New Facebook Group - Book your Holiday direct with the Owner
No a group is definitely the way forward. It isn't subject to the facebook algorithms etc - once you're a member you get to see as much or as little as you want. Well done for taking the bull by the horns!roxytoo wrote:I've just created Book Your Holiday Direct with the Owner, Spain
https://www.facebook.com/groups/899040346785146/
Not sure if I should have made it a page as opposed to a group?
Rosie wrote:Thank you Nemo for trying to clarify what our group is about and why.
Sorry, I wasn't trying to speak on your behalf Rosie, but remember talking to Sue quite a while ago when you were all first setting things up to work together and I can see from the group where you are aimed. The key will now be to spread the word as far as possible.
and someone has taken the initiative to do just that - well done roxytoo for your new Spanish group!Rosie wrote:Obviously there is nothing to stop anyone else creating their own group to promote properties in their country or niche if they want to
I've pinned my colours to the mast, but not sure where to take it from there in terms of promoting my place.roxytoo wrote:I've just created Book Your Holiday Direct with the Owner, Spain
https://www.facebook.com/groups/899040346785146/
lets see how it goes!
Not sure if I should have made it a page as opposed to a group?
I'm a bit new at it too casscat and I started it!! If you put your photo of your place into the comment box then go to photos (along the top) and if your place isn't listed name the album after the town and also put your photos there with an edit to the side going to your website
well i think thats how it should be done
well i think thats how it should be done
roxytoo - just a suggestion that you organise your albums into areas rather than specific towns. Spain is such a big place, I would anticipate your group being successful and then imagine how many albums you could end up with.
Just browse the original group - you can be a member you just can't post your accommodation. It'll be much easier for you to understand where to lead the group and rules to put in place.
Just browse the original group - you can be a member you just can't post your accommodation. It'll be much easier for you to understand where to lead the group and rules to put in place.
plus 1 - but well done anywayCasscat wrote:UK and France? How do I place my rental in Spain or is that not possible? I have joined but will be interested to see how it develops.
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If not now, when?
- Cassis
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Just wondering, will holiday makers will want to join a closed group like this? I just wonder if that will put a lot of people off, unlike an open group where they do not need to be "approved" and there are no delays to see what it's about.
Real name Phil
Moved to France in 2004
Likes ducks, nature, gardening, furniture restoration, DIY, rugby, blah, blah.
Moved to France in 2004
Likes ducks, nature, gardening, furniture restoration, DIY, rugby, blah, blah.
No it won't put them off Cassis. 16000 members of the dog friendly group I admin prove it doesn't. You just have to have enough people searching for holidays and with the relevant search terms they use bringing up the group. That's the bit I'm unsure about. Dog friendly is a very generic well used phrase. Maybe the bigger a group gets the more likely it is to come up in a search? I don't know that either!Cassis wrote:Just wondering, will holiday makers will want to join a closed group like this? I just wonder if that will put a lot of people off, unlike an open group where they do not need to be "approved" and there are no delays to see what it's about.
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Okay - I'll wait and see. I know the dog friendly group is a bit nutty, but maybe this one won't be.
But I'm still bemused why a group like this should be closed or by approval - why should it not be open? What on earth is there to approve??????
But I'm still bemused why a group like this should be closed or by approval - why should it not be open? What on earth is there to approve??????
Real name Phil
Moved to France in 2004
Likes ducks, nature, gardening, furniture restoration, DIY, rugby, blah, blah.
Moved to France in 2004
Likes ducks, nature, gardening, furniture restoration, DIY, rugby, blah, blah.
In a word - SPAM - it's harder to control it on an open group and as Nemo rightly points out the Dog Friendly group has 16,000 members so they must have found it somehow. Have you joined yet? Come and join us if you have not already - you have nothing to lose except a tiny bit of time adding your details and you could get some bookings. And if you don't you won't be out of pocketCassis wrote:
But I'm still bemused why a group like this should be closed or by approval - why should it not be open? What on earth is there to approve??????