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Vacation Rental Blogging 101
Everybody’s blogging these days – and for good reason. We’ve discovered that blogging is an excellent way to create fresh content for websites and social media. It helps businesses connect with their customers and drives traffic to websites. Regular blogging will position you and your company as an expert resource and keep you in tune with your industry. Here are a few tips for new bloggers: … Continue reading
Marketing Your Vacation Rentals With Video
Video marketing isn’t anything new to vacation rentals, but the importance of including a video campaign as part of your overall marketing strategy is more important than ever. Search engines love video just as much as humans do and vacation rental managers and owners are using video to showcase properties and promote their businesses with great success. Here are a … Continue reading
A Day In The Life Of A Vacation Rental Manager
I live in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California, specifically Big Bear, about 100 miles east of Los Angeles. It’s a very competitive rental market with many unique challenges. Our winters are usually nothing compared to other parts of the country but every once in a while we get big storms and lots of snow. Several … Continue reading
Using Facebook To Promote Your Vacation Rental
Facebook is a great way to promote vacation rental properties and connect with past, present, and future guests. If you follow some basic steps and post consistently you will have an amazing marketing tool at your disposal. The only investment is your time. Here are a few tips for getting started. Start by setting up a page for your property. At the bottom of your profile … Continue reading
Make Your Vacation Rental Stand Out From The Competition
The stagnant real estate market is forcing property owners to produce income instead of selling and new vacation rentals are coming on the market every day. So what can you do to stand out? Here are a few suggestions for gaining an edge over the competition. Update your description and photos. Re-write your rental listing’ headline and description to evoke … Continue reading
Vacation Rental Marketing – Getting Started
In todays competitive vacation rental market it’s all about marketing. You can’t just list your property with a property manager or on a directory and expect the same occupancy rates you were getting in years past. You have to be creative, innovative, consistent, and focused. Here are a few tips to get your marketing campaign off the ground. The … Continue reading
The Big Bear Vacation Rental Market
Vacation rentals have been a popular lodging choice in Big Bear for decades. What was once a cottage industry with just a handful of players has turned into one of the most competitive vacation rental markets in all of California. With the advent of the internet the Big Bear vacation rental market has exploded into … Continue reading
Vacation Rental Services
Vacation rental management is a unique blend of property management, real estate marketing, and hospitality services. With the right mix of knowledge, time, and effort, your vacation rental can generate enough income to cover expenses and possibly show a profit. Unfortunately, the real estate meltdown has forced many property owners into the rental market, unprepared for the realities of property management and … Continue reading