In an effort to create location awareness for travelers browsing our network we have released location journals for vacation rental owners and community members. These journals enable you to write information about your location which is helpful to travelers browsing our network. We have included several top categories for you to write about including attractions, dining, weather, and much more. Utilizing this information sharing tool helps save time answering the same questions day in and day out regarding the location of your property(s). This feature also enables you to receive more exposure from travelers reading these location journals.
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This tutorial will cover how to add and edit your vacation rental rates for properties listed in the Vacation Rentals Community at VacationRealty.com. Like all of our releases, the rate manager has been thoroughly tested to ensure property editing, displaying and saving of your rental rate information correctly and accurately. Rates can be modified and edited at anytime by logging into your control panel. Keep in mind there is a 5 minute delay on any rate information that has been recently updated to become visible on your property description page. If you have any trouble viewing this information feel free to contact us for assistance. Read the rest of this entry »
This tutorial will cover how to graphically enhance your listing by using listing themes. These themes were designed for owners advertising their property on the vacation realty community of websites. There are currently 7 themes available. These themes are Country, Ski, Lake, Mountain, Beach, Cabin, and Golf. More themes will be added in the coming weeks to enhance the look of listing pages and geograhpical locations.
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How to use and manage inquiries received on the Vacation Realty Community. This tutorial will cover how to read inquiries and respond to travelers for property owners advertising in on the Vacation Rentals By Owner Community. This tutorial will also cover changing your email address, replying to traveler requests, forwarding inquiries to community members, archiving messages, printing and deleting correspondence from your mailbox. Read the rest of this entry »
How to manage your property on the Vacation Realty Community. This tutorial will cover how to manage your listing for property owners advertising in our Community of Vacation Rentals By Owner. Including but not limited to property descriptions, terms of service issues, amenities, accessibility and location types. Once you have read this tutorial we believe you will have a much better understanding of how to edit and manage your property description. Be sure to read the tutorial if you have questions regarding the property description pages. You may also email us if you need further assistance.
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This tutorial will cover how you upload and manage your photos for property owners advertising on Vacation Realty. Due to our changing policies photos are now required to keep your listing active in our network. Recently we have contacted many owners who have failed to upload photos. If you are an owner and have difficulty uploading photos this is a must read. We will cover the photo types we accept, the method in which you upload photos (including visual references). Read the rest of this entry »
