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The 6 Monthers Mike and Florence Lince www.6monthers.com 2013 Media Kit (updated 08/2013) www.6monthers.com
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The 6 Monthers
Mike and Florence Lince
www.6monthers.com
2013 Media Kit (updated 08/2013)
www.6monthers.com
Our Mission• To learn more about the
people and the culture of the country in which we are living
• To share our discoveries with
anyone who loves travel and learning about new places
• To write, review, video and in general create buzz about your tour, your country, your restaurant
Our motto: "Don't make an
impact, make a difference." Florence LinceMike and Florence on Antigua
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Mike [email protected]
Mike in Terra del Fuego, Chilewww.6monthers.com
Mike is a fourth generation Washingtonian, born and raised in Seattle. He grew up as an avid hiker, skier and mountaineer.
Mike earned a B.A. in Speech from the University of Washington. His varied employment background includes the
following: parks and recreation, teamster truck driver, community relations manager, professional ski instructor, wine
sales and senior care. Mike is bilingual and communicates well in Spanish as he did throughout Latin American.
Mike started writing his travel blog, Applecore, in 2012, and he
has posted over ninety stories on this site. He also writes monthly content for BoomerCafe.com in the U.S.and
Grandparents Day Magazine in Australia. Mike has also written professionally for EscapeArtist.Panama.com, and he has
published a children’s eBook. He has additional children’s stories in draft form awaiting an illustrator and publisher.
In 2005 on his first cruise, Mike met Florence. They married
soon after and began traveling together in 2011, having visited fourteen countries together. In 2012, they completed the
International Tour Manager Course with International Guide Academy. Their experience living abroad led to their self-described lifestyle of The 6 Monthers, living in a different
country every six months. Mike now writes about their experiences as they go.
Florence [email protected]
Florence was born in Buffalo, NY. She has lived in California, Washington State, Oregon, Nevada, Panama, Mexico and now Scotland. Florence has been traveling abroad since
1982 and has been to 24 countries and four continents.
Florence has a degree in Education and is a recent graduate of the International Guide Academy earning her International
Tour Manager Certificate.
Florence’s varied employment history includes working in the banking industry, education, senior care, and most recently
as owner of her own travel agency and tour operator companies. Florence is CEO of The 6 Monthers utilizing
her extensive knowledge of social media including LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Google+, newsle,
Quora, YouTube and Vimeo. Florence is also a travel reviewer with posts on TripAdvisor, Fodor’s and Lonely
Planet.
As a published author, her recent book offering is a children’s eBook, The Geese of Selva Negra, written about her trip to
Matagalpa, Nicaragua. Future publishing plans include a series of children’s books with stories based in other
countries with a slant in helping them explore and learn to love to travel.
Florence in Santiago, Chile
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What is a 6 Monther?In 2011 Mike decided that he wanted to retire.
Florence said, “Then get a passport”. So Mike did, and off to Latin America they went. What they discovered was their desire to learn more about a country and its people than what you learn by visiting
a place for two weeks. They wanted to rent in locals’neighborhoods, shop where they shop, eatwhere they eat, in essence become part of the country they were exploring. So The 6 Monthers website was born.
To document their travels they blog, they publish stories on travel related websites and magazines, they produce music video slideshows of their travels and they write children’s books exposing young readers to new and exciting places. Viewers are drawn to the website by weekly travel sweepstake links.
Research shows Mike and Florence are unique in this enterprise. They continue to build their brand, and international goodwill, everywhere they go.
They hope you will join them.
Belly dancing for the King and Queen of Tunisia?
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Mike’s Blog “Applecore”The Name
Mike was born and raised in Seattle and lived there 40 years. His father and grandmother were born in Yakima, the heart of apple-growing country. His blog name refers to his deep roots – four generationsliving, growing and working in Washington State.
ThemeTravel related stories and experiences How-To travel advice
AudienceTravelers, Arm-Chair Travelers, Baby Boomers, Expats
Updated content no less than twice a week
Awards Received• Very Inspiring Blogger Award (3 times awarded) • Liebster Award (for new bloggers) (twice awarded)• Versatile Blogger Award (three times awarded)• Best Moment Award• Team Readership Award• Reader & Writer Excellence Award• Most Influential Blogger Award
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Mike singing in New Orleans, LA, USA
The 6 Monthers StatsThe 6 Monthers• LinkedIn account: 500+ views in most recent 90
day period, 205 followers, member of 50 groups• Twitter = 700+ tweets; retweetability score 14,286• Klout Score = 51
Applecore (The Blog)90 day Stats May 25, 2013 to Aug. 28, 2014
• 8,100 views• 70% of views from United States• 1,000 followers
Growth Is Steady at• 100% growth month-over-month• 300% increase year-over-year
Traffic SourcesGoogle, Expat Blog, Boquete Ning, Wordpress Reader, Facebook, Internet searching of topics
Mike and Florence in Ushuaia, Argentina
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Publicity ChannelsRadio Interview(s)
KKOL Radio, Seattle, WA (May 4, 2013) mybmedia.com
Press Release(s)
The 6 Monthers Produce First Children's Picture eBook
eBooksBooks are available in both English and Spanish; proceeds from book sales support non-profit organizations
LinkedIn Company Page
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Torres del Paine, Chile
The 6 Monthers NetworkSocial Media Sites• LinkedIn• YouTube• Pinterest• Twitter• Google+• Facebook• Newsle• Quora• Klout Score = 51
Publications, et.al• BoomerCafe.com• GrandparentsDay Magazine
Florence & Mike at Xochicalco, Mexicowww.6monthers.com
Advertise with Uswww.6monthers.com
Above the fold ad = $50 a month**pre-pay 6 months get one month free; pre-pay 12 months and get two months free, select page (Home, Blog or Links); payments arranged via PayPal; all products need to be travel related; ads will be placed within 48 hours of payment received
Give-a-ways / Sweepstakes (terms to be decided)
Product Reviews Do you have travel related products or services you would like reviewed and written about? We are more than happy to provide this service. Arrangements can be contracted.
Press Releases PR’s can be written www.6monthers.com
Mike & Florence in front of the hand of Uruguay
Our Commitment to YouIn exchange for your sponsorship we offer you the
following: • Posts on FB, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, and newsle
about your tours or travel related product• Pinterst boards created highlighting your tour or
travel related product• Front page ad placed on our website with
sponsorship credit• Music photo slideshows created and loaded on
YouTube and Vimeo showing your tours in action or your company website on the credits
• Blog posts telling our readers about your tour offerings (number of posts to be determined prior to tour)
• Stories about your tours and your services posted on the following websites: BoomerCafe.com,GrandParentsDayMagazine.com, et. al.
• Descriptions and reviews of your company’s tours or travel product posted on TripAdvisor, Lonely Planet, Fodors, et. al, (number of posts to be determined when contracted)
*All items delivered 7 days from the completion of any tour
or delivery of any goodsFlorence & Mike at Iguazu Falls, Argentina
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What We NeedSponsorship
Looking to work with sponsorswith tours or travel relatedproducts that we can advertise to our followers
Book Publisher WantedTo produce children’s travel books
Television Producer SearchTo develop a reality TV show based on the travels of The 6 MonthersFlorence & Mike near Mt. Etna, Sicily
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Contact
Blog: www.sixmonthers.com
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Skype: the.6.monthers
818-937-1225
Florence & Mike overlooking Piriapolis, Uruguay
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Thank you
Mike with his huskies, Ushuaia, Argentina Florence at Casa Pueblo, Maldonado, Uruguay
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