{mosimage}It’s hard for me to believe I’ve been publishing RV Life for over 25 years. In my book, that’s a long, long time, and the magazine is continuing to grow. When the Internet came along, our Web site (www.rvlife.com) was born, giving us a second way to reach avid RVers everywhere. In May of 2006, we gave RV Life another new and exciting dimension by adding a digital edition—a mirror of the print complete with hyperlinks to our advertisers’ Web sites. The digital edition of RV Life extended our reach internationally and RV Life has now been read in 93 countries, and the list is still growing. All of this was at no cost to our readers or our advertisers. The past 23 issues of RV Life are readily available at www.rvlife.com under the button “Digital Edition” and are completely searchable with the click of a mouse.
We didn’t stop there. We have just launched a brand new re-design of www.rvlife.com to make it more dynamic and interactive, giving visitors many, many reasons to check back more than once a month. It’s user-friendly and fun to browse around. We’ve included a news feed from the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association that is updated nearly every day with topics of great interest to RVers.
{mosgoogle left}We’ve also introduced our first four blogs on www.rvlife.com. “The RV Life Blog” is a general discussion about anything and everything to do with RVing and will be kept up by our colorful office staff. Dave Helgeson, one of our most popular freelance writers, will share his many RV escapades, both good and bad, in a blog called “Adventures in RVing.” A blog entitled “The Healthy Traveler” will be written by Toni Knudson, and will offer lots of tips and information you can use on the road and at home to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle. “RV Interiors by Dave & LJ” will share the very latest trends and newest ideas for remodeling the interior of your RV—something more and more people are opting to do these days. So be sure to check out our new blogs often and watch our community of “RV Lifers” grow.
Everyone now has a voice on www.rvlife.com. We’re offering a weekly poll of just one question on various RV-related issues important to all of us. It takes a click of the mouse to vote anonymously and instantly see the results of the poll. We’ll be paying close attention to what our readers say and how they feel about the things they care most about. Also, the results of every weekly poll question can be easily accessed in the archives. Come back often. We’d love to hear your opinions.
With over 400 pages of content going back four years, we’ve given you good reason to stick around and browse our feature, travel and cover articles, monthly columns and other departments our readers have come to enjoy every month. Now it’s easy, for instance, to click on “Columns” and then “Silver, Single & Solo” to gain quick access to the last eight months of Sharlene Minshall’s always interesting articles.
There’s much more to share with you. I’ll be back next month to tell you more, but, in the meantime, give our new Web site a spin (www.rvlife.com) and let us know what you think. Thanks and have safe travels!
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