Affiliate marketing for travel blogs

More travel blogs on the rise

I’ve been visiting a lot of sites lately and it’s great to see a lot of travel blogs around. Some are focused on topics and destinations just within their hometown or city, while some write about anything related to travel (just like this blog). Writing about the places traveled and the stories behind every trip is a nice way to keep those memories alive, thus the increase in travel related blogs.

Online opportunities for travel blogs

There are many topics to talk about related to travel – hotels and accommodations, food and dining, shopping, airlines, tourist attractions, events and festivals, bookings and reservations and so much more. The many services and industries related to travel also provide opportunities for travel blogs to engage in online ventures such as affiliate marketing where site owners get commissions for visitors who click on an affiliate logo (e.g. a hotel or travel gear website) that would result to a sale. For travel blog owners, featuring travel related affiliate links is another option for generating online income.

Getting into affiliate marketing

It’s best to be careful about choosing which affiliate company to sign up and feature on your site. There are some advertising companies who are not that honest with their referrals and traffic that’s intended for you could be redirected to another affiliate. To avoid affiliate link hijacking, recommends.me offers a URL wrapping technique that makes affiliate codes safer, shorter and more readable leading to higher click through rates (CTR). This means more clicks from your site visitors, resulting to more sales. Affiliate marketing is a way for businesses to promote their products and services, and for website owners to generate additional income from their blogs.