Yes, You Really Do Need a LINKS Page
Building a “links” page is an important element of any website. You can use it to provide added information about your area, promote your colleagues websites and most importantly use it to create another element of trust. You will also find this a handy spot when you start your linking campaign as many websites will [...]
5 Really Bad Website Design Ideas
These 5 Really Bad Travel Website Design Ideas are in no specific order – they are just bad. Please don’t do them. Instant Sound – this one is actually at the top because it is my biggest, most hated element. There is nothing worse (okay – porn pop ups are worse but I’m going to [...]
How to Get Amazing Photos for your Tourism Website
Great photos for your site can be easy to find if you are looking for local generic images. Most tourism boards have wonderful photos for you to use and often they will have a great online library of images….free. Try a Google search for “free images of (insert your location)” and you should find [...]
Why You Need Great Photos on your Website
Again, the title is a bit of a no-brainer, but I am typing this to remind you to take a long look at the photos on your website. Then look at them again. I fondly remember one of my early clients who contracted me to build his lodging website in ’98. It was a [...]
Choosing the Best Travel Website Designer
Website designers are not all created equal. Website designers are not all created equal. That needed to be repeated. They can almost always be broken down into 2 separate groups. Some started out as graphic artists and have moved their talents from print to the computer – these designer can create stunning visual displays, a [...]
Must Have Content for your Website
Okay…you have a great contact page…now what? (read here why you need a great contact page) The most basic of websites (any site – this post is not restricted to any particular niche) need 5 pages. Start with 5 and allow room for expansion to add many more pages. Yes, you will need more [...]
Creating Trust with Your Contact Page
Creating a sense of trust for your visitors is essential to gaining any bookings online. This article has less to do with SEO and more to do with usability. Even the best optimized site a wont get sale unless the business can impart a sense of trust that what is being purchased, will be delivered. [...]
Writing the Text for your Website to Attract Search Engines
This seo tip discusses the best way to write optimized text copy of your website to both entice your webpage visitors to purchase and entice the search engines to list your site. note….this article assumes your travel business is local and you are using the web to draw clients from all over the world. If [...]
Web Design for a Travel Business – How to get a Website Created
Web designers come in a variety of shapes and sizes and not all are created equal. Many elements go into creating a site that it is truly difficult to be a jack of all trades. If you were building a house, would you hire one guy to do everything from framing to electrical? Most [...]
Hosting Your Travel Website
For Online Travel Marketing, hosting has little (or no) impact on your search engine rankings. But, doing well online does not solely depend on your rankings. You can have the best optimized travel website and do poorly if your server does not provide a fast response for your pages. We have all done it [...]
Now you are ready to Purchase your Travel Domain!
If you have been following along, you are now ready to purchase your domain name; the first step in creating a website that will be found by the search engines and drive more customers to your site. You have read: How to Choose a Travel Domain Name that Will Rank High in the Search [...]
What Domain Name Extension Should I Purchase for my Travel Website?
A domain name extension is the last part of the domain name, the .com, the .net, the .co.uk, the .ca for example. It is also referred to as a TLD (top level domain) or a domain suffix. The most common domain extension is the .com; so popular in fact that many people are unaware [...]
How to Choose a Travel Domain Name that Will Rank High in the Search Engines
A domain name is the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) and if often referred to as the website name or website address. It is what you type into the address bar of a web browser to find a specific site. You must obtain a real domain name. Do not get free space that leaves you [...]
Are you Ready for High Travel Website Rankings?
This is going to sound stupid….but do you have a website? In order to be found on the ‘net, and to consider SEO, linking strategies, keywords, meta tags and all the other elements of good search engine rankings, you need a website for your small business. Now…..those of you in the back that are [...]
Website Optimization – How Reach the Top of Google
I need more visitors to my Website. Why aren’t my visitors buying my Tours? What is Travel SEO? I need to fill my hotel rooms. How do I get high rankings for my B&B? How can I get my whites whiter? okay…that last question you won’t find answered here. What you will find is [...]
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