My Starting Point
Recently we have been asked to review a website that has been around for several years but has just undergone a complete makeover . The main website being MyStartingPoint.com and is dedicated to the lifestyle and travels of the contributors. Like Event Traveller, the website covers all different areas and topics and has more articles than your average blog. Lifestyle website My Starting Point has been designed with the use of...
The Lanna Coffee Story
Mission Statement: To improve the quality of life for our farming communities in Northern Thailand. Lanna exists to import, roast, and distribute specialty coffee directly from Thailand to those who want to be a part of transforming communities. Our coffee is direct trade, pesticide free (no use of chemicals, fertilizers or growth hormones) and shade grown (our coffee trees are grown under the canopy of the Thailand Forest aiding in a...
How to Stay in Touch when Traveling
When you’re traveling abroad you want to share as much as possible with your friends and family back home. You want to show them pictures of what you’ve been up to and you want to hear their voice again. It’s always nice to talk about all your experiences so far and they can give you the latest updates of what’s going on back home. The Struggle of Being Abroad It all sounds so idealistic, staying in touch with your loved ones back...
Travel Writing: New Website Strategy
During the past 5 years we have been travel-writing and managing other websites with some good success. However more recently I have realised that our online businesses requires more direction. Whilst in Florida I believed it was the perfect time to speak with some experts about the digital strategy of our websites. We decided to enlist the help and advice of Digital Marketing Agency JunkFood.co. Whilst this agency is primarily...
Review of Magazine Subscription Website TOPMAGS.com
This review of TopMags.com is by no means an advertisement or promotion of the company. The reason behind this article is to give an overview of my experience with this online service. It started when I received a newsletter with an offer for a 1 year subscription for my favourite magazine Wired for a crazy low price of $4.50. I normally never purchase magazines or newspapers except when I am inside the airport waiting for a...
The Main Event – May 2nd 2015
In just over 1 week in Las Vegas Nevada the biggest boxing match in the history of the sport takes place between 2 of the best fighters of our generation. The hype and media attention behind the fight started more than 5 years ago when the boxers were arguably in their prime. However due to the rise in fans of the sport and both fighters around the world this event promises to be part of history. Floyd Mayweather Jnr is arguably the...