Barefoot Technologies Blog- Vacation Rental Industry News

How to Prepare for Your Most Successful Vacation Rental Season

Posted by Claiborne Yarbrough on Jan 29, 2024 11:58:13 AM

The peak season for many vacation rentals is just around the corner, so property managers need to go beyond routine maintenance and consider strategic measures to ensure a successful and simplified experience.

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Tags: Vacation Rental, Property manager marketing, Vacation Rental Marketing

Elevate Your Holiday Marketing Campaigns for Vacation Rental Managers

Posted by Claiborne Yarbrough on Nov 6, 2023 3:46:08 PM

This time of year is a golden opportunity for vacation rental managers to boost their revenue by using the holiday season to reach out to past and new guests for future bookings. In this blog post, we will discuss various techniques that can help vacation rental managers maximize their holiday marketing campaigns, including using the tools Barefoot’s PMS (Property Management System) provides, like historical data and dynamic pricing, microtargeting guests, utilizing automations and offering coupons and rewards. 

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Tags: Vacation Rental, Property manager marketing, Vacation Rental Marketing

Barefoot Technologies Releases Exciting Updates in Version 4.0

Posted by Claiborne Yarbrough on Nov 28, 2016 11:38:23 AM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Tags: Vacation Rental, Vacation Rental Management Software

Family Friendly Ski Resorts with Vacation Rentals

Posted by Claiborne Yarbrough on Jan 7, 2015 5:01:00 PM

A spectacular family vacation depends on three things – the time of year you go, where you go and where you stay.  During the winter months, there is nothing like taking the family on a ski trip where an immense amount of fun is packed into ordinarily no more than a week. Ski resorts are abundant in North America and many of them have atmospheres and activities that cater to families. 

At most ski resorts, there are also the standard ski resort hotels that offer very nice accommodations along with very nice prices to accompany said accommodations.  However, as an alternative to cramming the entire family into a small hotel room, many families seek out vacation rentals in and around the resorts so that they can spread out and truly enjoy the week.

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Tags: Vacation Rental, Rental Market

A Great Example of How You Create a Vacation Experience

Posted by Claiborne Yarbrough on Oct 2, 2014 3:22:00 PM

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Tags: Vacation Rental Industry, Vacation Rental

New Customer! Atlantic Realty of the Outer Banks

Posted by Claiborne Yarbrough on Jul 31, 2014 9:15:00 AM

 

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Tags: Vacation Rental, Vacation Rental Software, Vacation Rental Partnership

Marketing Your Vacation Rental: Inbound Part 1

Posted by Adam Zippin on Apr 3, 2014 2:00:00 PM

As I did my daily reading of blogs, news, and other industry topics I came across this amazing infographic designed to help you understand Inbound Marketing and how it can be applied to your vacation, I couldn’t help but feel like something was missed.  Here at Barefoot, I personally oversee our inbound marketing plan and it has garnished some great success!  We have moved to the first page of google search results, we have seen a 70% increase in contact rates and most importantly, our content has never been fresher.  All of this was thanks to an inbound marketing strategy implemented here so naturally, when I saw someone made an image to help you out there do the same, I was excited to read it. 

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Tags: Vacation Rental, Marketing, rental marketing, Inbound Marketing

New Year, Old Scams: More Vacation Rental Scams

Posted by Adam Zippin on Dec 31, 2013 2:44:00 PM

Happy Holidays to everyone and we hope this holiday season treated you well.  Sadly with the ringing in of this New Year, my first post-holiday blog comes with some bad news.  Another market is being targeted by vacation rental scams, Lake Placid and the Olympic village has reported dozens of rental scams this holiday season.

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Tags: Vacation Rental Management, Barefoot, Vacation Rental, Client Expectations, Rentals, Rental Market, VRBO, Scams, Vacation Rental Software, HomeAway, VRBO Portal, rental industry competition, vacation rental scam, RBO, Security, HomeAway.com, rental industry

How to Seasonally Market Your Rental Properties

Posted by Adam Zippin on Nov 14, 2013 5:48:00 PM

Well it’s the time of year up here in New England where rumors of snow are backed up by frigid mornings and mildly warmer days, most call it winter but I am lucky enough to call it hockey season.  Now some may not see the difference between a winter enthusiast and a hockey fan but differences like this can distinguish your business from the rest.  With the winter coming in, the rental market shifts drastically up here, and in any location with winter snow.  So how does this resonate through with your business?  Here are 8 ways to beat the winter with simple marketing tools

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Tags: Vacation Rental Industry, Vacation Rental, Vacation Rental Software, rental industry competition, How to market vacation rentals, Rental Management, Second Home, Property Management Software, Management Software, Competitive Advantage, Rental management Software, rental marketing, Property manager marketing, professional management, rental indusrty competition, Offerings, rental management business, Rental Management CRM, CRM, CRM Tips

Your New Competition: It looks different than you think.

Posted by Adam Zippin on Nov 7, 2013 4:27:00 PM

 

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Tags: Vacation Rental, rental industry competition, RBO, How to market vacation rentals, future of vacation rentals, rental management business, Rental Management Company, VRMA, PMC, Rental Managers, How RBO's are competing for your business