#GTBC

GETAWAY MAGAZINE had their annual Getaway Travel Bloggers Conference this weekend in Cape Town. Alas I could not attend. Enter the joy of social media and hashtags. So this is what I learnt from the #GTBC:

Allison MacDonald ‏

The best travel blogs are powered by personality. Things I learned at #GTBC @velvetescape

Allison MacDonald

Here's a travel blog formula/suggestion: text, photo, text, video. Things I learned at #GTBC @velvetescape Hello Keith! 

memeburn

. @Dave: A blog isn't just a blog. Trad definition of a blog applies to Facebook and Twitter #GTBC

Photodestination ‏

Trust your own voice! @DaveDuarte #GTBC

Nadia Krige ‏

You need to create hearty content that people would want to return to - @DaveDuarte #gtbc

Allison MacDonald

Bloggers r solo publishers. Writer, sub, editor, designer, marketer, sales exec, tea lady all in 1. Things I learned at #GTBC @traveldudes

 

 Nadia Krige ‏

Delighting your readers is the key to long-term awesomeness @DaveDuarte #gtbc

 Leeyon ‏

Your blog vision should be simple, concrete, credible, emotional and phrased in the form of a story. #GTBC @DaveDuarte

 Allison MacDonald ‏

Rule number 1 for a great travel blog: it MUST reflect your personality. Make it yours. Things I learned at #GTBC @WildJunket Hello Nellie!

 Allison MacDonald ‏

You are not Wikipedia. You're a travel blogger. Don't get all fact-heavy in your travel blog. Things I learned at #GTBC @WildJunket

Allison MacDonald ‏

Be real. Be authentic. Be true when you write your travel blog. Things I learned at #GTBC Genuine @WildJunket

  Cape Town Tourism ‏

1% of people online create content, 9% share content, 90% consume content, says @DaveDuarte #GTBC

Leeyon

"Get involved in what you believe in. Bloggers are travel influencers. "#GTBC closer @jaxlahoud. 

THANKS TO the peeps who tweeted from the conference. Hopefully next year, my knowledge will be first hand.