By the end of the workshop, you’ll be able to

1. Dive into the field of travel content creation and learn how to monetise
2. Pitch to various brands using different collaterals
3. Use influencer marketing for your growth
4. Network, collaborate and grow through your social profile

About the workshop

There are many ways to get paid to travel the world. Sharanya Iyer uses her skills as a content creator and the status she earned as a travel influencer to fund her travels. In this workshop, she takes you through her learnings and experiences to help you figure out income sources in the world of travelling. Here’s what she will cover:       

• How I fund my travels
  – Influencer marketing
  – Budgeting trips
  – Destination marketing
  

• Make money while travelling
  
  
• How to pitch to brands and negotiate deals
  – Sample pitching process including media kit, cover letter and client recommendations
  – Adhering to timelines, offering client delights
  

• Influencer marketing in India
  – How to get started
  – Introduction to travel content creation
  

• Social media growth tips
  – Plan your content in advance
  – How to shoot content when you’re traveling solo
  – How to network, collaborate and grow by engaging with your audience and fellow creators
  – How to spot gaps in the travel content market
  

• Questions and answers

About the host

Sharanya Iyer aka Truly Nomadly is a travel content creator who has explored 24 countries around the world. She loves off-the-beaten-path experiences and has backpacked solo in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, scuba-dived in the Great Barrier Reef with the Queensland tourism board, experienced free-diving in Indonesia’s Komodo islands and explored the Kingdom of Oman. Sharanya also spent a month caravanning in Sikkim and documented it in a web-series for a leading brand.

You can follow Sharanya’s adventures on her Instagram profile ‘trulynomadly’.  

What you should carry along

A pen and paper