NewYorkTraveler.net Gets a New Logo!

After a year’s hiatus while we gutted and renovated our 1855 home in Upstate New York, the Mecomber team is back on the trail! My itinerary is a bit scattered this season, but it’ll be fun. I’m going to focus on a few places that have been getting media attention lately– places that may not be open to the public for much longer due to New York State budget cuts. I’m concerned that these place will close before I have had the chance to see them and write about them. One place in particular is the Nicholas Herkimer Home in Little Falls, NY.

We also intend on going camping for a bit in the Adirondacks (going to need plenty of bug spray for that). And we’ll be taking a few adventures out of state, too. We visited my brother in Virginia a few weeks ago– what a wonderful trip! I also visited Hill Cumorah and the old Joseph Smith homestead in February (I’ll have stories about that posted very soon). I’ll be going to Indianapolis this summer, and we do plan another trip to Virginia sometime. Not to mention all the amazing things we’re going to do in New York, like (hopefully) see a Civil War enactment in Peterboro and get to Saratoga to see Freeman’s Farm and Fort Ticonderoga. Of course, if any of you have suggestions, feel free to leave a comment.

In celebration of all this new activity, I’ve developed a “brand” for the blog, replete with t-shirts and car magnets! What do you think?

I’m planning on updating the blog theme, too, to reflect the new logo. This may take a little time, but I’m hoping that with the onset of a new year, New York Traveler will have a new look!

The Spotlight is on New York Traveler!

Hey! I’ve been interviewed by Road Trip Journal! If you’ve ever wondered about the lady behind the stories here (that’s me!), check out the interview. Road Trip Journal is an awesome site, too!

New York Traveler Blog Migration

I have two travel blogs. One is a blogspot blog, called New York Traveler. I started it up almost two years ago, to use a personal journal and as an entertaining travelogue for readers who love to read about travel experiences as much as I. I have been surprised at its success, for something that started out as a little personal journal. Perhaps this is the very reason why it has become successful, because people hunger for that personal touch, whether it be about travel or cooking or family life.

I was unprepared for the success of New York Traveler. I didn’t know much about web design or website-building then. Honestly, I am still puzzled about SEO and A-Lists and other marketing. I guess my ignorance is self-inflicted; I’ve stated before that I’m just a writer, and I love to visit new places and learn history. Marketing, sales, promotion, etc just aren’t my cup of tea. I’d love to make a living doing what I love to do (who wouldn’t?), so I’ve been very open to promotion and advertising on my blog. It would be wonderful if I could fund my own travels (and car expenses) from my own blog. Perhaps this is where I’m going!

In hopes of such advancement, I started up this blog, New York Traveler.net, on my own domain. It’s been another learning experience for me, hosting my own blog! But as I add more content, the visitors flock in to read it.

I’m not happy sharing travel content between two travel blogs. I keep up the blogspot blog because it’s very well-established, has been bringing in some income from advertisers, and a lot of people link to me there. I’d hate to pull out that blog and leave all these empty links. I’d never do it.

However, I desire to build up this blog– which is my very own– more. If you have been a reader of the New York Traveler blogs, you’ve noticed that I post all my new travel content here. I do continue to build the blogspot blog, but my focus is changing. I think I am going to develop my own blog more.

I am going to be slowly migrating my main travel content from the old blogspot blog over to this one. This will centralize the New York Traveler and bring organization to content here. I will never delete the New York Traveler blogspot blog, have no fear. I will continue to update it with family and travel issues about New York State. But I am changing my focus– I will use the New York Traveler blogspot blog to supplement my travel posts that I will be posting here on this blog.

I am also pleased to announce that I will be soon building some new features to this new blog that will serve to enrich travelers who desire to know more about New York. I can’t divulge all my secrets, but I am working very hard to make New York Traveler.net THE place to be when you want to know everything about traveling in New York.

I ask my regular readers to please consider changing their bookmarks from newyorktraveler.blogspot.com to newyorktraveler.net. I also ask you to continue to support me in my new ventures! I’ll be developing areas where people can submit their advice, opinions, memories, and comments. Travel is a community effort. I’m excited about these developments and ask you to please be patient while I undergo some construction!

Thanks for reading and thanks for making New York Traveler so much fun to create!