The job is straight forward
1) Visit various travel blogging sites and travelogue sites. For ex [login to view URL], [login to view URL], as well as regular contributors to tripadvisor, lonelyplanet and other local travel centered forums (like Indiamike).
2) We are looking for a database of about 10000 travel bloggers or regular contributors to travel sites
3) Of the 10000, we need bloggers who write about different parts of the world. As a thumb rule, we are looking at a minimum of 1000 people each per continent. It is not mandatory that the bloggers are from different continents, but we suggest that there be a good mix of bloggers for different countries.
4) Each of these bloggers should have written at least 2 travelogues in the last 1 [login to view URL] contributed to travel discussions at least 6 times in the last 1 yr.
5)Update and maintain the list. Check for duplicates and outdated contacts.
The data base should be submitted in Excel format with 7 columns as follows.
1. Blogger Name
2. Active Email Address. Must be taken from a recent blog post
3. Link to 2 blogs from the last 1 year
4. Countries Visited/Covered in Blogs
5. Major Themes of Blogging (Adventure, Romantic trips, Wildlife, Heritage, Culture, Long Drives, Beaches, Trekking etc)
6. Other Contact information (Links to private messaging in forums, Social networking profiles, etc). This is to be used in case email address cannot be obtained.
7. Remarks about what they write about and how often they write ( for example, John writes mostly about wildlife, particularl African wildlife. He also writes about a few adventure destinations. He is extremely active contributor on [login to view URL] and seems to have a big following.)
I shall pay about $1 for every 10 unique contacts.
Thanks