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Cottage Life Show Round-Up
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 ‘This is wild!’ I heard one exhibitor say around noon on Sunday, and I was in full agreement.
I’ve been going to the Spring Cottage Life Show in Toronto for over 8 years, initially as a visitor, and for the past few years as an exhibitor. This Show gets better every year, and when the […]
New Blog and Green Shag Carpets!
Thursday, March 13th, 2008I’ve found a new blog and want to share this one with you. John Foxworthy, who writes brilliantly by the way, owns and manages over 30 homes and condos in Tuscon, Arizona (now we know where to go to escape our lovely Ontario winters). His web site Go Furnished is a new one and […]
Does Your Cottage Have A Name?
Sunday, February 24th, 2008I like cottage names. A good name is evocative, inspiring or downright cute, and looks so much better on a sign than a house number or the surname of the owners. Great names are inspired by an array of sources - trees, animals, locations and views, literature and legends - and can be generated […]
5 Tips to Boost your Bookings
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008It’s that time of year for vacation home owners when the first flutterings of panic can set in. Maybe you’ve got a week or two booked; perhaps you’ve had lots of enquiries but few conversions so far; maybe you are already fully booked, in which case read no further! If the first two describe your […]
It’s Cottage Show Time!
Saturday, January 26th, 2008The cottage show season is just about upon us again, and I’m busy planning my booth and the seminars I will be giving at The Cottage Life Show. It’s a fun time because they are all such great events so if you haven’t ventured to one of these, make a date this year to attend. […]
Books and Blogs for Vacation Rental Success
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008Listing your cottage rental on a couple of good sites should bring you a good amount of enquiries for the high season. However, to market effectively and achieve out of season occupancy, you’ll need to go beyond the basics. So, here’s a review of some of the books and blogs that helped me […]
5 Great Links for Cottage Owners
Monday, November 19th, 2007In this week’s link list I’m thinking about Christmas gifts, with Julie Nelson’s cottage toys suggestions, cottage signs, wood carvings, children’s books and a neat way of saying goodbye to the cottage mouse.
Take a look at The Carving Gallery. A contributer to the Cottage Life Forum mentioned it this morning. I’d never heard of it […]