Plan a Trip for Your Innkeeper Brain Even if it’s a simple exchange with another inn – put a trip plan in your brain. Researchers at the University of Surrey found that people are happiest when they have a trip coming up and that they feel a greater sense of joy and contentment than those who […]
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Website Of The Month – the Chandler Boutique Inn Shows Powerful But Subtle Booking Path The rates here at the 20-room Chanler are $695 – $1125 – so you know they had a big budget for their website. Why not check out the features you can use on your own website. It’s good design […]
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Long Scrolling Home Pages Get the Visitor Fully Engaged LONG SCROLLING PAGES ARE A THING It’s a New Trend Why? Because it makes mobile searching and booking Faster & Easier. The long-scrolling home page with 9 Book Now buttons The super long-scrolling Experience Page with 33 Book Now Buttons Long scrolling Home Page for Bed & Breakfast […]
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Website of the Week Santa Barbara’s Upham Hotel You’ve got to see this Website. Upham Hotel has been on the bed and breakfast scene at least 30 years and has quietly grown into more and more refined property. The HOME PAGE IS SHINY Santa Barbara has always been a high demand getaway and Upham is keeping up to […]
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5 Mistakes Killing Your Website Installing Plugins – Plugins are something that should be carefully considered. The more plugins, the slower your website will load. Analyze them prior to installation AND remove any unnecessary plugins. Not Backing Up – It is critical to backup a site otherwise you risk losing everything! Crashes, security breaches and hackers! Backup […]
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What We Heard From Innkeepers Insurance for Bed & Breakfast Inns Many innkeepers responded to fellow innkeepers having their insurance canceled by Farmers Insurance. We chose a few to include here. A couple of agents contacted us directly. Hospitality Insurance Agency: – Here’s the insurance agent I use. Damian Petty – Agent/Broker: Leavitt Recreation and Hospitality Insurance Agency www.LRHInsurance.com, CA License […]
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Airbnb Hosting – In the End I Hated it.. Having to buy a Star Wars-type breathing apparatus before emptying your bathroom bins – and still gagging; giving thanks for guests who expertly tend your garden and leave every room spotless: such experiences typify two practical extremes of being an Airbnb host Becoming so antagonistic towards […]
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The 3 Most Important Jobs for New Innkeepers Photography is Job #1 “First get a few killer shots to boost your business” even before you finish any renovations. This according to former innkeepers who took their inn from 20% occupancy to 70% in 5 years. (Jumping Rocks) Job #2 Reinvest the revenue generated from the photography […]
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1709 Delaware Inn Sports Fun & Historic Vibes That Really Pop Note the 4 Inn Websites featured in this blog – all are very different and unique. Note The Lily Inn featured above. The slider reinforces the inn’s name – there’s no confusion as to where you are. The words The Lily Inn is repeated on each slider photo. The […]
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TripAdvisor Writes to Innkeeper Mr. Smith One of our members shared this communication he received from TripAdvisor – We’ve given both parties an alias. Jul 4, 2019 help@tripadvisorsupport.com Hello Mr. Smith, My name is M one of the Supervisors here in Customer Service Department. We are sending you this email as a follow up of your […]
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