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  1. Eric Goldreyer

    So Erik has sold....

    Hi everyone, I really think this is a positive for the industry. The BedandBreakfast.com website will remain as it has been, with the same requirements, and supported by the same people, from our same offices that we will be hosting the open house at five nights from now for the PAII...
  2. Eric Goldreyer

    Watch out - No notice will be given!

    Gillum House, Sorry about that! It is not our intent to trick anyone into paying us! The reason we give away a three month no-risk free trial membership.is so we can clearly demonstrate that for most (certainly not all) innkeepers, we deliver a good ROI and are worth the membership price - and...
  3. Eric Goldreyer

    Wow! Membership Renewal Fee!

    KNKBNB, Good point . I can see where I am being too defensive. My apologies. Everyone is certainly entitled to their opinion. It is tough for me to hear when I feel like we have done so much for this industry.... only to then have some folks bash us. Tough. But that's business... Eric PS...
  4. Eric Goldreyer

    Wow! Membership Renewal Fee!

    OK.... I guess I am not sure how to proceed either. I am concerned that it bothers you to try and have a truly open two-way dicsussion. I just don't see how it could occur any other way. I am open/willing to talk on the phone/email offline or as I stated, even sit down with the group of you...
  5. Eric Goldreyer

    Wow! Membership Renewal Fee!

    Swirt - Thanks! I have to run or my wife and kids are going ot kill me. I'll get back on later tonight or tomorrow. Eric
  6. Eric Goldreyer

    Wow! Membership Renewal Fee!

    Dear Innkeepers, So I took a few days myself to "take a deep breath". Much better! Let me try and elaborate on some thoughts. I realize we are not working for Kathleen and she is upset and we are losing her business. I think it is unfortunate, and will stand by my comment that I feel an...
  7. Eric Goldreyer

    Wow! Membership Renewal Fee!

    Kathleen, No, we do not offer the rebate credit on annual payment plans, only monthly. Sorry to see you turn a creit porgram for somethign that helps innkeepers sell more rooms, into a negative... Why do you feel our pricing is not fair? I understand we are the most expensive, but when we look...
  8. Eric Goldreyer

    Directory listing

    Bree, Thanks for the input. You might like to know that based on innkeeper feedback we invested considerable resources to launch monthly billing for membership -specifically to address the economy issue so innkeepers could pay monthly and smooth out their cash flows. Now a new member can join...
  9. Eric Goldreyer

    Directory listing

    <Yellowsocks> Eric Goldreyer wrote: Because it gets annoying and we think innkeepers should see the type of ethics some of the other folks in the industry have. I guess this tells you a little about us and a little about them... Um... don't talk about ethics and then break your own Terms and...
  10. Eric Goldreyer

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    I have to say I think it is a bit odd that folks can post anonymously here. It doesn't seem right to be able to say whatever you want and not even let folks know who you are. It seems folkks would be a little more cordial and professional if everyone had th ebenefit of knowing who they were...
  11. Eric Goldreyer

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    Innkeep, I apologize if I said (wrote) it wrong, but all I was trying to say was that I could see where our price increases would be a little tougher on smaller properties - which I assumed this group consisted of. According to thenumber sin your post it seems maybe I was correct. You said the...
  12. Eric Goldreyer

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    Good point GillumHouse. My assumption (probably incorrectly because as I stated ealier, we all know what happens when one "assumes") based upon what I have seen posted and by whom (it's not always easy to tell who's who here which is a little weird and also makes it hard to tell property...
  13. Eric Goldreyer

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    Samster, Very fair points. We will keep this in mind going forward. Thanks, Eric PS. Feel free to come see us in Austin! We host an innkeeper open house every summer with lunch, but the doors are always open any time of the year!
  14. Eric Goldreyer

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    Copperhead, I do not see how you compare someone taking our original content and displaying it on their own site and changing the links (that were a part of the original content they took as well) to point them to their own property listings with a straight out fair compepition. You are right...
  15. Eric Goldreyer

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    Sorry... I didn't get your name...? Because it gets annoying and we think innkeepers should see the type of ethics some of the other folks in the industry have. I guess this tells you a little about us and a little about them... I didn't realize there was anything wrong with being so tied into...
  16. Eric Goldreyer

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    Riki, Yes. The "gift cards" have been discounted at Costco to try an incent people to give the gift of a B&B experience. Unfortunately more folks are starting to use them as "discount travel cards" so we have pulle dout of the Costco stores. A few stores may still have a little inventory that...
  17. Eric Goldreyer

    Directory listing

    So what's an onomatopoeia again? ;^) Gang, It's not that we expect a pat on the back. We just have a hard time understanding why we sometimes catch so much heat from a limited number of innkeepers (like on this group) when to the best of our knowledge we are doing so much that we don't see...
  18. Eric Goldreyer

    Gift cards

    Yellowsocks wrote: Eric Goldreyer wrote: Why do you say the 8-9% is "baloney"? If our average gift card sell is $150 (the part the innkeeper pays the commission on) and the average stay at a B&B is over $300, what would the effective commission rate be? Should be somewhere south of 10%...? I...
  19. Eric Goldreyer

    Beating a dead horse

    Folks, I would be happy to give you our thoughts on why we are worth it and how you should look at your return on your investment, not the investment, but it does not sound by reading this thread, that you guys care to hear it so I will save us both the time. I am not sure what age has to do...
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