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Server Crash All Night Bash
By William May
Published: 03/25/16
Topics: Self Improvement
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Getting good folks to work for you is easier than you think. All you gotta do is put yourself in their shoes, and do it literally. Leaders do the toughest jobs, not the easiest. Leaders must be out-front or they are really only stragglers. Read more Leave comments
Assumptions Make Everyone Equally Unhappy
By William May
Published: 02/27/16
Topics: Self Improvement
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This age old cliché succinctly explains the problem with assuming things without stopping to check the facts and why it makes others so unhappy. Read more Leave comments
Oprah is an Alien And Other Internet Facts
By William May
Published: 01/04/16
Topics: People, Reputation
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Randy Jones from San Antonio lives with 1,000 cats all named Wilbur. Cindy Rigmore from Alberta has lived her entire life on a diet of egg shells and whiskey, and is 91 years old. There is a man in Sherwood Forest who calls himself Robin Hood, but lives in a mobile home. It is true if it is on the Internet. Read more Leave comments
San Clemente CA Moton for Vacation Rental Moratorium
By Jeff Bosson
Published: 01/02/16
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Contrary to advice from tourism officials and the vacation rental industry, January 5, 2016 San Clement City Council will vote on a moratorium on vacation rentals in the city.. Read more Leave comments
Chim Chimney! What to Know on Chimney Sweeping
By William May
Published: 01/01/16
Topics: Vacation Rentals
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It’s that time of year to curl up around a warm fire - New Years has just happened, the weathers getting a little chilly, maybe there’s a light dusting of snow on the lawn. You open the flue, light your kindling, and wait for the romantic crackling to start. But then you start wondering: when was the last time you got the chimney swept?! Read more Leave comments
Vacation Rental Restoration
By William May
Published: 12/28/15
Topics: Insurance, Property Management, Vacation Rentals
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Vacation rental homes are susceptible to the same problems as full-time residences. Sometimes pipes break, basements flood and even smoke or fire damage can happen. Read more Leave comments
LED Light Bulbs for Vacation Rentals
By Ron Lee
Published: 12/22/15
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After traveling from near and far, guests are excited to throw open the front door and rush expectantly into the vacation rental home of their dreams. They expect everything to work perfectly and burned out light bulbs can be enough to wreck their entire vacation. Read more Leave comments
The Genius Truck Mechanic
By William May
Published: 11/11/15
Topics: Boats, Self Improvement
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Wisdom can come from a professor, a teacher a mentor and sometimes from a truck mechanic. Learn how to focus and concentrate. And maybe how not to collaborate. Read more Leave comments
Expedia to buy HomeAway
By Ronald Lee
Published: 11/05/15
Topics: Advertising, AirBnB, Vacation Rentals
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There’s always a bigger fish. Serial purchaser HomeAway has itself been acquired by Seattle based Expedia. Read more Leave comments
Best Halloween Advertising. Cheapest too.
By William May
Published: 10/31/15
Topics: Advertising, Marketing
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Many experts will rattle your brain with every kind of advertising and marketing. But the restaurant - Two Doors Down - exceeds them all with their latest Halloween advertising idea. It may not be what you expect. Boo. Read more Leave comments
Most Professional Photographers Are Not
By William May
Published: 10/22/15
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New technology has created three photography skill levels - Amateur, Professional and HDR Pro. Nothing but the top level of High Dynamic Range photos are good enough for business that want to stand out on the web, in print and achieve the greatest possible sales. Is your photographer at the top level? Read more Leave comments
Vacation Rental Insurance for Condo Owners
By April Klazema
Published: 10/12/15
Topics: Insurance, Property Management, Vacation Rentals
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Say you own a condo in Florida that you have been visiting every spring break for ten years now. Next spring, you have a different trip planned and won't be able to make it down to the condo at all. However, the condo is in an area that is a hot tourist destination during the winter and spring months. If you aren't going to be using it, you figure someone else would pay good money to rent it out for a few weeks. Who knows? You might even be able to finance most of your other trip just by renting out your condo to other Florida tourists! Read more Leave comments
Leisure Link Says Bad Photos a Deadly Sin
By Noel Poage
Published: 09/25/15
Topics: Channel Managers, Photography
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A long time technology provider to lodging properties recently published the seven sins of distribution> Perhaps the most striking is how dramatically bad photo produce bad booking results. Here is how to avoid the problem. Read more Leave comments
How Much Vacation Rental Insurance Do You Need?
By April Klazema
Published: 09/01/15
Topics: Insurance, Property Management, Vacation Rentals
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When you are looking to buy vacation rental insurance coverage for the first time, you will likely have a laundry list of different questions that you want answered. Here are the answers. Read more Leave comments
What Goes Around Comes Around for AirBnB
By Ron Lee
Published: 08/22/15
Topics: Advertising, AirBnB
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Perhaps today's lodging usurpers like Expedia, Priceline, HomeAway and AirBnB could learn a thing or two from the advertising history of major newspapers. Being big and successful does not portend continued success when advertisers are treated poorly. Read more Leave comments
Do I Need to Get Special Insurance for My Condo or Vacation Home?
By April Klazema
Published: 08/01/15
Topics: Insurance, Property Management, Vacation Rentals
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If you rent out your property to vacationers or other tenants when you are not using it, then it cannot be protected under a homeowner's policy. If you are accepting money to allow someone to stay at your vacation home, learn heard about the insurance you must have. Read more Leave comments
Special Insurance for My Condo or Vacation Home?
By April Klazema
Published: 07/01/15
Topics: Insurance, Property Management, Vacation Rentals
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If the purpose of the vacation home is for personal use only, then a homeowner's insurance policy will be sufficient to cover the property. But if you rent your home to guests on a nightly, or week basis that insurance is insufficient. Read more Leave comments
BookingSync.com is right about photography
By Noel Poage
Published: 07/01/15
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We have to hand a prize to Sébastien Grosjean, CEO of BookingSync a vacation rental software and channel management company. In his recent video posts he covers the basics of shooting photography. But how about HDR? Read more Leave comments
The Vacation Rental Property Insurance Difference
By April Klazema
Published: 06/01/15
Topics: Insurance, Property Management, Vacation Rentals
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Most insurance companies will offer a specific vacation rental insurance policy that you can purchase to protect your rental properties. A vacation rental property may look like a home, but in the eyes of an insurance company, it's a business. Read more Leave comments
Cell Phone Photos Are Not Just Fine
By William May
Published: 06/01/15
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Would you think that major vacation rental websites would know photos are the number one method to attract more guests, more bookings and higher rates? So how come some think taking snaps on a cell phone is good enough. When good enough never is. Read more Leave comments
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