Every vacation rental homeowner who’s ever done their own turnovers week after week knows the frustration of arriving at your property to find unexpected “parting gifts” in the carpets, on the walls, or on the furniture. Not damage, really, but mars in your carefully maintained décor that often take more elbow grease and …
Category Archive: Technology, the Internet & Vacation Rentals
Feb 22 2013
Infographic: Our new and exciting property listing redesign is live!
WeNeedaVacation.com is proud to announce the launch of our exciting, new listing redesign. This infographic explains what’s changed and how our homeowners can make the most of the new features.
Dec 11 2012
More Vacation Rental “Silent Killers”
In a previous blog post, I discussed the pitfalls of not offering your vacation rental tenants an option of at least one queen- or king-size bed in your rental home. This is the kind of “silent killer” that may force a vacationer to move on to another listing …
Oct 30 2012
Top 10 Marketing Tips for Vacation Rental Homeowners
Your vacation rental home may well be a dream home, perfect and beyond comparison – as most of us believe ours to be! But if it’s not marketed properly, your bookings and your rental revenue will fall well short of your goals. Don’t worry, there’s no need to hire a marketing consultant. Just follow these …
Oct 23 2012
Soliciting Guest Reviews: Strike While the Iron’s Hot!
Surely by now all homeowners realize how critically important it is to have guest reviews posted on their vacation rental listings. The words “pictures and guest reviews, pictures and guest reviews” are repeated like a mantra here in the office to homeowners seeking marketing advice for their listings. In this age of …