Lodging Directory Update

Mary C. | 16 May 2005 |

by Russ Cabe - Blizzard Internet Marketing, Inc.

Here are a few directories that we are currently trying out. We continually view tracking reports to measure their performance in driving solid traffic to our client’s websites:

California Travel Dreams Directory
A genuine ‘first tier’ directory and guide for California travel related business, holding the very top positions for major related searches, on all major search engines (see below). Introductory offer to Blizzard clients only - three months free with purchase of a one year subscription - two ad packages:

* $175 per year "one category rate", less free three month gift value ($43.75) = $131.25
* $275 per year "all appropriate categories rate", less free three month gift value ($99) = $176

Choose this ‘top rated portal’ for guaranteed traffic to your website! It holds "Top of the heap" on the very first page of all these critical searches! It doesn’t get any better - search the following phrases to see how California Travel Dreams comes up in the top search results for Yahoo, Google and MSN.

california travel
travel california
california travel info
california destinations
california travel guide
california tourist
california tourist info
california honeymoon
california honeymoon lodging
california beach accommodation
california beach lodging

CONTACT: bev@californiatraveldreams.com

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Planet Bnb
Planet BnB operates a free online bed and breakfast directory. The site’s original purpose was to provide a free resource for B&B inn owners to market and advertise their inns. For free inclusion - and exposure to Planet BnB’s 7,000 unique website visitors each month - sites are kindly asked to first include a link on their website pointing to Planet BnB. For linking instructions, simply visit www.planetbnb.com and click the "Add Your Bed and Breakfast" link at the top of the page. Once the link is in place, e-mail Peter Askew at planetbnb@yahoo.com to request inclusion. Listings are typically posted within 24 hours.

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www.Lodgaccom.com
Lodgings International is a worldwide accommodation directory, founded in September 2002, with listings of bed and breakfasts, inns, guest houses, lodges, villas, homes, beach houses, self-catering vacation rentals, condominiums, apartments, farm-stays, retreats, cottages, hotels, motels, beach resorts and ranches.

Members are given a LIFETIME membership for only US $80.00, plus a 15% discount using PayPal. All updates and the original page design are FREE. Membership also includes a listing on their five sister sites.

Feel free to visit www.lodgingsinternational.com and try some searches at the major search engines with the keywords located under all members’ titles to verify rankings of pages. Just click the membership link to join and your page will be online within hours.

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Here are a few newer directories we have mentioned before that are worth mentioning again. After viewing tracking reports, we are definitely seeing good results.

Holiday Junction - This directory is now listed in our top list of directories for several reasons:

* Their staff is very easy to work with
* Listings are extremely reasonably priced - $19 per year
* The site’s Google page rank is 5/10 and they are showing up in our customer’s backward links
* They are proactively bidding in pay-per-click search engines for better internet presence

The directory lists all types of lodging properties and they are offering our clients the $19 subscription fee to include the rest of 2005 and all of 2006. To list your site, go to www.holidayjunction.com/reglinkus.html and fill out the form. They accept MC/Visa as well as payment by check.
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Yahoo Travel continues to be a winner. The directory is appearing high in the sponsored listings for many searches in Overture, and listings include a detailed description with photos and a link from Yahoo. When analyzing our client’s traffic trackers and reports, Yahoo Travel is consistently an excellent source of good traffic to our websites. We definitely recommend it!