What kind of work can you do to solve financial problems when traveling alone?

My name is Bai Yun. I quit my job at the age of 19 and have been traveling for six years. When I went out for the first time, I only brought 375 yuan, excluding the ticket. I didn’t expect that I would be gone for six years. The travel expenses spent on the trip It’s all what I earned on the way. I’ll talk about the specific ways to get financial resources below.

1. Working travel: This is the first way I earned travel expenses. It is also suitable for travelers who are just starting out and are not financially well-off. After arriving in a city, you can choose to do it for a few days or a month or two. to earn travel expenses. I will find a full-time or part-time job in advance before arriving in the city. If I can't find it, I will go to the local area and look for it. One advantage of working travel is that I can stay in a city for a long time and have long-term contact with local people. And integrate into local life and learn about the city through these local colleagues. Try to find a job that provides food, accommodation and transportation, so that you can use your vacation and rest time to travel around. You can search on various recruitment platforms, negotiate clearly about the salary, be cautious, and be sure to clearly explain the salary. (Don’t be like my first stop, who didn’t plan to give me a salary when I left. In the end, the public security bureau found out about me through online exposure and then gave me my salary.

2. Traveling with stalls: traveling to various cities Sometimes, I can set up a stall to sell some things while working in exchange for travel expenses. I used to sell sunglasses, rings and other small accessories. Now I sell them for a month or two every year when I live in Dali. The income is unstable, sometimes high and sometimes non-existent. (Do not use it as the only source of travel expenses.

3. Use hobbies to make money: Most people will find out what they like when traveling. If they like it, they can do what they like, such as painting, taking pictures, playing guitar. Guitar and singing, these can be exchanged for financial resources.

4. Travel journal writing: Write a travel journal about the beautiful scenery you have experienced during the trip. You can submit/post it to various platforms for people in need to read it. When I arrive, I will ask for manuscripts (the manuscripts are paid for), and I also write some travel notes in my account. Almost every article will receive praise from the viewers (although it is not much, it is also a source of income.

5. Photography (this requires some skills): As you travel for a long time, you gradually improve your aesthetics and become a photographer. At this time, you can take some travel photos and become a travel photographer.

6. Purchasing agent: This is the easiest way to earn travel expenses, and it is also a way to make a lot of money. You can sell the delicious specialties and specialties during the trip through purchasing agents. It doesn’t matter if you have few friends. You will get to know a lot of people, and some people who feel good after buying it will recommend their friends to buy it too. This is a long-term sustainable source of income.

7. Sell photos/enter the competition: take photos of the scenery. Submit articles to participate in the competition (you will get bonuses if you win, and the bonuses vary depending on the competition system, but generally the bonuses are quite large), and you can sell photos on various platforms, such as Visual China (this is difficult to sign, and requires certain shooting skills. If you want to use this to earn a lot of travel expenses It’s quite difficult, I don’t recommend you consider it in the early stage). There is another platform called Tuchong. This platform does not require signing a contract. Novices can also take pictures with their mobile phones. They can just upload them and sell them. It is quite good (but the income is not high. As a small source of income, I uploaded a few photos randomly a year ago, and found out that they were bought a year later (the economic benefits of such acquisition may not be much, but it is better than nothing)

8. Become a team leader/coach: This is suitable for the middle and late stages of travel. At this time, you have rich travel experience and rich outdoor experience. You can find a club to apply for a part-time/full-time team leader and lead the team to travel. You can make money while traveling, such as traveling/mountain climbing. /Hiking team leader, paddleboard instructor, surfing instructor, etc. (This way I can earn a lot of travel expenses)

9. Tourism resources: This is one of the more important things I am doing. This method is suitable for the later stage and requires a lot of resources, connections and reputation. It means negotiating cooperation with merchants in tourist cities to get low prices (such as car rentals, tickets and hotels, etc.), and then giving them to people traveling here at a lower price than the platform. , one thing you need to pay attention to is to find merchants who have no routines, and do not have any routines, so that you can have repeat customers for long-term development.

10. New media: This method has a lot of economic benefits. To put it bluntly, it means being a new media (Internet celebrity) can be monetized if you have more fans. It is not easy to do. It requires luck and talent. It also requires I understand the rules of each platform and can shoot videos and write copy. You can make vlogs or guide videos during your travels. Next year I plan to develop in this area and make travel videos. Be careful to avoid pitfalls - "travel experience expert", I wonder if you have heard of this name? You can become a "travel experiencer" by paying a fee. This is a pure trap and a model that pulls you offline. If you hear that you have to pay a fee to become a "travel experiencer", then run quickly, don't be tricked.

These are the ways I earn travel expenses while traveling, and it is these ways that support the cities I visit a lot.