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Surf towns, local business, and the good life on the coast.
Guides for travelers, playbooks for local businesses, and the story of building one app per surf town.
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How to get your surf town business discovered online
A practical playbook for restaurants, shops, captains, schools and hosts in small beach towns: how travelers actually find local businesses, and how to be the one they choose.
By Corey MangoldJune 29, 20263 min read
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Coastly
Why Coastly takes 10 percent, not 30
The delivery and booking giants take 15 to 30 percent of every sale to a company far away. Here is how Coastly is built differently, and why a fair fee keeps a surf town's money local.
June 24, 20263 min read
Town guides
Playa Venao surf guide: best time to surf, where to stay, what to do
A local guide to Playa Venao, Panama: when the waves are best, who should paddle out where, how to get there, and how to plan your day in town.
June 18, 20264 min read