Benable — create shareable lists of things you recommend!
E.g., products you love, local businesses, travel recs - you can add anything to a Benable list!
how we get PAID to travel!! 💰✈️
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this year - we started to take our dream of budget travelling more seriously. meaning endless searching for ways to make money while abroad, while doing what we love! i can finally say - we've cracked the code! and we want ...
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before you get too excited, know that this takes work & time! like anything in life, you need to be dedicated to be successful! but also have hope, because we have only been working at it for 6 months, and we've landed luxury accomodations (worth...
this e-book opened our eyes to the reality that the travel industry is hungry for creators! and there is heaps of money at your fingertips, you just have to play your cards right... we bought this book, and it was an encouraging, insightful read. it'...
Get Paid To Travel: The Sleepy Millionaire
grab a notebook & a pen, cause there's always something to write down! if you prefer digital - you can use programs like notion, pixie set, google docs with a chart... your options are endless, but it is crucial that you stay organized to ensure ...
Journals
along the lines of organization - you also need to make use of the calendar! write down the dates you pitch to companies/brands so that you can follow up (if ghosted), and mark your booked days down, so you don't forget to make a shotlist and charge ...
Calendars
this platform is a godsend!!!! we use it to deliver every gallery. unlike some other platforms, you start for free with up to 3 GB of storage, and it preserves high quality. you can also make invoices, payments, contracts etc. right in the site!! it ...
Pixieset
there are plenty of tools out there for free that can help you with building an aesthetic portfolio, and branding tools for your freelance work. if you are comfortable to build a website - google sites lets you do it for free. canva is another one th...
Canva
tech
for this to work best, it's easiest to use the appropriate gear to keep yourself organized and produce top notch, competitive quality images.
our most prized possession in this endeavour - a laptop. this is your pitching machine, research bestie, gallery organizer, email weapon that just is simply elite. you would have a very hard time doing this all from a phone.
1) grab a laptop
2) res...
Laptop Computers
you need some kinda photo/video gear for this. and it needs to shoot good quality. we recommend atleast an iphone 12, if you have a gopro, drone, dslr/mirrorless camera, this will all act as a major benefit you :)
Apple iPhone 12
a nice camera will be a useful tool to capture high quality images. also know that these images take up lots of space... we recommend getting a 1TB hard drive to store your completed galleries on, to add to your portfolio and avoid using precious sto...
Digital Cameras
if you plan to travel the world - these things are lifesavers, can charge all your gear at once!!
Universal Chargers: USB-C, Wireless, & Car Charging Options
networking
YOU DONT NEED FOLLOWERS TO SUCCEED!!! this is not influencer marketing. and thank goodness for that... we literally have 235 followers on insta, and we've made money doing this. your portfolio is so important, and because you deliver content straight...
Instagram
TikTok is a great place to network with creators who are on the same trajectory. we've made some great connections here, they help you succeed and hype up your work. definitely recommend networking with people on a similar path to make meaningful fri...
TikTok
if you are all alone in this endeavour, and feeling like you want to get into smaller, local gigs - there are great opportunities out there to freelance to marketing agencies. they will bridge the gap and reach out to you if they have a campaign you'...
Marketing Agencies