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June, 2003

Member Benefits Update
Eric Goldreyer
Eric Goldreyer

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.

Details on these FREE or value-priced member benefits below:

Double Your Exposure at Half the Price with a Secondary Listing:: If your property is near - but not in - a well-known destination, increase your exposure by purchasing a secondary listing that will appear in a nearby city or town at half the cost of your primary listing. Secondary listings carry the same great 90-day money-back guarantee as your primary listing; if you are not satisfied, let us know within the first 90 days, and we'll refund the entire cost of your secondary listing.

The additional cost for a secondary listing in a nearby city is 50% of the cost of your primary membership. For example, a silver level member would pay $110 for each secondary listing in a nearby city; a gold level member would pay $165.

BedandBreakfast.com Hot Deals: In the seven months since Hot Deals were launched, 11,000 travelers have signed up to receive weekly Hot Deals emails for their selected regions, and thousands more check out Hot Deals every day. Use this free* member benefit to fill those last-minute vacancies! "Just wanted to let you know I posted a Hot Deal earlier this morning. Within 15 minutes it resulted in a two-night reservation." -- Jocelyn Heard, Ashley Manor, Tulsa OK

Post Specials to Attract Attention: Visit the BedandBreakfast.com Specials page to see the enticing offerings available, from B&B Cooking Schools to Murder Mysteries to Family Fun, plus lots more state listings. Use this free* member benefit to attract attention and drive traffic to your listing and website.

BedandBreakfast.com Gift Certificates: Thousands of travelers are looking for B&Bs where they can redeem BedandBreakfast.com Gift Certificates. Click here and you'll see that over 2700 innkeepers in the U.S. have already signed up. What are you waiting for? "Just a week after I mailed in my first BedandBreakfast.com gift certificates, I received the check. WOW! That was quicker than my credit card processor hits my bank sometimes. Can't wait to get my next ones!" -- Laurie, Evergreen Inn, Spring Lake, NJ

To purchase a secondary listing, post a Hot Deal or a Special, sign up to accept gift certificates, update your listing, and much more, please click http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/innkeepers/index.aspx and enter your property ID and password. Next, click on the relevant topic. If you don't see what you need on your Home Base, select Quick Links from the toolbar at the top of the page. From the drop-down menu, click the appropriate link, and follow the instructions. We've just redesigned the entire innkeepers' section for members to make the process as easy as possible for you. Please be sure to click the "email" link as well; we want to be sure we're sending you email in the format and on the topics you've selected.

To make sure you're getting full value from your BedandBreakfast.com membership, please review our Member Checklist with lots more great ideas for improving your business. Our goal is to put heads in your beds, and we want to work together so everyone benefits!

*Note: You must be a member of BedandBreakfast.com at the Silver, Gold, or Platinum level to take advantage of these free member benefits. Bronze level member? Click here to upgrade right now. It's risk-free!

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Member Information
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