How to Make Money in Travel with Matthew Kepnes

Entrepreneurs on Fire

John Lee Dumas

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🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Matthew Kepnes has been traveling the world since 2006. In 2008, he launched his site NomadicMatt.com to help others travel better, cheaper, and smarter. Matt is a NYT bestselling author.

Top 3 Value Bombs

1. It’s a struggle these days to gain traction in Google and you can’t rely on it anymore.

2. Most creators stick to their niche. But, you have to find new audience and the best way to find them is to go outside your niche and find other fields .

3. AI can’t tell you the reason for travel changes and it can’t replicate the human experience because travel is a personal experience. AI in travel is still in process.

Learn how to travel more for less with the book the BBC called the bible of budget travel - How to Travel the World with a 75 dollars a Day

Transcript

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0:00.0	Boom. Shake the room, Fire Nation. JLD here and welcome to Entrepreneurs on Fire, the only daily show interviewing the world's top entrepreneurs seven days a week.
0:11.3	Today we'll be breaking down how to make money and travel.
0:14.0	To drop these vibe bombs, I brought to Matthew Kepnez and the EU Fire Studios. Matt has been traveling the world since 2006. In 2008, he launched his nomadic mat.com
0:22.7	site to help others travel better, cheaper and smarter. He's a New York Times bestselling author.
0:28.1	And we will talk about how over the last few years the travel creator world has changed,
0:32.9	how to find an audience with Google's new changes, the four best ways to diversify your revenue stream.
0:38.8	The number one tip to get hurt above the noise and oh so much more. And a big thank you for
0:42.9	sponsoring today's episode goes to Matthew and our sponsors. Shopify is the commerce platform
0:49.4	behind 10% of all e-commerce in the U.S. from household names like Mattel and Jim Shark to brands just
0:56.0	getting started. If you want to see less carts being abandoned, it's time for you to head over
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1:29.3	Matt, say what's up to Fire Nation and share something that you believe about becoming successful
1:35.0	that most people disagree with.
1:37.3	Well, John, thanks for having me.
1:38.6	And I think if I had a pick one, it would be, I think luck plays a bigger role in success than most people give credit
1:47.6	to. You know, everyone talks about hard work and determination, but being there at the right time
1:53.4	plays a big role. I mean, played a big role with me. I started at the beginning of blogging,
1:59.2	so, you know, would I have achieved the level of success I had today?
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