We’ve just rolled out some major changes here at OMAAT, and I’m very excited about them. So that I don’t bury the lede, let me just say that I think these changes are universally positive, and I hope that people enjoy them half as much as we’ve enjoyed putting this together. Nothing is changing for the worse, and (hopefully) a lot is changing for the better.
I’ll get into more details below, but there are many aspects to this, with one common theme — community. We’re talking about everything from a new system whereby the most engaged users get fewer (or no) ads, the ability for members to submit their own stories that will appear on the front page of OMAAT, a new community forum, elite status with a gamification element (including prizes), and more.
I think just about anyone who makes a living publishing things online will tell you that the landscape has shifted drastically. That’s why we’ve also increasingly seen many sites update how they monetize things, with things like subscriptions and paywalls being increasingly common.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
