A pretty BnB or guesthouse website is simply not enough

Oct 25th, 2017 in Online Marketing, Online Travel writing

Guesthouse or BnB owners often spend loads of cash on the lay-out, images and functionality of their website. However, what they often fail to appreciate is that content converts and sells. Let’s use the example with which you as a BnB or guesthouse owner would be familiar: An elegant establishment with an updated and comfortable…

4 Reasons NOT to use your cousin to write your website content

Oct 18th, 2017 in Online Marketing, Online Travel writing, Outsourcing

Though it may be tempting to employ your cousin to write your website content, it does not bode well for the online effectiveness of your guesthouse or BnB. Unfortunately, being an English A student at school does not turn you into a professional English copywriter.. Copywriters are professional Gifted with an innate ability to write…

Maximise your website for online bookings in 6 easy steps

Oct 13th, 2017 in Online Marketing, Online Travel writing, Social Media

Direct online bookings on the website of your hotel, guesthouse or pension are not subject to third party commissions, cost less and are better for the bottom line of your accommodation establishment. When you offer travellers the functionality to book their accommodation on your site, you put them in the driver’s seat of their holiday….

5 Mistakes to avoid when marketing your guesthouse online

Oct 9th, 2017 in Online Marketing, Online Travel writing, Web content marketing

You’ve got a beautifully designed, responsive, user-friendly and organically SEO-optimised website for your guesthouse. However nobody seems to be making bookings online… What are you doing wrong? Here are five mistakes to avoid when marketing your guesthouse online: Keeping it to yourself The biggest mistake that accommodation business owners make is not to tell the…

Is technology making us sick?

Apr 20th, 2016 in Online Copywriting, Online Travel writing, Social Media, Web content marketing

Regardless of whether you speak to a doctor of the body or of the mind, the simple answer to this question is YES! Psychologists are noting an alarming increase in patients with a new phobia dubbed “nomophobia”, a derivative of the words “no mobile phobia”.  Symptoms such as anxiety and distraction occur when people affected…