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Best Reasons to Attend Travel + Words 2012

  1. Learn why the year 2012 is pivotal for freelance writers.

  2. Acquire techniques to sharpen your marketing skills for the new publishing world—freelancing at the crossroads of change.

  3. Discover the hottest topics and best opportunities for researching, writing, and marketing to NW regional markets and beyond.

  4. Hear how some of the region’s freelance writers are maintaining and expanding their writer’s beats, brands, and visions.

  5. Become informed by our panelists and presenters about NW travel and tourism trends as well as inspired to explore and mine the Pacific Northwest region for dozens of article ideas.

  6. Gain practical insights and how-to strategies for using social media, blogs, and web sites to expand your freelance markets.

  7. Connect with editors and staff members from regional Convention & Visitor Bureaus and regional Visitor Information Centers to gain current information and story ideas.

  8. Collect dozens more article ideas by grabbing your camera and exploring the wide variety of Pacific NW geographic regions and destinations.

  9. Network during the conference with CVB + VIC tourism professionals along with fellow freelance writers who live in and write about the Pacific NW region.

  10. Learn about planning your own research trips throughout the region and how to join research trips offered by regional exhibitors.