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Sep

22

The Men’s Inn-sider Guide

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For the Guys   We sometimes slant our articles and recommendations toward our female readers and/or to families. While we have written lots about special spas, vintage clothing, places for high tea, jewelry and bead shows, and places to take the kids, we decided this time to focus more on our male guests. But, of […]

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Sep

20

SCORE Wants Your Bed & Breakfast Business to Succeed, 4 Amazing Innkeeper Ideas for Specials, Do This if Your Inn is Out in the Country

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Fall is the Perfect Time to Find a Mentor – Free Innkeeper Shares What Free Consulting from SCORE Did for Her Inn Lynne Griffin of Lancaster, Pa.’s Australian Walkabout Inn found helpful advice from a SCORE mentor that has built her clientele in an extremely competitive area. Here’s what she said, “I think the most […]

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Sep

14

The #1 Way to Research What You Want for Your Next Website, Fabulous Fixes

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The #1 Best Way to Research for Your Next Website Look at 100 Good / Bad Websites **** – It’s an easy way to educate yourself so you know what the possibilities are. Get out a notebook or start an email to self during the process and take note. What do I like about this […]

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Aug

31

How to Get Fabulous Inn Photos for $200 That Will Bring MORE Guests

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Take a look at this photo shoot for $200! (Southern California price – mileage may vary.) This photographer didn’t carry lights or lots of equipment to get these arresting shots. Just a tripod and a camera! But the camera was an HDR – a High Dynamic Range camera with an automatic HDR – you click […]

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Aug

18

Low Carb Pancakes to Love, More Summer Bookings for Savvy Bed and Breakfast Innkeepers

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Pulling Out All the Stops for Summer Bookings A Deal Customers Can’t Afford to Miss Pulling out all the stops for getting summer bookings the beautiful Hillbrook Inn (one of my all time favorites) found ways to lure guests off their couches. End-of-Summer Adventure Special Book before August 31, 2016, to take advantage of all […]

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Aug

09

3 Ways to Get Fabulous Photos Cheap, Gluten-Free Quiche, Airbnb Sues Anaheim

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Seven Gables Inn in Pacific Grove, California 3 Ways to Get Fabulous Photos at a Fraction of the Cost Pay $250 Instead of $1,500 for Photos 1. Hire a Local Real Estate Photographer The number one way to get great photos that will fit your budget is to hire a good local real estate photographer […]

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Aug

08

4 Innkeepers Genius Ideas You Can Use, Expanding Check-In Times, The Best Cheese Platter and Pretty Lemonade

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Hang Your American Flag With Etiquette and Style – Official Rules http://www.houzz.com/…/hang-your-american-flag-with-etiquette-and-style Annual JD Powers Guest Study – Expanding Check-in Times a New Trend 1. Guest Satisfaction Rankings By JD Powers Puts You Ahead and Behind –  “Service – It might not be free, but it’s less costly than capital investments, and you don’t have to give […]

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Aug

08

Innkeepers Love These Websites, 2 Website Problems You Can Solve Fast

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Today’s Website Problems Can Become Solutions We’ve been thrilled to hear comments from innkeepers about the websites we are building for them – Recent Comments From Innkeepers “The results are so phenomenal!” “With your help we’ve reached this (high) level of reservations.” “Thanks to our wonderful new website, we are booking all the time!!” “Please […]

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Jul

20

Harvard Business Review on Airbnb, Top Tourism Bureau Websites, POT-Friendly Inns

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Airbnb is now charging guests (in Paris) $.83 a night occupancy tax after reaching an agreement with city authorities last year. Airbnb professes to be open to partnering with cities, but it has shown little interest in these problems; the company forcefully opposes any measures that would limit the scale of its business. San Francisco […]

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Jul

11

4 Ways to Tell if Your Web Designer is Terrible

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(And if you did your own – here’s how you can tell if you are terrible:) In addition, P.S. It takes years of experience to not be a terrible web designer. 1. The price is under $1,000 bucks If your website is costing you less than a $1,000 bucks, then chances are your web designer […]

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