“By far the most helpful in finding my niche and story, and in how I can leverage that for an income.”
“Our first video was pushed out and we woke up to over 10k views/1k subscribers!!!”
“Were we struck by lightning twice or did this course really help us maximize our YouTube potential??? We’re so thrilled!”
“It’s super in-depth, totally practical, and perfectly suited to brand new…. through to more establish channels.”
Learn How to Start a Travel Vlog on YouTube
10+ hours of lessons and peer-review spaces teaching you how to start a travel vlog on YouTube, tell compelling stories, and become financially sustainable based on 5+ years of experience. Join a community of professional YouTubers supporting each other to create successful Travel & Adventure Vlogs.
Guaranteed Improvements in 30 Days or Your Money Back!
Show Up On Camera With Confidence
Have the confidence to show up in your videos with your full personality and be truly authentic.
Launch Your Channel With a Bang
Set up and optimize every aspect of your YouTube channel for the greatest success.
Build a Loyal Audience That Adores You
Use psychology and behavioral patterns to build a loyal audience who wants to support your travels!
Tell Engaging Stories People Want to Watch
Use proven storytelling techniques to draw your audience into each and every video you create!
Increase Viewers with Compelling Packaging
Create compelling thumbnails and titles viewers can’t help but click on and watch.
Effectively Promote Your Channel
Promote your YouTube channel through the most effective avenues that actually return a loyal audience.
Manage & Grow a Thriving Income
Build and implement a monetization plan makes your channel financially sustainable as fast as possible.
Feel supported & Comraderie
Build alongside a community of professional creators so you don’t have to feel so alone and isolated!
“It was a slow trickle at first, but something happened over night — our first video was pushed out and we woke up to over 10k views/1k subscribers!!!”
@Sailing.Everyday
“I honestly thought I was dreaming, and I’d wake up to 700 views!” [2 of their last 4 videos are in their most viewed videos!]
@SailingSVCordelia
Competition is rife, and it’s just getting worse.
You’ve researched. You’ve tested. You’ve tried everything.
…maybe even put on a skimpy bikini (no shaming here💁♀️).
Yet, growth is stagnate. Money is running out. And you’re wasting your adventure on the computer.
Trust me, I’ve been there. I watched dozens (hundreds) of, “How to start a travel vlog on YouTube” videos.
I’ve researched and copied highly trending topics.
I’ve dug into editing techniques and fancy graphics.
I’ve spent countless hours listening to the top creator podcasts and researching leads left and right trying to figure out what I’m missing.
And still…. like you, I just couldn’t figure out why my channel wasn’t growing.
100+ Million
active YouTube channels.
90%+
of those channels NEVER get to 10,000 Subscribers.
<10%
are monetized in the YouTube Partner Program.
5-7 Years
is the average life span of YouTuber.
Do I just need to accept I won’t make it on YouTube?
What makes it worse is when some 20-somethings young good-looking couple comes into the scene, and they are immediately successful.
It’s so dang frustrating!!!
You’ve probably thought to yourself, “They’re just successful because they are pretty.” (Yah, I’ve thought that too).
There’s no denying that good looks and charisma take some pretty average channels very far. I’ll be honest – I’ve looked in the mirror and wondered if my wonky teeth are what’s stopping me.
And after spending countless hours doing everything to make your channel grow, you’ve probably thought, “Maybe I just don’t have the ‘IT-Factor’. Maybe this is just a delusional dream.”
What if I told you you’re not delusional? And in fact, what’s stopping your channel from growing are some pretty simple and fixable things.
The top YouTubers are good at the basics
After years of studying YouTube, interviewing the biggest creators for my podcast, and coaching dozens of channels, I can tell you that the top Travel Vloggers are not something special. It’s just that they have mastered the basics.
This is where the Master YouTube course steps in – to help you not just learn how to start a travel vlog on YouTube, but how to MASTER the platform.
“Daniella’s course is by far the most helpful in finding my niche and story, and in how I can leverage that for an income.”
Daniel S.
@SeaJapan
“What I love the most about the course is it is so obvious Daniella really wants us all to succeed, and she pushes us to get better every single week.”
Mara
@SailingRippleEffect
“Were we struck by lightning twice or did this course really help us maximize our YouTube potential??? We’re so thrilled!”
Josh M.
@twohalf-hitches
Whether you have been at this for a while or you are starting from scratch, creating a YouTube channel about your adventures is harder than it looks.
But what if it could be easier? With a clear plan and network of supporters that are going on the same journey, it can even be FUN!
What You’ll be Learning
The Master YouTube course contains three modules that teach you everything about YouTube, making videos, and growing a sustainable business that lets you adventure.
BUILD A MINDSET FOR SUCCESS
Establish a successful mindset and remove limiting beliefs so you can make decisions that support your channel growth and allow you to be more successful than you could ever imagine!
CREATE & LAUNCH A SOLID PLAN
Create a learning map and launch plan so you can monetise as fast as possible, produce videos that go viral every time, and build a loyal community that wants to support your work and keep you out there adventuring!
FOCUS, OPTIMISE & AUTOMATE
Optimize the entire process so you can see which videos actually resonate with your audience and start building a business that allows you to spend less time on the computer, and more time adventuring!
Module 1 – ESTABLISH A SUCCESSFUL MINDSET
What’s included?
In this module, – ESTABLISH A SUCCESSFUL MINDSET – we will go over what your current mindset is within the successful mindset spectrum, where you need to be, the tools and practices to get a mindset for success, and finally, what it will look like if you implement those practices.
Lessons:
Lesson 1 – WHO ARE YOU?
Lesson 2 – LIMITING BELIEFS
Lesson 3 – TAKE AN INVENTORY
Lesson 4 – SETTING EXPECTATIONS
Lesson 5 – PROTECT YOUR CREATIVITY
Lesson 6 – BELIEFS ABOUT YOUTUBE
Lesson 7 – UNDERSTANDING EMOTION
Lesson 8 – AUTHENTICITY
Lesson 9 – ETHICS
Lesson 10 – FOCUS & CONSISTENCY
Module 2 – LEARNING MAP & LAUNCH PLAN
What’s included?
In this module, – LEARNING MAP & LAUNCH PLAN – we will go over how to choose and decide your channel’s focus in order to monetise as fast as possible, how to choose good ideas, how to build a video from start to finish, how to set up your channel for success, and, finally, how to build a loyal community.
Lessons:
Lesson 1 – VALUE PROPOSITION
Lesson 2 – NICHING DOWN / COMPETITOR ANALYSIS
Lesson 3 – UNDERSTANDING YOUR AUDIENCE
Lesson 4 – BRANDING
Lesson 5 – YOUTUBE ALGORITHM & ANALYTICS
Lesson 6 – COMMUNITY GUIDELINES & COPYRIGHT
Lesson 7 – SETTING UP YOUR CHANNEL
Lesson 8 – GEAR
Lesson 9 – USING YOUR CAMERA
Lesson 10 – RECORDING GOOD AUDIO
Lesson 11 – GENERATE GOOD IDEAS
Lesson 12 – THUMBNAILS & TITLES BASICS
Lesson 13 – STORYTELLING BASICS
Lesson 14 – INTROS
Lesson 15 – CTAS & OUTROS
Lesson 16 – EDITING SOFTWARE & COMPUTERS
Lesson 17 – BASIC EDITING
Lesson 18 – TO INCLUDE OR NOT TO INCLUDE?
Lesson 19 – SETTING GOALS
Module 3 – FOCUS & IMPLEMENTATION
What’s included?
In this module, – FOCUS & IMPLEMENTATION – you will learn how to script, upload and promote a video, how to optimize your channel for growth, how to engage with your audience, how to read your analytics, and, finally, how to start building your product / funnel.
Lessons:
Lesson 1 – SCRIPTING & PLANNING
Lesson 2 – UPLOAD PROCESS
Lesson 3 – OPTIMISING YOUR CHANNEL
Lesson 4 – PROMOTING YOUR VIDEO
Lesson 5 – AUDIENCE ENGAGAMENT
Lesson 6 – READING YOUR ANALYTICS
Lesson 7 – START BUILDING YOUR PRODUCT / FUNNEL
Lesson 8 – REALITIES OF AN ADVENTURE YOUTUBER
BONUS CONTENT
What’s included?
Members of Master YouTube also get access to all present and future courses that are made, including the Storytelling Course!
In this course, you will be learning all things storytelling so you can create the most engaging and compelling videos possible.
Modules:
Module 1: Pre-Production
- Choosing a channel goal
- Understanding your audience journey
- Producing good ideas
- Framing your ideas
- Planning Your Story
- Packaging
Module 2: Production
- The “Story Loop”
- Pacing
- Show, Don’t Tell
- Composition
- Camera Angle
- Camera Movement
- Lighting
Module 3: Post-Production
- Editing
- Transitions
- Sound
- Intros
- Outros
How to Start a Travel Vlog on YouTube: Back to the Basics
Several years ago, I was launching my first YouTube channel with hope and excitement at the idea of being able to create for a living. I’d done the math and analyzed all the biggest channels – I’d worked out it would take me two years to be fully financially sustainable.
Within six months, my channel had exploded as I told a horrific story of a medical emergency that destroyed my adventure dreams. I was getting 50,000-100,000 views per video and was monetised within 6 months.
But as the story ended, views plummeted. I scrambled to understand why and did everything I could to bring views back up.
Like many people, I tried trends, clickbait, fancy editing, graphics, and different storytelling styles. I even copied video topics from the biggest channels in and out of my sector!
But still, I didn’t get the views I wanted. So, I kept searching.
It’s through that journey that I returned back to the basics of how to start a travel vlog on YouTube: good storytelling, compelling thumbnail and title, and audience engagement.
We like to think we research the basics, implement them, and then we are done. Then on to the other things that can grow your channel.
Yes, trends, fancy editing, excellent cinematography and graphics can help your videos get more views, but they are the cherry on the cake.
But you have to make the cake first.
The cake is the storytelling, thumbnail and title, and audience engagement.
Most YouTubers think you they learn the basics and then that’s it. But what I realised is that YouTube requires you to MASTER the basics.
You study them, implement. Then you circle back and study them again. Optimise. Implement. And then circle back again. And again. And again.
That’s when I decided I was going to MASTER the basics.
Mara
@SailingRippleEffect
How does Master YouTube work?
10+ hours of coursework helps you learn the theory.
Live workshops help you practice and ask questions in real time.
Group review sessions are where we all share our learnings.
Peer review spaces get you live feedback you can implement fast.
10+ spaces
Multiple spaces allow you to share wins, videos, thumbnails, sponsorship opportunities, and even those lame troll comments so you never have to feel alone!
Take advantage of first-come-first-served 1:1 coaching available through the course to fast track your channel success.
1:1 Coaching
Behind The Scenes
Every month, I give you a breakdown of my business, including my financials and the important choices I am making so you can learn from my experience.
Participate in or host workshops on a range of topics offered by experts within and outside Master YouTube.
Extra Learning
Take a Look Inside
How to Master YouTube
Once I understood that I needed to master the basics, I set out to learn from the best. I joined the course and community of the go-to scriptwriter for the likes of Ali Abdaal, Mike Shake, Noah Kagan and Creator Booth: George Blackman himself. I set out to understand digital businesses by joining Jay Clouse’s community and took every course he had available. I joined Marie Wendt’s social media and ads courses, Jay Alto’s Thumbnail World, Jake Thomas’s Creator Hooks, hired numerous private consultants, 1:1 coaching, ordered books and much much more.
I was determined.
And after all that learning and coaching, it always circled back to these 4 things, which I have made the core of Master YouTube:
Boring Ideas
Most YouTubers skip idea generation altogether, or they don’t know how to take an idea and make something original. They copy trending videos, without being thoughtful if it supports their overarching story, whether they have a unique view to offer, or whether their audience even cares about the idea.
Interesting Ideas
The same content can be presented in a myriad of ways. You have to produce videos on topics that people actually care about. That means being thoughtful about how you frame and present ideas.
Boring Storytelling
99% of YouTubers do not know how to tell a story. A lot of us “learned” storytelling once, twice, maybe a few times, but we never really figured out how to implement. Even worse, YouTubers confuse learning how to tell a story with losing their authenticity, refuse to learn as a result, and then bore their viewers.
Engaging Storytelling
Engaging storytelling happens before you ever pick up the camera. It starts out with a good idea that has a clear goal. It continues with cinematography that progresses the story with each story beat. It ends with solid editing that clearly brings it all together and post-engagement that continues the story.
Boring Packaging
We’ve all at some point learned that curiosity is the core of getting a high click through rate, but very few of us understand how to implement the principle. As a result, numerous YouTubers settle on 5% or below click through rates, not understanding that this truly is holding their channel back.
Compelling Packaging
Compelling packaging (thumbnail & title) only happens when you have clarity about the goal of the video. With a clear goal, it becomes easy to visually tell a story that builds curiosity and makes it impossible not to click through.
Boring Audience Engagement
Most YouTubers have no idea how to show up authentically on camera, which is deeply attached to their belief systems about themselves. Telling someone to show up on camera more often or more authentically means nothing if you don’t tackle the underlying beliefs.
Audience Engagement
Audience engagement happens from start to finish and is an integral part of how you monetize. Serving your audience sits at the center of all your actions and leads to loyal viewers who trust your recommendations and want to financially support you.
After realizing these four elements were the crux of YouTube, I set out to create a system to master each. A supportive community sat at the heart of my YouTube growth, and I was dedicated to bringing that into my own course.
Hi, I’m Daniella! 💜
I’m an adventure creator myself. Frustrated with communities where posting your videos for review was banned, contribution wasn’t reciprocal, and no one seemed to know how to conduct high quality research & testing of YouTube strategies, I set out to create the resource I desired.
My master’s education taught me how to ask the right questions, and I quickly realised a few big things:
- A lot of YouTubers explode and then extrapolate reasons for their growth without having tested their theories.
- The rules of growth are different depending on the size of your channel.
- Most of the YouTube growth information out there is not applicable or tested on Adventure and Travel channels, especially so for vloggers.
- 77% of Adventure Channels will monetise through sponsorships, affiliate links and Patreon, all of which require constant time and energy.
Now, with over two dozen podcast interviews with the biggest adventure creators, learnings through coaching numerous channels, and thousands of dollars invested in my own YouTube education, I’ve created a space to help you learn how to start a travel vlog on YouTube that will support the fulltime adventure lifestyle of your dreams.
“I think her course really helps you connect the dots. You can make material, but how do you really put it together? How do connect the dots and make it flow into one piece from another? I think that’s where she really comes in.”
Josh & Courtney
@twohalf-hitches
Who is This Space For?
THE NEWBIE
You’re an absolute beginner excited about YouTube and ready to get out there adventuring! But beware – this isn’t an a “famous in one week” course. As one user put it, “It’s super in-depth, totally practical, and perfectly suited to brand new… channels.”
THE AMATEUR
You’ve made a few videos, overcome the giant hump of learning how to edit, but you can see you’re not growing as fast as you expected. You’re not going to wait around to figure it out. You’re willing to invest in yourself and get the support you need!
THE 100+VIDEO GENIE
You’ve been at this for a while now. You understand how to make a video, and you have some loyal followers, and yet, something isn’t clicking. You’re ready to find the missing link and get the success you deserve!
THE INFLUENCER
You’ve got a loyal audience, you regularly put out well-performing videos, and yet, you feel like you’re not as big as you deserve. You’re also not sure how to best monetise, and may feel stilted when it comes to actually creating systems and a business around your channel.
My Guarantee
I want to make this as easy a choice as possible for you, so that you can invest in the future of your channel without having to overthink if it’s worth it or not.
That’s why I’m making a guarantee to give you back 100% of your purchase if you decide to back out within 30 days. For any reason. No Questions asked.
Are you ready to invest in your future? I’m ready when you are!
Which Level Would You Like to Sign Up For?
Activate
$399 USD / year
STUDY
✓ Master YouTube Course (9+ hours lessons) ($499 value!)
✓ Inside look at The Audacious Path business & finances.
PEER SUPPORT
✓ Video & thumbnail review ($599 value)
✓ Focus sprints
NETWORK
✓ Shared resources
✓ Sponsorship & collaboration opportunities
✓ Members-only group
COACHING
✓ Group coaching (first-come first-served) ($150 value/session)
✓ Private quarterly coaching ($800 value)
✓ VIP access & priority
✓ Special discounts
30-day money back guaranteed, no questions asked.
Premium
$799 USD / year
STUDY
✓ Master YouTube Course (9+ hours lessons) ($499 value!)
✓ Inside look at The Audacious Path business & finances.
PEER SUPPORT
✓ Video & thumbnail review ($599 value)
✓ Focus sprints
NETWORK
✓ Shared resources
✓ Sponsorship & collaboration opportunities
✓ Members-only group
COACHING
✓ Group coaching (first-come first-served) ($150 value/session)
✓ Private quarterly coaching ($800 value)
✓ VIP access & priority
✓ Special discounts
30-day money back guaranteed, no questions asked.
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F.A.Q.s
What are ‘Focus Sprints’?
Focus sprints are 1-hour workshops that run over the course of 4-6 weeks on a specific topic that we all improve on together at the same time.
How long is the course?
The course consists of 41 topics adding up to almost 9.39 hours of self-paced video lessons designed to help you learn how to start a travel vlog on YouTube as fast as possible. I recommend getting an early start on the coursework so you can maximise the feedback sections as you practice.
Can you help me if I’ve already started a channel?
Absolutely! This course and community is applicable for beginners through to the more experienced. Workshops on storytelling serve as a first lesson for newbies, but the in-depth lessons on composition help the experienced folk master storytelling. Sponsorship focus sprints help get newbies prepped, while helping the masters get fully sustainable.
What if I don’t have regular access to internet?
This course is designed by adventurers for adventurers. We understand what that entails, and the course and community is designed specifically for YOU! That means recorded sessions, multiple opportunities to join workshops, clear notes, and year-long access so you’re getting the most out of the space.
What does the 1:1 Coaching entail?
Members in the Activate and Premium tiers have access to book in a 1:1 coaching session with Daniella at any time on any topic. Coaching is limited to one hour per week and is on a first come, first serve basis.
Can you help me even if I’m not vlogging?
The course applies to anyone in the travel and adventure YouTube space, regardless of whether they are vlogging their life or doing product reviews. The same principals of storytelling, packaging (thumbnail, title + intro), and marketing apply.