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  1. LaurenRains

    Essential Elements for Your B&B Website

    ...or people just getting into the industry. Marketing, and online marketing in general, as well as website changes and how it affects conversion rate, is not as intuitive to some as it is to others. It's also just fun to talk about and get people sharing what's been working for them.
  2. LaurenRains

    Essential Elements for Your B&B Website

    Absolutely. Great points. Each photo should have a specific purpose. Think of it like this, "What are the 5 main selling points of my B&B?" Each photo should display one of these 5 points and display 5 clear messages. If it's 5 random images that don't have a specific purpose, then the slideshow...
  3. LaurenRains

    Essential Elements for Your B&B Website

    It definitely is a magic number! Here are a few of my thoughts on slideshows. I absolutely LOVE them on websites, but there are a few things to think about 1.) The Slideshow Purpose: If you want the purpose of your slideshow to be a way for people to view rooms and therefore click on a button...
  4. LaurenRains

    Essential Elements for Your B&B Website

    It definitely is a magic number! Here are a few of my thoughts on slideshows. I absolutely LOVE them on websites, but there are a few things to think about 1.) The Slideshow Purpose: If you want the purpose of your slideshow to be a way for people to view rooms and therefore click on a button...
  5. LaurenRains

    Essential Elements for Your B&B Website

    Hi Joey - thank you for the feedback! I will add links to the websites and post more screenshots and let you know when that's been updated.
  6. LaurenRains

    Essential Elements for Your B&B Website

    Joey thank you SO MUCH for pointing that out! Can I ask where did you find that link? I can't seem to find it. I just relaunched the site last week after an extensive revamp. The correct one about web design is this: http://www.wildworldcreative.com/web-design-services/ Thanks again! - Lauren
  7. LaurenRains

    Essential Elements for Your B&B Website

    Hey guys! This conversation took off in an interesting direction, ey?! So, here is a list of a few of the essentials for some of the best B&B website designs I've seen. 1.) Large Homepage Slideshow showcasing QUALITY photos of B&B interior, exterior, & surrounding area. ---> When I say quality...
  8. LaurenRains

    Essential Elements for Your B&B Website

    I Gillumhouse, If you use Wordpress for your website, you can install the free plugin called Akismet, which blocks all spam. Another option is to install a social commenting plugin like Disqus or LiveFyre and that should help. There's also another WP plugin that lets you install facebook...
  9. LaurenRains

    New web host suggestions?

    I can't recommend Bluehost enough. 1.) Great phone tech support - people from the US, barely any wait time, very friendly and helpful. 2.) I've been using them since 2009 and haven't looked back 3.) Bluehost never goes down unlike GoDaddy which has had many problems. 4.) Their rates for...
  10. LaurenRains

    Having a CAPTCHA is Killing Your Conversion Rate

    The ones you can't read are the worst! Possible Solution for those of you that have your websites built on Wordpress - You can install the (free) plugin Contact Form 7. This lets you create a custom contact form quit easily and you can choose to use a capcha or not. While I would recommend it...
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