Mattresses at Diamond on the Emerald Coast
The master bedroom king size bed has a Nest Alexander Signature Hybrid:
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I want to create a website to have a place outside of the listing sites to send my guest? But WHY? I want to be able to communicate with my guest directly and have control over my vacation rental. I want to be completely independent. That sounds great!!!! But are you willing to do the work? Have you thought about alternatives that might give you what you are looking for with less work?
Reality: creating a website by yourself can be challenging. Educating yourself about domains, hosting, widgets, word press, SEO, analytics, social, and security can be overwhelming. It took me a lot of time to create a website on my own, not including the time it took me to take professional photos, organize attractions in the area, and find all my guest reviews from various sources. But, I did it. I thought the hard work was over.......... Boy was I wrong.
Whether you created your website yourself or paid somebody to create your website, that is not the end of the story. It is so important to maintain and update your website. While your host has a lot of features that automatically update some features of your website, it is important to make sure your links are not broken, information is updated including your calendar and reviews, photos are up to date, you have the protection/security from hackers in place to make your site secure. Attractions and Restaurants will close and links will break, new widgets will be more useful, photos need to be updated, information and reviews need to continuously updated, and analytics need to be reviewed. Sure you could just leave your website go and only update occasionally 1-2 times a year, but what message is that sending your guest? My reviews are from 6 months ago, my photos are probable outdated too, that restaurant closed 12 months ago, the contact link is broken........................
ALTERNATIVES TO CREATING YOUR OWN WEBSITE
The master bedroom king size bed has a Nest Alexander Signature Hybrid:
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Bowl of Fresh Crispy Tortilla Chips Side of Homemade Salsa Side of Queso Blanco Side of Quacamole
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Sail away with Captain Memo's Pirate Cruise the jewel of sunny Clearwater Beach, Florida.
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This is the exact reason I went with HOUFY instead of a separate website. It isn't just the continued expense of upkeep and maintenance of a website, but the time required to create the site in the first place! I love HOUFY! It does everything my guests and I wanted from a website and it is a great community too!