4 Ways To Support This Project:
1) Contribute
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Contribute any amount. From buying me a coffee to funding my next post, all contributions help me to keep this project as a free resource for all. All transactions are encrypted & secure via PayPal Credit Card, Apple Pay & Google Pay payment.
All supporters’ names are displayed under the “Supporters” section on HalifaxTrails.ca. I also give shoutouts on social media. Feel free to include a website link or special instructions for your listing. Contact me with the info or leave a note with the contribution. The top 3 contributions are featured supporters graphic from the sum of their contributions. Feel free to contact me with any questions.
2) Shop:
Shop on Amazon and support local at the same time! Replace your current Amazon bookmark with my Amazon Affiliate Link. I receive a small commission on all Amazon purchases via that link. It will not grant me access to any of your info it will simply add a tag to credit HalifaxTrails.ca with all purchases. This simple act is a big help, thanks!
Shop.HalifaxTrails.ca is a personally curated mix of budget-friendly, quality outdoor gear, Nova Scotia-centric books, and my own exclusive products. I receive a small commission on all Amazon product purchases.
With product price history, custom price-drop alerts to your inbox, and shareable wishlists, you’ll have powerful tools to get some great deals. Stay tuned to the daily deals section for today’s best buys, and spread the word!
3) Advertise
Support HalifaxTrails.ca while giving your business some local visibility! Advertise your business on HalifaxTrails.ca to an adventurous audience of Nova Scotia explorers. Ads are handled by Ezoic, my trusted third-party advertising platform. Ezoic can take care of every aspect of your campaign to make the most out of any advertising budget. To get started click here.
4) Click, Share, Subscribe, Like & Comment:
Clicking on ads. At a rate of pennies per click, it’s not much but it helps pay the bills of operating this site. With enough support via the other options mentioned above, I’d gladly get rid of the ads.
Share, comment, like and subscribe. All forms of engagement on this site and social media act as both valuable feedback and a huge boost to algorithmic rankings. These simple acts are very helpful to reach a broader audience. More importantly, I’m motivated by knowing my work is appreciated!
Leave me some feedback. I have encountered many friendly people on my hikes who were happy to see me at work and chat with me about the website. “There’s the trails guy!” a mother exclaims to her children. They me they’ve begun family hiking adventures at the direction of her young son who was inspired by something he saw on HalifaxTrails.ca. Another encounter of a father and young son who tells me they’ve been using my website as a list of father-son excursions. Beaming with pride, these interactions are exactly what I hoped for when I created the site back in 2009.
Some emails occupy a special place in my inbox. Among them, many people who tell me they’ve decided to visit or move to Nova Scotia thanks to what they’ve seen on HalifaxTrails.ca. Others tell me I’ve helped them discover their new favourite activity, or gotten through tough times by discovering the grounding experiences in nature. From groups and causes thanking me for a re-tweet to personal stories, feedback makes this whole project worthwhile. Kindness is free!
Thank You!
Despite the sizeable amount of traffic the site receives (50 000 page views per month) and the diverse audience it reaches (17 000 unique visitors per month), funding is a major struggle. With no government grants or corporate backing, I’m able to be 100% independent at a cost (about me).
I don’t use a paywall or introduce other barriers, as this project was created to help everyone regardless of their ability to pay. My work intends to provide equal opportunity access to the valuable tools and information I’ve made to help anyone explore our most beautiful places. The core of this project is to empower everyone to discover and enjoy the physical and mental health benefits of outdoor activities.
My goal is to gain enough support to continue updating, improving, and expanding Halifax’s most popular online eco-tourism resource while keeping it free to all. With your support, I’ll be able to devote more time and resources to this project. What you see now has been done with minimal resources. I’d like to do to keep creating & improving content thanks to your support.
Thanks to all of you who “follow”, subscribe, “like”, share, re-tweet, and comment. In addition to motivation, your interactions help to expand my reach!