| Member Benefits Update |
 Eric
Goldreyer
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Effective marketing is essential to a successful inn. Some ideas:
Geographically challenged? Increase your exposure by purchasing a
secondary listing for a nearby city or town at half the cost of your primary
listing.
Looking for last-minute travelers? Over 11,000 of them have signed up to
receive BedandBreakfast.com Hot Deals emails.
Want to attract advance bookings? Value-added specials are the way to
go.
Read more...
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| NEW: Inn of the Month Auctions |
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Cheshire Cat Inn, Santa Barbara, CA
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Inn of the Month Auctions
help expand your market share -- for as little as $50 a month! Being the Inn
of the Month gives your B&B or inn maximum exposure by making it
the top-listed property on the search results page for your city/town on the
BedandBreakfast.com website. Click-through rates
average 23%, and about 75% of the cities go for the $50 monthly minimum.
Depending on your marketing needs, you may participate in Inn of the Month
Auctions to either supplement or alternate with Featured Property Auctions
Read more
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| Calendar of Events |
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Click here for a list of upcoming state
B&B association meetings. We've noted when a member of the
BedandBreakfast.com team will be attending, and look forward to meeting you! Be
sure to email us if your state meeting is not on the list. If you have
not yet finalized your conference agenda, let us know: we still have dates
available when BedandBreakfast.com staff members are available to speak.
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| About our Sponsor |
Blizzard B&B Internet Marketing, Inc. offers complete internet marketing
packages to bed and breakfasts: website design, hosting, and promotion. With
over 1,500 B&B clients, Blizzard specializes in increasing traffic to your
website from search engines and lodging directories. Visit
www.blizzardinternet.com to learn more about how to promote your
B&B on the Internet.
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| Promoting the Industry |
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We were thrilled with the response to our publicity leads requesting
information on cooking tips, seasonal foods and recipes, as well as the sports
and adventure package request. Be sure to post your specials for
these topics right away so that the press and consumers can find them on
BedandBreakfast.com! Read more
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| Our Members Speak Out |
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We asked: Have you switched from pencil and
paper to computerized guest management software? If no, why not? If yes, what
are the pros and cons? Read more.
Question for our next issue: From travels
with stuffed animals to inflatable sharks, guests do the darndest things. Share
your best funny story with us!
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White Oak Inn, Danville, OH
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Email your responses to InnkeeperNews@BedandBreakfast.com.
If we publish your comments, we'll thank you with a $25 credit in our Featured
Properties Auction program!
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| Time for a Smile |
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With apologies to the late, great Dr. Seuss, we present Green Eggs and Spam.
Read more
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| Travel Trends |
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According to the TIAA, summer travel by Americans will increase by 2.5 percent
in 2003, with more than 25 percent taking their longest trip in state. Both
Forrester Research and PhocusWright are reporting substantial increases in
online bookings by European travelers. Details here
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| This Month's Sponsor |
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| Gift Certificates |
The Lodge on Little St. Simons Island, GA
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We've just sent two promotional emails to boost gift certificate sales for
weddings and anniversaries. To join the over 2700 participating inns, just
log in to your home base with your property ID and password, then click Gift
Certificate Program.
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| Traffic statistics |
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Log in with your property ID and password for details on the number of page
impressions and click-throughs your B&B has received as a result of all
BedandBreakfast.com online marketing, including property listings, Featured
Property, and Inn of the Month advertising. More
information
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| Member Information |
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To update your entry, post specials, and renew your membership, please log in
with your property ID and password. Can't remember your password?
Click here, then enter your property ID and we'll email it to you.
Don't like your password? Once you're logged in to Home Base, just click
"Change Password" (first item in the left-hand column), and choose another
that's easier to remember. More information
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| Inns for Sale |
Time to move on? Sell your property by listing it on the leading Internet site
for bed and breakfasts and inns, BedandBreakfast.com.
Email us today and we'll put you on our special offer mailing list.
Read more
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| Online Bookings |
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Taking real-time, online reservations is the most effective way to transform
your Internet presence from an informational resource into a 24/7 sales engine.
Read
more
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| Innkeepers Information Center |
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Need more info? You’ll find lots of forms, tutorials, and educational articles
on our site for your convenience.
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