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Vacation Rental Restoration
By William May
Published: 12/28/15
Topics: Insurance, Property Management, Vacation Rentals
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Vacation rental homes are susceptible to the same problems as full-time residences. Sometimes pipes break, basements flood and even smoke or fire damage can happen. Read more Leave comments
Clammers Rejoice! Christmas Present from Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
By William May
Published: 12/16/15
Topics: Fishing
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Pardon the triteness, but, a Christmas miracle is in the works! The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife may allow Razor Clamming on Copalis beach during the Christmas holiday. Read more Leave comments
El Nino Looms; Don't Fret Too Much
By Taylor May
Published: 12/01/15
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A magazine For skiers, snowboarders and everything snow started in 1964 now an online source of with news, comments, articles, photos and videos. If you slide, visit our Website and join the email list to get instant mountain info year round. Read more Leave comments
The Genius Truck Mechanic
By William May
Published: 11/11/15
Topics: Boats, Self Improvement
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Wisdom can come from a professor, a teacher a mentor and sometimes from a truck mechanic. Learn how to focus and concentrate. And maybe how not to collaborate. Read more Leave comments
Best Halloween Advertising. Cheapest too.
By William May
Published: 10/31/15
Topics: Advertising, Marketing
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Many experts will rattle your brain with every kind of advertising and marketing. But the restaurant - Two Doors Down - exceeds them all with their latest Halloween advertising idea. It may not be what you expect. Boo. Read more Leave comments
Most Professional Photographers Are Not
By William May
Published: 10/22/15
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New technology has created three photography skill levels - Amateur, Professional and HDR Pro. Nothing but the top level of High Dynamic Range photos are good enough for business that want to stand out on the web, in print and achieve the greatest possible sales. Is your photographer at the top level? Read more Leave comments
Vacation Rental Insurance for Condo Owners
By April Klazema
Published: 10/12/15
Topics: Insurance, Property Management, Vacation Rentals
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Say you own a condo in Florida that you have been visiting every spring break for ten years now. Next spring, you have a different trip planned and won't be able to make it down to the condo at all. However, the condo is in an area that is a hot tourist destination during the winter and spring months. If you aren't going to be using it, you figure someone else would pay good money to rent it out for a few weeks. Who knows? You might even be able to finance most of your other trip just by renting out your condo to other Florida tourists! Read more Leave comments
BookingSync.com is right about photography
By Noel Poage
Published: 07/01/15
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We have to hand a prize to Sébastien Grosjean, CEO of BookingSync a vacation rental software and channel management company. In his recent video posts he covers the basics of shooting photography. But how about HDR? Read more Leave comments
Cell Phone Photos Are Not Just Fine
By William May
Published: 06/01/15
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Would you think that major vacation rental websites would know photos are the number one method to attract more guests, more bookings and higher rates? So how come some think taking snaps on a cell phone is good enough. When good enough never is. Read more Leave comments
Creepy Vacation Rental Videos
By Wm. May
Published: 05/27/15
Topics: Marketing, Vacation Rentals, Videos
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Videos are now being used as background graphics for many websites including for vacation rental advertising that depict guests inside homes in seemingly innocent moments like lounging bed or playing with their children. But does it cross the line? Read more Leave comments
Drones Will One Day Be Old News
By William May
Published: 05/01/15
Topics: Hotels, Photography
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Hoteliers are all anxious to get aerial photos of their properties from drones. Good idea and we do them. Here is why they would be better off to invest I High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photos instead. Read more Leave comments
Website Magazine Warns Blogging Copyright Infringers
By Joseph Romain
Published: 04/01/15
Topics: Copyrights, Legal, Photography
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Website Magazine covers everything digital and in now is taking a strong stand to educate readers about how stealing copyrighted materials is a big no-no and one that will cost them lots of money when copyright holders catch them in the act. Read more Leave comments
How to Choose a Vacation Rental Photographer
By William May
Published: 03/01/15
Topics: Photography
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Guest give websites but a few scant seconds to decide if it's professional, if it has what they need, and whether they are willing to look further. In one seconds, people read only a few words but glancing at a photo reveals dozens of thoughts and conveys quality, emotion, and content. Read more Leave comments
Talk Talk Talk Talk Talk
By William May
Published: 01/23/15
Topics: Communications, Football, Sports
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Why does Seahawks Football Team Quarterback Russell Wilson talk so much. Even have a well called play he can not shut up. Neither should you if you want to achieve the kind of success he has. Read more Leave comments
Christmas Trees Endanger the World
By William May
Published: 01/17/15
Topics: Government
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This is not a story about prohibiting Christmas trees from governmental property due to freedom of religion restrictions. Instead, it’s a new taking of your ability to put a Christmas Tree in the lobby of privately owned condo buildings, restaurants and more. Geeeesh. Is nothing sacred? Read more Leave comments
HDR Photography is not HD
By William May
Published: 01/01/15
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Only one in every ten thousand amateur photographers, and only one out of a thousand professionals have an understanding of High Dynamic Range (HDR) photos. That terminology has nothing to do with the common High Definition description of TV's and monitors. Everyone in lodging should know the difference. Read more Leave comments
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