Family, travel, mom blog | Theme Park Mom (Leigh Caldwell)

My friends at the Kissimmee Convention & Visitors Bureau have launched a new blog today that I have been waiting to tell you about. i.seeKissimmee is a blog about vacationing in Central Florida. The innovative thing about it is that it could be written by YOU!

The Kissimmee Convention & Visitors Bureau has set up a guest blogger program to provide content for the site. Here’s how it works:

1. Apply to be a guest blogger by sharing information about your travel plans and a writing sample or two.
2. If you are approved, the CVB will get back to you to firm up your dates. They’ll also help you with making arrangements – and possibly getting discounts – on accommodations, attractions and your itinerary. If you already have your reservations made, that’s OK, too. (One quick note here: They can help with some discounts, but don’t apply expecting a totally free vacation.)
3. Take your vacation! While you are in Central Florida, you’ll be expected to write a minimum of 11 blog entries for the i.seeKissimmee blog that include photos and/or video.

So what do you get in return? How does a stipend of $100 a day (max of $700) sound? That would really help with your vacation budget, right?

So get those applications in! I’m going to guess that some of the popular vacation dates (like Spring Break weeks and summer) will fill up quickly, so make your plans now.

And there’s one more thing I want to stress that I love about this program – you don’t have to have an existing blog to be a guest blogger. You just need to be able to write. So, if you’ve always thought about starting your own blog, this would be a great way to get your feet wet.

I’m excited to say that I have been recruited to be the first i.seeKissimmee guest blogger, and I have been busy this week choosing lodging, dinner shows and outdoor activities to experience during my trip. I can’t wait to share my plans when I firm them up!