The blog that I would like to review is The Poor Travel Blogger. Although information of the blogger is not given in this blog, I find that he/she does a very good job in breaking down travel destinations.
The blogger breaks down travel destinations according to continents. They are Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Australasia, Asia and Africa. He/she then categorizes the blogs according to the destination. Users are then able to search on individual categories the destination they wish to visit or to find out what the blogger thinks of the destination.
This is indeed a very effective way of categorizing the blog, yet I feel there is still room for improvement in terms of categorizing the blog. For example, Europe itself is a big continent. There is Eastern and Western Europe. There are also various cultures in Europe itself, which opens up a whole new area for categorizing blog posts. I think that if the blogger were able to provide more criteria for searching, users will be able to access demanded blog posts more easily.
Categorizing blog posts is important, yet categorizing within a blog post is also vital too. Some users may not necessarily need or want to read through the entire blog post. The blogger makes full use of using headers for the blog post. For example, he/she may break down a blog post on a destination by shopping, accommodations and food. A reader that wants to find out more about food on a destination will therefore have no need to go through the entire blog to find out what he/she wants to know with the usage of headers.
Categorizing is very important in blogging, but the most important thing in a blog is the content. The blogger has very rich content and also posts colorful and attracting photos. Words can be powerful but sometimes words can be spared by using images. The blogger most definitely makes full use of both words and images. He/she also makes a point to keep a balance of words and images. With all this rich content, it is easy to attract users. This is why I believe the blog appears first when you search "travel blog" on Google.
All in all, I believe this is a very successful blog but there are most certainly room for improvement.
Link
http://poortravelblogger.com/
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