Tag Archives: return on investment

Attracting B&B Guests: How does that work?


A few of you may have noticed that we seem to have taken a bit of a hiatus over the past several weeks. In fact, our Freeport Maine Bed & Breakfast had a very busy summer, and there wasn’t much time for About the Inn writing. Now that our busy summer and fall foliage seasons [...]

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Value or Discount? Choose One.


Groupon, Living Social, Woot, SmartBargains, Name Your Own Price, Cheap Fares, Last Minute Deals, Bargain Travel, and the list goes on and on. Whether we like it or not, we’re all influenced by things around us, and the loudest voices in marketing at the moment are those screaming “Get [whatever you want] at a discount.” [...]

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Where do bookings come from?


Instead of re-writing the article, we will simply mention and link to the great information provided by our friends at Acorn Internet Services showing a comparison of statistics on bookings from before there were Google Place Pages and currently, and also noting which directories produce bookings. This is obtained from Acorn’s customers who use Acorn’s [...]

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Land of the Giants: Will there be a happy ending?


In the Land of the Giants, it can be difficult to be a small bed and breakfast.

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Taking a step back – what are you trying to accomplish?


Re-thinking social media: taking a top-down approach to bed and breakfast marketing.

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