5. Travel Review Site Estimated 10.7 Million US visitors monthly Works by allowing users to post reviews, ratings and pictures of hotels and other destinations Trip Advisor
6. Look up your business on trip advisor! Is it listed? Is it accurate?* Do something about bad reviews Shows potential customers you care Contribute to the site by writing the descriptions for the area* How to use Trip Advisor
7. A way to make searches “local” Who cares about pizza in New York people want to know about business near them Make sure you business is listed on google maps! Simple site available to business owners*
8. Publishing made simple Example* Blogger and Wordpress DO use blogs to write about current things Adds personality, informs potential visitors DON’T use blogs if you aren’t going to update them Stagnant blog = DON’T use marketing speak, make it personal Blogs!
9. Blogs can have lots of writers! Blogs can be updated via email! Blogs can be updated from word! Did you know?
15. Create it for a community!* Potential Tourists get a sense of the area Current Tourists have a better trip Ex-tourists may want to be enticed to come back Keep it up to date! Embed it
16. Pages for areas or organizations* People become “fans” of your page Everyone that is a friend of the person who joined a page will see that
17. Don’t be afraid to google things Try looking it up on youtube Check out http://bluenosecoast.wikispaces.com Ask me at goodtimes@bluenosecoast.ca Helping Yourself