We expected it wouldn’t be easy to build an online travel community. As it turns out, we were right. It is obvious that simply sending out news about a new travel community called dodo.com will not result in hundreds of new members or instant community activity.
We haven’t done much marketing yet, and thus, cannot expect great results. BUT, there are basic interactions on the website, and they are occurring more and more often. People invite each other and share past and future travels as well as travel tips.
It makes me happy when I see a new member that was invited by an active dodo.com member. We hope this kind of community activity increases over time. Last week, I chatted with Claudio from Argentina (http://www.dodo.com/de/travelfriends/todosmisviajes.com/) on dodo.com. I don’t know how he found out about us, but he signed up and it was great fun to talk to someone on the other side of the world with dodo.com.
Our goal is to build a worldwide community of travelers. The idea is simple: the people who know the best travel destinations are the people who live in those places. So, if I plan to visit Argentina, I would ask Claudio where to go 
As I said, we haven’t started heavily marketing dodo.com yet. But, we are about to get started! I hope you hear or read about dodo.com in the months to come! We are not in a hurry. A good friend of mine used to say, “slow and steady always wins.” That’s how we try to make dodo.com better - slow and steady.
Do you like dodo.com and want it to be more informative and helpful? Help out by telling us how to improve. Tell us what you are missing on the site and tell friends all over the world to sign up.
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