Comments on: 5 Ways To Make Your Vacation Rental Stand Out From The Competition http://cottageblogger.com/2010/01/5-ways-to-make-your-vacation-rental-stand-out-from-the-competition/ Rental Resources for Vacation Home Owners Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:30:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Master Health Education http://cottageblogger.com/2010/01/5-ways-to-make-your-vacation-rental-stand-out-from-the-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-2486 Master Health Education Sat, 07 Aug 2010 15:36:03 +0000 http://cottageblogger.com/2010/01/5-ways-to-make-your-vacation-rental-stand-out-from-the-competition/#comment-2486 I absolutely agree with Kanaloa. Quality pays. We’ve been into the industry for years and our clients have evolved with us. The website was a direct consequence. You have to have your own website, and it has to look good! If your site has a modern, professional appearance people will tend to associate the same qualities with your rental property–and vice-versa. <em>Master Health Education's last blog post..<a href='http://master-health-education.blogspot.com/2010/08/education-world-lesson-plans-for.html' rel="nofollow">education world lesson plans for children s mental health</a></em> I absolutely agree with Kanaloa. Quality pays. We’ve been into the industry for years and our clients have evolved with us. The website was a direct consequence.
You have to have your own website, and it has to look good! If your site has a modern, professional appearance people will tend to associate the same qualities with your rental property–and vice-versa.

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]]> By: Carlos http://cottageblogger.com/2010/01/5-ways-to-make-your-vacation-rental-stand-out-from-the-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-2361 Carlos Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:23:37 +0000 http://cottageblogger.com/2010/01/5-ways-to-make-your-vacation-rental-stand-out-from-the-competition/#comment-2361 Good suggestions. I've been working on your 3rd suggestion - "Make your website sticky" - by adding information about things to do in the area we're in which is the central California coast. I'm also doing a couple of Youtube videos that will show the different rooms of our vacation rental and some of thefun things to do in our town. Good suggestions. I’ve been working on your 3rd suggestion – “Make your website sticky” – by adding information about things to do in the area we’re in which is the central California coast.

I’m also doing a couple of Youtube videos that will show the different rooms of our vacation rental and some of thefun things to do in our town.

]]> By: Rentclass apartments for rent http://cottageblogger.com/2010/01/5-ways-to-make-your-vacation-rental-stand-out-from-the-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-2085 Rentclass apartments for rent Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:47:20 +0000 http://cottageblogger.com/2010/01/5-ways-to-make-your-vacation-rental-stand-out-from-the-competition/#comment-2085 I absolutely agree with Kanaloa. Quality pays. We've been into the industry for years and our clients have evolved with us. The website was a direct consequence. I absolutely agree with Kanaloa. Quality pays. We’ve been into the industry for years and our clients have evolved with us. The website was a direct consequence.

]]> By: Kanaloa http://cottageblogger.com/2010/01/5-ways-to-make-your-vacation-rental-stand-out-from-the-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-2004 Kanaloa Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:21:52 +0000 http://cottageblogger.com/2010/01/5-ways-to-make-your-vacation-rental-stand-out-from-the-competition/#comment-2004 You have to have your own website, and it has to look good! If your site has a modern, professional appearance people will tend to associate the same qualities with your rental property--and vice-versa. I realized recently that my site which had not received any major updating in years was starting to look a bit dated. I did a quick redesign and immediately have noticed a rise in inquiries. <em>Kanaloa's last blog post..<a href='http://kona1.com/new-look-kanaloa-kona/' rel="nofollow">A New Look for Kanaloa at Kona Vacation Rentals</a></em> You have to have your own website, and it has to look good! If your site has a modern, professional appearance people will tend to associate the same qualities with your rental property–and vice-versa. I realized recently that my site which had not received any major updating in years was starting to look a bit dated. I did a quick redesign and immediately have noticed a rise in inquiries.

Kanaloa’s last blog post..A New Look for Kanaloa at Kona Vacation Rentals

]]> By: Philip Schofield http://cottageblogger.com/2010/01/5-ways-to-make-your-vacation-rental-stand-out-from-the-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-1843 Philip Schofield Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:49:36 +0000 http://cottageblogger.com/2010/01/5-ways-to-make-your-vacation-rental-stand-out-from-the-competition/#comment-1843 Hi Heather, These are great tips. With listing sites becoming saturated with properties, I think its wise to invest in building a ‘sticky’ website that answers potential guests queries and showcases why they should rent your holiday cottage. Keyword research can highlight popular searches in your area for content ideas – best beaches, walks, restaurants in “ for example. The Otter & Kingfisher Lodge site is a great example of how you can target a niche with content. (I look forward to your review). If you have website, mention it on your listing. Philip <em>Philip Schofield's last blog post..<a href='http://blog.schofields.ltd.uk/1024/holiday-home-news-12110/' rel="nofollow">Recap of holiday home news: 12 January 2010</a></em> Hi Heather,

These are great tips.

With listing sites becoming saturated with properties, I think its wise to invest in building a ‘sticky’ website that answers potential guests queries and showcases why they should rent your holiday cottage.

Keyword research can highlight popular searches in your area for content ideas – best beaches, walks, restaurants in “ for example.

The Otter & Kingfisher Lodge site is a great example of how you can target a niche with content. (I look forward to your review).

If you have website, mention it on your listing.

Philip

Philip Schofield’s last blog post..Recap of holiday home news: 12 January 2010

]]> By: Heather http://cottageblogger.com/2010/01/5-ways-to-make-your-vacation-rental-stand-out-from-the-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-1841 Heather Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:28:44 +0000 http://cottageblogger.com/2010/01/5-ways-to-make-your-vacation-rental-stand-out-from-the-competition/#comment-1841 @Dr Richard Getting the word out via social networking is becoming more important. I like that you mention Squidoo - it's one I tend to forget! @Margaret You make really good points about navigation. Paying attention to that aspect is primary. And yes it is easy to get so immersed in putting information on a site then forgetting to tell people where it is. @Dr Richard

Getting the word out via social networking is becoming more important. I like that you mention Squidoo – it’s one I tend to forget!

@Margaret

You make really good points about navigation. Paying attention to that aspect is primary. And yes it is easy to get so immersed in putting information on a site then forgetting to tell people where it is.

]]> By: Margaret Leach http://cottageblogger.com/2010/01/5-ways-to-make-your-vacation-rental-stand-out-from-the-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-1840 Margaret Leach Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:04:49 +0000 http://cottageblogger.com/2010/01/5-ways-to-make-your-vacation-rental-stand-out-from-the-competition/#comment-1840 The more information you pile into your site, the more important structure and navigation become. No good having masses of information if it can't be found easily. I'm always amazed at how many sites with good information are great at hiding it away. The more information you pile into your site, the more important structure and navigation become. No good having masses of information if it can’t be found easily. I’m always amazed at how many sites with good information are great at hiding it away.

]]> By: Dr. Richard http://cottageblogger.com/2010/01/5-ways-to-make-your-vacation-rental-stand-out-from-the-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-1834 Dr. Richard Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:05:17 +0000 http://cottageblogger.com/2010/01/5-ways-to-make-your-vacation-rental-stand-out-from-the-competition/#comment-1834 I couldn't agree more with this Heather. There are new properties popping up everywhere now plus new websites for listing vacation rentals seem to appear every day - this makes it tough to stand out. Your point about photos is very true and a good camera (or professional photographer) can really pay off here. I love the sticky website idea and I'd agree that piling useful information into your site is one of the best things you can do - it's good to also supplement this with information on other sites that can link back to yours, such as other blogs, forums, articles, Squidoo etc. This helps to spread your net wider and also boosts your rankings for the search engines I couldn’t agree more with this Heather. There are new properties popping up everywhere now plus new websites for listing vacation rentals seem to appear every day – this makes it tough to stand out. Your point about photos is very true and a good camera (or professional photographer) can really pay off here. I love the sticky website idea and I’d agree that piling useful information into your site is one of the best things you can do – it’s good to also supplement this with information on other sites that can link back to yours, such as other blogs, forums, articles, Squidoo etc. This helps to spread your net wider and also boosts your rankings for the search engines

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