I find this to be true especially for travel coverage from Spain, which happens to be my field, but I reckon it applies to many other subjects and other geographic areas as well. It is no longer enough for sites to offer their products or services for sale. It was originally set up in 1999 to offer their listed writers' services for private consultations by individual travelers, but its promoters have found that its the site is attracting much more attention from editors and publishers. Editors are finding out about us, and I truly believe the floodgates have started to open. Every single week, we're getting inquiries from editors, from heavy hitters in publishing and travel services, both online and offline.
Great content is one of the only ways sites can set themselves apart.
Mark Little is the editor of the Freelance Spain website. This report was posted in April, 2000.