I have just published my website and have been quite happy with the number of bookings I have received during January & February.
Are Jan & Feb traditionally the months when most bookings are made or should I expect every month to be the same?
When is the rush to book?
without a doubt...busy busy busy for 3 maybe 4 weeks...then it peters out to perhaps one or two every month..then just before a main holiday all the panickers are emailing every five minutes.
But we have had nothing for 3 weeks and then in the last 24 hours 2 bookings...there doesn't seem to be rhyme or reason - but it could be an advertising campaign or something that sparks off enquiries again
Good luck with it all.
But we have had nothing for 3 weeks and then in the last 24 hours 2 bookings...there doesn't seem to be rhyme or reason - but it could be an advertising campaign or something that sparks off enquiries again
Good luck with it all.
Same here, Jan/Feb/Mar. August books out first, couple of times people have booked their week a year in advance. I have the days date on my availbility and say that it is updated daily so it tends to weed out the last minute ones looking for the popular dates.
We've had threads on availbility calendars but I think that's where one on the site pays off. Didn't have one at first and I was getting so many phone calls, some even a day or two before the July/Aug weeks. I think people will look all year though, just depends on their circumstances - leave from work, having some extra cash etc.
I'm happy and sad that my season is nearly booked out as from around Easter we'll not get the use of the cottage ourselves until probably Oct/November
Lottery win and I'll buy another!
We've had threads on availbility calendars but I think that's where one on the site pays off. Didn't have one at first and I was getting so many phone calls, some even a day or two before the July/Aug weeks. I think people will look all year though, just depends on their circumstances - leave from work, having some extra cash etc.
I'm happy and sad that my season is nearly booked out as from around Easter we'll not get the use of the cottage ourselves until probably Oct/November
Lottery win and I'll buy another!Just depends...I really can't say...I'm worried about Easter at present - one house is booked - has been for 9 months - the other one still available...so how long is a piece of string..as I said there appears to be no rhyme or reason - except we all have a busy time Jan/Feb...we're fully booked for peak time - but now I want May - rest of June & part of september to sell.
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For us (Lake District, UK) January is definitely the month for bookings.
After that it seems to relate to school holidays. For example, after February half term, folk start thinking about Easter (it's already gone); after Easter they start thinking about about Whit half term, ie, end of May (one of our busiest weeks which we could have already let about 40 times!), etc, etc. Some folk are more organised so the weeks have already gone!
After that it seems to relate to school holidays. For example, after February half term, folk start thinking about Easter (it's already gone); after Easter they start thinking about about Whit half term, ie, end of May (one of our busiest weeks which we could have already let about 40 times!), etc, etc. Some folk are more organised so the weeks have already gone!
reddevil,
You would normally expect the first months of the year to be the busiest for a European (non-ski) rental. But it's no longer the case that people pore over the brochures on Boxing Day and plan their summer holiday. You will get enquiries all the way into your peak season, even a week before in my experience.
And you get inexplicable periods of total silence, followed by a flurry of enquiries, for no apparent reason. It's a bit like fishing I imagine.
You would normally expect the first months of the year to be the busiest for a European (non-ski) rental. But it's no longer the case that people pore over the brochures on Boxing Day and plan their summer holiday. You will get enquiries all the way into your peak season, even a week before in my experience.
And you get inexplicable periods of total silence, followed by a flurry of enquiries, for no apparent reason. It's a bit like fishing I imagine.
Paolo
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Paolo,
That's a bit of relief for me. I have managed to acquire my first few bookings and then no enquiries for two weeks (I guess that is a short time eh?). But I thought I had past the "peak" period for enquiries (Jan & Feb) and got worried.......I guess I will just sit back and wait for more bookings eh?
That's a bit of relief for me. I have managed to acquire my first few bookings and then no enquiries for two weeks (I guess that is a short time eh?). But I thought I had past the "peak" period for enquiries (Jan & Feb) and got worried.......I guess I will just sit back and wait for more bookings eh?
Meishka,
It can take a couple of months for Google to include your site in its index. If you have a link to your site from a site that is already indexed by Google, it will follow the link and find you that way. Typically that only takes a few days, the Google spider makes a note of your new site, and comes back later to add it to the index.
My personal experience is that it takes a lot less than two months, maybe two or three weeks, but that is what people say.
It can take a couple of months for Google to include your site in its index. If you have a link to your site from a site that is already indexed by Google, it will follow the link and find you that way. Typically that only takes a few days, the Google spider makes a note of your new site, and comes back later to add it to the index.
My personal experience is that it takes a lot less than two months, maybe two or three weeks, but that is what people say.
Paolo
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Meishka,
So far I have been lucky enough to get all my bookings from my website. In my experience, Google will start to index your site when, as Paolo says, you have some other links to your site. After that, well Google may visit your site but it could still take "months" before you see it in the search engine results - its what they call the sandbox.
BTW, I like your site it seems like a beautiful area of Spain!! Just a quick tip, when I looked at your home page, the captions of your photos on the right seemed to go underneath the photo.
So far I have been lucky enough to get all my bookings from my website. In my experience, Google will start to index your site when, as Paolo says, you have some other links to your site. After that, well Google may visit your site but it could still take "months" before you see it in the search engine results - its what they call the sandbox.
BTW, I like your site it seems like a beautiful area of Spain!! Just a quick tip, when I looked at your home page, the captions of your photos on the right seemed to go underneath the photo.
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