Lay My Hat

Thanks To all for your advice-
We have made some changes-an availability calendar,bigger pictures
Please let me know what you think.
http://www.cancunplayaluxuryrentals.com/

Thanks,Kathleen and Maurmc

Wendy,
Thank you.My gut feel is in this depressed market there are a few owners deeply discounting(which hurts everyone).
Unfortunately,I can't prove this.
Don

Ju, What you say is quite interesting.Also I would be interested in your comments on my website on that thread. Your comment about budgets and pricing is certainly(to me) outside of the box.Don't take this negatively;I mean it is a positive sense. Firstly,in my case,the budget covers much more than ...

Charles,
Thank you for your advice.
Don

Heather,
Thank you for the advice.
Don

Marie-Louise,
I recommend Homelidays.You could probably get a freebie as a new subscriber.
I stayed away from Flipkey.Heard it was very expensive.
Don

Marie-Louise, Thanks so much for your comments and encouragement. In last 12 months: VRBO(Cancun property)-about 14% conversion(which actually surprised me). VRBO(Playa del Carmen property)-about 6% My biggest negative about VRBO is the ease with which people can send inquiries(I bet even a newbie l...

Hi,
I started another topic/thread Bookings Where's the Market Bottom?
Someone kindly suggested I solicit comments on my website.
It has been up since 2007 (with changes:
http://www.cancunplayaluxuryrentals.com/


Don

Giddy Goat, I always reply also.They either ask for a "deal" or don't replay to a quotation.Frustration! I don't know if this is true of Europe; but,I believe,virtually all enquirers expect a deal. I don't think I'm painting an overly bleak picture? It's so great talking with all of you. E...

Brooke,
I may be in a situation where apartments are almost identical.Even amenities are very similiar.
I guess what I'm saying is that I wish I knew what things could be done to differentiate me from the competition.
Don

Richard,
Actually a she-but I think she hates Billy Gates and MS.
Don

Marks, Thanks for your observations. Yes,I am not very techy;but my webmaster says Quicktime is better than Flash(who am I to argue).I do have two videos (YouTube) among the Quicktime tours though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHsX2GcFUog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Act3850-O3E True, I have no ...

Thank you Richard, I appreciate your graciousness. Cancun,as you may know,gets vacationers from all over the world americans,canadians,brits,europeans. The problem with late bookers,as I see it,is that they expect large discounts also. I'm in an area with many hotels so competition is with them and ...

Hi, I'm an american owner of two rental properties in Mexico.One is in Cancun and the other is in Playa del carmen(50km south).I have been viewing for several months and have decided to post a thread. My problem is that both properties have lot of competition(especially Cancun-which is located in a ...