RVbloggerz will now notice two new features in their admin dashboard – Communities and Inbox.

Our new Communities feature allow RVblogz members to create a community with a message board, Wiki pages, and news items. In fact, multiple communities can be created. They can be public or private. Simply search for existing communities that may be of interest or start your own. Make it private if you only want members you approve to join. Or, make the community public and everyone can join the fun!

But wait, there’s more. The Inbox feature is our new RVblogz private messaging system. Simply enter any RVblogz user name and send them a message. It will immediately appear in their in box and they’ll be notified by email. Notification emails can also be turned off.

Just a couple new enhancements we’re proud to announce in our continuing efforts to build community here at RVblogz.com. Join the fun today!

How ’bout a warm RVblogz welcome to our newest member, the Giddy Cowgirl!

Drop by her new travel blog the Rubber Rose Review to say hi, then sign up for your own free blog and join the fun!

We’re happy to announce our newest RVbloggerz … the kzcrazy clan! This young family has just ditched the stick house life and moved into a 43′ KZ Inferno. They’ve kicked off their adventures with a new blog at kzcrazy.rvblogz.com. Drop on by and give them a big full-timer welcome!

Don’t have your free travel blog yet? Sign up for RVblogz today! It’s fast, fun, easy, and free.

To help new RVbloggerz get started with their travel blog – and to convince visitors that RVblogz is the best way to start blogging about their travels – we’ve just added a bunch of helpful tutorial videos.

Watch these short videos if you have any questions about how your free RVblogz account works! Stay tuned to the blog here for more videos about advanced topics.

No, not the fish. As an RVblogz Supporter, you can easily add a simple contact form to any post or page of your blog. Just like they do it at WordPress.com! Simply activate Grunion in the plugins tab of your dashboard.

You can add a contact form to any post or page just by inserting the simple tag [contact-form] into the post wherever you want the form to appear.

It will work like this …

Readers and visitors to your blog can then send you messages directly. Emails will be sent to the post’s author. Your email address is never shown, and the sender never learns it (unless you reply to the email).

What’s a Grunion?
The plugin was written in Southern California, home of an unusual fish called the Grunion. There’s apparently  no correlation between fish and contact forms; it’s just a fun sounding word that’s geographically apropos.

Anyone can put whatever they want in the name and email boxes. How can I know who’s really sending the message?
If a logged in RVblogz member of your site sends you a message, the end of the email will let you know that the message was sent by a verified user.Otherwise, you can’t trust anything… just like a blog comment. Anonymity is both a curse and a blessing

My blog has multiple authors. Who gets the email?
The email is sent to the author of the post with the contact form in it. So each author on your blog can have his or her own contact form.

Great! But how will my visitors know who they’re sending a message to?
Just make the title of your post “Contact Mary” or put “Hey, drop John a line with the form below” in the body of your post.

Not a supporter? Visit your RVblogz dashboard and upgrade for immediate activation. Not yet blogging on RVblogz? Sign up for your free account today.

Here’s the first of our tutorial videos to help you get started with your new travel blog. Enjoy!

This video gives a 5 minute introductory walk through of your new RVblogz dashboard. If you don’t yet have an RVblogz account, get yours now!

We’ve just made it faster and easier than ever to start blogging with your own free travel blog account here at RVblogz.com!

RVblogz is now powered by WordPress MU, the robust multi-user version of the leading blog platform. We’re now running the same software that powers WordPress.com! What’s that mean to you?

Now you can automatically create your own blog account and start using it in minutes. No wait. No hassles. And best of all, it’s still free! If you need more space for your uploads and want to take advantage of other new features coming soon, simply become a supporter for a nominal fee. You will find more details in your dashboard once you log in.

Happy travels, and happy blogging!

Welcome to RVblogz.com! You caught us in the middle of a major upgrade. Please stay tuned for exciting new features.