Category Archives: Website Tips

Agent SociaLink in Action! – Build A Blog

Agent SociaLink went live this week and, after our first training session, we’ve already seen multiple agents putting the tools to use.Β  John Kagey, from Red Bird Vacations,Β is our first agent to utilize Build A Blog.Β  Take a look at the steps below to see how he is using Agent SociaLink to drive customers back [...]

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Passport Online Takes Agent SociaLink Live

New Website Offers Content Database, Build A Blog, Facebook & Twitter Feeds
Beaverton, Oregon – Passport Online Inc., the Internet marketing solutions company for leisure travel agents and suppliers, today makes Agent SociaLink live. This new content service is designed to help agents populate their travel agent social media sites using a clickable database of content.
Agent [...]

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Agent SociaLink in Action! – Supplier Guest Blogs

The Agent SociaLink Focus Group met yesterday to learn all about our new social media program.Β Β We’re giving them a few days to test out Agent SociaLink and give us their Β feedback on the product.Β Β 
Our Focus Group members went straight to work using the SociaLink content to add excitement to their social media networks.Β  Joan Follmann [...]

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New Welcome Copy

If you are still using the generic “Welcome” copy that we provided for your NexCite, shame on you!Β  We’ll spare you the lecture on why you need to update that text, but please take that time to personalize your welcome message on your homepage.Β  Here are a few ideas:

Β Traveling is good for the soul and [...]

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Keep your NexCite Up To Speed

The web is abuzz today with various articles discussing a recent Akamai/PhoCusWright study on travelers online shopping behavior.Β  The most important finding shows that consumers are growing more and more impatient with technical glitches and loading times on travel websites.
According to tnooz, the study (of nearly 2,800 US travel buyers in the US) found that [...]

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Stop Hoarding on your Home Page

Your home page is one ofΒ the most important pages on your website.Β  It is the great entryway to your business, the identity of your brand, andΒ the most compelling sales pitch to your customer.Β  Or at least it should be.
Since the home page is valued so highly, it also tends to be the page that is [...]

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Canadian Exclusive Offer Groups

Good news for our Canadian NexCite and VacationPort users!
We have been working hard to expand our selection of Canadian suppliers to offer our northerly neighbors equally compelling content. We are pleased to announce that we have created two new Global Offer Groups dedicated to cruises with Canadian pricing.

Celebrity Exciting Deals Canada
Royal Caribbean Sales Event Canada

These [...]

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What Google Local can do for your Travel Agency

β€œI want to be on the first page of Google.” 
Has this statement ever come out of your mouth? Β Β One of our most requested tasks is to get travel agents’ websites to rank number one for search terms like β€œcruises.”  Β 
They don’t usually like to hear our answer to that request.Β 
Despite all the SPAM you see [...]

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Trafalgar Supplier Highlight Page

Take a look at the updated Trafalgar Supplier Highlight page!Β  With Spring in mind, Trafalgar has selected a list of 10 Top Tours for Spring Scenery, highlighting Rome and many other European destinations.
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If you already subscribe to our Supplier Highlight Pages, this content has been updated for you automatically.Β  If not…

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An Effective Website Starts At The Mall

The mall?
Yep. It’s true.
Think about your website for a second. You have products, deals and timely information about your expertise. This is very similar to what a traditional β€œbrick and mortar” retailer offers to their clients. Macy’s would be a good example of a retailer who aligns with this idea. Macy’s gives consumers an opportunity [...]

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