Have you ever dreamed of becoming a travel journalist — and making some money while you are at it? Well, now there’s a new route into this exciting field.
Website AudioSnacks has come up with a novel concept: downloadable illustrated mp3 “walking tours” of places famous and unfamiliar. To stock its growing catalog, AudioSnacks invites users to create such a tour, determine a price for it and upload it for inclusion at the website.
Here’s a chance for aspiring travel journalists to get some practice, establish a portfolio and earn some money too. Production tools are plentiful and often free. All you need to do is to create a map of your walking tour, record your commentary and include digital photos for each stop along the tour. To show you just how easy it is, AudioSnacks provides producers a step-by-step production guide.
Tourists then pay for the tour at the AudioSnacks website — prices seem to range from $10-12 with a few free tours to promote interest –download tours of their choice, install them on their iPods and finally take the tour — with YOU as their guide.
I learned about AudioSnacks from Absolutely Frank, one of my favorite websites/newsletters. I’ve subscribed to the email version of his posts and daily learn about at least one new program or website.
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Comment by
Marion Rossi
5 Feb 2009
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Comment by
tomcolvin
5 Feb 2009
Thanks, Marion. It is comments like yours that keep me feeding the “blog
monster,” which can indeed seem like an unwanted chore sometimes. By the
way, what is the name of your blog?