FAQ for active holidays and exceptional travel!
GeneralWhy Actigogo? Our mission.
Travel agents
When can I publish my offers?
Language options, how to apply the different languages?
How do I add a video?
How do I best present my offers?
What is a Point of Interest?
Why does Actigogo recommend you to use Paypal?
Where do I find Paypals section for general information?
How do I indicate where and when I offer an activity?
Why the Google map?
Can I showcase my offers?
Advertising through Vacaza or Vacazadeluxe?
Site visitors
Why would a visitor want to become a member of Actigogo?
Satisfaction Rates or Guestbook: How does this work?
BLOG – how does this work?
Actigogo promotion and partners
Does Actigogo advertise?
Advertising through Vacaza or Vacazadeluxe?
I-hostels, for the active backpacker?
Why Actigogo?
Actigogo is a virtual exposition area on the web developed by artisans for artisans. It is our mission to host the best website experience for people searching for handmade crafts and art – creative workshops and expositions. We strive to add value by detailing not only featured products of craftsmen and artists, but also profiling the area where they are located, including local attractions such as museum and galleries. Actigogo offers artisans full control over the presentation of their work and allows them to sell their work directly to the visitor.
When can I publish my offers?
Directly after your subscription you can add your work. There is no limitation for the amount of individual work you would like to showcase (and no extra costs). Inside the work you can add more pictures (6 max.) to showcase your offers from different angles (extra photos are not charged).
Language options, how to apply the different languages?
Actigogo opens in the native language of the country in which Actigogo is opened. English is the default language in case the dominant language deviates from NL/ENG/DU/FR/SPA/POR/IT. In the content management area you have the option to add your texts in 7 different languages. In case you only fill one language field (e.g. Italian), your text will only show up in Italy. When you fill the English language field, this text is visible in ALL countries.
How do I add a video?
Just add your video to YOURTUBE and copy the link in the dedicated field of the art piece or workshop in your Actigogo content management system.
How do I best present my offers?
You can upload photos in JP(E)G (NO GIF files) up to a size of 2Mb. In case your pictures are horizontally taken and you would like to optimize the presentation of the first picture you can adjust the frame of only the first picture to 320 (pixels wide) * 239 (pixels high).
What is a Point of Interest?
The Points of Interest provides useful information regarding eg workshop- and art routes or unique restaurants. It quickly pulls up, showcasing the short summary, www-address and logo of the organisation. In 7 languages, very useful for tourists. Next to this Actigogo feeds artwork into a partner site for vacation accommodation, so visitors to this site can come and see your work in real!
Why does Actigogo recommend you to use Paypal
Actigogo integrated Paypal to allow artisans to offer a proven secure payment system to their customers. Paypal also protects as well the seller as the buyer with certain rights. For more information go to:www.paypal.com. You are free to sell your work without using the shopping cart. Just fill a zero in the price field and e.g. indicate your price in the free textfield.
Where do I find Paypals section for general information?
Login your Paypal account and click Paypal
How do I indicate where and when I offer an activity?
In your content management area you have access to the Gallery/Exposition planning. Here you can indicate when and where your exhibition is or when you organize a workshop. The activity is provided with a due date, resulting in removal of the activity as soon as the due date is passed. You can add a link to an external site. The visitor can also see the inventory of all your work, as it is provided in Actigogo.
Why the Google map?
The buyer might want to see the work of the artisan in person first. Your location can easily be traced with the help of the map.
Can I showcase my art in other countries?
Yes. Actigogo investigated which countries are advanced online buyers. The fact that Actigogo allows you to showcase your art per country has the BIG advantage Actigogo can concentrate its Google and Yahoo advert campaigns on specific countries or even specific areas!
When you become a member of Actigogo, you can indicate the (exact) location you live (only indicating your city is enough). The integrated Google map links you to your location. You can than add your work one by one. All items will automatically show up in the country you reside. If you wish to showcase your work in another country as well you can add a country link to an individual item which subsequently shows up in the selected country. Actigogo is organized in such a way your entire inventory is showcased once the visitor selects one of your items, regardless the category or country he/she visits. It is therefore not required to add more than one item in multiple countries. That saves you a lot of maintenance efforts Example. Once the visitor clicks on an item, the entire inventory of this artisan is showcased.
Why would a visitor want to become a member of Actigogo?
Registered members can set an e-mail notification so they automatically receive an e-mail as soon a new piece of art has been added in his category or with his selected artist. Anywhere in the world. They can also store their favourite artisan in their favourites, make use of the blog forum and post (good) experiences with your and your work or workshops in the Satisfaction Rates section (at the bottom of your art or workshop inventory).
Satisfaction Rates or Guestbook: How does this work?
ONLY registered members can post a message and provide individual artisans with a rating(1-5 stars). They can only do this when they login into Actigogo. All feedback will be screened by Actigogo prior to publication (eg. use of inappropriate language, discriminating or otherwise offending expressions are not permitted). The artisan will be informed regarding this feedback prior to publication. It is the sole responsibility of VACAZA Services BV to decide on the publication of the given feedback). In principle all feedback will be published. The name of the author is always added.
BLOG – how does this work?
The blog contains actual messages, ranked per type of travel. If you have a message that you would have liked to be published in a blog, just send it to info@actigogo.com.
If you don’t have an article but only an idea that you would like to have elaborated on, send it as well. One of our staff members will write a blog.
Hoe adverteert Actigogo?
Actigogo has investigated which are the most popular countries for active and specialty travellers. As you can enter your offers per country, the big advantage is that we can point our Google and Yahoo adwords campaigns to these popular items.
Advertising through Vacaza or Vacazadeluxe?
Actigogo cooperates with Vacaza and Vacaza de Luxe. This means that Actigogo can offer interesting package deals. Ask for conditions at info@actigogo.com.
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