Comments on: The future for travel editors? http://www.travelblather.com/2009/05/the-future-for-travel-editors.html Banter between travel writers, travel PRs and travel social media people Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:00:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The skillset of the on-line travel writer | Travel Blather http://www.travelblather.com/2009/05/the-future-for-travel-editors.html/comment-page-1#comment-681 The skillset of the on-line travel writer | Travel Blather Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:55:20 +0000 http://www.travelblather.com/2009/05/the-future-for-travel-editors.html#comment-681 [...] (Another post you might want to read: The Future for Travel Editors) [...] [...] (Another post you might want to read: The Future for Travel Editors) [...]

]]> By: Jeremy Head http://www.travelblather.com/2009/05/the-future-for-travel-editors.html/comment-page-1#comment-386 Jeremy Head Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:20:51 +0000 http://www.travelblather.com/2009/05/the-future-for-travel-editors.html#comment-386 Hi Dan Thanks for your insights. Do you then come up with the creative ideas based on the search terms and traffic then? Which is kind of what I do much of the time in my iCrossing day job. What's you background - writer or web person? If you were previously a writer... do you find this less satisfying or more? Thanks! Jeremy Hi Dan
Thanks for your insights.
Do you then come up with the creative ideas based on the search terms and traffic then? Which is kind of what I do much of the time in my iCrossing day job.
What's you background - writer or web person? If you were previously a writer... do you find this less satisfying or more?
Thanks!
Jeremy

]]> By: Dan Roberts (Xebidy) http://www.travelblather.com/2009/05/the-future-for-travel-editors.html/comment-page-1#comment-385 Dan Roberts (Xebidy) Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:27:10 +0000 http://www.travelblather.com/2009/05/the-future-for-travel-editors.html#comment-385 This is pretty much the job I do at <a href="http://travelgeneration.com/blog" rel="nofollow">http://travelgeneration.com/blog</a> and we call it Managing Editor; and Jeremy you are absolutely right SEO is a really important part of job. Not only understanding the headings, keywords etc - but seeing where your traffic at any particular time is coming from in terms of search phrases and either introducing more content or a competition or poll or similar to capitalise on this content. The actual editing of the content is done by someone else because I spend so much time actually driving the site. This is pretty much the job I do at http://travelgeneration.com/blog and we call it Managing Editor; and Jeremy you are absolutely right SEO is a really important part of job. Not only understanding the headings, keywords etc - but seeing where your traffic at any particular time is coming from in terms of search phrases and either introducing more content or a competition or poll or similar to capitalise on this content.

The actual editing of the content is done by someone else because I spend so much time actually driving the site.

]]> By: Jeremy Head http://www.travelblather.com/2009/05/the-future-for-travel-editors.html/comment-page-1#comment-384 Jeremy Head Fri, 29 May 2009 10:45:52 +0000 http://www.travelblather.com/2009/05/the-future-for-travel-editors.html#comment-384 The skill that I think is really missing here is some kind of SEO knowledge. I don't think you could ever expect an on-line travel writer to be an SEO specialist too, but a basic level of knowledge about Page Titles, H1 Headers, Keywords would be pretty crucial in my opinion. If you're writing for on-line publications/websites... do YOU know what Page Titles and H1s are? The skill that I think is really missing here is some kind of SEO knowledge. I don't think you could ever expect an on-line travel writer to be an SEO specialist too, but a basic level of knowledge about Page Titles, H1 Headers, Keywords would be pretty crucial in my opinion.
If you're writing for on-line publications/websites... do YOU know what Page Titles and H1s are?

]]> By: Sam Clark http://www.travelblather.com/2009/05/the-future-for-travel-editors.html/comment-page-1#comment-383 Sam Clark Thu, 28 May 2009 17:41:33 +0000 http://www.travelblather.com/2009/05/the-future-for-travel-editors.html#comment-383 It's a small but significant part of my job also - wish I could spend more time on it but as a small travel company we have to concentrate on keeping the sales rolling in! Not sure I would tick all (or any!) of the above boxes and I look forward to the day I could afford someone who does. It's a small but significant part of my job also - wish I could spend more time on it but as a small travel company we have to concentrate on keeping the sales rolling in! Not sure I would tick all (or any!) of the above boxes and I look forward to the day I could afford someone who does.

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