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December TBEX Travel Blogging Challenge:  Holidays and Festivals

  A very big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our first TBEX Travel Blogging Challenge. We had 222 linked up travel blog posts, a number that simply blew us away. I hope you had a chance to discover some travel blogs and bloggers that you weren’t familiar with and, that you’ll refer back

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Seven Rewards to Keep Your Blog Readers Coming Back for More

  “Can I ask for some volunteers?” I’m usually a stand-in-the-shadows kind of gal, but when touring the Old Jameson Distillery as part of the TBEX Dublin experience, my hand shot up. I had heard that volunteers got the chance to taste more whiskey, and I wasn’t about to turn that down. Our guide handed

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7 Phrases That Make Me Ignore Your Guest Post Query

  This post about guest post mistakes was previously published on the NMX blog, but I wanted to share it here as well, since travel bloggers aren’t immune to HORRIBLE guest post inquiries!!! Doesn’t it just make you cringe when you see a subject line in your email inbox about a guest post? No, don’t

TBEX CEO Rick Calvert Talks About Why Europe is Important to TBEX

  Michael Collins interviews TBEX CEO Rick Calvert about why Europe is such an important part of the TBEX experience. Rick also gives some inside info about what TBEX has to offer – from pre-BEX trips and tours, through the conference with great speakers, to all the post-conference events. Find out what you missed in

Internet Privacy: How Much of Yourself Should You Share With Your Community?

  “It’s my birthday today. My real birthday, not my Internet birthday.” Recently, I was having a conversation with a friend, and I was surprised when he revealed that it was his birthday, because I had previously thought that his birthday had been months ago. Turns out, he has a “birthday” that he celebrates on Facebook,

Introducing the Monthly TBEX Travel Blogging Challenge

  We’re starting a new TBEX project and inviting YOU – the TBEX community – to participate. It’s a monthly themed travel blogging challenge. Some months it’ll be a specific writing challenge, pushing you to improve your skills, other months it will be a chance to showcase some of your best work from your archives,

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What I Learned about Storytelling from a Cheesy Ghost Tour in Ireland

  Who knew that a somewhat corny night full of screaming at ghosts could teach me something about blogging? You can’t walk very far in downtown Dublin without seeing some reference to their ghost bus tours. I signed up to have a little scare-yourself fun. I walked away with some important blogging tips about storytelling.

More Than Social Media: Costa Brava’s Instagram Plans

  Instagram is the perfect platform for sharing holiday photos – and you won’t miss home if your stay is punctuated with Insta-lovehearts. But one tourist board has bigger plans for this visual social media platform than a few holiday snaps. Instagram is fast becoming part of Costa Brava’s worldwide marketing strategy, with the aim

The Priceless Lesson I Learned About Interviewing Technique

  Okay, I’ll admit it. I talk a lot. I’m kind of introverted and definitely deal with a bit of social anxiety, which I mentioned on a recent post about becoming a better blogger by taking risks. But once I get to know you, I will “talk yer ear off” as my mama would say.

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