FareCompare’s Rick Seaney Busts Some Travel Myths
February 10, 2009 by Anil P.
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Rick Seaney, founder of the online airfare comparison website FareCompare, reveals some travel myths that might even be new to some of you frequent travelers.
Seaney suggests that you may be able to find first class tickets cheaper than coach fares, get lower fares by booking 2 weeks (not months) in advance of your flight, and flying on Saturdays might end up costing you less. Although I’ve debunked 6 other travel myths, here are 4 urban travel legends you should believe.
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Keep Your Travel Blog Going With A Weekly Posting Goal
Travel blogs often go quiet when an unprepared travel blogger is spending most of their time traveling. As Cuckoo has realized, the more you travel the more difficult it is to keep writing. Blogging requires sitting in front of a computer on a regular basis and traveling removes you from that medium. You can keep your travel blog going with a weekly posting goal that you set for yourself so that your blog lives on, whether or not your in front of a computer everyday.
Set A Weekly Posting Goal
It’s important to be consistent in your travel blogging, otherwise your ‘travel’ blog becomes a ‘trip to Cancun’ blog which teeters on then dies out. If you’re serious about travel blogging, you need to post on a consistent basis. Set a goal of the number of posts you want to publish every week and then every month. Say for example, you want to post 3 things per week, which means approximately 12 per month. Now take away 15% of that (2 posts) and count those as freebes for when you’re flying, can’t find a good Internet connection, or just want a break.
You can skip 2 posts per month with the goal being to stick to 3 per week. The important thing is, whether it’s 1, 2, or 10 posts – whatever the goal – try to stick with it.
Why Does Having A Weekly Posting Goal Make It Easier?
- Wastes less time. When you get your topics set in advance you can organize ideas for each post ahead of time. This is the biggest time hang up for most writers, coming up with content for a story or post. The easiest way is to jot down some titles on a few days in a paper or online calendar.
- Develops your voice. You’ll be able to get a natural feel for the ebb and flow of your posts and notice some being longer, more serious, or upbeat. Being aware of this rhythm helps to generate ideas and improve your writing by mixing up the tone of your posts. Read more
