Hakuba Digital

22/01/2018

Waiheke Wine Tours are huge - the scenery is incredible, the wine is amazing, and I've heard the people are pretty cool too. We've done a web/SEO review of the Waiheke Wine Tour industry - check it out if you're interested in tour businesses in general, or getting your business found in Google.

While doing research for a client recently we were looking at a range of wine tour companies across New Zealand. To get the best idea of which regions had the most searches I started to…

17/01/2018

According to Forbes, 97% of people find businesses online. Wondering how to get your business to rank higher in Google? It can be a long road, but it starts with some simple first steps.

SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) - getting your website found in Google - is a tricky thing. Everyone wants to be first, and sometimes it feels like there's nothing you can do to get there, especially…

11/01/2018

Free Training! Learn what really matters when it comes to your website, getting reviews, getting found in Google and more. This training is updated regularly and delivered straight to your inbox. Click the link to sign up!

Tourism Websites & Digital Marketing

09/11/2017

If you're in the tourism industry it's pretty likely that you are on Tripadvisor. And if you're on Tripadvisor you know reviews are huge to help improve your ranking, but I'm sure you also know that asking friends or family for fake reviews can knock you to the bottom.

More than just reviews, here we look specifically at how to improve your Tripadvisor ranking.

Tripadvisor has been around since 2000, and have grown to be probably the world's biggest travel site. Originally they intended to provide

09/11/2017

The 2012 Local Consumer Review Survey found that while 28% of people choose a local business by price or location, 52% look for positive customer reviews first. And that was so long ago now – social proof has stepped it up a bunch of notches since then.

People give online reviews the same consideration as personal ones. Social proof, or whatever you wish to call it, has become such a part of selling online that there are hundreds of apps and services to help. While some of these might work great, we highly recommend that you start out using simple, organic methods like I’ve outlined below.

I think we can all agree that reviews make a difference to how people make decisions online. The 2012 Local Consumer Review Survey found that while 28% of people choose a local business by price…

09/11/2017

Building a website is one thing, getting in found in Google is another, and then getting people to actually take action once on your site is another process again.

We've put up an intro to "website conversion optimisation" and 7 things to check off on your website. If you need help turning website traffic into business click the send message button at the top of the page.

There are a bunch of terms that get thrown around in the Digital Marketing world. One that we use regularly is traffic. Traffic refers to the people who visit your website. If you have no…

09/11/2017

Put your services in front of thousands of ideal potential customers and convert them into paying guests. When we talk about Digital Marketing, we are talking about creating sales funnels that lead your future guests to take action, and then driving targeted traffic to those sales funnels using social media and digital advertising.

This is a great way to get targeted visitors and measure ROI on ad spend. Do you have space on your tours for more guests? Talk to us first.

https://hakubadigital.com/tourism-online-marketing/

09/11/2017

When potential clients search Google for services in your area, how prominent is your business? The top result gets three times more visitors than any others, and the top 3 results get more visitors than every other result combined.

If you are sick of spammy SEO mails but would LOVE to increase your Google ranking, talk to us first.

https://hakubadigital.com/tourism-seo/

09/11/2017

While Hakuba Ski Concierge are a relative newcomer to the Hakuba Ski School scene, owner Nadine Robb has lived in Hakuba for years and has many seasons experience instructing skiing and snowboarding. They offer boutique, professional instruction at a personal level. With only a small handful of instructors, the focus is on quality over quantity.

Want the freedom to ski anywhere in Hakuba? Want an instructor who knows all the resorts and can not only teach you to ski, but provide you an incredible experience while doing so? Want a change from the larger schools? Book early as their limited instructors are in high demand.

Hakuba Ski Concierge is a boutique ski school on Hakuba 47 Ski Resort. Professional experienced instructors offer exclusive, tailored private ski lessons.

09/11/2017

Tengu Properties own and operate central Hakuba hotel accommodation, private chalets in Echoland, and a craft beer bar looking out towards Happo’s Nakiyama. The hotel and bar are located between Hakuba’s Olympic Road and Happo-one’s Nakiyama Slope, a short walk from Happo Bus Terminal.

The bar is great, with an excellent range of Japan craft brews and a good selection of food. The accommodation is spacious, clean and welcoming. The owners live locally and are great people with a real love for the outdoors and for the area.

If you’re heading to Hakuba and looking for accommodation options we highly encourage you to check out their website for details.

http://tenguproperties.com/

09/11/2017

Evergreen International Ski School (EISS) is a professional, independent, international ski school with full kids programs, group and private lessons, race training, a daycare center, supervised lunches, their own magic carpet for children’s lessons…their achievements in terms of creating an incredible place in Hakuba to learn to ski in English have been second-to-none.

If you are planning a Hakuba Ski trip, we highly encourage you to get in touch with the team at EISS who will be more than happy to help you out and get you, your friends or your family on the fast track to enjoying the incredible skiing and snowboarding on offer in Hakuba, across Nagano and throughout Japan.

http://www.evergreen-skischool.com/

09/11/2017

Evergreen Alpine Academy is the bridge between professional ski instruction / guiding and a solid career in the industry.

With only the highest calibre coaches, and dedicated programs focussing on Instructor Training, Gap Year Programs and Career Breaks, you won’t find a better environment and a cooler group of people to help you take your skills to the next level and earn those certificates and/or badges you’ve been thinking about.

Hakuba is an incredible place to play, learn and work. Surrounded by extremely diverse resorts and backcountry, huge snowfall, and passionate staff and guests, you’ll make new friends, learn new skills, kickstart a new career, and shred some of the best snow on Earth.

http://www.evergreen-alpineacademy.com/