Advertise on Startbackpacking.com

Get your link or banner in front of the world and thousands of backpackers and budget travelers – for cheap!

Startbackpacking.com has been a travel favorite since 2007 and enjoys thousands of unique visitors specifically looking for backpacking advice and budget travel help.  I maintain the site as I continue to travel the world and share my tips/experiences with others.

Demographics

85% of Startbackpacking.com’s traffic comes from the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia.

• 43% of our readers are aged 18-25
• 36% are aged 26-35
• 21% are older than 35

Traffic

A majority (65%) of our traffic comes from search engines rather than lower quality “social” traffic such as StumbleUpon and Twitter. These visitors are much more likely to click your ads and this also means that the SERPs will find your links faster.

Rankings

Startbackpacking.com ranks on the first page of Google for many popular search terms related to backpacking, travel, and Thailand. Here are some examples

• Backpacking guide
• Backpacking travel
• Backpacking tips
• Backpacking forums
• vagabonding

Advertising Options

I offer text links both in the sidebar which displays on every page of the site or in individual posts.  Content can come from you (provided that it is unique) or written by me for SEO.

I also offer banner ads which are billed either by the pageview (CPM) or for unlimited views per month.

Requirements

Plain and simple – your site MUST be of use to budget travelers and backpackers to be accepted on Startbackpacking.com.

Getting Started

If you have questions or are interested in advertising, please use the contact form. Payment is usually made in the form of a Paypal subscription which can be activated with any credit card and can be canceled at any time.

Startbackpacking.com is independently owned and all cash made from advertising goes to keep myself (a budget traveler) fed, watered, and on the road!