{"id":50715,"date":"2025-02-02T08:18:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T08:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/02\/saying-goodbye-to-this-my-travel-blog\/"},"modified":"2025-02-02T08:18:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T08:18:43","slug":"saying-goodbye-to-this-my-travel-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/02\/saying-goodbye-to-this-my-travel-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Saying Goodbye to This, My Travel Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I revealed
\nmy first submit on this weblog on January 29, 2010, eight months after we began
\nfull-time RVing. Almost fifteen years later, I’m posting this 590<\/p>\n

<\/span>th<\/sup>
\nsubmit. It can also be my final.<\/span><\/p>\n

The
\nEnd of Our Travels <\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

2018, we bought
\nour RV and settled at Viewpoint in Phoenix, Arizona. We continued touring through different modes, so I modified the weblog title however retained the area
\nrvcruisinglifestyle.blogspost.com.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

These weblog
\nposts went viral (up to35,000 views) on this weblog: <\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Debating the Pros and Cons of the RV Cruising
    \nLifestyle<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Operationalizing Phase 2 of RVing in North Carolina<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Finding Christmas on Florida’s Treasure Island<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Going Up the East Coast<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Turning Wounds into Wisdom: Georgia<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Discovering More in New Mexico<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Reliving WWII within the Philippines<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Looking for a Base in Arizona<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Traveling Light in an RV?<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. We RVed Fulltime for 8 Years. Here are the ten Things
    \nWe Learned<\/span><\/li>\n
  11. Leaving No Stone Unturned within the Canadian Rockies<\/span><\/li>\n
  12. 10 New Landmarks in Charming Mazatlan<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The weblog grew to become a wealthy supply of fabric for my two
    \njourney books: <\/span>Carolina: Cruising to an American Dream<\/i> and <\/span>Cruising
    \nPast 70: It’s Not Only About Outer Journeys. It’s Also About Inner Ones.<\/i><\/p>\n

    My husband and I returned from our final journey collectively
    \nin May. He didn’t be part of me on a brief solo journey to the Philippines in August.
    \nWe additionally canceled our Sixteenth-anniversary journey to Leavenworth, Washington. Yes, we’ll
    \nnow not be the wanderers we as soon as have been.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The Beginning of the End <\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

    In <\/span>mid-2021, in the course of the top of the COVID-19 pandemic, I used to be invited to put in writing as an knowledgeable contributor for Travel Awaits<\/i>, a journey journal for the 50+ by the 50+. The journal<\/span>\u00a0was experiencing a progress spurt at a
    \ntime when nobody might journey, however retirement desires soared.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    I wanted extra time to put in writing for 2 publications, however I didn’t have the guts to deactivate my weblog. Instead, I wrote articles for the journal and republished them on my weblog.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Of the 60+ articles I wrote, the next went viral (150,000+ clicks):<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. 6 Quaint Small Towns to Visit North of Anchorage,
      \nAlaska<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. 6 Charming Small Towns to Visit in Southern Alaska<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. 5 Things My Husband and I Practice in Retirement to
      \nKeep Us Young<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Under the journal’s management, my writing improved. However, I found that having
      \nnon-original content material negatively impacted my weblog. From 4,000 views per submit, it
      \ndwindled to 1,000.<\/span><\/p>\n

      When journey returned,
      \nthe journal’s readership fell. It was purchased by new homeowners, who redefined the
      \ncontent material with their writers. I’m nonetheless on the roster however now not actively
      \ncontribute. They republished a few of my articles, however all writers’ retirement
      \nitems have been eliminated.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      As journeys grew to become much less frequent, I started writing on my weblog about different subjects (retirement and renewal, well being and longevity). After my management award, I additionally wrote about management and administration. My views dropped to lower than 300 per submit. I’m now not true to my area of interest. My writing wants a brand new residence.<\/span><\/p>\n

      A New
      \nPlatform<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

      While
      \nwriting for Travel Awaits<\/i>, I used to be unaware that the running a blog world had additionally modified.
      \nThe plummeting views have been traced to frequent Google algorithm modifications, even
      \nfor the preferred blogs. It wasn’t simply that I wanted authentic content material
      \n(though I’m positive that contributed). Bloggers turned to newer enterprise
      \nplatforms. <\/span><\/p>\n

      Two of the
      \nhottest ones are Medium<\/i> and Substack<\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Medium<\/i> is a single membership mannequin with
      \nover a million paid subscriptions. Editors suggest articles to their huge reader
      \nbase. The onus is to put in writing high quality articles about in-demand subjects.<\/span><\/p>\n

      On the opposite
      \nhand, Substack<\/i> has 4 million paid subscribers distributed amongst its 20,000
      \nor so writers, a mean of 200 per author. Writers are chargeable for
      \nselling their writing and signing up subscribers.<\/span><\/p>\n

      Gemini, Google’s AI, helped me slender my selection to at least one query: Should I spend my time writing high quality articles or selling my writing to subscribers? I haven’t got the time to do each, as I need to work on my two new ebook initiatives.<\/span><\/p>\n

      It is time to deactivate this weblog, even when I’ve but to resolve. Goodbye, Blogspot, Google’s running a blog platform. Thank you for being an excellent residence for my journey writing.<\/span><\/p>\n

      Thank you
      \nall for sticking with me by way of the years. I hope to see you once more on my new
      \nplatform or when one in every of my books is revealed. I want you all a Merry Christmas and a
      \nHappy New Year! <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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