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Week 9 Part B: Using Categories

I think I could use categories like "Family Activities," "Weekend Outings," Weekday Outings," "Staycations," "Near-cations" (my own name haha), "Favorite restaurants", "Hidden gems" and "Holiday activities." 

I feel like these are things I'd want to see if I was looking for things to do. And if I could get sponsored posts or affiliate links, that would help my business grow; maybe even include a category for "Local products we recommend" or something. 

I know when I was looking to take my family to Seattle, I googled "3 day itinerary for familes in Seattle," and I came across two blog posts that were super helpful. They also clearly had affiliate links and I'm sure get a ton of web traffic. So posts like that could be really beneficial from the business end for me if I can figure out how to get my search engine marketing down and maybe do some sitelinks/hone in on some good keywords for my blog to get more hits.

I did two posts on my IG that I also shared on Facebook. Here are the screenshots




I commented on Encinitas Donuts', Pablo's and Max's blogs on Personal touches so far. At this point, no one else had posted on their blogs about that topic.


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  1. Mom goes back to college.October 25, 2022 at 12:52 PM

    Great suggestion! A personal touch I think will help with your business is making reels of the adventure you and your family partake in. For us, we are currently in fall break, and I need some ideas to take my 3- and 6-year-old.

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