I have to agree with the others about the snowflakes. Sorry...
Beautiful place you have there!!!
Congrats on a good first year.
This is my opinion:
You say: "Every imaginable winter sport is at your beckoning and within close proximity to Tucked Inn the Harbour Bed and Breakfast." LIKE WHAT????? Based on that one page alone, I have no idea what there is to do there.
I have noticed that a lot of people who call us have no idea what they are trying to ask. They might have a random, nebulous thought floating around in their head about a getaway, but they don't know exactly what that includes. It is up to us to sell it to them. If they don't call, they need to be able to find what they are looking for on the website, even though they might not know exactly what they are looking for.
Maybe a sample itinerary. I would love to be able to see a possibility of what I could do around your area all tied in with a two night stay with you..
Thanks for the input Penelope.
I tried to show the things to do in a pictorial format with a timeline of how long it takes to get to these venues. So far I have had some positive feedback on this format. I am not sure what you were asking when you mentioned "Like What"
Cheers, Harry
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TuckedInntheHarbour said:
I am not sure what you were asking when you mentioned "Like What"
As in, I live in Ohio...my version of "winter wonderland" and your version are probably totally different. I can't go ice-fishing around here (as a general rule). I can't go snowshoeing around here (as a general rule). I can barely make a snowman most winters (as a general rule). Winter where I am and winter where you are differ.
What I mean is this: If you say that you live in a winter wonderland where every possible type of winter activity is available to you and close by, give me an idea of what I want. I don't exactly KNOW what I want, I want you to tell me. If I want to get away for a winter-time getaway, I need to know what I can do. If I don't know what I can do and you DO know what there is to do, you have to sell it to me. I think the old adage "I'll know it when I see it" would be appropriate. As a guest: SHOW ME. Give me ideas, point me in the right direction.
Recently, we have had some discussion about innkeepers being seen as the "chambers of commerce" because popular convention holds that innkeepers know what there is to do in the area. Well, if that's the case, be the chamber. Make people want to come to you because of your knowledge of what there is to offer. I would venture a guess that most people are kind of in the dark about vacations until they do a lot of research about a place. Imagine if your website was the place they did the research about your area. All tied in with a two night stay at your place...how cool would that be?
Now, I understand that there are going to be a lot of members on this forum who will lambaste me for suggesting that they have enough to do anyway, and why spend the time on one more 'to do' thing for their list, and their website isn't meant to get people to the area, but to their inn. And I understand all of that, too. However, I know when I answer the phone and the person on the other end of the line says, "I would like to make a reservation with you, but what is there to do around you?" I better have an answer that will get the me reservation. I have to sell them on the area as well as the inn. They aren't going to spend every waking minute in their room (unless they are newlyweds
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ETA: Just my 2 cents
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