Comments on: Finding a good blogger – how do you know? http://www.travelblogcamp.co.uk/article/finding-good-bloggers/ Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:56:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Melanie http://www.travelblogcamp.co.uk/article/finding-good-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-1564 Melanie Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:56:20 +0000 http://www.travelblogcamp.co.uk/?p=632#comment-1564 Sheila, This is a great summary for PR people but I also appreciate you going over these basics as they are helpful for bloggers, too. As a long-term travel writer and dedicated travel blogger, I want PR folks to know that they are not venturing into "the wild" when they choose to work with bloggers, rather they are choosing to work with writers who are extremely passionate about their subject matter. I'm looking forward to following your tips and links. Thanks! Melanie Renzulli Sheila,

This is a great summary for PR people but I also appreciate you going over these basics as they are helpful for bloggers, too. As a long-term travel writer and dedicated travel blogger, I want PR folks to know that they are not venturing into “the wild” when they choose to work with bloggers, rather they are choosing to work with writers who are extremely passionate about their subject matter.

I’m looking forward to following your tips and links.

Thanks!
Melanie Renzulli

]]> By: Heather on her travels http://www.travelblogcamp.co.uk/article/finding-good-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-864 Heather on her travels Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:47:03 +0000 http://www.travelblogcamp.co.uk/?p=632#comment-864 You've covered the key points but I think an additional thing that should be considered is the amount and proportion of traffic a blog gets from search engines. If a potential sponsor is a hotel, city or regional tourist board, it's positive that people are finding useful destination information on the blog via the search engines and this may count for just as much if not more than a community and band of loyal readers. So I would suggest that in this cicumstance you look at the proportion of search engine traffic v direct traffic and also look for evidence that the blogger is SEO savvy, is using key words and tags etc appropriately on their blog and other media sites You’ve covered the key points but I think an additional thing that should be considered is the amount and proportion of traffic a blog gets from search engines.

If a potential sponsor is a hotel, city or regional tourist board, it’s positive that people are finding useful destination information on the blog via the search engines and this may count for just as much if not more than a community and band of loyal readers.

So I would suggest that in this cicumstance you look at the proportion of search engine traffic v direct traffic and also look for evidence that the blogger is SEO savvy, is using key words and tags etc appropriately on their blog and other media sites

]]> By: Sheila Scarborough http://www.travelblogcamp.co.uk/article/finding-good-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-693 Sheila Scarborough Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:32:21 +0000 http://www.travelblogcamp.co.uk/?p=632#comment-693 Thanks very much for the feedback and comments, and to Darren for all of his work on the TravelBlogCamp. Thanks very much for the feedback and comments, and to Darren for all of his work on the TravelBlogCamp.

]]> By: Gary Arndt http://www.travelblogcamp.co.uk/article/finding-good-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-673 Gary Arndt Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:16:53 +0000 http://www.travelblogcamp.co.uk/?p=632#comment-673 Two other good resources for finding travel blogs is the Ivesp.com list of Top 150 Travel Blogs: http://www.invesp.com/blog-rank/General_Travel and TravelBlogSites.com weekly list of Top 100 Travel Blogs. Two other good resources for finding travel blogs is the Ivesp.com list of Top 150 Travel Blogs: http://www.invesp.com/blog-rank/General_Travel

and TravelBlogSites.com weekly list of Top 100 Travel Blogs.

]]> By: Sarah Page http://www.travelblogcamp.co.uk/article/finding-good-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-672 Sarah Page Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:34:32 +0000 http://www.travelblogcamp.co.uk/?p=632#comment-672 THAT is a great post, Sheila. I've heard that question come up several times now, and this piece really gets to the heart of the question with some good and actionable advice. Thanks! THAT is a great post, Sheila. I’ve heard that question come up several times now, and this piece really gets to the heart of the question with some good and actionable advice. Thanks!

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