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01 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Becoming a Savvy Operator – Month One in Review

During the first month of the Savvy Operator series we covered the basics of getting your tourism business started on-line. Given that over 80% of tourism business have no web presence or only a partial web presence, this introduction is a great place to start if you want to get your feet wet. [...]

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23 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Using Your Tour Photos to Generate Conversions

Prerequisites: Photos already posted on the web, preferably on a well ranked photo sharing website or on your own website.
Estimated Time for Completion: Reading time of 20 minutes.
Details: Let’s face it, photos are great, but conversions are better.  So how do you use your photos to increase the likelihood that a viewer is going to [...]

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22 January 2010 ~ 3 Comments

Hosting and Sharing Your Tour Photos On-line

Prerequisites: Some photos that you are ready to host on-line or post publicly for display.
Estimated Time for Completion: 30 minutes – 1 hour
Details: Taking photos of your tours is one thing, actually having them on-line so that they can be shared with your customers and future guests is another thing.  As I discussed in the [...]

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20 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Best On-line Photo Editors for Your Tourism Business

Prerequisites: You should have some photos ready to edit. I also recommend you have descriptions and titles ready for your test photos as well.
Estimated Time for Completion: 1-2 hours
Details: Thanks to improvements in Flash technology and increased access to broadband Internet access, there are now a growing list of on-line photo editor that can support [...]

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19 January 2010 ~ 2 Comments

10 Tips for Taking Great Tour Photos

Prerequisites: You should have a digital camera of your choice to use for business purposes.
Estimated Time for Completion: Reading time of 20 mins.
Details: Now that you have decided to add photography to your tours, you will want to make sure that the photos you take are really good.  After all, what’s the point in taking [...]

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18 January 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Making Photos Part of Your Tourism Business

Prerequisites: You should have a digital camera of your choice to use for business purposes.
Estimated Time for Completion: Reading time of 20 mins.
Details: Do you recall the old saying “A picture is worth a thousand words?”.  Well, with the search engines, that’s not entirely true, but pictures can go a long way to helping you [...]

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29 June 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Stephen Joyce and Phil Caines catch up at Online Revealed 2008

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Stephen Joyce and Phil Caines catch up at Online Revealed 2008

Phil Caines, Tourism Solutions Executive with Sentias Software Corp. and Stephen Joyce, CEO of Sentias Software Corp. (makers of Rezgo.com) check voice mail during a break at the Online Revealed Conference 2008 held in Calgary, Alberta.

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29 June 2008 ~ 0 Comments

First Canadian Blogger Summit @ Online Revealed 2008

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First Canadian Blogger Summit @ Online Revealed 2008

Tom Wilson from Tourism Victoria County, Teri McCulloch from Bay of Fundy, Stephen Joyce from Rezgo.com, William Bakker from Tourism BC, and Jens Thraenhart from Chameleon Strategies provide expert commentary on blogging and user generated content at the first Canadian Blogger Summit held at the Online Revealed Conference 2008.

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29 June 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Tom Wilson speaks at the First Canadian Blogger Summit @ Online Revealed 2008

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Tom Wilson speaks at the First Canadian Blogger Summit @ Online Revealed 2008

Tom Wilson from Tourism Victoria County talks about his successes with Blogging while Teri McCulloch from Bay of Fundy, Stephen Joyce from Rezgo.com, William Bakker from Tourism BC, and Jens Thraenhart from Chameleon Strategies provide expert commentary on blogging and user generated content at the first Canadian Blogger Summit held at the Online Revealed Conference 2008.

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29 June 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Stephen Joyce on the Expert Panel at PhoCusWright ITB 2008

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Stephen Joyce on the Expert Panel at PhoCusWright ITB 2008

Stephen Joyce, CEO of Sentias Software Corp. (makers of Rezgo.com) joins other distinguished panelists including Travolution’s Kevin May, and Claude Benard to discuss the real opportunity with blogging and the travel industry at the First International Blogger Summit at PhoCusWright ITB 2008 held in Berlin.

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