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Ten Years Later, It’s Still All About the Reviews:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Abroad101 got its start as the \u201cTrip Advisor for Study Abroad\u201d being the first website to focus on study abroad reviews.\u00a0 Ten years later we host the largest collection of program reviews, in part because a number of colleges and universities use Abroad101 as their official program evaluation software.\u00a0 Abroad101’s system gives university administrators a nice set of web-based tools to:<\/span><\/p>\n More than 70% of the reviews on Abroad101 come at the invitation of university advisors, many who will read and discuss the reviews as part of school\u2019s re-entry process.\u00a0 In recent years, we have opened up these features to program hosts (foreign universities) and providers who use the reviews for both marketing and quality control.\u00a0 Whether you invite the student or not, you can see your program reviews and can use the comparison tools by accessing your account dashboard.\u00a0 If you have not done so, we encourage you to login and explore what Abroad101 has for you.\u00a0 If you need your password reset or would like a web demo of the software, email:\u00a0mark@abroad101.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Abroad101\u2019s Directories<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Any list of programs on Abroad101 is displayed based on an algorithm we have fine-tuned over the years.\u00a0 Recent review volume is currently the most important factor, adjusted by the age of the review along with several additional factors including standard deviation (range of scores).\u00a0 Inclusion of photos and review completeness impact positioning.\u00a0 We do this because as a review website, people come to us looking for current and thorough reviews so it seems only right that the programs with the most reviews are at the top of the list<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n Student Inquiries:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n As a reminder, the primary mechanism for prospective students to interact with providers is through Abroad101’s inquiry form.\u00a0 When you get an inquiry from Abroad101, you will notice a “lead type” in the message.\u00a0 These are:<\/span><\/p>\n Often people will visit review sites to do further research, so when you get an inquiry marked Apply there is a reasonable chance that that student is already known to you and has come to a decision to apply to the program while on Abroad101.\u00a0 Please don’t view these as duplicate leads, instead think of them as conversions and prioritize your response to the student.<\/span><\/p>\n For those of you who advertise, our LeadMatch (mp leads) feature gives students three additional programs to consider after they have sent an inquiry to a non-advertised program.\u00a0 These matching programs are drawn from our pool of advertised programs, matching on city, country and\/or subject.\u00a0 It’s modeled after the popular recommendation feature on sites like Amazon.com<\/span><\/a> and accounts for 13% of all leads sent from Abroad101.<\/span><\/p>\n Search by Subject:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n As a reminder, Abroad101 is using the CIP Codes<\/span><\/a>\u00a0from the US Department of Education for our study subject search<\/span>.\u00a0 We presently list a total of 423 including all of the top level subjects and the most popular of the specific disciplines.\u00a0 From time to time, providers will request we add a category, such as Kinesiology and Exercise Science<\/span>\u00a0which we added last month.\u00a0 We encourage you to take advantage of the study subject field when updating your program listings with Abroad101.\u00a0 Let us know if you\u2019d like any additional categories\/directories.<\/span><\/p>\n Include Abroad101 in your Advertising Budgets:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Abroad101 is supported by advertising from foreign universities as well as program providers.\u00a0 Advertising on Abroad101 is designed to bring you more inquiries, improve your conversions and raise the brand and visibility of your programs, all at a price that won’t blow your budget.\u00a0 Featured Listings start at $500\/year and we offer generous volume discounts for multiple programs and display advertising.\u00a0 Advertising is mixed gently in the pages adding additional choice to students.\u00a0 With 20-25% of Abroad101\u2019s visitors being parents or university advisors, advertising has the extra impact of reaching those that influence students.\u00a0 We hope you will include Abroad101 in your next year\u2019s budget.\u00a0 Prices remain unchanged since 2015, please\u00a0download\u00a0our Ad Guide<\/span><\/a> for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n See you at NAFSA<\/a>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Abroad101 won\u2019t have a booth this year or a reception, but we will be at the conference.\u00a0 If you\u2019d like to meet at your booth, or after exhibit hours, please email: mark@abroad101.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Thank you,<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ten Years Later, It’s Still All About the Reviews: Abroad101 got its start as the \u201cTrip Advisor for Study Abroad\u201d being the first website to focus on study abroad reviews.\u00a0 Ten years later we host the largest collection of program reviews, in part because a number of colleges and universities use Abroad101 as their official […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_ppma_block_editor_authors":""},"categories":[530],"tags":[516,658],"ppma_author":[691],"class_list":["post-18277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-study-abroad-providers","tag-provider-newsletter","tag-spring-2018","author-mark-shay"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n
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