Hi, travel community,
[TLDR: I am thinking about closing down my travel blog after eight years. Does anyone have any advice on closing vs selling vs transforming?]
I have been a relatively active blogger for almost eight years. I started The Altruistic Traveller (thealtruistictraveller.com) back in 2015 from a deep curiosity about the intersection of travel and sustainability.
Over the years, the blog (and podcast) has been a valuable resource for those wanting to learn about sustainable tourism. A few posts have quite high rankings in SEO (e.g. volunteer guides/sustainable eateries). I have won awards, been featured in news articles and have written hundreds of posts.
Last year, I published a memoir that encapsulated many years of travel and stories that had made it to the blog. Since writing that book, I have been feeling as though perhaps it was an ode to a chapter of my life that is coming to an end.
The world of blogging is fast evolving. I am not a TikToker, n...