One of the questions we’re often asked is how you can help us run and grow Indie Travel Podcast. Linda and I have been having great fun running the podcast and growing the site into a better and better resource for indie travellers as we make our journey around the world, but we could definitely use your help.
In 2009 we decided that we were spending so much time on our labour of love that we had to stop one of three things: stop travelling, stop working, or stop the site. We decided to follow our hearts and over the last seven months have been doing less and less real work to free ourselves up to develop the site, serve you — our awesome world-travel-loving audience — and travel more. Of course, that means the site has to start paying the bills. So … how can you help us?
Part of our income comes from advertising on the audio (and this year the video) podcast. The more people who listen to the show, the better advertisers we can find and the better shows we can produce. Giving us a review in iTunes is the best way to help us grow the show! Please do this as it only takes a minute and makes a huge difference.
We’re also on directories like Podcast Alley and the Zune marketplace. If they’re where you spend time, please review us there.
We want to develop a library of resources that you find useful. What should we create next?
I wasn’t joking about the audience thing! We’re really hoping to grow our audience in 2010, so please help us out. You can:
We’re at http://facebook.com/indietravel – become a fan. After you become a fan, you can share the page with your friends, using the “share” button on the bottom of the left column. By sharing our page with your friends, you help more people find us.
You can also find (and share) us on Twitter, Youtube, Flickr and other sites. Check our contact page for all our online locations.
Craig or Linda personally answer each email we receive. We don’t outsource it or anything like that. You can email your thoughts on the show, your podcast ideas, or simply tell us your travel plans … that’s what gets us really excited and we’d be glad to help when we can.
If you know a company or have a contact who might be interested in advertising with us, tell THEM not us. Here’s our most recent media kit … feel free to download it and forward it to people who might fit well with Indie Travel Podcast. If you’re happy to travel with them, they’ll probably fit the show well so it’s a win-win for all involved.
Download the most recent media kit (PDF). Now email it to the right person.
Running a site like this is time consuming and being on the road can make internet access and writing time difficult to come by. If you have a spare 30-60 minutes a week to give us, we probably have some things for you to do that will make a real difference to the show. It might be research, marketing, editing or something you’ve never done before. We’d love to have you on board with us. Contact us.
We’re making more products which you will be able to buy to support us and the site, but we really prefer to give things away for free, when we can afford it. 99% of Indie Travel Podcast materials are free: the stories, the audio, the video, the digital magainze, the … you get the idea. We currently need US$300 to buy a couple of 500 gig hard drives: one for the video footage we’re taking this year, and a second to back up that data. Can you help us get that US$300? Ten dollars from you will quickly help us reach that goal:
We know life is busy and tough and we really appreciate you spending time with us each week as you visit the site or listen to the podcast. We hope we continue to entertain you this year and that you continue to learn from our mistakes as we travel around the world. I mean, the whole point is to help you have more fun that we do! Thanks for being a part of Indie Travel Podcast.
Written by: Craig Martin
Posted on: Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
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