Link Exchange Codes

If your family is living on the road (either in an RV or via some other vehicle or bicycle) and has a web site or travel journal (blog) we'd like to link to your site. Your family will be featured on the Families on the Road Page.

Three Steps

Contact Web Master

  1. Complete the form below.
  2. Add a link to FOTR http://www.familiesontheroad.com to your site. (You can copy and paste the code below.)
  3. When you are approved you will be asked to email a small photo of your family - about 100px wide and 75px tall.

Need help resizing photos?

To Be Included

Your web site or Blog needs to reflect the fact that you are a family currently traveling in an RV full time. If you decide to settle for more than a few months please let us know, as we have a page just for families that have been there and done that.

There is also room for families that are getting ready to hit the road. So long as you have a definite launch date and your web site/blog focuses on the process of getting ready to go, you are welcome to submit.

FOTR supports families running businesses on the road by providing free banner ads space on this site. To advertise your family business send a link and banners of 160 pixels wide and up to 600 pixels tall in .gif format (no animated banners will be accepted). (example)

FOTR Family

Family (Last) Name: (Your last name + Family. No "The". You may substitute your "Handle" or Moniker if you prefer.)

Moniker : (Optional. No quotes. Erase default entry unless you are the Rambling Roses)

Web Site URL:

Web Site RSS/XML feed: (Optional. Ends with .xml)

Contact (won't be displayed)

About our Family and Trip:

Launch Date : (date you hit or will hit the road - month and year is fine)

Landing Date: (date you stopped or intend to stop, if any)

Page on your site where FOTR link can be found:

Any additional comments:

Link Back Code

Help for My Trip Journal and Blogger follow.

Option 1: Simple Text

We are a FOTR
(Family On The Road)

Cut and paste

Option 2: Simple HTML (2 steps)

Family On The Road
We are a FOTR
(Family On The Road)

1. Save the FOTR image to the image folder on your server. (Right click > Save Picture As)

2. Insert the following code. Be sure to correct the link to the FOTR image.

Option 3: Advanced: CSS / XHMTL (3 steps)

We are a
Family On The Road
FOTR
(Family On The Road)

1. Save the FOTR image

2. Put this code in your header or style sheet.

3. Put this code in the body.

How to Help

Help Resizing Photos

Because we have so many families to include, photos need to be small. 100 by 75 pixels. Choose a photo with everyone's head close together that can be cropped closely.

You can use whatever photo program you already have installed or on your computer to resize your pictures. Or you can use a web based program.

With Resizer

  1. Upload photo
  2. Set # to 100 px and click the button.
  3. Follow the instructions to save to your computer.

If you need to crop the photo use PicResize.

With PicResize

  1. Upload your family photo.
  2. Use the crop tool to put focus on the area you want to highlight (tight in on the family works best). Click crop, select area, click crop again.
  3. Use the resize tool to set the width to 100 pixels. Change the drop down box to "Pixels" .
  4. Save as .JPG and email to FOTR Web Master

How to add a Link on My Trip Journal

  1. Sign in to your account and go to "My Account Manager"
  2. Under "My Travel Homepage" click "activate" or "edit" if you have already activated it.
  3. Click "edit" by "Favorite Links" in the menu on the left
  4. Add Link
  5. Title = FOTR or Families on the Road
    URL = http://www.familiesontheroad.com (be sure to include the http:// part)
    Comment = Resources for families who travel fulltime. (or some such)
  6. Save

Help for Blogger.com

  1. Sign in to update your blog
  2. Click on the TEMPLATE tab. Search through the html in that window for where you want to place the link. It'll let you preview the blog in case you get is incorrectly placed the first time.
  3. SAVE the template changes
  4. RE-PUBLISH the entire blog.