Once a place on-or-off-line becomes a destination, the next obvious goal ought to be to create an encounter that does one of two things.
1) Draw people back (no sane professional should have a ‘once and never again’ goal for the normal visitor).
2) And/or a location on-or-off-line that encourages and attracts the visitor to do business or otherwise engage with a hopefully informed and ethical professional(s).
Partially with that in mind, there are types of articles that industry-leading MHLivingNews and MHProNews has published for years, geared to facilitate those goals of visitor attraction and retention.
Third-party statistics demonstrate the ongoing success of those years of pro-MH industry efforts.
Literal and figurative “Attraction articles” have proven to be popular with many readers/visitors/viewers. Some ‘enter’ the website at one of those pages, and then discover manufactured homes and manufactured home living in a completely different way than they may have previously imagined.
To rephrase, that process of attracting visitors who then discover the truth about manufactured homes from a pro-consumer, pro-industry perspective are a win for the industry, help raise the profile of home owners – which are good for their values – and good for businesses.
Among the ways MHLivingNews has directly tapped into attraction articles has been with a periodic series generically called “U.S. Destinations,” with the specific locale as part of the name of that article. Some examples of those U.S. Destination articles are linked below. These reflect a slow evolution of their own, and spotlight some different styles used in crafting those articles.
Note, that they may have no direct connection to manufactured homes. It’s not necessary for the purpose or goal of these articles.
Nubble Lighthouse and Sohier Park. York, Maine – US Destinations – manufacturedhomelivingnews.com
Our family is in Concord, New Hampshire, as part of our latest swing for our Inside MH Road Show. We’ve done a number of new video interviews and tours, with more to come. In between, of course we are taking in some of the sights and sounds nearby.
https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/lake-mirror-classic-automobile-festival-october-18-20-2013-lakeland-florida-u-s-destination/
Easter in Dinosaur World! – U.S. Destinations, Plant City, FL – manufacturedhomelivingnews.com
Imagination Station time! Here is place the whole family can relax & enjoy. Less than the cost one day at major theme park=annual membership at Dinosaur World.
Return to the RV/MH Hall of Fame to see the new manufactured home on display in Elkhart, Indiana – US Destination – manufacturedhomelivingnews.com
Last August, we promised readers an update on our once their new manufactured home was installed and their display was complete. Today, we are keeping that promise! Cole said, “This new exhibit is an outstanding addition to our manufactured housing collection.
Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, New York City, New York – U.S. Destination – manufacturedhomelivingnews.com
A recent flight into Newark, NJ was all the reminder needed to make Lady Liberty our next featured U.S. destination. As the plane was coming in on final approach,
See Superman! – Metropolis, IL – US Destination – manufacturedhomelivingnews.com
book and movie fans know, the saga is set in a place called Metropolis. The actual town called Metropolis is located near the Ohio River, in southern Illinois’ Massac County. Wikipedia tell us this city of 6,482 (2000 Census) was named as the “Hometown of Superman” by DC Comics on On January 21, 1972.
The Wall Vietnam War Memorial, Washington DC – US Destinations – manufacturedhomelivingnews.com
The Wall was controversial as was the war itself, but the Vietnam Veterans memorial is a powerful image that draws millions of visitors each year to Washington, DC. In fact, replicas of The Wall now travel the country, and can be seen as part of other exhibitions.
The end-game for this series has always been to have manufactured home industry professionals provide some of that “U.S. Destinations” content – which could easily include Canadian content. As with any business, there are some test projects that get less attention and time, but that are later revived and energized. That’s what this re-launch of the Destinations articles aims to accomplish.
For a modest fee, MHLivingNews is going to accept in 2018 articles about U.S. or Canadian Destinations. There will be a great deal of liberty in crafting those articles. Manufactured homes ought to be more in the background, but can be adroitly mentioned. For example, you can do more travel and fun when your housing costs less.
Every writer would get a by line and an up to 75 word bio, that links back to the website of their choice.
Qualifications and Standards
- The articles must have either videos, and/or stills and graphics provided by the author.
- The articles can be up to 1,000 words, but should be no less than 250 words.
- All submissions will be subject to editing, with the final say on all edits being solely the MHLivingNews editor/publisher. Any article can be declined for any reason, at MHLivingNews’ sole discretion, to ensure that the integrity of the website’s pro-factory built home industry’s content is protected. MHLivingNews can also be contracted to ghost write or refine articles for those who desire that service.
- The submitted location or operation should have an A or B rating with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) to have an article accepted. When no BBB rating exists, other similar qualifications will be applied.
Articles published on MHProNews and MHLivingNews stay published, and become the property of MHLivingNews.com and our parent company. So unlike a ‘one and done’ advertisement, this can be an ongoing source of a high-authority link back, with the SEO and traffic that can bring to the website of your choice. That said, because there are costs to maintain, edit and post, every article that’s accepted will have that one-time, upfront fee charged.
Before you or a team member submits an article, please send an email to iReportMHNewsTips@mhmsm.com. Include in the subject line, U.S. Destinations Proposal. Keep your proposal under 200 words, bullet points are encouraged. Once reviewed, we’ll send you an email that will state the modest fee for processing an accepted proposal. Questions? Let the Destination article submissions begin… ## (2018 announcement, news series, invitation, commentary.)
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