2012 Getaway Travel Blog Conference Cape Town

Getaway Travel Blog Conference 2012

Getaway Travel Blog Conference 2012, Cape Town, South Africa

The second Getaway Travel Blog Conference is scheduled to be held on the 4th of August at the Upper Eastside Hotel, Cape Town. This year’s event will be offering tourism professionals and travel bloggers practical advice on a wide scope of topics from designing and launching a travel blog to writing engaging content, monetizing your site and building an audience, including how to leverage social media to rapidly build a following.

If you’re a blogging newbie, an old hand, or want to learn how to use blogging and social media to market your tourism business, this sounds like the perfect conference for you.

To learn more about the upcoming event read more after the break or visit the Getaway Travel Blog.

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Tech Fail Tuesday- Good News & Bad News

Sorry guys and girls there will be no blog posts today.

Danbo (heart) Windows 7 by mendhak via Flickr

Danbo (heart) Windows 7 by mendhak via Flickr

My laptop took at tumble off the arm of the couch last night and the resulting injuries seem fatal.

Hopefully the data can be recovered before attempting an OS recovery, which had better work or it’s time for a new laptop.

However, some good news for those of you who would like help setting up your own blogs – if all goes well I will be opening the free blog installation page tomorrow and giving you some more info about this awesome opportunity. Our hosting partners has inked the deal and we’re good to go on my new free blog setup service. CHeck out the “Free Blog Setup” page for more information on how this limited special offer works.

Stay tuned amigos, have an awesome Tuesday.