We work with family-owned and community-run tourism businesses, mostly in Ecuador and the western United States, at the moment when a good operation is ready to become a lasting one. More direct bookings, fewer commissions to platforms, a website that tells your story in two languages, and a plan you can run without us.
What we do
Six things, done properly
Websites that book
Bilingual WordPress sites built for direct reservations, hosted and maintained by us so you never have to think about them.
Story and strategy
Copy in English and Spanish, brand and marketing that sound like you, and coverage on this site when the story is worth telling.
Fundraising for conservation
Campaign design and storytelling for reserves and community projects. Refugio Paz de las Aves raised $155,000 this way.
Coaching for owners
Four one-hour sessions to get clear on where the business is going and what to do first. Full refund if it does not deliver that clarity.
Advice for travel bloggers
Twelve years of running this site, on a call. Where your traffic really comes from, what to fix first, and how to work with partners and affiliates without losing your readers’ trust.
The full guest journey
We help you think through every stage, from first touch to inviting them back — including the newsletter questions everyone gets stuck on: how often, and on what platform.
Who this is for
Owner-operators, mostly
The family that runs the lodge. The guide who built a reputation one trip at a time. The community that decided tourism should happen on its own terms. The writer who wants a blog that does more than collect posts.
If you are an established operator with a marketing department, we are probably not the right fit, and we will say so on the call.
How it starts
Three steps, no surprises
- A free 30-minute call, in English or Spanish, to hear where your business is today.
- A short proposal that fits your size and situation. We price for the business in front of us, not from a rate card.
- We start, usually with the website, because everything else builds on it.
Prefer to write first? Send us a note and we will reply within a couple of days.
In their words
She is a person and professional that the entire Paz de las Aves family appreciates.
Vinicio Paz, Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo, Ecuador
If you want to have your website better designed, I recommend Angie Drake as your professional designer.
Edgar Noteno, Kichwa Lodge, Cuyabeno, Ecuador
Angie is one of the most creative, empathetic and proactive people I know.
Scott Solberg, Sun Mountain International
Speaking
Angie also speaks at tourism and conservation events on responsible travel, direct bookings, and telling a place’s story honestly. Most recently: keynote at the Ecuador Bird Fair in Quito. Speaking and press
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