Globetrotter Jo, Shares Her Wanderings And Discusses Her Role As Flipboard’s Traveler In Residence
I met Jo through one of the Flipboard travel exchanges. I was very taken with her posts. Especially as she shares useful and interesting tips for a nomadic lifestyle. She tells interesting stories and tales of misadventures from around the globe. Jo is a consummate wanderer always in search of new places and exciting adventures. Read on to learn more about her exciting wanderings.
1. In a few words, please tell us a little bit about yourself.
I am a travel blogger and outreach expert. I have been managing various online businesses for the past 15 years and love adventuring around the globe.
2. What prompted you to download Flipboard?
I heard about Flipboard through one of the Facebook blogger groups when they first started and since I joined pretty much at the beginning, I had an advantage.
3. How has your experience using Flipboard evolved over time?
At first, I started using Flipboard just to flip my own articles every now and then. Once I started seeing the power of Flipboard, I fell in love with the platform. Now, it's my go-to place to read the latest stories from around the web.
I have also joined several Beta testing programs and worked as Flipboard’s first traveler-in-residence. All this enhanced my experience of using and understanding this platform and my love for Flipboard has grown ever since.
Now, I curate several group magazines, and Storyboards and use Flipboard every single day (Sometimes several times a day).
4. As a Curator: How do you find the content on Flipboard?
I love re-flipping and reading content on Flipboard, plus I curate from other travel magazines/ websites I read consistently.
5. As a Creator: How does Flipboard help you tell your travel story?
I write about solo adventure travel on my blog — WanderWithJo — and Flipboard has been a great platform to share my worldly escapades. My group board — The Great Outdoors, has been featured many times in Flipboard newsletters and gained popularity over the years. It helps me share my own adventures and misadventures on the road.
6. How does Flipboard compare to other news and content aggregator apps that you have used in the past?
Flipboard is constantly testing, expanding and growing. It is backed by an innovative goal-oriented team and I feel there is no real competition for this unique platform.
7. Do you rely on Flipboard for your business? If so, how does it help you?
Yes! Very much so. Flipboard accounts for over 30% of my blog traffic in some “good” months and even in the not-so-good months, it is always my number two traffic source (After Google). I love getting traction from Flipboard for my blog so much that I openly share my Flipboard traffic secrets in my post here.
8. How does Flipboard cater to your specific interests and needs as a user
The best part is, there is a magazine for everything. So no matter how specific your interest is, you will either find a magazine for it or can create one.
9. Have you found a unique niche on Flipboard that you may not have discovered otherwise?
I am always brainstorming for new ideas and unique niches and flipping through stories every single day on Flipboard, gives me enough to fill up my idea book.
10. How do you interact with the Flipboard community?
Always! I love the community Flipboard has created and how they encourage community interactions. Their new “notes” feature is an excellent way to ask questions and talk to other users. Also joining group magazines and commenting on posts are other great ways to know your fellow “Flippers”.
11. What features would you like to see added or improved in future updates of Flipboard?
I would love to get more involved with Flipboard and maybe an enhanced version of Storyboards could be interesting. I found them easy to use and fun to curate.
Here are a few of the magazines I curate on Flipboard -
https://flipboard.com/@wanderwithjo/wanderlust-food-qodra3p2y
https://flipboard.com/@wanderwithjo/the-great-outdoors-5s7p3uiry
https://flipboard.com/@wanderwithjo/euro-diaries-8vm36drty
https://flipboard.com/@wanderwithjo/travel-tips-and-hacks-msc6r3kfy
https://flipboard.com/@wanderwithjo/wild-and-untamed-rd0h6t5iy
