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Honesty Can Bring More Rental Guests - Honest!
Sunday, April 20th, 2008
"If you are told you can’t have it - you want it more! Ever watched a child in a candy or toy store?"
Lay My Hat Forum contributor
I was reading an interesting thread on the Lay My Hat forum this morning. The gist was that the more honest you are about the shortcomings of […]
Are Your Rental Guests Happy?
Saturday, March 15th, 2008In an increasingly competitive vacation rental market, you have to do things differently to help you stand out from the rest. That might be a matter of using well staged photos on your web site, having features and facilities that others don’t offer, and making sure your rental rate is set fairly. But, there’s […]
8 Insider Tips for Vacation Rental Success
Saturday, February 9th, 2008It’s clear from talking to owners of vacation rental homes that those who have real success with their rentals have more returning guests, and fewer issues with problem renters. What do they do that sets them apart from the competition? Why is it that some properties rent earlier and achieve higher occupancy rates over […]
Are You Welcoming Your International Guests?
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008I was reading posts on Lay My Hat yesterday, which is my new favourite forum for vacation home owners. It’s a great read and quite illuminating in places as I would guess over 90% of the forum members have their rentals in Europe which gives a whole new perspective on the international rental industry […]
The Big Vacation Rental Blog Experiment - Part One
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008I’ve been talking for a while about the value of using a blog to promote a vacation rental property, in place of a static web site. I wanted to demonstrate this from the beginning so have decided to use my own property as the guinea pig, and my ever patient husband as the guinea […]
10 Ways to Kickstart your Vacation Rental Planning for 2008
Friday, December 28th, 2007I know that many owners are already well into their booking season, and if your 2007 marketing was effective you’ll continue to reap the benefits for next year. However, if you were not too satisfied with your advertising impact, or you feel your website is a little dated and needs a makeover, take a look […]
8 Ways to Attract Winter Cottage Rental Guests
Wednesday, November 28th, 20071 Change the photos on your website to show winter scenes
Potential renters are going to find your site more attractive if there are winter photos to motivate them to book. Next time you get a good snowfall, take some great pictures of the exterior of the property, before the snow gets trampled on. If […]