Share Four Ways To Make Extra Income From Your Web Site Having your own website to advertise your vacation rental is the number one way of marketing your vacation home. However, if all you are doing with it is promoting the […]
Share How To Write Captivating Copy For Your Vacation Rental Website What inspires you? What captures your attention when you visit a website so that you explore every page? Perhaps it’s the eyecatching design or photos that get your initial interest, […]
Share How to Spot a Cherry Picker and Other Rental Tips It can be very frustrating to spend hours on the phone and in emails with a prospective renter, only to find they never contact you again. The cost of that […]
Share Why Don’t Guests Read the Cottage Guide? I was talking with a cottage owner this weekend who remarked that he could not understand why renters cannot seem to follow the simplest of instructions in the cottage guide. […]
Share Leaving the Door Wide Open and Other Security Measures! How do your renters access your cottage? Do you mail them keys, or hide them under a flowerpot, in the barbecue or on a hook under the deck? I’m often […]
Share 10 Ways to Kickstart your Vacation Rental Planning for 2008 I 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 […]
Share The WOW Effect – Creating A Lasting Impression For A Festive Break It’s 5am on Christmas morning and I’m in my favourite spot – curled up in front of the fire with a mug of Tim Horton’s chocolate. BBC Radio 2 is […]
Share Build a Cottage Blog to Maximise Rental Income My sister owns a beautiful cottage on Clear Lake –in fact there are two cottages together that she rents out either individually or together for larger families. She really enjoys […]
Share 10 Small Appliances for a Well Equipped Kitchen A well-equipped kitchen will encourage returning guests and may inspire some great testimonials and reviews so ensure your property is ‘fully loaded’. This means supplying a good variety of small […]
Share The Secret to Renting out your Vacation Home – the Stress Free Way What one thing can make your cottage vacation rental easier to manage as well as leaving you feeling comfortable about the guests you have staying? What can also increase your […]