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Durant Imboden
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Durant Imboden replied to Scott Blankenship's discussion 'Writing gig for new travel company'
Why not tell prospective writers what you're willing to pay? You might get more inquiries.
Durant Imboden commented on CruiseBuzz - Carrie Finley-Bajak's group 'Cruise Travel'
I'm not a cruise-travel specialist per se, but our travel-planning site--Europeforvisitors.com--has a dedicated "Europe for Cruisers" section (http://europeforcruisers.com), and my wife and I have a cruising subtopic in our Europe for…
Durant Imboden commented on Shane Sakata's group 'Business of Travel Blogging'
Elaine, I'd suggest writing for readers. Most bloggers or mom-and-pop Web publishers focus on sharing their adventures, but the most valuable readers (in terms of revenue and value to advertisers) are people who are planning their own trips. If…
Durant Imboden commented on Shane Sakata's group 'Business of Travel Blogging'
Before spending money on a course, why not see what you can learn from free resources by writers who aren't trying to sell you something? Here are two useful sites:
Tom Brosnahan's Writers' Website…
Durant Imboden replied to Wade Shepard's discussion 'Why are Travel Blog Exchange Meetups in the most expensive countries on the planet?'
" You say people can afford to go too but that's a matter of perspective. People can afford to go to LA to NYC easier than they can go to LA to
Bangkok. "
Yes, and it's not only money. Convenience is a factor, too. For…
Durant Imboden replied to Wade Shepard's discussion 'Why are Travel Blog Exchange Meetups in the most expensive countries on the planet?'
Trouble is, most bloggers don't live in countries or in regions where accommodation and food costs are cheap. Transportation costs have to be factored in, too. For a blogger who lives in Indianapolis or Toronto, a meeting in Chicago is likely…
Durant Imboden commented on Paul D's blog post 'What’s the Big Fuss Over Guidebooks?'
Another thing to consider is that there are many types of guidebooks. I haven't bought any big, fat Fodor's or Frommer's-style guidebooks in years, but I might buy a Knopf Guide for background reading, a DK Eyewitness Guide for…
Durant Imboden commented on Shane Sakata's group 'Business of Travel Blogging'
"My post was simply aimed to remind those who might be struggling with the profit-making aspect of blogging that there are other benefits as well."
Sure, just as their are other benefits to writing op-ed pieces for the local…
Durant Imboden commented on Shane Sakata's group 'Business of Travel Blogging'
"If more folks were able to step away from the materialism and see the community side, the world would be a better place."
This is the "Business of Travel Blogging" group, so materialism definitely has its place…
Durant Imboden replied to Erin M.'s discussion 'Got an offer to take over a blog (online newspaper) for 50% of revenue...advice?' in the group Business of Travel Blogging
Forget Google PageRank. That isn't a useful metric for your purposes. For that matter, the Alexa ranking isn't very useful, either, since rankings have little to do with revenue.
The metric that *does* matter is revenue. How much will…
Durant Imboden commented on Shane Sakata's group 'Business of Travel Blogging'
Offhand, I'd guess that makemoneyasyoutravel.com would work better with a hierarchical (topic/subtopic) structure than as a LIFO ("last in, first out" or reverse chronological order) blog.
Durant Imboden commented on Shane Sakata's group 'Business of Travel Blogging'
" Do any of you have media kits? I'd like to put one together but I have no idea where to start. "
We don't have a media kit, but we have an "About Us" page with basic info about the site and links to an…
Durant Imboden commented on Shane Sakata's group 'Business of Travel Blogging'
Looks like the spammers have discovered Travel Blog Exchange. A year from now, will Travelblogexchange.com have gone the way of Travelwriters.com? (The latter's forum was killed by trolls, not spammers, but the principle is the same.)
Durant Imboden commented on Nomadic Matt's blog post 'How To Become a Successful Blogger'
Another useful piece of advice would be "Don't publish a blog--publish an 'evergreen' travel-planning site."
A blog is a useful adjunct to a travel-planning site, but unless you have a massive audience (preferably of active…
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- Name:
- Durant Imboden
- Location:
- Minneapolis, MN and Venice, Italy
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- http://europeforvisitors.com
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- Type of Blogger
- Travel Journalist
- The Destination(s) You Blog About and/or Areas of Interest
- European leisure travel and cruising.
- Travel Type:
- Budget, Solo, Luxury, Cruising, Walking Tours, Hiking, Family-Friendly, Couples, Culinary, Arts and Culture
About Europeforvisitors.com and its blogs
Europe for Visitors is a FORBES and WASHINGTON POST "Best of the Web" editorial travel-planning site with more than 3.5 million visitors and 12.5 million page views per year. The site began in 1996 and has been at its current domain since 2001. It focuses on European leisure travel and cruising, with major subsections devoted to Venice, Paris, Germany, Swizerland and Austria, and European cruising.
In addition to in-depth "evergreen" information for European travelers, Europeforvisitors.com has three related blogs: EFVblog.com (European travel and cruise news), venicetravelblog.com (Venice, Italy), and the maggieinvenice.com dog blog.
In addition to in-depth "evergreen" information for European travelers, Europeforvisitors.com has three related blogs: EFVblog.com (European travel and cruise news), venicetravelblog.com (Venice, Italy), and the maggieinvenice.com dog blog.
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