I feel envious when I see other people doing self-media tours in RVs. Can a self-media novice follow suit?

Thank you for the invitation. Maybe I can speak a little more fully on this issue. First of all, I want to make it clear that I do not consider myself a self-media. I have been traveling by car for at least 25 years and by RV for 16 years. I have traveled all over China, the United States and Canada. My habit of traveling for many years is to write travel notes and share them on the Internet. Over the past 20 years, hundreds of thousands of photos and millions of travel notes have been shared, and at least 5/8 months of travel are shared every year. It can be said that I came into contact with online platforms relatively early, starting with NetEase, Tianya Forum, then Sina Blog, Sina Weibo. During the same period, more than ten media such as Greenfield and CCTV had travel notes to share, and there are many media The website forwarded it on its own or used my name to post. Later, I founded the RV forum on Autohome. Until now, many friends have been following my travel notes about my travels. Last year, I started posting travel notes videos on Toutiao. So far, there are only 2.3 Thousands of friends have followed me, but I have never dared to claim to be an Internet celebrity and a self-media expert. Those who like my travel notes are my readers. I work hard to share content that readers like, and I never dare to read it a second time. I share the content out of fear of wasting readers’ time and life. I have basically spent many years traveling at my own expense. I have received some invitations to travel sponsors, but the difference between it and my own investment in travel is worlds away. The total expenditure on travel is more than 3 million, with an average of 10/200,000 per year. First of all, traveling is a hobby and a life for me. I don’t expect to make money from traveling, but I have recently started to provide road test experiences for new cars for RV manufacturers. The manufacturers provide vehicles and related expenses, but there is no talk of making money. I just don’t have to spend my own money when traveling on the road. As for the platform income from self-media, there was no income in the past, and it is not expected at all now. Indeed, many friends, mainly my past readers, have also asked me related questions, and my replies are basically No. Don’t look at the success of others, which is rewarded by a lot of early investment, but most people There is no reward. For example, for me, I have traveled for so many years and written so many travel notes, but my income from self-media can basically be regarded as zero. You may not be able to do what others can do! This can be regarded as the advice I give to my friends! Also, any platform media has a life cycle. Don’t block your destiny on something that you can’t control. Especially young friends, it’s a good time to do something that can make your life better. It’s a good accumulation of career. Traveling is just a process of enjoying life. If you don’t have strong material security, you should work hard to make money first. Don’t look at the many so-called self-media people who show their faces in various ways on the road, drink, and talk about mountains and rivers, and how many fans they have. How much money can you make? This in itself is abnormal. Nowadays, many platforms do this or promote such social phenomena. It is actually a misunderstanding. How can life be so simple? ! Maybe you can hike for a lifetime, but any platform cannot be popular for a lifetime. What you see in front of you is just a flash in the pan. Think about how you will live in the future. If you have never traveled at all and don’t know how to read road books, pictures, travel notes, or videos, or you simply don’t have the ability to be superior to others, and you don’t have the courage to sell your private life every day, don’t consider self-media, any so-called platform The best people in self-media are examples among millions, and more people are the denominator. Pies falling from the sky also come to those who are well prepared.

This is the advice given to a friend by a traveler who has been traveling on the road for more than 20 years. Some people may say that grapes are sour because I can’t eat them. I admit that I will only do what I like. , share the beautiful things I see, RV travel is my current life, but I will not live by attracting attention and rewards, let alone selling misery and privacy. That kind of travel life is no different from a beggar.