Comments on: How to Advertise Your Vacation Home for Profit http://www.3minutestomidnight.org/2008/12/how-to-advertise-your-vacation-home-for-profit/ Free Real Estate Articles Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:22:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Branson Condos http://www.3minutestomidnight.org/2008/12/how-to-advertise-your-vacation-home-for-profit/comment-page-1/#comment-19316 Branson Condos Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:24:51 +0000 http://www.3minutestomidnight.org/?p=1216#comment-19316 I totally agree with you when you say that the Internet is a very popular outlet to advertice with. We use many different methods to advertise our vacation properties (mainly good SEO and even some pay-per-click campaigns). But also, Craig's List can be effective and the best part about it is: it's free! I think most realtors get stuck when it comes to advertising. You can have the best property, the best prices, and the best agents on your team...but without effective advertising, it's virtually worthless. Thanks for the tips. I found them very usefull and I'm sure many others will too. I totally agree with you when you say that the Internet is a very popular outlet to advertice with.
We use many different methods to advertise our vacation properties (mainly good SEO and even some pay-per-click campaigns).
But also, Craig’s List can be effective and the best part about it is: it’s free!
I think most realtors get stuck when it comes to advertising. You can have the best property, the best prices, and the best agents on your team…but without effective advertising, it’s virtually worthless.
Thanks for the tips. I found them very usefull and I’m sure many others will too.

]]> By: Starting Real Estate http://www.3minutestomidnight.org/2008/12/how-to-advertise-your-vacation-home-for-profit/comment-page-1/#comment-18926 Starting Real Estate Mon, 29 Dec 2008 06:55:20 +0000 http://www.3minutestomidnight.org/?p=1216#comment-18926 Some more tips on advertising online: Hostelworld.com is a great site for exposing your vacation properties. They have a whole system set up to help you rent. The only catch is they get a cut. But they give you a lot of new costumers and an online booking system. I've also found craigslist.org is a really nice tool. Craigslist is free and gets you the contact info. Also, if you have a site already set up, you can have your craigslist post link to your site. Ada is absolutely right about descriptions, not just to grab the reader's attention, but for search engines or internal searches too. Sometimes people are looking for something specific--for example a gym. If you're property has a gym listed, it might come up in the search results, but if yours doesn't, some readers won't even take a look at it. Some people even list similar keywords at the bottom of their craigslist posts. I personally don't like it, and would prefer if posts had all the necessary words in the description (For example: * Well-equipped gym with free-weights, nautilus, treadmills, and exercise bikes. Our fitness center also has a TV with cable, air conditioning, lots of windows for light and air circulation, yoga mats and a stretch area). But regardless where the words are listed, in a list at the bottom or as part of a description, it's important that they be there so that potential clients can find your listing. Ada hits the mark on pictures as well. If I'm looking to take a trip somewhere new, if I don't see the pictures, I'm just not comfortable committing to a spot. On sites like hostelworld, reviews really help out, but without the pictures, I still wouldn't book or even take a look at the place once I reach my destination. When taking pictures, little details go a long way and it's definitely worth the effort. I always want to see a clean bed/bedroom, a nice living area, and what the place looks like on the outside. One small tip is to use the flash even during the day, this minimizes shadows and makes the room look brighter, fresher, and sunnier. Cheers and good luck and thanks for the great article. Some more tips on advertising online:

Hostelworld.com is a great site for exposing your vacation properties. They have a whole system set up to help you rent. The only catch is they get a cut. But they give you a lot of new costumers and an online booking system.

I’ve also found craigslist.org is a really nice tool. Craigslist is free and gets you the contact info. Also, if you have a site already set up, you can have your craigslist post link to your site.

Ada is absolutely right about descriptions, not just to grab the reader’s attention, but for search engines or internal searches too. Sometimes people are looking for something specific–for example a gym. If you’re property has a gym listed, it might come up in the search results, but if yours doesn’t, some readers won’t even take a look at it. Some people even list similar keywords at the bottom of their craigslist posts. I personally don’t like it, and would prefer if posts had all the necessary words in the description (For example: * Well-equipped gym with free-weights, nautilus, treadmills, and exercise bikes. Our fitness center also has a TV with cable, air conditioning, lots of windows for light and air circulation, yoga mats and a stretch area). But regardless where the words are listed, in a list at the bottom or as part of a description, it’s important that they be there so that potential clients can find your listing.

Ada hits the mark on pictures as well. If I’m looking to take a trip somewhere new, if I don’t see the pictures, I’m just not comfortable committing to a spot. On sites like hostelworld, reviews really help out, but without the pictures, I still wouldn’t book or even take a look at the place once I reach my destination. When taking pictures, little details go a long way and it’s definitely worth the effort. I always want to see a clean bed/bedroom, a nice living area, and what the place looks like on the outside. One small tip is to use the flash even during the day, this minimizes shadows and makes the room look brighter, fresher, and sunnier.

Cheers and good luck and thanks for the great article.

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