Advertising
We accept paid ads and sponsored guest posts and reviews and are always interested in participating in media familiarity opportunities to support reviews, as long as the ads and media opportunities are relevant to our audience and are in good taste. If you wish to explore advertising, sponsorships or media event participation please contact:
maryt <at> travel-with-teens <dot> com
For background: We currently receive over 10,000 page views monthly from approximately 5500 visitors. We have approximately 2000 followers on Twitter and add more everyday. We are also present on Google+ and Facebook and provide an RSS feed and email options for subscriptions. We currently have a Google PR of 4.
According to Alexa our audience centers around highly educated women with children. These readers are in the 35-44 year old age range and primarily browse the internet from home. We target parents of tweens and teens, i.e. kids ages 9-18, who have primary responsibility for selecting travel destinations, hotels, and vacation activities for their families.
We encourage parents to get their teens and tweens to participate in the decision making process. Our readers are avid family travelers and actively participate in many online family travel communities. Our posts and reviews are frequently re-tweeted, nominated for review in Stumble Upon and linked to by other family travel sites.
We have been featured as a guest blogger on Ciao Bambino, Trekaroo, Travel Blog Sites – Site of the Day, Raveable and elsewhere.
Advertising opportunities
Featured banner ads and text links in our sidebar appear on every page view and options are available both above and below the the fold. Rates are negotiable depending on the size and placement of the ad and the length of commitment.
We will accept text link ads for display in the sidebar in a section clearly labeled as “Travel Partners”. We also offer 125 x 125 blocks of text with a single link and 15-18 words as an alternative to banner ads in the sidebar.
We will consider sponsored guest posts in limited quantitites with the stipulation that all links are “No Follow” and the content must but be very appropriate to and of interest to our readers. We reserve the right to reject any sponsored posts or links that do not fully align with the mission of our web site. All sponsored posts are written by us and reflect our opinions.
Sponsored, paid guests posts can be up to 700 words and include up to 2 links and 2 images. It will get tweeted and the link will get posted on Facebook and Google+. We only accept high quality sponsored guest posts that are tightly targeted at readers – i.e. families with teens and tweens. We have a preference for articles that tell a personal story from the point of view of a program participant or their family. We reserve the right to tweak the article to match the general tone of our site and, of course, reserve the right to reject material or links that are not G rated. The post will clearly disclose that it was sponsored.
Rates for all of the above are negotiable based on size and length of commitment.
Disclosure
We will accept free or discounted opportunities for media trips and product reviews that we judge to be of direct interest to our readers. We will clearly indicate if review opportunities were discounted or sponsored in any way. Acceptance of any complimentary media opportunities does not require us to publish a favorable piece. We retain final editorial control.
Unless otherwise attributed, all material on this web site is copyrighted by Travel with Teens and Tweens.