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Publish the guides a traveller reads before choosing who to book with.

Content marketing for a TravelTech startup is the writing of guides, trip reports and comparisons that answer a traveller's questions before a booking is made. GullySales works on topics drawn from real enquiries, the format of each piece and the way a reader is led to the enquiry form.

Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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What content marketing means

Content marketing is writing articles, guides and pages that answer the questions buyers search before they are ready to enquire. This makes your business visible and trusted before the first call. GullySales plans this content from the first conversation onward, choosing topics that match real search demand rather than guesses.

Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

For TravelTech startups

Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

  • “The questions in your inbox are your content calendar”

    Travellers ask whether a place is safe for a family, what the weather does in the monsoon and whether a homestay has hot water. Each repeated question is a guide waiting to be written, and the answer proves you know the route.

  • “A trip report is stronger than a brochure”

    A short account from a real departure, with what the group did on each day and what went wrong, convinces a reader better than a polished list of inclusions. Honest detail, including a delay and how it was handled, builds trust.

  • “Corporate readers want a different kind of piece”

    An HR head reading about offsites wants to know about planning steps, budgets per person, safety and what the company will be asked to sign. A piece on a scenic trek does not help that reader, however well written.

  • “Seasonal pieces must be published ahead of the season”

    A guide to a long weekend read after the weekend has passed serves no one. Content has to be live while travellers are still choosing, which means the calendar of festivals and school breaks should drive what is written and when.

What we do

What we deliver for TravelTech startups.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

  1. A topic list from real enquiries

    A list of questions taken from your messages and calls, grouped by route, season and traveller type.

    Result: A ranked topic list tied to questions travellers have asked you.

  2. Route guides and comparison pieces

    Written guides on a route, a stay type or a choice between two destinations, with a plain recommendation and the reasons.

    Result: Each guide ends with the trip it points to and a way to ask about it.

  3. Trip reports from departures

    A short template and a collection routine for photographs, quotes and notes from the guide after each trip.

    Result: Every departure leaves behind a usable report.

  4. A corporate planning guide

    A document covering how an offsite is planned, what the company provides and how invoices and approvals work.

    Result: A guide a travel manager can download or forward.

  5. A content calendar tied to the travel season

    A dated plan that places each piece ahead of the long weekend or school break it serves.

    Result: The owner can see what goes live before each peak.

How the result is measured

  • Pages published
  • Organic traffic
  • Enquiries from content pages

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

Who it is for

This is written for these TravelTech startups.

  • Curated weekend and holiday package startups
  • Online stay, homestay and hostel booking startups
  • Corporate travel and expense management startups
  • Activity, experience and local-guide marketplace startups
  • Pilgrimage and group-tour startups
  • Car rental, self-drive and bus ticketing startups
  • Travel visa and documentation service startups
  • Workation and long-stay startups

How it works

From your first message to the first report.

No open-ended retainer. Every step gives you something in writing.

  1. First

    Your brief

    You tell us what you need in a few short steps: your business, what you want, where enquiries come from and how they are handled.

  2. After the brief

    A conversation and a written scope

    We read it, then talk with whoever handles your enquiries. If you want our help, the scope, the fee and the reporting come in writing, and nothing starts before you have read them.

  3. Before work starts

    Baseline recorded

    The numbers this work is meant to move, such as enquiries, quotations, orders, visits or renewals, written down so every later report has an honest comparison.

  4. After the baseline

    The first fix goes live

    The fix we agreed to start with is put in place and measured against the baseline, whether that is a reply, a follow-up, a page, a listing or the handover between marketing and sales.

  5. As agreed

    Report against the baseline

    What moved, what did not, and what changes next, in plain words. How often you get it is set in writing before work starts.

  6. At renewal

    Renew on the numbers

    The term ends and you decide whether to continue from the results. The length is agreed in writing before anything starts.

How the content marketing work runs

  1. 1

    Confirm the plan

    Topics and formats for the coming month are confirmed against the content strategy.

  2. 2

    Produce and review

    Content is written or filmed, then reviewed by someone who knows your trade before it goes out.

  3. 3

    Publish and distribute

    Finished content is published to the site and pushed through the channels your buyers actually use.

  4. 4

    Track enquiries

    Enquiries are traced back to content where a direct line exists, and reported honestly where it does not.

  5. 5

    Report and adjust

    We report results and adjust the next topics based on what actually worked.

Why us

Why owners pick GullySales over an agency.

  • Marketing and sales, as one job

    Most agencies stop at the enquiry. We also fix what happens after it: the reply, the follow-up, the quote and the CRM.

  • The person on the first call does the work

    No account managers in between. You are never handed to someone you have not met.

  • A baseline before anything starts

    Your numbers are written down on day one, so every later report compares against something honest.

  • The fee in writing, split three ways

    Our time, your media spend and production on separate lines. You always see what goes to us.

  • No guarantees we cannot keep

    The term is agreed in writing and never a default twelve months. We never promise a ranking or a lead count, because nobody controls those.

  • One office, and we say so

    Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru. We work across India by call and WhatsApp and travel when a session needs to be in person.

#257, 3rd floor, Sri Nanjundeshwara Complex, Nagarbhavi 8th Block, Outer Ring Road. How we work.

Your brief

Tell us what you need, and we will read it before we call.

Eight short steps about your business, what you want and who decides. Most questions are a tap, and you can skip any you would rather answer on the call.

FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.

What should a travel startup write about first?
The three or four questions travellers ask most before booking. Answering them in full pages lets those pages work for you every time a similar question is typed. We read your messages to choose them.
Does it matter who writes the pieces?
Yes. A reader trusts a guide from someone who has been on the route. We can write the draft, but we need the guide or trip lead to check the facts and add detail only a person on the ground would know.
Can old posts be reused?
Often the material is sound and the framing is dated. We review what exists, update the seasonal facts and merge thin pieces into stronger ones. Anything that no longer matches a trip you run is retired.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped after we have read your brief and spoken to you, and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
How soon will we see results?
It depends on the trade, the channel and what is already in place. After we have read your brief and spoken to you, we say what we would expect to move first and how it will be measured against the baseline. Nothing here is guaranteed.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
Your brief, and a conversation. After that, access to whatever this work touches, such as your website, your accounts or your enquiry record, and time with the people who handle your enquiries.
What if we are not happy with the work?
Tell us and the plan changes. Everything is reported against the baseline, so a number that is not moving is visible to both sides. The term is in your written scope, and the refund and cancellation policy sets out the rest.

Your next practical step

Tell us what you are trying to grow, and we will read it before we call.

Eight short steps, mostly taps. Skip anything you would rather answer on the call.