Creating The “Gold Standard” of About Us Pages – breakawayvacationrentals.com

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Creating The “Gold Standard” of About Us Pages

Remember this: people like to do business with people they like!

But how can people like you, if they know nothing about you?

Your profile photo is a great start to boost your likeability score with guests who are shopping around.

The right profile photo will work on your behalf by digitizing yourself. It creates that human connection with people which naturally improves your sales, inquiries, interest and even bookings.

That’s why I laid-out the best tips for taking phenomenal profile photos that will help you get more people to connect, trust and like you more than your competitors – right off the bat.

While having an effective photo for your owner profile pages is uber important, it’s still only half of the story.

 

Creating An Owner Bio And About Us Content

Most vacation rental websites give you a place to write

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The Enchanting Magic of Anguilla – breakawayvacationrentals.com

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For the ultimate Caribbean vacation, Anguilla is the place!

The small, British territory is located on the northernmost part of the Leeward island chain, and boasts 33 incredible miles of world-class beaches.

Anguilla is the perfect spot for relaxation due to its laidback, stress-free lifestyle.

Like most vacation islands in the Caribbean, Anguilla has a rich and colorful cultural heritage.

The Right Time to Visit Anguilla

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The weather is always perfect in Anguilla.

The warm tropical climate is constantly cooled by trade winds from the Northern Hemisphere, making every day comfortable enough for exploring the sights and sounds of the island.

Peak tourist season is from mid-December to mid-April. These are the perfect months for basking on the tropical beaches of the Caribbean paradise. From March to December, guests can enjoy the many local festivals such as the famous Moonsplash Music Festival in March or the Tranquility Jazz Festival in

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Houston Texas: The Perfect Gulf Getaway – breakawayvacationrentals.com






Houston: The Perfect Gulf Getaway

There is a reason for the buzz around Houston. The city and its surrounding areas boast southern hospitality, excellent beaches, and the best cosmopolitan city delights.

More than two million people reside there, making it America’s fourth biggest city and the largest in Texas.

On the bayou of the Buffalo River, you’re under half an hour from the gorgeous coast.

Just a little south of Houston leads you to a fantastic stretch of beautiful beaches on the Gulf of Mexico.

A short trip away are Bolivar and Galveston, barrier islands known for serene beaches and amazing historical sites.

You can also escape to the northern lakes or take in the exotic species at various wildlife refuges in the area.  

This is a historic city and a space city, blending skyscrapers with historic buildings.

The green spaces and modern structures are harmoniously designed, making this great

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Win A Free Vacation Rental Photo Shoot! – breakawayvacationrentals.com

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At Break Away Vacation Rentals we’re actively looking for meaningful ways to help vacation rental businesses.  

That’s why we’re giving away a free professional photography package to one lucky winner right here. It could be you!

It’s 100% free! We’ll cover the cost of sending out a professional photographer from our global network of photographers to your property to take quality photos of your rental. 

The winner of the giveaway will own full rights to those photographs and can use them in any way they like.

Why are we giving away a free photo shoot?

Poor photos are a common problem! I’m always sifting through property listings and still don’t understand why there are so many truly great properties with sub-par photos. 


I can’t help but think
to myself – if they only had better photos. Do they know they could be making more money from additional bookings

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New Vacation Rental Listing Plan Less Than $15 a Month! – breakawayvacationrentals.com

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Are you frustrated with listing sites that charge fees and take away your control? We’ve just made it easier to market your vacation rental and Break Away from unfriendly listing sites.

We’re excited to announce we’ve launched a new listing option called LITE. We’re inviting you to pilot our newest marketing program and be one of the first to take advantage of this new offer.

With our new LITE listings you can advertise your vacation rental for less than $15 a month. It’s just $179 for a full 12 months of marketing!

We’ve designed our LITE listings to offer you the essentials.

The LITE plan offers great marketing while reducing the support required from software tools and additional services provided in our premium listing plans.

The introduction of LITE allows us to offer a very affordable option to help even more hosts diversify and Break Away from sites that charge

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11 Pain Points Vacation Rental Websites Inflict To Collect Booking Fees (Did We Miss Any?) – breakawayvacationrentals.com

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BreakAway Vacation Rentals is a vacation rental listing site created to give owners, managers and travelers more freedom and choices when it comes to renting vacation homes. But not everybody’s like us!

Many of the giant vacation rental websites go to great lengths to collect their booking fees. Their strong determination to boost revenue through “service fees” has caused several pain points in the process. We’ll discuss a few of them we’re noticing. Let us know if we missed any in the comments! 

Travelers Are Charged More

First, travelers pay more than the property is normally rented for. This is due to added fees that are charged when a reservation is made on almost every large home sharing website.

Depending on the house a traveler rents, the fees can cost a traveler $500 or more than the “real” owner’s price.

If a listing site doesn’t charge a booking fee, they’ll

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The Vacation Rental Listing Alliance – breakawayvacationrentals.com

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What if vacation rental listing sites joined forces and cooperated instead of competing with one another?

The team at BreakAwayVR would like to explore this unorthodox idea.

Just like anything, there could be potential challenges that would need to be worked out. However, we believe if vacation rental listing sites are able to create some common sense synergy and collaborate with each other we could help the community further by cooperating instead of competing.

Think about the potential impact this type of mutually beneficial cooperation could have for our indsutry.

Could a “Vacation Rental Listing Alliance” help organize and defragment the book direct initiative behind the scenes while amplifying the reach of the book direct message to the world.

What if we could aggregate vacation rental inventory and possibly help cross promote rentals for owners and managers.

What if we were able to create a network of cooperative book direct/no

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Altea Spain a Seaside Vacation Spot with Unique Charm and Beautiful Attractions – breakawayvacationrentals.com

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Altea Spain Vacation

Altea is a town and a municipality located in Spain. This destination is located within the Alicante Province of Spain; the area makes an amazing vacation spot, because it’s located at the seaside.

The town of Altea is located on the majestic Costa Blanca, one of the most beautiful coastal regions in all of Spain. At this Mediterranean coast, you can find some of the most popular and reputable resorts in the country.

There are many luxurious and beautiful resorts in the region, many interesting and unique places for you to explore on this seaside destination. The Altea area is a special vacation spot due to its authentic charm and beautiful natural landscape.

The town and the surrounding area are quaint seaside spots which are excellent for recreation. The small picturesque town with all of its cultural and historical attractions are surrounded by a beautiful natural scenery,

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Social Media Marketing For Vacation Rentals (FREE ebook) – breakawayvacationrentals.com

If you’re like the vacation rental owners and managers I’m in contact with, you’ve probably wanted to expand your social media marketing but for whatever reason, you haven’t. Is that you?

With all the big listings sites changing the rules of the game, you need as many independent marketing channels working for your rental business as possible. Right?

Why not take full advantage of social media then. I mean why wouldn’t you?

It’s a free resource where you can market your vacation rental.

Truth is, there’s still too many folks who aren’t tapping into social media to generate bookings.

You may have wondered, how do I advertise a vacation rental on social media?

How can I generate bookings from Facebook, Twitter, and all the other social networks?

Setting up your profile is the first step to getting started but what do you do after that? That’s where it can get

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Best Hashtags for Vacation Rentals | Social Marketing Strategy – breakawayvacationrentals.com

 

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How To Increase Your Brand’s Engagement On Social Media

Today’s post is about how you can leverage hashtags for vacation rentals. In my last post, I shared my *free social media marketing guide for vacation rentals (download link). I wrote it to help vacation rental owners and managers create out of this world content for their social media campaigns.

If you haven’t yet done so, go ahead and download it. It’s totally free and you’ll get your copy instantly (use the link above)!

The guide was designed to help you create content that people want to engage with on social media channels like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and others.

Couple the guide with today’s tips and you’ll dramatically increase the number of likes and shares your social media posts get.

I’ll share more on why “likes” shares and social engagement matters to your vacation rental business and brand. I’ll

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