Online reviews can make or break an accommodation business. Whether you’re a self catering property, hotel, B&B or campsite reviews have a huge impact on occupancy, and the ability to drive new customers. Over 90% of guests will read at least three reviews before deciding to book a stay. So what do your reviews say …
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Google makes an SSL mandatory without actually making it mandatory. Google now flags websites that do not have an SSL/TLS Certificate installed on their website. Without an SSL all the popular web browsers used around the world like Chrome & Mozilla will punish websites by giving a warning message. In effect, Google has made having …
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“What pages should my accommodation website have?” This is a very common question among self-catering, bed & breakfast, hotel, and campsite owners when they are looking to develop their existing website or design a new one. Here we list the most important must-have pages or content your accommodation website should have. When it comes to …
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We were asked recently by one of our Accommodation Owners how website owners could add a Coronavirus Advice Update to their website as attractively as possible…here are some suggestions… Some owners just want to show a small paragraph of text to quickly advise onsite visitors what their current status is with regards to taking on …
Use advanced setup to add a POP or IMAP email account in Outlook for Windows If you need to enter specific values for incoming and outgoing server names, port numbers, or SSL settings, you can use Outlook’s advanced setup option. You can use these instructions to add a POP or IMAP account to Outlook. Open Outlook …
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It’s hard for accommodation owners to know what to post on their Facebook Business Page. For today’s challenge, you are going to create a post and publish it on your page. Here are some guidelines for creating content. If you’re new to Facebook you will want to start with an introduction/welcome post Introduction / Welcome …
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Have you ever wondered how some people have created such wonderful social post images? We use Canva for so many things; from creating Logos, to making great social post images. We are using the Pro version, but the free version is pretty amazing. You will be able to spend hours of fun making great images …
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Twitter might not be up there with Facebook and Instagram for promoting your accommodation business but with over 500 million users, you need to have a presence there. Luckily setting up a Twitter profile is incredibly easy especially if you follow our step by step guide below. 1. Go to Twitter.com and complete the sign up. Entering your …
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Save time and effort by linking Instagram with Facebook. These two offer a level of integration you won’t find across any other social media platforms. Linking your accounts will allow you to post the pics and videos you take or edit using the Instagram directly to Facebook. Each image or video you share goes back …
You already most likely have all the photos, text, and ideas you need to build your Facebook business page. You just need to sit down and work through a few simple steps to get your page up and running. 2.5 billion people use Facebook every month, and more than 140 million businesses already use Facebook to connect with …
