Conference Buddies » travel http://conferencebuddies.com Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:55:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 What Travel Marketers Look for in Blogs – BlogWorld Expo 2009 http://conferencebuddies.com/2009/10/23/what-travel-marketers-look-for-in-blogs-blogworld-expo-2009/ http://conferencebuddies.com/2009/10/23/what-travel-marketers-look-for-in-blogs-blogworld-expo-2009/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:31:18 +0000 Joanna Lee http://conferencebuddies.com/?p=272 What Travel Marketers Look for in Blogs

Mike Taylor: B.L.O.G.S.

(B)ring the Basics: give general, pertinent information. Less than two paragraphs, your audience, affiliated publications, metrics, unique visits, ratings (L)inks/Relationships: find ways to develop relationships, pitch blogs with specific content, reach out to establishments (O)n Top of the World factor: the bells and whistles that set you apart from others, videos, photos, contests & promotions, fresh new ideas, become an influencer & let people know who you are (G)oods: be up front, communicate what you can deliver, your focus, set the expectation, doesn’t always have to be editorial in nature, can be book tours, tweetups, present opportunities (S)end and Share: what is your distribution strategy? E-mail, Twitter, Facebook? Are you independently well known?]]> http://conferencebuddies.com/2009/10/23/what-travel-marketers-look-for-in-blogs-blogworld-expo-2009/feed/ 1 Travel Blogging 2009 & Beyond – BlogWorld Expo 2009 http://conferencebuddies.com/2009/10/23/travel-blogging-2009-beyond-blogworld-expo-2009/ http://conferencebuddies.com/2009/10/23/travel-blogging-2009-beyond-blogworld-expo-2009/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:23:00 +0000 Joanna Lee http://conferencebuddies.com/?p=269 Travel Blogging 2009 & Beyond

Travel Blogging Tips & Advice

  • Write stories about things that are happening, things you see, people you met
  • Don’t do it because of money, do it because you love what you’re doing
  • Make your travels into interesting stories
  • Blog in conjunction with twittering, use bit.ly to put links on there
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