If you work within the travel industry and are looking for more exposure, sponsored content is for you!
Sponsored content can be far more effective than ads in engaging customers, building trust, and driving conversions. It offers fantastic ROI, because it lasts for years, rather than hours or days.
As We Saw It is an online travel blog that seeks to make travel easy, approachable and exciting for affluent Americans. Our website is visually appealing, with high quality, professional photography to attract readers and keep them on the page. We focus on culture, food, wine, hotels, tours, and unique experiences. Partnerships have included Czech Tourism, Visit Portugal, Visit Costa Brava, Failte Ireland, and Viking River Cruises, among others.
As We Saw It was founded in 2009 and is a leading resource dedicated to helping travelers plan their trips around the world. Readers appreciate our valuable articles and guides, and regularly book travel, hotels, tours, and other activities after having read about it on our blog.
As We Saw It statistics at a glance
Domain authority. As of January 1, 2022, As We Saw It was DA 39 on Moz and DR 41 on Ahrefs. Check our current ranks here (Moz) and here (Ahrefs).
Monthly page views. As We Saw It averaged just over 21,000 page views per month in 2021 (adjusted for a Google Analytics error). Like most travel websites, our traffic dropped significantly beginning in March 2020 due to the pandemic. The year before (2019), our site received over 62,500 monthly page views. We expect to return to this figure as people begin to travel again.
Social media presence. Presently As We Saw It has over 50,000 fans on social media and has a strong presence on search engines. We reach active travelers who are researching the world’s top destinations.
Readership demographics. Our readership is 55% female, 45% male. Approximately 68% are between 18-44 years of age. Our audience is split between the United States (58.37%), United Kingdom (5.78%), Canada (4.78%), and 161 other countries. Other countries which attract a consistent readership include Germany, Australia, and Italy.
Sponsored content options
Most everything is outlined here and in our FAQ section. If you have other questions, please contact us here.
ⓘ Payments are made via PayPal or Wise unless otherwise agreed before publication.
Sponsored posts
We offer sponsored posts, also known as sponsored content or guest posting.
- We can either use an article that you provide OR we can create an SEO-optimized article related to your business (additional fee).
- Your link will be do-follow and will remain active for a minimum of one year.
- Articles will be edited to increase the odds of ranking in SERPs.
- All new sponsored posts are actively promoted on social media. We will tag your business if you give us your social media handles.
- All new sponsored content is syndicated through Triberr, a Twitter service.
- All new sponsored content will receive new Pinterest graphics, which will be shared for evergreen exposure.
Sponsored links
We can also insert your links into an existing post, using your choice of keywords. You will gain a valuable backlink from a high DA site, and readers will be exposed to your business every time they read the post.
- The existing article will be updated for SEO with new content and keywords, and republished with the current date.
- It will appear in the “Recent Articles” section on the home page
- All links are do-follow and will remain active for a minimum of one year.
Article syndication
If you are looking for backlinks, consider our article syndication service. We can also syndicate your article to 300+ sites. The fee for this works out to pennies per link.
On every page that re-publishes your content, you will be cited as the original source.
You will receive a variety of both do-follow and no-follow backlinks (we do not have control over the placement sites’ policies). FYI, Google now considers sponsored, UGC, and nofollow link attributes as “hints” about which links to consider or exclude in search. (source)
Click here to see what Moz has to say about content syndication.
Add-ons
We also offer these add-on services:
- Blog post writing
- Bylines
- Facebook sponsored ads
- Twitter sponsored ads
- Pinterest sponsored ads
- Banner, sidebar, and in-line advertisements. To appear on our site, simply click this link to dynamically bid on our space.
ⓘ We reserve the right to add, change, nofollow, move, or remove other links as we deem appropriate. Your link will remain as agreed.
Frequently asked questions
How much do sponsored guest posts cost?
What are the best topics for sponsored content?
Do you accept gambling, casino, CBD, (etc.) links?
I want to work with you! How can I get in touch?
How do I pay you? Do you accept PayPal?
What are your writing guidelines?
I want to submit a food article. What do you mean by “clean eating”?
Photography guidelines?
What is your policy regarding external links?
Do you offer content writing services?
Do you offer bylines?
Do you accept free guest posts?
Why do you charge for guest posts?
Can I get a discount? I can only afford $20 an article, and I’ll give you repeat orders.
Can you help me get more links?
Other things to know about our travel blog guest post service
None of our articles are “one and done.” We continually promote our storires on social media.
We also review old posts for performance. Content is edited, keywords are added, prices are updated, Pinterest pins are created, etc. to improve traffic and exposure to your link. We may remove an article if we find that nothing works after repeated attempts, but we’ll only do that as a last resort.