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Top #10 on Google for ‘luxury travel’…!

GoogleWow… I just got a pleasant surprise.   For some time now,  A Luxury Travel Blog  has occupied the top postition for a search for ‘luxury travel blog’.   Indeed, you’d expect it to rank fairly highly within the search results for that term given the name and URL of the site.   What I’ve always struggled with until now, though, is getting good rankings for searches for just ‘luxury travel’.   Of course, this is much more difficult and I’m up against specialist operators with budgets infinitely larger than my own, not to mention large hotel brands, cruise operators, etc.   But it’s nice to see the ‘little guy’ can get seen on the Web.   I’ve just run a search for this term on Google and was pleasantly surprised to find this blog at #7 out of over 6 million results, ahead of the likes of Expedia, Orient Express and countless others.   I’m not getting too carried away, but  allowing myself a little pat on the back.   My problem is that I’m a determined sort and, whenever there’s still room for improvement, I’ll  keep  beavering away.   Afterall, I’m not at #1 yet.

Paul Johnson

Paul Johnson is Editor of A Luxury Travel Blog and has worked in the travel industry for more than 30 years. He is Winner of the Innovations in Travel ‘Best Travel Influencer’ Award from WIRED magazine. In addition to other awards, the blog has also been voted “one of the world’s best travel blogs” and “best for luxury” by The Daily Telegraph.

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9 Comments

  1. Good on you! first page of Google, wouah, for such a term! I will have to check your backlinks.

    Keep up the good work, and I will keep dreaming about all these luxurious places…

    fabie

  2. Well done to you and the team.

    I am starting a small travel business and as you say it’s good to see the little fish can really achieve this status. Any tips?

    Keep up the good work

    Nick

  3. Thank you, Nick… and good luck with your venture.

    As for tips… wow, there’s lots:

    – find a niche
    – provide lots of useful, unique content
    – make sure you are aware of SEO basics (link building, anchor text, etc.)
    – particpate in forums
    – comment on blog posts (you’ve already mastered that one!)
    – etc. etc.

    In fact, your question is rather timely. Fellow bloggers Jens, Claude (who commented above) and co. are producing a book of marketing tips -submitted by other bloggers – that you might find useful. There’s more information here: https://tourisminternetmarketing.com/featured/share-your-travel-marketing-secrets/

  4. Yes Paul it is hard work getting your small business noticed in competition with the big boys in travel. As you say it is possible if find your niche and plug away at it. By a strange coincidence my blog is rated no 7 for the term “europe travel blog”.

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