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by arkvilla
Tue Nov 06, 2018 9:34 pm
Forum: Bookings
Topic: When do you start to get bookings for next year
Replies: 17
Views: 7883

I have many weeks booked for 2019 and also 2020

I have a waiting list for 2021 (people plan ahead for Florida)

Sandra
by arkvilla
Tue Nov 06, 2018 9:32 pm
Forum: Handling rental enquiries
Topic: How do you manage those who go silent?
Replies: 11
Views: 5308

I would never hold for the first enquirer, no booking form and deposit, no booking

They could be doing this to 10 owners for all you know

Sandra
by arkvilla
Thu Mar 01, 2018 11:45 am
Forum: Bookings
Topic: Security deposits
Replies: 4
Views: 2400

i take it as part of final balamnce so 2 months before travel, we charge £200 and 99% of my guests pay via internet banking, I then refund the same way

Sandra
by arkvilla
Mon Feb 12, 2018 10:10 pm
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence
Replies: 5
Views: 1115

I would Never put one of those on my website, it's purely a marketing ploy, you put it on your own website so if someone is interested in your rental and they see it and click on it, it takes then away from your website and on to their site with hundreds of your competitors Righ there you could hav...
by arkvilla
Wed Feb 07, 2018 9:54 pm
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence
Replies: 5
Views: 1115

I would Never put one of those on my website, it's purely a marketing ploy, you put it on your own website so if someone is interested in your rental and they see it and click on it, it takes then away from your website and on to their site with hundreds of your competitors Righ there you could have...
by arkvilla
Wed Feb 07, 2018 9:52 pm
Forum: Bookings
Topic: Bookings from Facebook groups
Replies: 11
Views: 7674

I started a Orlando Villa group in January 2017, we now have almost 19,000 members We check every owner is licenced, we check they've paid their taxes and we check they are the named owners We generate free bookings for our owners, the guests see the owner FB profile, it makes it much more personal....
by arkvilla
Wed Jan 17, 2018 4:19 pm
Forum: UK & Ireland
Topic: Facebook
Replies: 9
Views: 5891

rotaman wrote:Thanks for your comment Sandra we just put up our holiday let on face book and had a few enquiries already

Roy
You're welcome and well done Roy
by arkvilla
Wed Jan 17, 2018 4:18 pm
Forum: UK & Ireland
Topic: Facebook
Replies: 9
Views: 5891

Hi Sandra How do you use Facebook for that? Do you pay for promotions? We get an increasing number of bookings but that is from posting on buy and sell sites. While it works I really don't feel it is the best way to promote a well presented property. They all seem to expect a discount or assume the...
by arkvilla
Thu Jan 11, 2018 10:58 pm
Forum: UK & Ireland
Topic: Facebook
Replies: 9
Views: 5891

I get the majority of my bookings from Facebook

Sandra
by arkvilla
Mon Nov 06, 2017 10:29 pm
Forum: Managing your property
Topic: Do you provide any bedding for travel cot?
Replies: 13
Views: 2092

We supply bedding for our travel cot but in all the years we'veowned we've only had it used maybe 2 or 3 times (the cot that is )

Sandra
by arkvilla
Wed Sep 13, 2017 2:11 am
Forum: USA
Topic: Hurricane Irma
Replies: 9
Views: 10380

We are ok. It was a horrible night. There was a tornado warning as well which made things worse. My son and I slept in mycloset which was in the middle of the house wuith no windows. Can't see any damage to the villa and all I have seen is that my new tree had snapped a branch My pool screen is ok a...
by arkvilla
Sun Sep 10, 2017 12:25 pm
Forum: USA
Topic: Hurricane Irma
Replies: 9
Views: 10380

I arrived on Weds with my son so I'm in our home, it's a scary situation I'm hoping it will lessen in power when it hits land. It's due in my area after midnight tonight. All of my deck furniture is in my garage and scattered in my living room so it can't be a flying missile I'm as prepared as i can...
by arkvilla
Tue Jul 11, 2017 8:48 pm
Forum: France
Topic: Stunning, stunning review!
Replies: 11
Views: 3148

How fantastic, you can't ask for better than that. i would share that all over my social media platforms.

Well done Kathy

Sandra
by arkvilla
Thu Feb 23, 2017 4:07 pm
Forum: Social media
Topic: Google+ - Make a Reservation
Replies: 19
Views: 7687

Another quick question....do you feel it has been worth it? Do you get many bookings from G+? Thanks Its difficult to know for sure but a lady booked last week and said she had found me on Google maps which I can only attribute to my Google page and 1 other found me via my page. I don't think it's ...
by arkvilla
Thu Feb 23, 2017 3:26 pm
Forum: Social media
Topic: Google+ - Make a Reservation
Replies: 19
Views: 7687

NeatandPicky wrote:They both did Alan Egan's Bookings Plus 4G course which teaches you how to build followers, create an interesting G+ page, etc.
Yes, exactly this

Sandra