Costa Rica Bedfinder Invites Contributors for Online Travelogues

PRLog (Press Release) - Jan 17, 2010 -
You can write an article, a journal or a commentary about your trip to Costa Rica, and post up to three of your best photographs. This is your chance to have your writing and photographs published, and track the number of readers.

Write about your visit to an incredible National Park. Perhaps you tried a new sport like surfing or wakeboarding for the first time. Tell the world about your experience with deep sea fishing, whale watching, scuba diving, canopy zipline or observing egg-laying turtles on the beach. You can also write about places, people, services and the lodging facility you experienced.

Writing for Costa Rica Bedfinder is easy and fun. Every traveler can do it, even if you are a first-time writer. Journalists, writers and bloggers are especially welcome.

This is all you need to do:

Step 1:
Write your article on any aspect of Costa Rica. The article doesn’t have to be long. Aim for 300 to 700 words in length.  Then determine your best photographs, you can post up to three. Make sure that if these photos aren’t yours, that you have permission to use them.  

Step 2:
Then establish a login. Go to the link below and fill in the appropriate information.
http://www.costaricabedfinder.com/web/articles/signup

Step 3:
An email will be sent to you to activate your account. Click on the link in the email, enter your Client ID and Password and select login. You are now at the panel menu.  Here you select ‘Post an Article.’  

Step 4:
You should now be on the article entry screen.  Enter the name of the article and your name. If the article has appeared in another publication and you have the right to use it, please enter that publication’s name here as well. The date of your entry is in day, month and year order. Select the topic most closely related to your article from the menu provided. You are not required to enter a heading, but you must enter the introduction. The introduction is limited to 250 characters. This is normally the first paragraph of your article. Then enter the remainder of your article in the text box.  

Step 5:
Click ‘browse’ to select the photo on your computer and enter the photo label.

That is all you need to do. Your article with photos will appear automatically on the home page and you will be a published writer and/or photographer.

If you have any difficulties at all, contact Elaine at elaine@CRB.cr and she can assist you with any computer related issues.

Photo:
http://www.prlog.org/10491939/1