Keep your blog from losing income this summer
Use our quick checklist to get your posts revenue-ready in under a day.
We developed it with Laura Peters, who turned her hobby blog Mike & Laura Travel into a full-time business.
We developed it with Laura Peters, who turned her hobby blog Mike & Laura Travel into a full-time business.
Step 3
Stop doing slow manual monetization
Peak season isn’t the time for manual updates – they slow you down while you keep losing revenue. Instead, try Drive.
After a 5-minute setup, Drive handles what usually takes hours of manual work:
- It finds monetization gaps across your whole site and adds offers to fill them
- It updates links in old posts so you don’t lose revenue
- It adds offers to new content right where readers are most likely to book
- It uses various formats to blend offers naturally into your content
Drive is an AI monetization system. It helps you earn more up to 30% more by adding relevant offers where readers are ready to book.
You can stay focused on content while Drive works to get you paid.
You can stay focused on content while Drive works to get you paid.
Step 2
Audit your affiliate links
Many readers skim rather than reading carefully, so:
Add your main affiliate link in the top 10% of the post
For posts over 800 words, include your links multiple times:
in the intro, when first mentioned, in a callout box, and near the end
in the intro, when first mentioned, in a callout box, and near the end
Use clear, action-oriented CTAs
like “Compare flights to Thailand,” not just “More info”
like “Compare flights to Thailand,” not just “More info”
Use buttons, boxes, and bold text to make links visible
Step 1
Find what’s quietly draining your revenue
Use Travelpayouts’ Content Analytics
to find
Pages that get traffic but no clicks – these are silent revenue leaks you’re probably ignoring. (Keep reading, we’ll tell you how to fix them)
Posts that actually generate bookings and revenue. Write more posts on related themes with similar monetization techniques
Content Analytics is a free analytics tool in your Travelpayouts account.
It shows which pages on your site bring the most traffic and revenue. Use these results to see what works best for your future content.
It shows which pages on your site bring the most traffic and revenue. Use these results to see what works best for your future content.
Rachel, whose blog Rachel IRL earns up to $2,000 a month with Drive
“We’ve seen a 53% boost in the number of bookings generated from our site, and [Drive function] Targeted Offers is now consistently contributing over 20% of all earnings each month!”
Lana, bucket list travel blogger behind AdventuresByLana
“Viator is the perfect affiliate partner for my blog! When writing about destinations across the USA, I often include links to Viator activities, everything from snorkel tours to food tours and more.”
Limited offer:
Activate Drive now and earn more with Viator
Activate Drive now and earn more with Viator
Drive boosts your earnings up to 30% – pretty sweet. But enable it now, and the deal gets even better: you’ll get +25% higher rewards from Viator through May.
- Enable Drive in your Travelpayouts account by April 29
- Get 25% higher rewards on Viator bookings through May 31
Viator is a popular platform for tours and activities – exactly what travelers are booking right now.
City tours and day trips attract high intent, making them an easy way to boost your income.
City tours and day trips attract high intent, making them an easy way to boost your income.
Step 5
Add quick wins
Small changes can make a big difference.
Reuse high-converting offers across posts.
Add a skimmable list of key affiliates (flights, hotels, tours) at the top of your posts
Spin off your winners into micro-topics
“Where to stay in Paris” → “Artsy stays in Paris” / “Party stays in Paris”
“Where to stay in Paris” → “Artsy stays in Paris” / “Party stays in Paris”
Step 6
Fix technical issues
Even great content can be held back by little bugs.
Fix broken links – they can reduce your revenue by up to 80% without you noticing
Aim for a green PageSpeed score. Slow pages mean fewer users see your offers
Or… just let Drive fix everything for you automatically. We designed it to keep your site fast.
Step 4
Polish what already works
Updating beats writing from scratch – especially during busy peak season.
Keep your top posts updated
For example, signal freshness within the text: “Don’t miss the jazz festival in July 2026!”
Shift content toward current intent without rewriting everything
"Where to stay in Paris” → “Where to stay in Paris this summer”
Keep monetized links in the top third of your post and move non-affiliate links lower
Limited-time offer: turn your current $1,000 with Viator into $1,600.
Activate Drive (or enable more of its functions) by April 29, and you’ll get 25% higher rewards on Viator bookings through May 31.
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