Meet The Planet D’s New Social Media Manager
A month and a half ago, Dave and I made the best decision we have made in a year for our travel blog. We added a new team member to ThePlanetD.com to help us with our social media. Meet Lisa Papadopoulos
iPhone Photography Apps We Love
We are new to using our iPhone for photographs. Loving iPhonegraphy. We only just bought the new iPhone 4s before leaving on our trip to Europe and we have been learning and testing as we go.
ioSafe Rugged Portable HDD Review
An adventure photographer needs a durable hard drive. That is just a fact. So when I was approached by ioSafe to test out there 1TB Aluminum Rugged Portable drive I jumped on the opportunity.
Pinterest and ThePlanetD
We’ve been kicking ourselves for not jumping on the Pinterest bandwagon sooner. Last October we were told about Pinterest by a fellow travel blogger to “Sign up now.
We’re Speaking at Travel Bloggers Unite
Do you have your ticket yet? Travel Bloggers Unite is happening on April 20-22 in beautiful Umbria, Italy and we’re speaking at it along with some of the top people in the travel industry.
The New StumbleUpon Explained
There has been a lot of talk about the new StumbleUpon these days. We’ve been big StumbleUpon supporters since starting our blog and we’ve been exploring the new look and getting to know it better.
Video Tips for Travel Bloggers Part 2
This is the second instalment of creating engaging travel video content. In Part 1 of Video Tips for Travel Bloggers we talked about equipment, telling a story, and keeping track of ideas. The focus of this article is Post Production, the fancy word for Editing.
Video Tips for Travel Bloggers
Video. Viewing it? Awesome. Making it? Intimidating. In this 2 part series we are delving deep into the intricacies of creating engaging travel video content. Mike Corey of Kick the Grind TV has won 2 travel video blogging competitions, been featured in the Huffington post,
Camera Gear For Antarctica
Going to Antarctic is a once in a lifetime experience and there is no way that we’re heading there without a full bag of camera equipment and electronics to capture every moment. With each trip we keep adding to our gear list and now we have gotten to the point where our electronics are definitely outweighing our clothes and other gear.
Twitter Tips for Travel Bloggers
Twitter Tips for Travel Bloggers, by Traveldudes .There are so many different ways how to use Twitter. There is one and also the most important tip I could give you: Be yourself and have fun!
Expedia Travel Blogger Day, Opportunities for 2012
What are the online trends for travel blogging in 2012? we believe it’s going to be exciting. If our recent trip to the Expedia Head Office in Seattle is an indication, the future is looking bright.
How to Brand Yourself and Build Engagement with a Facebook Page
Social media is REAL. It’s life. And Facebook is the ultimate platform to be yourself and brand yourself to show the world the real you. My Facebook page swiftly became a standard extension to our blogs brand and message.
How to Do a Presentation for The Travel Industry
We have a lot of public speaking engagements coming up in the coming months, between the E-Tourism & E-Marketing Conference in Cairo on December 18th and TBU in Umbria, this April, we have our work cut out for us to make sure that we share the most important information that we can during our presentations to [...]
Innovators, You will Feel Terror – We Do
Dave and I both have a difficult time smelling the roses. We have fulfilled every dream we could ever imagine this year. You would think that we would be on cloud 9. Instead, we fret and worry.
Brand and Bloggers: Where Do We Start?
Flight Centre Social Media Specialist in Canada shares valuable lessons she’s learned over the past year and tells us the Do’s and Don’ts when it comes to working with brands.
Get Your Travel Blog Noticed
Travel Blog Advice. The other night at a Toronto Travel Massive meet up someone asked how to work with tourism agencies and PR companies. People seem discouraged that only a handful of Travel Bloggers end up on press trips or partner with companies.
So You Want to Be a Pro Blogger in The Travel Business
So, you love to travel and you want to work in the travel business as a professional Blogger. Think you got what it takes? Ask yourself a few questions to find out.
How to Use StumbleUpon
We’ve had a lot of requests to write a post about how to use StumbleUpon. This can be one of the most exciting tools in driving traffic to your site. So here is a step by step guide on what we do each week when using StumbleUpon.
What’s With All the Hatin’ in Travel Blogging?
What is with all the hating going on between travel bloggers? Has everyone forgotten why they got into this business? Is it not for the love of travel? This past week a well known travel website decided to spread anger and distrust within the travel community.
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- New Tools for Planning the Perfect Summer Trip on May 16, 2012 by debndave - 1 Comment
- Win a Trip for 4 With Intrepid Travel on May 15, 2012 by debndave - 1 Comment
- Travel Inspiration – Abandoning The Status Quo on May 14, 2012 by debndave - 8 Comments
- Meet The Planet D’s New Social Media Manager on May 13, 2012 by debndave - 6 Comments
- Honesty, Fear and Triumph – Dear Reader on May 27, 2011 by debndave - 166 Comments
- Petra by Night in Photos on May 4, 2011 by debndave - 149 Comments
- What’s With All the Hatin’ in Travel Blogging? on October 29, 2011 by debndave - 127 Comments
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