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Top Reasons Renters Leave Negative Reviews by John

Negative reviews are a vacation rental owner’s worst enemy. It is important to understand these reviews do not come out of nowhere. In fact, most bad reviews are left for one of five reasons. Take a look at the five reasons for bad reviews, and...
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Social Networking and Vacation Rentals by John

Social networking isn’t just for kids. Vacation rental owners and managers can benefit from social networking sites such as VacationRentalsCommunity.com and Facebook. VacationRentalsCommunity.com is a very targeted social network geared to travelers...
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Vacation Rentals Vs. Hotels: Boxing Match by John

It’s time to see who can win the battle of the vacation rental versus the hotel. Who can make it through the grudge match and become the new hero of the travel industry? Will it be the hotel, a longstanding but quickly fading vacation industry staple...
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Who is the Superhero of the Vacation Rental Industry? by John

It’s time to meet the new superhero of the vacation rental industry. UNITARD, the semi famous (but always hilarious), VacationRental.org superhero has been caught on camera, and the results are displayed in our new commercial. The ad will premier...
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Property Owners: Achieve Marketing Independence! by John

You can achieve satisfactory levels of occupancy only if you have marketing independence. It is very difficult for a management company that has your property in their rental pool to have as much interest in marketing your property and keeping costs down...
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Tips and Advice in Choosing a Vacation Rental by John

The advantages of renting a vacation home have increasingly begun to outweigh the disadvantages. A vacation rental is so much more than a hotel room and you can truly have a much better experience on your vacation when you rent one. There are many things...
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Five Ways to Keep Your Vacation Home Safe by John

Do you have a vacation home that you worry about keeping secure when you are away? If so, you are not alone. There are many vacation home owners who are in the same predicament as you. So, how can you alleviate some of this anxiety when your vacation...
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How To Write Vacation Rental Ads For Both Travelers And Search Engines by John

When it comes to vacation rental ads, there is good, there is bad, and—I know this all too well—there is sometimes ugly. To help vacation rental owners write well balanced ads for both travelers and search engines I have put together three simple tips...
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How Travelers Can Avoid and Solve Vacation Rental Disasters by John

Are you thinking of taking a vacation? Do you want to take some time away from your daily responsibilities, to relax and unwind? If you decide to rent a home, condo, or cabin, instead of a hotel or motel, keep in mind that vacation rentals for 30 days...
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5 Ways to Improve Your Vacation Rental Web Page Ranking on the Major Search Engines by John

Google Page Rank is based mostly on back links. Back links are links pointing to your website from another website. The more back links you have the higher your Page Rank (PR) will be. 1. Join vacation rental forums. Forums are a great way to achieve...
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Break The Mould: Treat Renters Like Friends by John

As a vacation home owner I would like to share with you a few tips on how you can humanize your interactions with prospects and existing renters by being yourself and not pretending to be a hotel director. By doing this you're showing people you have...
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Welcome to Vacation Rental Blogging! by John

Hello and Welcome to Vacation Rental Blogging! I am honored to bring to you a website that should be very useful for everyone involved in vacation rentals. Herein you will find important information for both property owners and vacationers. This community...