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New Partner
Having watched many presentations by Chris Cardell of Cardell Media, a global digital marketing agency who provide web design and management services, we’ve just partnered up with them to bring our www.traveljunkies.com website up to date and help our marketing for the next two years.
I’ll let you know how it goes.
Cliff
Traveljunkies
14 Jan 2021
Marketing For Free
Many Businesses Won’t Survive The Crisis. Don’t Be One Of Them
The biggest mistake a business can make is to stop marketing, especially in difficult times.
Marketing can be a cost, but it doesn’t have to be.
Remember your customers are your greatest asset. Don’t ignore them.
Many businesses that survived recessions in the past have gone on to thrive because they were well placed to take advantage when the hard times were over, and that is particularly true in the leisure industry.
When people have struggled and had to cut back, booking a holiday is often high on their list. Will you be ready to serve them? If they’ve booked with you before, will they remember you?
I have followed Chris Cardell for many years. He is a world renowned authority on entrepreneur success and has run a webinar showing 10 ways to do marketing for free.
I would urge you to watch it.
His presentation included:
1. Online Videos. Video marketing is one of the most effective ways to market your business, and it’s free and easy to do, even if you’ve never done it before.
2. Email Marketing. Send emails regularly, talk to your customers like they are your friends and don’t ignore the current situation. And use your lists.
3. Events. Do an event such as a webinar, an online meeting or a video call etc. There are several ways to keep in touch.
4. Referrals. Don’t just let them happen, ask for them. People love to connect and comment. This is why TripAdvisor and Social Media channels like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are so popular.
5. Joint Ventures. Look for joint ventures not only in the leisure and travel sectors but elsewhere where other businesses could have access to people you want to target.
6. Telephone Marketing. When was the last time you called your customers and asked them how things are going? They will remember your call when they start looking for holidays.
7. Social Media. This might seem obvious, but how effectively do you use it? How often do you post on Facebook,. How many groups do you belong to? Do you have a Blog and post regularly? You have the time now that you’ve never had before.
8. Upsells and Affiliate Marketing. What can you add to increase the value of your product or service? Can you add or include other people’s products and services in your offerings?
9. PR. Articles or interviews in the media are great ways to get free marketing often to people you wouldn’t normally target. It doesn’t need to be selling but passing on your knowledge about things and places that would be interesting to others.
10. Split Testing. What is working and how can you improve it? Testing is something everybody talks about but we never have the time to do it. Well you do now.
Travellers Guide To The Best Philippines Diving
With more than 7,000 islands scattered across the Pacific Ocean and some of the best beaches in Asia, it’s no surprise that the Philippines is on the bucket list for many divers. It lies at the epicenter of global marine biodiversity, with everything from quirky critters to huge schools of fish and migrating whales among the underwater highlights.
Exceptional muck diving, manta and thresher shark cleaning stations are among the “must visit” dive sites, with shore dives, daily boat dives and multi-day liveaboard trips available. As this island nation encountered significant action during World War II, the seafloor is also littered with exceptional wrecks to discover.
So, here is the Best Philippines Diving to inspire your adventures
10 most romantic destinations for solo travellers
Exploring the world on your own can be exciting. You have the freedom to go where you want, when you want, and no one can tell you otherwise.
That said, solo travel can also be challenging, and at times can certainly get lonely.
Here are the top 10 most romantic destinations for solo travellers to help connect you with other wanderlust-filled explorers as you travel the world, and maybe even find romance along the way.
For the full article go to https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/romantic-destinations-for-solo-travellers
Thanks to LonelyPlanet
8 Tips For Beautiful Still Life Photography On iPhone
Although this article was written for iphone, it applies equally well to any quality phone or camera.
Do you want to capture incredible still life images with your iPhone?
Still life photography might seem tough, but it doesn’t have to be.
In this article, you’ll discover 8 tips for beautiful still life photography.
And you’ll come away with the ability to take stunning still life photos…using objects that you can find anywhere!
Thanks to The iPhone Photography School
How To Cleanup Your PC Using The Chrome Cleanup Tool
Chrome’s built-in cleanup tool protects you from malware
The Chrome Cleanup tool is a built-in feature for Google Chrome that removes harmful malware and restores hijacked settings back to their original state. It also helps Chrome run faster without encountering any traffic errors.
For Windows and Mac.
Courtesy of https://www.lifewire.com
Where To Travel On A Budget
South Africa, Mexico, Bali, Montenegro, India, Hungary, Costa Rica, Georgia, Viet Nam, Columbia
https://theblondeabroad.com/budget-friendly-destinations-for-2020/
Thanks to The Blonde Abroad
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Kia ora
This is something I get asked about ALL THE TIME (especially on my Instagram). Liz, how are you always flying in business class? How did you nab that flight upgrade? You must be rich.
Well let me tell you, I’m not.
The past few years, I switched from being miserable cramped up in coach to stretching out and enjoying all of the comforts of flying premium WITHOUT paying full fares. Yes, you read that right. I almost always fly in business or first class but I only pay for economy fares, if at all.
And it only took me 10 years to learn how. Show me the champagne. Let me spill all the tea.
Is Your Blog A Business Or A Hobby?
Some of you use your Blog like a journal or a diary or a newsletter where you post about your travels, and other things, to pass on or exchange information.
Others use it to market or promote something. Blogging is a great way to help market or promote yourself or your business, product, or service. This means you can sell something online through your blog as well as using it for informative purposes.
These two distinctions determine whether your Blog is a hobby or a business.
Here are a few rules about using your Blog for business purposes.
The Rules Of Business or more accurately The Facts Of Business
- You’re in business to make money. If you’re not, you’ve got a hobby not a business.
- That means having customers.
- You will have a website or a blog. Actually they’re the same thing.
- Your website must be found. It’s completely useless if nobody sees it.
- That means getting traffic to your site.
- Your website must contain the words and phrases people search for.
- One of the most effective way of doing this is by using hashtags #.
And of course there are other things you’ll see everywhere such as “You must have a list” and “Response time must be within 3 seconds” and “Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)” etc. etc.
What Does This Tell You?
First and foremost, your blog or website must be found, because that’s where it all starts.
This means three things:
- It must be relevant for your target audience
- It must contain the words and phrases people search for
- You must advertise and promote it in some way
The first two are down to you. Make sure you have a clear view of who your target audience is and that what you post is relevant to them. Aim to provide help, address and solve problems, save time or save money.
- The third can be a little more difficult especially if you have tight budget.
- Post on Social Media, especially on Facebook and Instagram
- Post on other peoples’s blogs.
- Comment on other peoples blogs.
- Join groups & forums
- Pay to advertise on Social Media and Google.
But first get a free advert in the popular Traveljunkies website. It’s been going since 2002 and is completely free.
More about this here https://www.traveljunkies.com/free
Cliff Chapman
Traveljunkies
