People-First Tourism Lab Blog

The longitudinal comparison of the previous year’s website visitation performance with the most recent quarterly report provides a snapshot of the overall reach of the People-First Tourism project, as well the performance of the website source links and micro-entrepreneur network pages. Additionally, the report includes data about the reach of the project’s scholarship to the public through select social media tools – e.g., this web blog. Some significant changes in offer and marketing are tracked and have shaped the changes in the performance of the website. Here is the most recent report, P1T Dashboard Analytics Report for 2 nd Quarter of 2017 ( see inset below ). The report for the 3 rd Quarter 2017 will be appearing in an upcoming posting on this blog. This report revealed that new visitation to the www.peoplefirsttourism.com web marketplace during the 2 nd Quarter 2017 has decreased significantly (-133%) over the new visits seen during the 1 st Quarter of 2016. There h...

Tell us who you are in three sentences? I am a husband, father, educator, and farmer. I focus on providing meaningful and memorable experiences with everyone I interact with. I believe in listening to learn and celebrating with high fives!   How did you become a P1t entrepreneur? NC State University reached out to me a few years ago and I am glad they did! We have participated with P1t at an event at HQ Raleigh (Crank Arm Brewing in Raleigh brewed a beer using our hops and the beer was showcased at this gathering), been interviewed by students by NC State, had local meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner attend the farm to plant rhizomes , and more. Our goal was to support P1t to connect with folks who would be interested in obtaining an experience they might never had known about when visiting a specific region. When did you start your business and what inspired you? We started Farm Boy Farms in 2009. I was an avid homebrewer and I was interested in growing m...