <\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/e-resident.gov.ee\" target=\"_blank\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"301\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"E-Residency Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1007981\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"301\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"E-Residency Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1007981 lazyload\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Logo.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-59\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/e-resident.gov.ee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/e-resident.gov.ee<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/e-resident.gov.ee\" target=\"_blank\">The Estonian E-<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/e-resident.gov.ee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">R<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/e-resident.gov.ee\" target=\"_blank\">esidency program<\/a> enables digital entrepreneurs (like you if you are going to start a blog or a YouTube channel) to start and manage a European Union (EU)-based company online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/e-resident.gov.ee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The E-Residency program<\/a> allows non-Estonians to access to Estonian services<\/span> such as company formation, banking, payment processing, and taxation. Moreover, E-Residency allows digital entrepreneurs <strong>to manage their business from anywhere, entirely online.<\/strong> Perfect for <em>digital nomads <\/em>like me (which is a term I do not like using, but w\/e).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/e-resident.gov.ee\" target=\"_blank\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Benefits.jpg\" alt=\"E-Residency Benefits\" class=\"wp-image-1007985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Benefits.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Benefits-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Benefits-768x317.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Benefits.jpg\" alt=\"E-Residency Benefits\" class=\"wp-image-1007985 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Benefits.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Benefits-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Benefits-768x317.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Benefits.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-60\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Those who are not living in the EU or are not EU citizens <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">can directly gain access to the EU market by becoming an Estonian e-resident and starting a European company.<\/span> However, EU residents and citizens can also apply for Estonian e-residency, like me. More on that later.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure, you can still conduct business with EU-based clients when having a company somewhere outside of the EU. However, things will be more complicated, depending on the regulations of your country and the treaties they have with the EU (if they have any). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, corporate taxes in Estonia are simple &ndash; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">a flat corporate tax rate of 20%<\/span>. However, Estonia does things a bit differently. <strong>The business income tax is not assessed on the profit earned every year. Income tax is assessed monthly and only when profits have been distributed<\/strong> (like paying yourself a salary, paying dividends, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">if you consistently re-invest any profit you make back into your company, then you would not have to pay any corporate taxes<\/span>. <strong>This is useful for when your business is still small, and when you cannot afford to pay yourself a salary yet<\/strong> (but you will soon if you follow the Project 24 blueprint). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back to E-Residency &ndash; <strong>becoming an Estonian E-resident DOES NOT make you a resident and does not allow you to live in Estonia without a valid visa<\/strong> (except for if you are already an EU citizen. EU citizens have the right to move to any EU country to live, work, study, look for a job or retire).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"82\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Is-Not-Residency.jpg\" alt=\"E-Residency Is Not Residency\" class=\"wp-image-1007986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Is-Not-Residency.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Is-Not-Residency-300x24.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Is-Not-Residency-768x62.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"82\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Is-Not-Residency.jpg\" alt=\"E-Residency Is Not Residency\" class=\"wp-image-1007986 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Is-Not-Residency.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Is-Not-Residency-300x24.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Is-Not-Residency-768x62.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Is-Not-Residency.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-61\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>However, the Estonian government recently announced the <a href=\"https:\/\/e-resident.gov.ee\/nomadvisa\/\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Nomad Visa<\/a>, which allows those who are interested in kickstarting their Estonian business to work and live in Estonia for up to one year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So why did I become an Estonian E-resident and establish my company in Estonia instead of the Netherlands, as I am already an EU citizen? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/about-ernest-adu\/#who-and-what-is-aduable-ou\">my about page<\/a>, I explained that I have not lived in the Netherlands since the summer of 2016 because I studied in Denmark for 3.5 years and then started traveling around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I would not be physically conducting my business in the Netherlands, or have any Dutch clients (because I do not have clients &ndash; I write for the general public &ndash; consumers), I had a hard time convincing the Dutch Chamber of Commerce to start a Dutch business while not living in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I had to find another way to start a business that would allow me to perform my duties remotely &ndash; that is why I chose Estonia and the <a href=\"https:\/\/e-resident.gov.ee\" target=\"_blank\">E-Residency<\/a> program. It suited my needs perfectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Application-Process.jpg\" alt=\"E-Residency Application Process\" class=\"wp-image-1007984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Application-Process.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Application-Process-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Application-Process-768x268.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Application-Process.jpg\" alt=\"E-Residency Application Process\" class=\"wp-image-1007984 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Application-Process.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Application-Process-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Application-Process-768x268.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Application-Process.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-62\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Becoming an E-Resident is not expensive and not complicated (unlike Hong Kong and Singapore, who also allow you to start a business remotely, but it is SO expensive and complicated). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/eresident.politsei.ee\/\" target=\"_blank\">fill in an application form<\/a>, pay the state fee of &euro;100 (and an additional &euro;20 if you pick up your E-Residency card at a foreign representation, such <a href=\"https:\/\/e-resident.gov.ee\/become-an-e-resident\/#available-pick-up-locations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">as the Estonian embassy in your country or a country nearby<\/a>. In my case, it was at the Estonian embassy in The Hague, The Netherlands). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have completed your application, the Estonian Police &amp; Border Guard Board will conduct a background check and will notify you by email when the process is complete. <strong>This process can take up to 8 weeks<\/strong> &ndash; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">my application was processed in 16 days<\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After that, your E-Residency card will be sent to the pick-up location you chose during the application. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">This can take up to 5 weeks, as Diplomatic Mail from Estonia to foreign representatives are mailed once a week<\/span>. <strong>In my case, it took me 1.5 weeks before I could pick up my E-residency card<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once I had my card, I was officially an E-resident, and ready to start my Estonian company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Starting and Managing an Estonian Company: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/xolo\">Xolo Leap<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/xolo\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"228\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Xolo Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1008002\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"228\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Xolo Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1008002 lazyload\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Logo.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-63\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In the introduction of the business resources section, I mentioned that starting a business can be expensive and time-consuming in many countries. <strong>Registering a company, a limited liability company, in Estonia will cost you &euro;220<\/strong>, <strong>and can be done entirely online<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is <strong>insanely cheap<\/strong> compared to many other countries around the world. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">In the Netherlands, it would cost me between &euro;500-&euro;1000<\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that is just the formation of the company. What about accounting, administration, Estonian law, taxes, and everything else that comes to play when starting a business? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/start-blog-and-youtube-channel-resources\/?preview=true#estonian-e-residency-program-a-pathway-to-doing-business-in-the-european-union\">E-Residency program<\/a> has a marketplace with service providers. From virtual offices, finance, tax, legal, banking, and payments, there is a service provider that can help you with that.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Marketplace.jpg\" alt=\"E-Residency Marketplace\" class=\"wp-image-1007991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Marketplace.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Marketplace-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Marketplace-768x270.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Marketplace.jpg\" alt=\"E-Residency Marketplace\" class=\"wp-image-1007991 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Marketplace.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Marketplace-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Marketplace-768x270.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/E-Residency-Marketplace.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-64\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>My service provider is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/xolo\">Xolo<\/a> (formerly LeapIN). They actually set up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/about-ernest-adu\/#who-and-what-is-aduable-ou\">Aduable O&Uuml;<\/a> on my behalf. However, <strong>I am the sole owner of Aduable O&Uuml;<\/strong> &ndash; <strong>Xolo just helps me with the legal and <em>boring <\/em>and complicated stuff<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/xolo\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Perks-Business-Formation.jpg\" alt=\"Xolo Perks - Business Formation\" class=\"wp-image-1007994\" width=\"512\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Perks-Business-Formation.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Perks-Business-Formation-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Perks-Business-Formation-768x302.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Perks-Business-Formation.jpg\" alt=\"Xolo Perks - Business Formation\" class=\"wp-image-1007994 lazyload\" width=\"512\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Perks-Business-Formation.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Perks-Business-Formation-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Perks-Business-Formation-768x302.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Perks-Business-Formation.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-65\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Moreover, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/xolo\">Xolo<\/a> gives you the tools to conduct your online business. Accounting? They take care of that. Annual filings? They take care of that. In need of a VAT number? Xolo will apply for one for you. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/xolo\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Perks-Accounting.jpg\" alt=\"Xolo Perks - Accounting\" class=\"wp-image-1007992\" width=\"512\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Perks-Accounting.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Perks-Accounting-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Perks-Accounting-768x357.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Perks-Accounting.jpg\" alt=\"Xolo Perks - Accounting\" class=\"wp-image-1007992 lazyload\" width=\"512\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Perks-Accounting.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Perks-Accounting-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Perks-Accounting-768x357.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Perks-Accounting.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-66\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Need an Estonian bank account? Xolo will help you with the onboarding process to get a business account with LHV, which is Estonia's only Estonian-based bank (there are other banks in Estonia, but they are from other countries, like Sweden, and do not like to deal with e-residents not living in Estonia). <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Banking.jpg\" alt=\"Xolo Banking\" class=\"wp-image-1008044\" width=\"512\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Banking.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Banking-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Banking-768x627.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Banking.jpg\" alt=\"Xolo Banking\" class=\"wp-image-1008044 lazyload\" width=\"512\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Banking.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Banking-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Banking-768x627.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Banking.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-67\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Because of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/xolo\">Xolo<\/a>, incorporating an Estonian company was effortless. Now that I have my company, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">I have barely spent any time on business administration<\/span>, which is something many dread, but I actually enjoy administration (in a language I understand, at least). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tax &amp; compliance is covered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/xolo\">Xolo<\/a>. They act as your local contact person in Estonia to take care of all legal aspects. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Did I mention that you also get a business address<\/span>? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you get any company mail, Xolo will digitalize it and forward it to you by email, so you do not have to list your personal address in contracts, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Aduable-OU-Business-Address.jpg\" alt=\"Aduable O&Uuml; Business Address\" class=\"wp-image-1007995\" width=\"512\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Aduable-OU-Business-Address.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Aduable-OU-Business-Address-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Aduable-OU-Business-Address-768x518.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Aduable-OU-Business-Address.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Aduable O&Uuml; Business Address\" class=\"wp-image-1007995 lazyload\" width=\"512\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Aduable-OU-Business-Address.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Aduable-OU-Business-Address-300x202.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Aduable-OU-Business-Address-768x518.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Aduable-OU-Business-Address.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-68\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption>If you want to send me a letter, address it to Aduable O&Uuml; with these details!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I have to repeat this: <strong>with Xolo Leap, you are the sole owner of your company and nobody else. Xolo acts as an intermediary for all the <em>not-so-fun-stuff-but-very-important-stuff <\/em>on your behalf so that you can focus on growing your business instead of spending time learning about Estonian business laws and regulations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, when <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/phone-travel-options\/sim-card-reviews\/malaysia\">I purchased various Malaysian SIM cards for review purposes<\/a>, I pay for the SIM card with my business debit card (provided by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lhv.ee\/en\" target=\"_blank\">LHV<\/a> &ndash; you <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">get a 50% discount on the monthly maintenance fee when getting an LHV business account through Xolo<\/span> &ndash; nice), I take a photo of the receipt and upload the receipt to the Xolo dashboard with the mobile app, explain what the purchase was for (SIM card review), and Xolo will take care of the accounting part, while I extensively test and review the SIM cards &ndash; is that not awesome?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Receipt-Upload-Example.jpg\" alt=\"Xolo Receipt Upload Example\" class=\"wp-image-1007997\" width=\"212\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Receipt-Upload-Example.jpg 424w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Receipt-Upload-Example-124x300.jpg 124w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Receipt-Upload-Example.jpg\" alt=\"Xolo Receipt Upload Example\" class=\"wp-image-1007997 lazyload\" width=\"212\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Receipt-Upload-Example.jpg 424w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Receipt-Upload-Example-124x300.jpg 124w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Receipt-Upload-Example.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-69\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption>Me buying a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/69bs\">Celcom SIM card<\/a>, a <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/phone-travel-options\/sim-card-reviews\/malaysia\">Malaysian SIM card<\/a> (with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/69bs\">best 4G\/LTE coverage in the country<\/a>).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>So if you want to start an Estonian business, I would recommend going with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/xolo\">Xolo<\/a>,<\/strong> Their pricing strategy is affordable, and you can choose the plan you want. Plus, the Xolo team is awesome (I paid them a visit to their office before establishing Aduable O&Uuml; to see with who I would be dealing with &ndash; they are all awesome, especially Rainer &ndash; I should have taken a selfie with him, but that would have been a bit awkward. We did not <em>really <\/em>know each other). <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/xolo\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Pricing.jpg\" alt=\"Xolo Pricing\" class=\"wp-image-1007998\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Pricing.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Pricing-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Pricing-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Pricing.jpg\" alt=\"Xolo Pricing\" class=\"wp-image-1007998 lazyload\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Pricing.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Pricing-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Pricing-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Pricing.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-70\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>My accountant, Maris, is always a pleasure to talk to and answers all my questions quickly and in-depth. We have even gotten to know each other on a personal level (to some extent, of course &ndash; we have got to stay professional, ha). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/xolo\">Xolo Go<\/a> option that costs &euro;0\/month? That is more for freelancers who deal with business clients (business to business &ndash; B2B) and do not need an actual company.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/xolo\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Go-vs-Xolo-Leap-differences.jpg\" alt=\"Xolo Go vs Xolo Leap (differences)\" class=\"wp-image-1007999\" width=\"768\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Go-vs-Xolo-Leap-differences.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Go-vs-Xolo-Leap-differences-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Go-vs-Xolo-Leap-differences-768x538.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Go-vs-Xolo-Leap-differences.jpg\" alt=\"Xolo Go vs Xolo Leap (differences)\" class=\"wp-image-1007999 lazyload\" width=\"768\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Go-vs-Xolo-Leap-differences.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Go-vs-Xolo-Leap-differences-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Go-vs-Xolo-Leap-differences-768x538.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Xolo-Go-vs-Xolo-Leap-differences.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-71\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><figcaption>Xolo Go vs. Xolo Leap<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As I do not deal with clients right now (my readers do not have to pay me for the articles I write &ndash; imagine that!), I am not eligible for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/xolo\">Xolo Go<\/a>. Moreover, you do not own the virtual company, Xolo does &ndash; I really wanted to have my own company, so I went with Xolo Leap (additionally, Xolo Go is a relatively new concept &ndash; it was not a thing when I set up Aduable O&Uuml;). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, you do not have to become an E-Resident to start doing business with Xolo go. So if you know you will be dealing with business clients and want to get started quickly as a freelancer, you can consider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/xolo\">Xolo Go<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Social Media Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on your niche, you may want to go all-in on social media to promote your site. For other niches, this will be a waste of time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personally, I deleted all my social media accounts back in 2019, but I decided to create a personal Instagram again to stay in touch with a few friends of mine (good luck finding that one).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Phone Travel Wiz, however, is not on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or whatever other social media you can think of. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some say that YouTube is a social media platform, while others say it is not. What about Pinterest? I always thought it was <em>yet another social media platform<\/em>, while it actually is a visual search engine. It is like Google, but then (much) more visual. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, unlike other social media platforms that will limit the reach of your content if linking to an external site (like your blog or YouTube channel), Pinterest can be a great additional traffic source in addition to Google. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are the social media resources I use. In particular, the resources I use for Pinterest because Phone Travel Wiz is <em>technically <\/em>not on any social media platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Pinterest Course: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/pinterest-course\">Pinterest Growth Course with Ell<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/pinterest-course\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course-with-Ell.jpg\" alt=\"Pinterest with Ell Course \" class=\"wp-image-1008017\" width=\"768\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course-with-Ell.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course-with-Ell-300x93.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course-with-Ell-768x239.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course-with-Ell.jpg\" alt=\"Pinterest with Ell Course \" class=\"wp-image-1008017 lazyload\" width=\"768\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course-with-Ell.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course-with-Ell-300x93.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course-with-Ell-768x239.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course-with-Ell.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-72\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I have spent YEARS dismissing Pinterest because, as mentioned earlier, I assumed it was another social media platform. Moreover, I did not understand it. You have your typical follow button and even a <em>pin <\/em>button, which can be seen as a retweet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, <strong>Pinterest is a visual search engine<\/strong>. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/later.com\/blog\/pinterest-for-business\/\" target=\"_blank\">Later.com<\/a> described Pinterest this way: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Pinterest is a social network where people can find inspiration and ideas for their interests and hobbies. Every idea is represented by a Pin, which is an image that is searched and saved by Pinterest users. Pins can also link back to websites, which is why Pinterest is great for driving traffic and sales<\/p><cite>Nikki Canning, Later.com &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/later.com\/blog\/pinterest-for-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Beginner&rsquo;s Guide to Using Pinterest for Business<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The last sentence is particularly interesting for us as digital publishers: &ldquo;Pins can also link back to websites, which is why Pinterest is great for driving traffic and sales.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Getting organic traffic through SEO is the best way to get traffic, <\/strong>but it can take time before your articles start ranking, especially if you are in a competitive niche. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Social media platforms limit the reach of your content when linking to external sources<\/span>, which would be your site in this case (but you can pay to <em>boost <\/em>your posts &ndash; no thanks). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can run ads to drive traffic to your site, which can be useful if you have an eCommerce site, but wasteful if you have a typical blog. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So how to get traffic from Pinterest to your site? Well, I had no idea until I heard of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/pinterest-course\">Pinterest Growth Course by Ell from Boss Girl Bloggers<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/pinterest-course\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course.jpg\" alt=\"Pinterest with Ell Course\" class=\"wp-image-1008019\" width=\"512\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course-768x483.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course.jpg\" alt=\"Pinterest with Ell Course\" class=\"wp-image-1008019 lazyload\" width=\"512\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course-768x483.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-73\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/start-blog-and-youtube-channel-resources\/?preview=true#blogging-youtube-course-project-24\">Project 24<\/a> has a course on Pinterest marketing. However,<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> it is probably their most useless course because it does not contain any (useful) actionable steps<\/span> (unlike all their other courses &ndash; I hope they update the Pinterest course one day, though). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/pinterest-course\">Ell's Pinterest Growth Course<\/a> goes through everything you need to know about Pinterest from a blogger's perspective, keyword research for Pinterest (which is different from search analysis for search engines), how to create converting pins, and proven Pinterest strategies. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/pinterest-course\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course-Curriculum.jpg\" alt=\"Pinterest with Ell Course Curriculum\" class=\"wp-image-1008016\" width=\"512\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course-Curriculum.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course-Curriculum-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course-Curriculum-768x676.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course-Curriculum.jpg\" alt=\"Pinterest with Ell Course Curriculum\" class=\"wp-image-1008016 lazyload\" width=\"512\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course-Curriculum.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course-Curriculum-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course-Curriculum-768x676.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Pinterest-Course-Curriculum.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-74\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><figcaption>The course contains <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/pinterest-course\">much more than just this<\/a>!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I have to say: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/pinterest-course\">the course<\/a> is amazing and reasonably priced. If I knew about this course earlier, then I would have been on Pinterest much earlier. I knew that I have to <em>create Pins <\/em>for Pinterest, but I just did not know <em>how<\/em>. And more importantly, <em>why. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/pinterest-course\">Ell's course<\/a> helped me with that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are wondering how my Pinterest page is doing; it is getting there, but I am more focused on creating content (on the site and YouTube) than creating Pins (my partner, who is an architect, creates Pins for me, but he has more important things to do than creating pins for me and only makes two a week, at most :( ). However, I have seen some success so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Pinterest &amp; Instagram Management: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/tailwind\">Tailwind<\/a> <\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/tailwind\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"434\" height=\"116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Tailwind Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1008013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Logo.jpg 434w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Logo-300x80.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"434\" height=\"116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Tailwind Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1008013 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Logo.jpg 434w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Logo-300x80.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Logo.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-75\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>You have probably heard about social media management tools for Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. There are so many out there that I do not want to list them all (moreover, I do not use them, so I cannot vouch for them). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a Pinterest management tool, which is called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/tailwind\">Tailwind<\/a>. With Tailwind, you can schedule Pins in bulk, and the tool will publish them for you so that you do not have to manually pin all your pins (which can be time-consuming). <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/tailwind\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Pinterest-Scheduler-Features.jpg\" alt=\"Tailwind Pinterest Scheduler Features\" class=\"wp-image-1008015\" width=\"768\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Pinterest-Scheduler-Features.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Pinterest-Scheduler-Features-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Pinterest-Scheduler-Features-768x519.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Pinterest-Scheduler-Features.jpg\" alt=\"Tailwind Pinterest Scheduler Features\" class=\"wp-image-1008015 lazyload\" width=\"768\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Pinterest-Scheduler-Features.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Pinterest-Scheduler-Features-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Pinterest-Scheduler-Features-768x519.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Pinterest-Scheduler-Features.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-76\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/start-blog-and-youtube-channel-resources\/?preview=true#pinterest-course-pinterest-growth-course-with-ell\">Ell<\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/start-blog-and-youtube-channel-resources\/?preview=true#pinterest-course-pinterest-growth-course-with-ell\"> <\/a>recommends pinning at least 20 pins per day<\/strong>, but not all at once, as Pinterest would think you are a spammer or a bot. Because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/tailwind\">Tailwind<\/a> will spread your pins over the day, your account will be fine and safe. So you could spend an hour or two creating pins on Sunday and get them all published the next week. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/tailwind\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Scheduler.jpg\" alt=\"Tailwind Scheduler\" class=\"wp-image-1008014\" width=\"388\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Scheduler.jpg 776w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Scheduler-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Scheduler-768x1013.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Scheduler.jpg\" alt=\"Tailwind Scheduler\" class=\"wp-image-1008014 lazyload\" width=\"388\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Scheduler.jpg 776w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Scheduler-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Scheduler-768x1013.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tailwind-Scheduler.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-77\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><figcaption>My empty <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/tailwind\">Tailwind<\/a> queue. I have to start scheduling pins!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As of recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/tailwind\">Tailwind<\/a> can also be used to manage your Instagram account. As Phone Travel Wiz does not have an Instagram account, I cannot tell you if the Instagram scheduler is good or not. However, I can vouch for the Pinterest scheduling tool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/tailwind\">Tailwind<\/a> for free with some restrictions. Once you are satisfied with Tailwind and want to purchase a subscription, you can save <strong>$15 <\/strong>on your plan if you use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/tailwind\">this link<\/a>. How cool! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Graphics Creation: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/canva\">Canva Pro<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Canva Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1008010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Logo.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Logo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Canva Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1008010 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Logo.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Logo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Logo.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-78\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>One of the reasons why I did not deal with Pinterest is that I had no idea how to create visually compelling pins. I am a writer, not a graphic designer. And I know that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Adobe-Photoshop-Elements-2020-Disc\/dp\/B07X4S9DJJ\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?dchild=1&amp;keywords=adobe+photoshop&amp;qid=1598805290&amp;sr=8-2&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=aduable-20&amp;linkId=3dae6e2672cdceafbc0c63c37fd59fc8&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adobe Photoshop<\/a> is expensive nowadays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/canva\">Canva<\/a>, however, is a graphic design platform that allows your to create social media graphics, like for Pinterest and YouTube thumbnails, and for many more things (for presentations, posters, and documents). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The thing with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/canva\">Canva<\/a> is that it is SO easy to use. Moreover, they have so many templates to pick from, even for YouTube videos and Pinterest pins to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/canva\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Templates.jpg\" alt=\"Canva Templates\" class=\"wp-image-1008007\" width=\"768\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Templates.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Templates-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Templates-768x415.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Templates.jpg\" alt=\"Canva Templates\" class=\"wp-image-1008007 lazyload\" width=\"768\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Templates.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Templates-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Templates-768x415.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Templates.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-79\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/canva\">Canva<\/a> <strong>on itself is free<\/strong>. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The free version comes with 8000+ templates, 100+ design types, and thousands of free stock images that you can use for your pins and YouTube thumbnails<\/span>. However, the editor is rather basic with the free version. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/canva\">pro version<\/a>, which is what I use (well, mainly my partner), <strong>comes with 60 000+ templates, 60 MILLION premium stock images, graphics, and videos, and many more things<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The premium stock images part was my primary reason to go with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/canva\">Canva pro<\/a> because premium stock images are <strong>EXPENSIVE<\/strong>. Like, really expensive (do a quick Google search and see how much some sites will charge you per image). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So paying $10\/month for 60 million stock images is a bargain. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/canva\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Pricing.jpg\" alt=\"Canva Pricing\" class=\"wp-image-1008011\" width=\"768\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Pricing.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Pricing-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Pricing-768x493.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Pricing.jpg\" alt=\"Canva Pricing\" class=\"wp-image-1008011 lazyload\" width=\"768\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Pricing.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Pricing-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Pricing-768x493.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Pricing.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-80\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Yes, you can use free stock images from several sites, like Pexels, Pixabay, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Unsplash<\/a> (I have used stock images from those websites in my older blog posts). However, the libraries are often relatively small, especially if you are trying to search for something specific and unpopular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trying to find free stock images related to Equatorial Guinea, for example, is a challenge (mainly because I always get results of Guinea Pigs or the site tries to refer me to a premium stock image site that will charge me an arm and a leg).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/canva\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Equatorial-Guinea-search-on-free-stock-image-site.jpg\" alt=\"Equatorial Guinea search on free stock image site\" class=\"wp-image-1008008\" width=\"768\" height=\"452\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Equatorial-Guinea-search-on-free-stock-image-site.jpg\" alt=\"Equatorial Guinea search on free stock image site\" class=\"wp-image-1008008 lazyload\" width=\"768\" height=\"452\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-81\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><figcaption>See? I was not joking. I do have to say that those Guinea Pigs are cute.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/canva\">Canva<\/a>, however, I do get relevant results. And because I have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/canva\">Canva Pro<\/a>, I can use all those stock images for my graphics without having to pay for each image. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/go\/canva\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Image-Search-for-Equatorial-Guinea.jpg\" alt=\"Canva Image Search for Equatorial Guinea\" class=\"wp-image-1008009\" width=\"232\" height=\"512\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Canva-Image-Search-for-Equatorial-Guinea.jpg\" alt=\"Canva Image Search for Equatorial Guinea\" class=\"wp-image-1008009 lazyload\" width=\"232\" height=\"512\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-82\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I do have to say, even with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/start-blog-and-youtube-channel-resources\/?preview=true#pinterest-course-pinterest-growth-course-with-ell\">Pinterest course by Ell<\/a>, it may take some time to understand the subtle elements of creating compelling graphics. Here is a Pin my partner made for me for my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/uii4\">Buying a SIM Card in Cambodia guide<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/uii4\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cambodia-Pinterest-Pin-by-Phone-Travel-Wiz.jpg\" alt=\"Cambodia Pinterest Pin by Phone Travel Wiz\" class=\"wp-image-1008012\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cambodia-Pinterest-Pin-by-Phone-Travel-Wiz.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Cambodia Pinterest Pin by Phone Travel Wiz\" class=\"wp-image-1008012 lazyload\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-83\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><figcaption>It is pretty, is it not? The pins I make are straight up ugly&hellip; for now. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You probably already knew this, but there comes a lot to play when trying to start an online business. The resources I listed on this page are the ones I use. You may not (want) to use all of them, and that is fine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The resources I listed on this page are the ones that have helped me with my online business journey and have been seeing success so far. However, there is always a long way to go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Good luck with your online business journey!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_20200613_230036__01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1007856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_20200613_230036__01.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_20200613_230036__01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_20200613_230036__01-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_20200613_230036__01.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1007856 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_20200613_230036__01.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_20200613_230036__01-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_20200613_230036__01-768x432.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 48px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.phonetravelwiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_20200613_230036__01.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-84\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption>I am rooting for you!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you interested in starting your own blog, which can turn into a full-time business, making you full-time income (or a secondary full-time income stream)? 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