Thank you for your interest in sponsoring Go Backpacking.
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Why Should You Sponsor Go Backpacking?
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If you target independent travelers, backpackers, flashpackers, gap-year students, campers, or travel bloggers, and you want to enhance your website or brand awareness, sponsorship is right for you.
Go Backpacking is one of the top blogs in independent travel. This 12-year old website ranks well in search engines and attracts a readership who are interested in -
- International travel
- Trip planning
- Cheap transportation
- Budget accommodations
- Adventure sports and activities
- Gear and book reviews
- Travel blogging/writing
If you target an audience interested in any of the above or related topics, a sponsorship campaign may work well for you.
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Statistics
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GoBackpacking.com – As of January 2009
The statistics below are taken from Google Analytics and Feedburner, unless otherwise noted. Traffic increased 208% from January 2009 to 2010.
- Unique visitors: 25,000
- Page views: 50,000
- Number of Articles: 1,000
- RSS subscribers: 1,600
- Alexa Ranking (3-month): 67,000
#1 ranking on Google for “backpacking blog” and “backpack around the world”- 48% of visitors are from the USA (10% UK, 6% Canada, 5% Australia)
Syndication & Recognition
- Posts are syndicated to Lonely Planet’s online travel guides (as part of the “BlogSherpa” beta program), Alltop, World Reviewer, and travel4press.
- Top 5 Finalist for Best Travel Weblog Award
- Recognized by BootsnAll as one of the Best Round-the-World Travel Blogs (October 2009).
- Original member of Trusted Travel Blogs Network.
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Payment
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All prices below are in USD. Payment is via PayPal.com. You can use your PayPal balance, your credit card or your bank account (in some countries). You do not need a PayPal account to make payment via credit card.
All order links create a monthly subscription in Paypal to ensure you lock in your campaign. If you wish to cancel a campaign at any time you may contact me or cancel your subscription manually at PayPal.com.
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Package 1 – Premium Banner Sponsorship
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Cost: $250 per month
What You Get: Your 468 × 60 banner appears atop every page, to the right of the blog title.
Availability: 1 position available
Benefits: Your campaign is placed above the fold on all pages (over 1,000), including the homepage. An above-the-fold banner campaign is a great way to create high exposure for your product, business or website and attract direct traffic. This banner does not rotate.
You will need to supply your own 468 x 60 banner. JPEG or GIF are accepted, no animation is permitted and please keep the file size low. You may change your banner at any time. If you’re interested in securing Premium Sponsorship, E-mail your banner to rtwdave(at)gmail.com, and pay using the PayPal button below.
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Package 2 – 300 x 250 Banner Sponsorship
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Cost: $175 per month
What You Get: Your 300 x 250 banner appears in the upper-middle area of the right sidebar.
Availability: 2 positions available
Benefits: The 300 x 250 banner appears in the upper-middle area of the right sidebar on every page (over 1,000), including the homepage. These banners do not rotate.
You will need to supply your own 300 x 250 banner. JPEG or GIF are accepted, no animation is permitted and please keep the file size low. You may change your banner at any time. If you are interested in securing 350 x 250 Banner, E-mail your banner to rtwdave(at)gmail.com, and pay using the PayPal button below.
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Package 3 – 125 x 125 Box Banner Sponsorship
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Cost: $100 per month
What You Get: Your 125 x 125 box banner appears in the middle of the right sidebar.
Availability: 2 positions available
Benefits: The 125 x 125 box banners appear in the middle of the right sidebar of every page (over 1,000), including the homepage. A maximum of 6 box banners will show at the same time.
You will need to supply your own 125 x 125 box banner. JPEG or GIF are accepted, no animation is permitted and please keep the file size low. You may change your banner at any time. If you are interested in securing a 125 x 125 Box Banner Sponsorship, E-mail your banner to rtwdave(at)gmail.com, and pay using the PayPal button below.
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Package 4 – Text Link Sponsorship
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What You Get: 1 site-wide text link under the “Featured Sites” heading in the right sidebar.
Availability: 5 spots available
Benefits: This sponsorship includes one text-based link on every single page of this website (over 1,000 pages), including the homepage. Your link is placed under the “Featured Sites” area in the right sidebar. You provide the anchor text and link URL and may change your link any time. E-mail the text link to rtwdave(at)gmail.com, and pay using the PayPal button below.
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Package 5 – Sponsored Review
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Cost: $150 per review
What You Get: If you would like your product, service or website reviewed in a blog post you may purchase a sponsored review. We will test it, and write an honest review based on our experience.
Reviews include links back to your website, and if appropriate, images of your product. Reviews are approximately 300 to 600 words in length. They are posted live to the front page of this blog for at least 5 days, and will exist permanently in the archives.
Your review will be exposed to the entire Go Backpacking audience. You will enjoy backlinks from an authority blog and increased exposure for your product, service or website. Please note, we reserve the right to refuse any review for any reason.
Ethics: We will always disclose sponsored reviews and freebies to our readers.
You can see past reviews here.
To request a review, please pay below and then E-mail rtwdave(at)gmail.com with details about what you would like reviewed. If you prefer, feel free to contact us in advance of payment to discuss whether a review of your product, service, or website is appropriate for Go Backpacking’s audience.
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Freelance Travel Writing
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Need a freelance travel writer with the ability to leverage an established brand, audience and presence in social media? Contact the Editor or look for him on Linked In and Mediabistro.com
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