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by ihavetoblog 16y ago
Great article, I just friended & messaged you on FB
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by ihavetoblog 16y ago
Thank you for all the attention and fantastic suggestions. I have begun implementing most of the suggestions here and we are going on a revamp of the site based on these recommendations. It is very easy to become disenfranchised with a proj
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by ihavetoblog 16y ago
thank you, very helpful
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by ihavetoblog 16y ago
I view the problem of too much information as a detractor. Let's say you go to Netflix Instant View and want to watch a comedy. Most of those are 1 or 2 stars and you needlessly flip through then until you get to something with some valuabl
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by ihavetoblog 16y ago
Yes, i've been rather successful at getting reviews for the project on some travel blogs, which did produce some results, but died out over time.
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by ihavetoblog 16y ago
It's funny that you mention this, because this is what I did this last year. I spent Dec 09 - July 10 traveling all around Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and South Africa. I handed out well over 500 business cards and would spark up conversati
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by ihavetoblog 16y ago
interesting idea .... i will def look into it
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by ihavetoblog 16y ago
The articles get a decent response. Activity usually lasts 2-3 days but the users only click on other articles from there and then bounce. There isn't a lot of promotion as most people view this as something they might use while traveling a
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by ihavetoblog 16y ago
I have thought about this, but that is a very very long term goal. I can't juggle too many balls and have to create income off whatever I have first before I go into growth. But, frankly, yes, a lot of my close friends have suggested I jump
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by ihavetoblog 16y ago
It is in the works and your second suggestion is brilliant! Hadn't thought of that. Can also update on WiFi (which is what I was thinking about) I think it is a little premature for a mobile app as there are a lot of kinks to still get thro
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by ihavetoblog 16y ago
I get an average of 3000 visitors a month and have 148 registered users, of which 60 or so are family and friends. Most of the traffic generated has come from Google Adwords and testing ads for the embassy section. Next up is google organic
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by ihavetoblog 16y ago
I have, but, I would then have to make one completely no-follow to not get dilution from double content, right? I can see how I can focus on that one niche and become profitable, but wouldn't that be spreading myself thin over two projects
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by ihavetoblog 16y ago
will do. We originally had a flash banner and crap like that ... that was opted against for various reasons
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by ihavetoblog 16y ago
By map you mean a generic map with clickable countries to take you to the embassies of that country? I'll consider it. I'll have to see how size would play into the visible area of the page. I have tackled the embassies in vs embassies of o
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by ihavetoblog 16y ago
True, but when you search for keywords on Embassies, you directly compete with .gov sites that will always outrank you. My idea behind the embassy section was to ensure that contact information was available when the sites go under, as they
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by ihavetoblog 16y ago
Well, the embassy section is the most developed part of the entire site as it is the oldest. Most of the date is kept up-to-date in terms of contact information for the embassies and we have a widget that provides visa information for free.
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by ihavetoblog 16y ago
I feel an iphone app may be too much time/money spent when I don't have the base of the site fully functioning or very usable. Resources are tight now, so I would want to focus on the usability of the main site vs iphone app. Same things go
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by ihavetoblog 16y ago
* I'm not exactly sure what I'm getting for clicking on "sign up." Is it only a travel blog platform or is there more? Travel blog that scoops up recommendations to populate travel guides * I don't care "what's happening right now" on some
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by ihavetoblog 16y ago
I've seen places where I can get services. I think it was Odesk.com and I think there are some others. But yes, getting disenfranchised with a project usually involves doing a lot of work yourself!
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by ihavetoblog 16y ago
Oh I will!
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by ihavetoblog 16y ago
Thanks, I had no idea how to do that
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by ihavetoblog 16y ago
thank you, will look into this
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by ihavetoblog 16y ago
Facebook Connect is in the works. I was thinking of having an internal like button to use with the internal point system each user gets for being active. facebook group already exists and it has supporters. I will look into those sources to
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by ihavetoblog 16y ago
The audience right now is focused on the backpacker type, but I want to eventually give it a feel as a go-to place to add your travel stories. My idea is to eventually have backpackers in europe, a family going to disney land, or people tak
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I launched 06-10 and constantly feel helpless and lost. What advice do you have?
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