Lay My Hat

Good discussion I think. Forgive me replying to everyone in one post. Salmoncottage: :P Mois: Personal space +1 AndrewH: No personal posessions +1 Mousie: Sorry yes, I'm talking about UK market only. Annew: Sorry, tips are aimed at UK country cottage owners gitemonjoly: I'm sure you're right. My pri...

I've been asked to write some 'Top Tips for a Successful Holiday Let'. What do you think? Any others? Get a great first image. First impressions count, so make sure that first shot of the outside of your house is as appealing as possible. If your cottage doesn’t take a good picture from the outside,...

Thanks for the feedback. I will set to it on the spelling.

Oops. You're right of course to slag me off for not following up this post. Sorry. But better late than never. I think accusations of trolling are a bit harsh however. I did try and be as honest an open as possible in the original post. And is this not one of the better debates on LMH? So, in defenc...

Someone (fairly mischievously, I think) posed the do I need a website? question last year. This is a link to the discussion. The poster did , iIrc, go on to build (or redo) his website. :wink: http://www.laymyhat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22332&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 Ooo, that...

Thanks Essar. I'll keep my sceptical hat on in that case. Your sig reminds me of a visitor to our local tourist information office last summer. "Can you tell me where the Crown Hotel is?". "I dont think we have a 'Crown Hotel'. Do you have some paper work." answers Meirwen, (who ...

Great conversation. Thanks for all the tips. Love the duck Love Mousie's images (and the captions) Love the '3-picture story' approach (new to me) Love that other people forget their tripod at home. I agree with Paolo that a mix of images is probably the way to go. I think there are 3 types of image...

I asked a listing website that we use why our Google Analytics figures did not match the figures they were quoting me in terms of click through etc. This was their reply. As per our telephone conversation today, this may be a reason why Google analytics isnt giving the true reading of stats from you...

I'm bored, bored, bored of my own photos. I always do the same thing. Squeeze myself into the corner of a room, wide angle lens, lighting, get my verticals right and click! God it's boring. So a question to the Lay My Hat Nation. What can I do to change things up a bit? Any ideas, anybody got any co...

Thank you for all the positive comments. It really helps as I was a little unsure about the value of these videos, so your posts are very encouraging. Here's a big question. Do I make the videos more prominent on the property pages? If you look at http://dioni.co.uk/the-coach-house/ you'll see the v...

Here's my latest video. Getting there do you think? http://youtu.be/lFVt6rzajdU?hd=1 I tried to take some of your comments onboard. Sitting down with mug in hand to stop me putting the hands in pockets and some wider more informative shots. I forgot to make a note of Essars ideas for different shots...

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There's a handy Kitchen Inventory list towards the end of the above publication. I dont agree with everything on there but I think it's a handy check list to make sure you've at least considered everything.

Yes, yes, yes. Always ask yourself "will it take a good picture?" If yes, do it.

Thanks for all the great comments. They take quite a bit of effort to produce but you're encouraging me to carry on. CasaS and Nemo, I hope to improve but yes, they are a little boring in sequence. Stills will always be the hook, but as you say, I'm hoping this may reel them in. Essar. Music has bee...

Thanks for your comments so far. Keep them coming. I completely forgot about that tap. I've just been back to turn it off. Thanks NC, I'm glad you like the style. I will save my rocking credentials for the village disco. You're right about the wider shots lorca. I'm trying too hard to be artistic wi...