006 The Planet D on Pitching & Sponsorship. Travel Podcast

006 Planet D on Pitching & Sponsorship:

Megsy puts her hand in a cow. Planet D share the secrets of sponsorship

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In the Planet D episode:

The Planet D are on of the largest blogs in Canada and biggest adventure travel blogs in the world. Almost all of the income comes from sponsorship of their blog.

Feature Topics in this episode:

Why Sponsorship may be all you need to make a full time living from your blog
Why you must build your brand before trying to get paid.
How much traffic you need to begin pitching companies for money
Why your blogging career should not initially be about the money
How newbies can pitch big corporations
How Pitching can be more important than numbers
How to contact the right people and get your pitch read
How to leverage twitter and linked in to network with the right people
What to put in your initial pitch email, the follow up and the full pitch.
How long your initial pitch should be
How to decide how much money to ask for

[tweetthis]#Sponsorship : A company will take a great idea above great stats[/tweetthis]

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Weblinks from Planet D Episode

World Nomads Insurance – Specifically designed for digital nomads, flashpackers, adventure & long term Travellers – Get a 5% Discount with our coupon code: FOOD5

Trusted Housesitters.com – Use discount code 5DP to get a 15% discount on membership

How to become a housesitting pro in just 3 months.

Lems Shoes – Live Easy & Minimal, super lightweight shoes, perfect for travel.

Monday Tool: WordPress SEO – YOAST

Expedia Viewfinder – Major sponsors for the Planet D

American Express – Major sponsors for the Planet D

Royal Robbins – Outdoor Clothing specialists – Major sponsors for the Planet D

Cabin Zero Backpacks – Our new Carry on only backpacks!

Interview Guests: Deb & Dave From the Planet D

Photos

Panorama at the Nepalese settlement in Burma – Home of the vampire cow!

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