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.
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.
Saturday Reads, Highlights of Travel Stories Around the Web
Travel bloggers cover the whole spectrum of writing and here are a few highlights of some great reads that we came across this week. As the weather grows colder it takes a little longer to get yourself up and running on a Saturday morning
The Best Reads in Travel: Saturday Edition
There is nothing better than sitting down with a fresh cup of coffee and browsing uplifting and interesting stories on a Saturday morning. We normally go through our RSS feed on Saturdays to see what’s new out there in the online world and thought that we would share some of our favourite posts from last week with you for your enjoyment.
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.
Getting to Know the New PlanetD
The past few months have seen a lot of changes here at ThePlanetD and the first order of business was a major overhaul of our website. Cosmetically, we have only made subtle changes but navigationally, user experience and organization, we have changed dramatically.
We’re Back, What’s Next?
What’s Next? We’ve been home from Mongolia for just over a week and that is the question we have constantly been asked. It’s a legitimate question, we are travel bloggers after all and we need to stay on the road to do our job. It’s been a very busy couple of years since we left for India in November 2009.
My 7 Links
Recently we were nominated by Inspiring Travelers to take part in the 7 Links Project started by Trip Base. I actually first saw this exercise at ProBlogger and thought it was a great idea.
Search Engine Optimization, Get Traffic Now
As a blog, even at the beginning, you should take those small extra steps toward search engine optimization (SEO) for your travel website.
Some reading for you while we are in Transit
It takes time to get to Fiji and we are still flying. We may not have anything new to tell you, but there are some awesome travel blogs all over the Internet and we have scoured the web in search of some awesome articles. So sit back, grab a cup of coffee and follow the links to the six posts below. From the fun and whacky to the informative and inspiring, we have rounded up in no particular order, our favourite reads on the interweb
What’s Cool this week in Travel?
Every so often we like to share a few of our favourite travel sites from around the Internet. We haven’t done this in a while, but lately we have been finding some fabulous posts, from informative, to funny, thought provoking to recaps. We have an entire google reader filled with our favourite blogs and websites that we have the pleasure of reading every week. Here are some of our favourite recent articles from the travel world.
8 Ways to Promote Your Travel Blog
So you’ve written something amazing and you want people to read it. It is funny, profound and filled with great information. But nobody is coming over to your blog for a visit. Let’s face it, most of us aren’t writing a blog for ourselves. We would appreciate an audience. But how does one get an audience, especially when they are first starting out?
What We Have Been Reading Lately
We follow many wonderful Bloggers and try to check out their great posts regularly. (Thank God for RSS feeds) It has been a busy few weeks out there in the land of Travel Blogging and here are a few posts that we enjoyed, caught our attention, gave us important information,or caused a bit of a stir.
This Weeks Adventure’s in Blogging
The big news is that we are starting a monthly newsletter while we are away. Make sure to sign up for it at the top right hand corner of this page! All you have to do is leave your email address and first name and you will receive a monthly update from us. You can unsubscribe at any time. We won’t be doing these “week in review” posts once we start our travels, but we really do enjoy sharing our successes and failures of running the blog. It is in that newsletter that we will share recaps of what we have done with the website and what we have done on our travels. Plus, we will be giving some tips, tricks and insider scoops of our travels. Along with some more in depth articles regarding our experiences.
Blogging; Baby Steps to a Breakthrough
So it is the beginning of another week and as I sum up the post, I see that yes we did make some steps forward this week. Not giant steps, but baby steps. Every week there is something that keeps me going. I recently read a post on a website that stated that most Bloggers give up too soon and probably just when they were about to have a breakthrough. There is no way that we are going to quit writing and running this blog. We love it, but I must say, that I really hope that a breakthrough is on the horizon.
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- We’ll be Right Back on May 23, 2012 by debndave - 2 Comments
- Top 5 U.S. Cities for Foodies (Besides New York) on May 22, 2012 by debndave - 14 Comments
- How Not to Get Locked Up Abroad on May 21, 2012 by debndave - 21 Comments
- Gondola Parking in Venice, Italy on May 17, 2012 by debndave - 9 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
- So You Want to Be a Pro Blogger in The Travel Business on November 14, 2011 by debndave - 126 Comments
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