Comments on: The great debate: to freebie or not to freebie? http://theseboots.travel/2009/06/22/the-great-debate-to-freebie-or-not-to-freebie/ Canada travel blog Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:07:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Balanced, fair and fun: TheseBoots aims to blog with integrity | theseboots.travel http://theseboots.travel/2009/06/22/the-great-debate-to-freebie-or-not-to-freebie/comment-page-1/#comment-3764 Balanced, fair and fun: TheseBoots aims to blog with integrity | theseboots.travel Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:31:16 +0000 http://theseboots.travel/?p=952#comment-3764 [...] it raised the age-old question (well, age-old for those of us who started our travel-writing careers in print) about whether [...] [...] it raised the age-old question (well, age-old for those of us who started our travel-writing careers in print) about whether [...]

]]> By: Mudslide Mama http://theseboots.travel/2009/06/22/the-great-debate-to-freebie-or-not-to-freebie/comment-page-1/#comment-860 Mudslide Mama Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:13:01 +0000 http://theseboots.travel/?p=952#comment-860 Travel writing, for the vast majority of us, is a job for love and not money. This makes sense, considering the pathetic remuneration. :) If travel bloggers in particular didn't accept press trips, it would be financially impossible for most of us to do our jobs. I think the key element to balancing accepting "freebies" and gaining reader trust is transparency. As long as we're honest in all respects, we can't be considered unethical. Travel writing, for the vast majority of us, is a job for love and not money. This makes sense, considering the pathetic remuneration. :) If travel bloggers in particular didn’t accept press trips, it would be financially impossible for most of us to do our jobs.

I think the key element to balancing accepting “freebies” and gaining reader trust is transparency. As long as we’re honest in all respects, we can’t be considered unethical.

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