Current Writer Needs

Overview
If you are a local resident or frequent traveler with solid contacts in one of the areas listed below, you have read our writer guidelines, and feel comfortable with our approach, we would like to hear more about you and how you can become part of FunTripsLIVE.  

   Cabo San Lucas
   Marin County, California

FunTripsLIVE is bulging at the seams.  We are currently in the top 1% of all web sites (there are 56 million).  We have been online since April of 1999 and have survived the peaks and valleys on the cyber highway.  We are growing faster than we can keep up and you can make a major impact and be part of our vibrant, fun and rewarding future.

We are adding independent [virtual] guides to each section of FunTripsLIVE.  This will make the LIVE live all the time instead of just during trips.  

The guides will be introduced to our audience and will be permanently present on the website.  They will exude (and hopefully be) friendly, helpful and full of life!

In the beginning, this project will have  intermittent responsibilities, but as our website traffic continues to grow, the workload will become heavier (and the opportunities will become greater).

You can work at home or on the beach if your wireless computer is functioning, but  you must at all times feel a responsibility to our website visitors.

It is helpful if you are someone with these characteristics.

1.  Enjoy doing minor research (sometimes on subjects you don't really care about).
2.  Are someone who is out and about in the community you are representing so you know what's going on, what's new and what's in the future. 
3.  Be familiar with online writing.
4.  Be able to research quickly.  You should know where to find the answer (or if the answer is available) to any question in approximately 5 minutes or less. 
5.  Have photography skills.
6.  Be able to work independently but in concert with our goals and objectives 'from afar.'

Responsibilities
1. Write a monthly newsletter focused on the featured destination - usually 300-400 words.  Eventually the newsletter will be published weekly.  Information from the main newsletter which contains travel tips, specials, announcements, etc.  will be added to your contribution.  Your content will relate to news in the area - restaurants openings, calendar events, real estate developments, at least one 'secret' (very important) as you are a local, and so on.  These will be defined per area.

2.  Sporadically, as needed, write a short enthusiastic and personal article about something in your area that travelers would find interesting or insightful.   

3.  Respond promptly (same day) to traveler questions.  These are all over the board - for example, right now I am trying to find out where the Mr. Margarita Contest is held, who won and what recipe he used; this from a visitor to the Cabo section (if you know, help me out, OK?).

4.  Blogs are being set up and will be active in the near future.  In the beginning you will only be required to spend a few minutes on the blog each day to contribute and answer any questions that may arise about your area.  

Your work will be owned by FunTripsLIVE, LLC and we may distribute it over the internet for promotional purposes, publish it in our electronic newsletter and use it in our offline newsletter.  Any articles you write will always include your byline.