Chris Christensen is the host of Amateur Traveler (https://amateurtraveler.com/) and various other podcasts.Time Stamped Show Notes0:20 – DJ's introduction to today's show0:45 – Insight into Chris' various different podcasts4:20 – The origin story of Amateur Traveler7:20 – How he recorded and hosted his show in the early days9:50 – Why his old company allowed him to host in the early days11:05 – How he has done close to 1,500 total podcast episodes thus far11:35 – Why he brought his first guests on within the first six months13:50 – How he has honed in on his interviewing skills over time16:35 – Why Amateur Traveler did 3.9M downloads last year17:50 – How Chris has grown his audience over the years21:20 – Why you need to determine what you stand for in order to be a successful content creator22:50 – How he determined his niche over the first year 26:20 – Why timing constraints has helped make Chris consistent28:50 – How he has viewed advertising and monetization31:50 – Why he has been able to leverage his blog and podcast to get travel freebies34:20 – How he has gotten opportunities from both hustle and inbound38:20 – The different business models for travel bloggers40:50 – Why the content doesn't take the fun out of travel for Chris44:20 – The reason its not too late to start a podcast45:05 – Where Chris sees the podcasting industry going over time51:20 – The Final FiveAbout Chris:Chris is the creator of AmateurTraveler.com. Amateur Traveler is a popular online travel website that focuses primarily on travel destinations. It includes a couple of audio podcasts and a blog. His travel podcasts got around 4 million downloads in 2018. The Amateur Traveler is 14 years old and they use the Amateur Traveler podcast to teach English at Oxford University and to test English proficiency for employment with the Thailand Foreign Ministry. Chris has won a Lowell Thomas Award, 6 NATJA awards, and a SMITTY Award from Travel+Leisure as the “best independent travel journalist”.Links to Chris' work:https://amateurtraveler.com/https://thisweekintravel.com/https://firpodcastnetwork.com/passport/https://thebiblestudypodcast.com/