0 Shares VRS059 – Make Video For Vacation Rental Your Goal for 2015 with Lou Bortone One of my goals for 2015 is to create video content for my agency site. I want to help guests make great vacation choices and provide information to our owners on how to make their properties even more welcoming. But….I have been putting it off, because it seemed way too complicated and my perfectionism is […]
0 Shares VRS058 – A Customer Service Revolution in Vacation Rentals with John DiJulius Vacation rentals and customer service go hand-in-hand, and we have it covered– or so we believe. We all like to think we are offering amazing service to our guests – we respond quickly to their inquiries; deliver a beautiful home with lovely décor and comfortable beds, and provide them with comprehensive information on the property […]
0 Shares VRS057 – Get Productive in 2015 with 7 Free Resources to Free up your time Mike and I sat down to reflect back on 2014, and share our plans for the new year. We agreed that information overload and overwhelm was a great part of our experience of the year so wanted to bring you the resources we’ve been using to chart our way through the myriad blogs, podcasts, digital […]
0 Shares VRS056 – Forums, Makeovers and Vacation Rental Marketing Analysis with Matt Landau When Matt Landau emailed me to say he was launching the Vacation Rental Marketing Makeover 2015, and looking for his next willing ‘victim’, I had to get him on the show to talk about it and we ended up discussing much more. From moving his Inner Circle Facebook group to a new forum platform, to […]
0 Shares VRS055 – Rich Guest Profiling for Vacation Rental with Louise Brace of Rental Buzz Spain is home to thousands of vacation homes, villas, condos, many of which are owned by UK residents who have been vacationing there for decades. At a little over 2 hours from London, UK, and having a beautiful climate, it’s a perfect destination for a vacation at any time of the year. My guest in […]
0 Shares VRS054 -12 Tips to Boost your Marketing Presence with Adam Norko Marketing for your vacation rental is a serious business and needs a budget, a strategy that delivers a positive ROI, together with time and attention. And, it can also be a lot of fun. My guest in this episode is Adam Norko, Sales and Marketing Director at PointCentral smart home control. Before that, Adam spent […]
0 Shares VRS053 – Amy Blomquist – Vacation Rental Owner and Memory Creator Wherewaterfalls is Amy Blomquist’s vacation rental property in Loma Mar, California. A beautifully presented and photographed off-the-beaten-track home that delights every guest that visits. I could just say that, but in fact there is far more to it …..a fascinating story of Scandinavian immigrants who crossed the ocean in the 19th century, built a business […]
0 Shares VRS052 – How podcasting can benefit the vacation rental industry with Cliff Ravenscraft The Podcast Answer Man I’ve been podcasting for around 2 years now and it’s been a blast. Not only has this grown my community online but it’s given me the opportunity to meet so many other podcasters and find out how it is benefiting them as well. I put a lot of this success down to the Podcasting A […]
0 Shares VRS051 – 12 Things That Shouldn’t be Seen in a Vacation Rental It’s been a while since I had a rant so I guess the time is ripe to get back to basics and list out all those things that give vacation rentals a bad rap. In my day job as the CEO of a Vacation Rental Management Agency I see a lot of properties. Owners send […]
0 Shares VRS050 – Lessons from Vacation Rental Experts – What we’ve learned from 35 Interviews Yay! We’ve reached Episode 50 and have more than 35 interviews recorded. It was a pleasant exercise to go back through them all and review the learning points so in this milestone episode, Mike and I discuss some of the best lessons we’ve learned and applied in our own marketing and VR operations. Mike and Andrea […]
