Blogging
about blogging
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I'm documenting the growth of my travel blog, Lattes & Layovers. If you want to know how to start a travel blog, what it actually costs, and how much traffic a new blog really gets, you're in the right place. Every number here is real and every report is published quarterly, whether the results are great or embarrassing.
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Sip, Stamp, Repeat- One Post at a time…
When I launched Lattes & Layovers in July 2026, I had started and quit three other blogs. This time I set it up properly from day one: domain, business, design, legal pages, and analytics. Here's the full step-by-step, including what everything cost.
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No giant list of tools I've never touched. These are the blogging tools I pay for and use every week to run this site, what each one costs, and whether I'd keep it.
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Starting a Travel Blog? How I did it...
coming soon!
coming soon!
Q3 2026 Blog Report
quarterly reports
coming soon!
coming soon!
Every three months I publish a full report on this blog's traffic, costs, and income. This is where you'll find the honest answer to "how much traffic does a new blog get?"
