If you’re confused about the difference between a blogger vs vlogger vs influencer, here’s my guide on them and how they differ. I hope to explain it all, just like Clarissa would have wanted. I’ve defined each term and given context about how they differ. And I’ll try not to be too biased towards my own job (a blogger) vs the comparatively rubbish roles of vloggers and influencers…

The reason I’m writing this post is because I’ve got annoyed by something on the internet. Quelle surprise, I know. Inaccuracy has always annoyed me but recently, I’m sick of seeing the press and traditional media using the terms blogger, vlogger and influencer interchangeably and incorrectly. Only last week, I read a news article using the term ‘blogger’ about a woman who is a reality TV star and influencer but who definitely doesn’t have a blog. Nothing wrong with being an influencer, of course, but it’s a whole different job. So the result of my annoyance is this guide, which will hopefully a) clear things up for anyone confused and b) make me feel better for getting it off my chest.

Put the kettle on and let’s get into it…

I’m asked regularly about how to make money travel blogging, so I’ve decided to finally write this detailed explanation of how I do it in 2025. There are a lot of articles on monetising a blog out there online but I’ve found that most are unrealistic and/or outdated. Many are also very American-centric or not specifically about travel blogging. 

I don’t know why people are so fascinated by how to make money through travel blogging, but they are. I’m asked almost every time I tell someone what I do: ‘How do you make money from that?’. As if writing, photography and digital skills (the three areas that make up blogging) aren’t all fairly established jobs already. I don’t know whether this curiosity is specific to travel blogging, or whether finance, recipe or gardening bloggers get the same interrogation.

This article is not about how to set a blog up and start writing (although I might do another one on that). I’m just going to talk about the different income streams my blog has. Hopefully it’ll be interesting and also maybe helpful for other travel bloggers just starting out.

Get the kettle on and have a read…