'Daves Travel Pages Interview'

What is the name of your Blog?

Daves Travel Pages

What is your name?

Dave Briggs

Where are you from? (include country, state and/or city)

northampton, england

What is your current age or age range?

35

Please describe your blog

My blog basically covers my thoughts and experiences of over ten years of around the world travel.

Describe the main purpose of your blogging, what are you trying to accomplish?

If people visit my site, and find one thing that answers a question they may have had of life on the road, realise that they are not the only crazy cyclist out there, or just leave a message in the guest book, it puts a smile on my face.

What blogging platform do you do and why?

don't really get that question, but i do railway platforms occasionally.

What do you blog the most about?

Travel, obviously... its a travel blog.

What kind of blogs make you angry?

nothing makes me angry

Give five of your best blogging tips.

write write some more have a cup of tea write a bit more have a pint

What are some things you would NEVER blog about?

nothing

Did you start blogging for the purpose of making money and if so, are you making enough money?

i keep the travelogue for myself asmuch as anyone else... google adsense hardly gives you big bucks (despite the lies!! ;-) )

How long have you been blogging?

4 years

About how many hours per day do you spend blogging?

1

Do you track RSS feeds and if so, how many do you usually track daily?

no

Do you use Digg, and why or why not?

never heard of it, yo dig?

Do you use Stumbleupon, and why or why not?

stumblebum ???

What promotional techniques work best for you and why?

meeting people out on the road and giving them the address. osting on the lonely planet forum.

If you could post a blog on any blog in the world, which one would it be and why?

don't know

What mistakes have you made that you could warn others about?

that girl called tina

What are your top five blogging site picks and why?

don't know

Have you met anyone offline as a result of your blog?

yes ... some random aussies turned up at a hotel i was staying in in dar es salaam after reading my travelogue and finding out where i was staying.

why is red such a good colour?

because it's not green

What is the url of your blog?

Daves Travel Pages

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