Tourism e-kit

Written by experts but understood by everyone

The online tourism education e-kit is an initiative of the National Online Strategy Committee and is funded by all Australian State and Territory tourism offices.

The online marketing e-kit covers everything from the basics of developing a good web site to advanced topics like search engine marketing and online product distribution.

You'll also:
Get step-by-step lessons on e-marketing
Find out what resources are available to you
Gain a great understanding of the ATDW
Find out what TXA is and its benefits

How to access the Tourism e-kit

The e-kit is free of charge and can be downloaded below.

You can download each tutorial individually or download the entire e-kit as a single file if you have a broadband internet connection.

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The complete Tourism e-kit Tutorial No. Reading Time Click to Download
Complete Tourism e-kit
This download will deliver you all the tutorials detailed below in one document
11 Hours
8.59MB

The basics
What can I benefit from the internet and how do I use it to my advantage.
Tutorial No. Reading Time Click to Download
Internet: Planning my success
Find out how travellers book online and what to do to be successful online
1 15 mins
621KB
Initial Assessment of my website
A short questionnaire that shows you the health of your website.
2 15 mins
226KB
Web Strategy; assessment and components
This fact sheet will help you assess your e-readiness level.
3 25 mins
632KB
Web strategy; cost and timings
How much does it cost to have a successful online strategy
4 25 mins
253KB
Finding a good web professional
There are many out there but who are the good ones
5 25 mins
350KB
Planning for a new website
Essential steps when planning a new website or re-designing
6 5 mins
309KB
Email best practices
What is the email etiquette
7 10 mins
668KB
Website
Creating a website that consumers will want to stay at can be difficult. Find out some simple steps to making a great website.
Tutorial No. Reading Time Click to Download
Registering a domain name 101
Where to go and comparisons
8 15 mins
201KB
Domain name: advanced
Re-directing pages and more
9 10 mins
145KB
Organising hosting for my site
Who will mind your website in cyberspace
10 20 mins
203KB
The Internet, web 2.0 and the tourism industry
Learn what Web 2.0 means and the key considerations for your website
11 20 mins
373KB
Target market 101
Put yourself in a traveller's shoes
12 25 mins
433KB
Website 101: visual design and content
Essentials for a great looking website
13 15 mins
307KB
Website 101: usability and technology
Essentials for an easy to use website
14 15 mins
222KB
What is a content management system?
The fundamentals of a good CMS and how it saves you time
15 10 mins
160KB
Images 101
Basics of creating and using images
16 15 mins
485KB
Video for your website
Create an effective short video for your website
16a 40 mins
827KB
Images: going online
Includes and legalities and tips around using images online
17 25 mins
530KB
Security and backups
Don't lose your online materials
18 15 mins
288KB
Search engine optimisation (SEO)
It's not good having a great website that no one can find. Discover the keys to being found on search engines.
Tutorial No. Reading Time Click to Download
Search engines 101
How search engines work
19 10 mins
189KB
Critical components of optimising a website
Successfully optimise your website
20 25 mins
446KB
Keywords
How key are keywords and how to use them for your website
21 20 mins
308KB
Understanding inbound links to my site
Types of inbound links and what influences their value
22 20 mins
199KB
Sourcing inbound links
Looking for links to your website and how to find them
23 20 mins
333KB
E-marketing
This module includes paying for advertising on websites, sending email offers and using the ATDW to market yourself through multiple distributors.
Tutorial No. Reading Time Click to Download
Bringing people to my site with e-marketing
Once your site is optimised it's time to bring people to your site
24 15 mins
208KB
Converting a Prospect
Convert a guest to your website into a sales prospect
24a 10 mins
218KB
Email marketing
The steps and protocols around email marketing
25 15 mins
213KB
Pay per click 101
Search engine marketing and how is it cost-effective
26 10 mins
229KB
Setting up a PPC campaign with Google AdWords
Gives you knowledge required to set up a PPC campaign
27 25 mins
355KB
Social media for tourism
What networks should you join and why
28 15 mins
421KB
Customer reviews and TripAdvisor
The critical steps understanding reviews
29 15 mins
397KB
Blogging
How to embrace blogging for your business
30 25 mins
381KB
Australian Tourism Data Warehouse
Taking advantage of the government's online marketing tool
31 15 mins
227KB
Tourism Exchange Australia
Selling your inventory online through TXA
32 15 mins
303KB
Google Tools
Reviews different Google tools and how to use them
33 25 mins
413KB
Online Booking
This module covers the basics of what online bookings are as well as how to sell your product online.
Tutorial No. Reading Time Click to Download
Online booking systems 101
What are they?
34 25 mins
276KB
Online booking systems: advanced
Using booking systems and which ones to use
35 20 mins
464KB
Analysis and statistics
Gain valuable insight into who is visiting your website and when
Tutorial No. Reading Time Click to Download
Tracking and reporting
Finding out what traffic you are getting to your website
36 10 mins
227KB
Google Analytics
Gaining perspective through Google statistics tool
37 20 mins
221KB
Online Distribution
Find out what online distributions are and the many channels that are available to you
Tutorial No. Reading Time Click to Download
Online Distribution 101
Gaining perspective through Google statistics tool
38 40 mins
232KB
Online Distribution Advanced
Compare online distribution channels and work out what is best for your business
39 20 mins
157KB
Glossary
Explanation of the terminology and acronyms used throughout the tutorials.
Tutorial No. Reading Time Click to Download
Glossary
Terminology and acronyms



191KB

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