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If you are new to forums, click here first
Notes on how to use the forum, whether you just want to read it or contribute too. If you have never used an online forum, this is the best place to start. |
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Mon Oct 25, 2004 9:45 pm paolo  |
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Forum rules
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Tue Sep 14, 2004 9:50 pm paolo  |
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How to support Lay My Hat
You can help with the cost of this site when you buy things online, and it won't cost you anything. |
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Thu Dec 08, 2016 6:17 pm paolo  |
Marketing your rental property |
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Bookings
Up, down, could be better? How to get more bookings is our number one obsession. Talk shop here. |
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Tue Jan 19, 2021 1:06 pm DivineMrsM  |
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Personal websites
Everything to do with using your own website to advertise your rental property. Design, usability, hosting, getting listed on the search engines, optimising your site, pay-per-click, etc, etc. |
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Thu Jan 21, 2021 3:58 pm roxytoo  |
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Website reviews
Get some feedback on your site or ad from other rental owners and techies. Also a library of online resources so you can make DIY improvements to your web presence. |
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Fri Dec 18, 2020 7:59 pm Casscat  |
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Rental listing sites
Rental listing sites where guests rent direct from you. How to do it, which are good, which are bad, which are just plain ugly. |
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Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:37 am Cymraes  |
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Non-internet marketing
Using press and magazine advertising, brochures, mailings - old hat or still cost-effective? |
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Sun Oct 13, 2019 5:55 pm Stewart  |
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Handling rental enquiries
How to communicate with your potential renters - how to turn site visitors into enquiries, and enquiries into bookings. |
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Fri Jan 08, 2021 5:53 pm gardenboy  |
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Scam email enquiries
Post scam emails to warn other rental owners, or if you are not sure if an enquiry is genuine, put it up here and see what others think. |
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Mon Dec 28, 2020 1:36 pm AndrewH  |
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How to build your own personal website from scratch
Tansy hasn't got her own site and doesn't know how to make one! So anyone who can is contributing to building her one. Here you can see how to do it, step-by-step, or pitch in with your comments too. |
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Tue Jul 21, 2020 5:16 pm Karen&John  |
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Social media
All that social media stuff |
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Fri Feb 21, 2020 8:57 am whirlybird  |
Management |
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Managing your property
Agencies and other headaches, keys and cleaners, running costs and contracts...in short, all the things we spend so much of our time doing behind the scenes.
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Mon Jan 25, 2021 12:56 pm Searcher2  |
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Managing your garden and pool
For anything to do with the garden and pool |
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Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:43 pm susanj  |
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Managing your guests
From the moment they step through the door your bookings become guests, and their experiences determine whether they ever come back. |
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Wed Jan 20, 2021 9:15 am greenbarn  |
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Buying/selling your home
If you're buying or selling, tell others about it here. Or ask other owners for advice. |
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Fri Aug 28, 2020 8:47 am bornintheuk  |
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Just starting out
If you are planning to buy a rental home, or you're thinking about what to do with one you have just acquired, this is the place for any questions about starting out in the rentals business. |
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Thu Jan 21, 2021 1:03 pm newtimber  |
B&Bs |
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B&Bs
For everything specific to B&Bs as opposed to holiday rentals. |
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Sat Nov 14, 2020 12:52 pm Perran  |
By region |
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UK & Ireland
For topics that are specific to the UK and Ireland, please go here |
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Thu Jan 28, 2021 12:54 am Norfolk Canary  |
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France
For topics that are specific to France, please go here. |
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Tue Jan 12, 2021 9:56 am Dordogne Rentals  |
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Italy
For topics that are specific to Italy, please go here. |
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Fri Oct 09, 2020 8:23 am Lets Go To Puglia  |
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Spain
For topics that are specific to Spain, please go here. |
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Sat Dec 12, 2020 5:34 am AndrewH  |
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Portugal
For topics that are specific to Portugal, please go here. |
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Sun Aug 30, 2020 11:06 am Sam V  |
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Turkey
For topics that are specific to Turkey, please go here. |
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Mon Aug 01, 2016 7:41 pm revdev  |
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Greece
For topics that are specific to Greece, please go here. |
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Sat Jul 22, 2017 4:34 pm AndrewH  |
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USA
For topics that are specific to the USA, please go here. |
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Sun Oct 08, 2017 6:42 am annedab  |
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Alpine
For topics that are specific to mountain locations, please go here. |
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Mon Oct 08, 2018 3:00 pm Martha  |
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Rest of World
For topics that are specific to a country not covered above, please go here. |
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Tue Mar 19, 2019 1:07 pm croatian_villa  |
Over to you |
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Rental home exchanges
Swap weeks with your fellow rental owners - stay for free anywhere in the world.
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Mon Sep 16, 2019 4:14 pm the chefs  |
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Suggestions and technical problems
To suggest improvements and additions to the forum, or ask about technical difficulties using the forum. |
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Sun Jun 14, 2020 1:34 pm SPJ  |
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The Cafe
Come for a relaxed chat about anything at all and meet your fellow rental owners. |
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Thu Aug 13, 2020 10:22 am Mouse  |
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The Workshop
The place to discuss anything to do with computers, software, hardware, no matter how basic or technical. We all use this stuff, but we don't always understand it! |
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Mon Dec 07, 2020 4:15 pm Moliere  |
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Owner-to-Owner
Services offered by owners that are relevant to the business of rentals. |
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Wed May 08, 2019 3:16 am doraine  |