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VRS297 – How We Saved The Summer For Our Vacation Rental Agency

For the last 15 years, we’ve seen a continuous pattern of high demand and low inventory in our property management business in July and August. It’s why we’ve been able to almost guarantee 100% occupancy to new owners, providing they priced competitively and delivered an attractively presented property. Until summer 2019, when in mid-June we […]

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VRS290 – 10 Great Plugins For Your Vacation Rental Website

If you want to #BookDirect you need your own website. If you go the WordPress route, there are thousands of plugins that can increase the functionality of your site, make it look professional and are easy to use. Jason Beaton, partner at Vacation Rental Formula, and digital marketing expert talks us through 10 plugins you […]

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VRS271 – Let’s Book Direct! With Annie Switzer and Joe Godar

Last year, the inaugural #BookDirect Guest Education Day reached an estimated 3.5 million travelers with direct email campaigns and had a social reach of over 24 million consumers. A year later, the movement hasn’t lost any momentum as more and more owners, and property managers release their dependence on the major OTAs and increase their confidence in […]

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VRS219 – Vacation Rental Book Direct Round Table Discussion

This special episode brings together four top vacation rental experts to share their thoughts on this first Guest Education Day. With the hashtag #BookDirect, February 7th is the day designated to bring the attention of the travelling public, media and other interested parties, to the benefits of booking directly with a property owner or manager. […]

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VRS210 – How to Create a Great Lead Magnet with Jason Beaton

In episode 206 I spoke to digital marketing expert Jason Beaton about the importance of growing your email list. We discussed the issue that impacts everyone – how difficult it is to get people to give up their email address. Without that essential piece of information, it’s tough to start a book-direct campaign. Growing your […]

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VRS160 – Crowdfunding For The Future Of Vacation Rental

2016 has been a turbulent year for the vacation rental industry and it seems that there’s something in the air. An unrest and dissatisfaction that is going beyond simple griping about traveler fees and the control that OTAs are tightening around our business models. In September, UK based Rentivo sent out a survey asking their […]

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