March 11, 2019 – Total Croatia News is delighted to announce the launch of the latest addition to its rapidly expanding news, tourism and information portfolio, www.total-croatia.com. All your Croatian info, in just 100 pages.
Not a lot of people, including many TCN writers, are aware that the first website of the Total Croatia Project was not actually Total Hvar, which I started way back in October, 2011. A year before that, I had come across the concept of niche websites, and I decided to try and make a living online. After a little research, I decided on my niche. It was big enough but without too much competition, and there was money in the niche for sure. Croatian tourism information.
And so Total Croatia 1.0 was born.
It was a total failure.
Apart from the fact that my knowledge of Croatia did not extend much beyond the shores of the island of Hvar and the bars of Diocletian’s Palace back then, Croatia also far too big a niche for one person to do alone.
So I became a little more humble with my second vision, deciding on a portal for Hvar instead. Total Hvar was born, and with almost 10,000 articles over the years, it has been a big success and bound me emotionally to that gorgeous island forever.
Total Hvar became Total Split, then Total Inland Dalmatia, Total Croatia Cycling, Total Croatia News, Total Zagreb, Total Dubrovnik, Total Croatia Wine, Total Croatia Sailing, Total Slovenia News, Total Montenegro News, Total Korcula, Total Croatia Dental and Total Medjugorje.
As the team expanded all over the country, so too did my knowledge of Croatia, its people, regions and way of life.
And the thought of that original niche came back.
(Big thanks to Romulic and Stojcic for this paprika photo, one of my favourite in Croatia)
The Total Croatia project is now the biggest English-language media project in the country, with more than 120 contributors for Total Croatia News alone. We have won international awards for our tourism promotion, managed to bring both the New York Times and The Sunday Times to Hvar, and Jutarnji List were even kind enough to call us “the world’s most reliable information for Croatian destinations.”
The thought of that original Total Croatia niche returned. With so much TCN content, it was becoming harder to find information on our main website. What if we could take the best of that information, the information people were searching for on Google, and place it on a new website, small and easily navigable, consisting of just four sections and 100 pages?
Total Croatia 2.0 was born.
Rather than having dozens of articles about a destination, how about just one comprehensive overview, with links to all the relevant information. Croatia in a Page is our destination guide section, and one which we will be adding to and updating on a regular basis.
Lots of practical information for the traveller, from the most detailed Croatian airport guides online to useful tips on border crossings and travel between key destinations.
A look at the things to see and do, with the most comprehensive lists of things such as Croatian museums online.
Insights into the joys of living and working in this beautiful country. Rather than just giving the boring information, I have also tried to add some personal humour, experience and anecdotes to give a little more flavour to the essential information.
A key aspect of our new Total Croatia site is that it will be fully updated as changes occur. As we are also running the biggest English-language news service, it is a little easier to keep up to date with things.
Our Croatia in 100 Pages site will also be in other languages, as resources allow, with French next on the list.
And while our target audience is tourists and foreigners with an interest in Croatia, Total Croatia is also an excellent resource for the Croatian hospitality industry. Rather than having to write (and worse, update) content about how to reach your apartment or things to do, a simple link to Total Croatia will remove that headache forever.
Learn more about the new 100-page Total Croatia information website.
If you would like to work with us in promoting your business, we would, of course, be delighted to hear from you on [email protected]
I hope you like Total Croatia 2.0 and find it useful – constructive criticism is always welcome.
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