Ivacationonline.com is already the best vacation property management website and it is a fantastic way to find a deal on a vacation rental in a travel destination city that you are looking for. Whether it is the easy access to travel insurance for yourself or your renters, or the Travel Guard accidental damage insurance available right on your live booking page it is hard to beat the industry leading options that ivacationonline offers.
As all great businesses do we are not setting back on our achievements and basking in the glory of watching the other vacation rental websites try to play catch-up. We are constantly and consistently moving ahead. As the internet changes and our customer base grows we want to stay ahead of the curve and make our great website even better. That is why we would like to hear what our customers and members have to say about what they like about our site and tings that they would like to see changed or made even better.
You can do that several ways, email us at info@ivacationonline.com, visit us on Facebook, or leave a comment right here on this blog.
Our goal when we set out to change the world of vacation rental property renting nearly a decade ago was to make the process simple and easier for the property owner. That is still our goal and we work every day trying to make the process of renting, booking, communicating, and managing your condo, townhouse, 2nd house or investment property even easier.

Getting the maximun from your vacation property.

So you now have a ivacationonline.com property management software website and you have turned you once money pit vacation property, 2^nd home, beach front condo, mountain chalet, or ski lodge cabin in to a profit center. So what do you do now? Just sit and let the money roll in? Sure you could do that but if you follow Joe Godar’s marketing plan, you should be buying listing on VRBO, HomeAway and other vacation rental listing websites. They are great websites and get you plenty of inquiries, but they do cost money. They certainly more than pay for themselves but any expense eats in to your bottom line. If you do not have the time to spend on marketing your property yourself they are a absolute necessity. However if you do have time to work on marketing your property there are steps you can take to possibly eliminate a few of your paid listing.

In the next few series of blog posts, we are going to show you a few of the ways to market your property that are low cost or even better, FREE!

Today we are just going to focus on Facebook. If you have not visited the Ivacationonline.com’s Facebook page please do so here and give us a LIKE while you are there. http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/ivacationonlinecom/295440638931

Facebook will allow you to stay in contact with current customers, past customers, and reach new customers. One of your goals as a vacation property owner is to get your guests to return. Returning guests are easy to work with, take less time to explain the process and do not need to be sold again. On Facebook your existing guests share pictures and links with each other about your home and potentially can bring you new renters. This is great because it costs you nothing to market your rental property.

You can update pictures of your property, announce sales, invite others, it is one great to help you get more and keep more renters.

One More Reason To Join ivacationonline's Vacation Rental Software Website

As if there were not enough reason to join ivacationonline.com's vacation rental property management software website, here is another. Ivacationonline is the only property management software website that actually pays to advertise on Google and other major search engines to drive targeted traffic to its website. The traffic that ivacationonline markets for on these search engines is specifically tailored to potential renters who are searching for vacation rentals.

Ivacationonline.com does not directly benefit from this traffic or from the rentals its customers receive. So why do they do it? Simple they what their customers to be successful. Ivacationonline.com is sending potential renters directly to you and they are paying the bill. It's just one of the many, many reasons you should be using ivacationonline's online property management software and if you already are a member it is just one more reason for something you already know. That ivacationonline.com is the best way to manage your vacation properties, 2nd home, timeshare condos, or rental property.

If you not tuned in to it you may not know but you need to. The internet is how a large portion of the world now searches for and books their vacations. If you have a vacation rental property or several you must be advertising on the internet. Advertising on the internet can be very cost effective, especially in the long run. One way is to build a good website.

A website once built will not only offer a place for your potential renters to see more information, updates, rates, policies, availability, how to contact you, and most importantly they can book their stay and pay you.

I know what you saying, "I don't know how to build a website". That is where ivacationonline's group of web developers comes in. For a one time low fee they will build you a custom website for all of your properties, and it will be built with custom search engine optimization features so that your website can be easily indexed and found on all the major search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and Bing.

Unlike advertising on Homeaway, VRBO, Vacation Rentals, you control everything on the site and how much you want to put on it. There are no separate charges for adding pictures, video, maps, pages, etc. You do not get a large bill every year like you do from the big vacation rental listing companies. There is a small annual hosting fee and that is all.

A website is a renters first chance to get a first impression of your property. With a clean, attractive, easy to use website your potential renter will know that they can rent from you with confidence.

To see a list of website templates and to get all the details of having your own website for all of your vacation properties please visit www.ivacationonline.com/Management_Templates.asp

School is almost out and summer time family vacations are being booked by the hundreds of thousands right now online. I know of many summer vacations that have been ruined because of last minute planning, or waiting to think that you can get a last minute deal.

In popular vacation destinations this is usually not the case. Popular beach or mountain areas only have so many so rooms, condos, and homes available and the best ones get booked up fast for a good reasons. Typically the owner that discounts his property extremely in peak periods does so for a reason. One reason for this can be a bad reputation for not taking care of his unit or some other reason.

There is the flip side of last minute deals as well and that is when owners raise the price of their units because demand is high and supply is low. You could end up paying much more to stay if you wait to book your stay 1 week before your planned trip versus booking it 4 months in advance.

Booking in advance is you best bet. This way you can be confident you will have a good place to stay at a good rate, and your deposit is often time refundable should you need to cancel. ivacationonline.com has a travel insurance that is available for a fee that will allow you to cancel for any reason and get your booking deposit refunded.

Many people think of ivacationonline.com as a website that offer vacation rental management software but do not realize that they are also one of the worlds premier website to renters to book short term and long term vacation rentals. They offer vacation rentals in all of the best vacation hot spots and have the best rental rates for these destinations. Stop by ivacationonline.com to check out the large list of rental properties available and book your next vacation through them

ivacationonline.com vacation rental software now offers full access to the past 2 years rental rates

Ivacationonline.com has great news for all owners. As usual we are alwyas improving the usability of our online vacation rental software and website. Here is just one more thing we have done to help you book and run your vacation rental business or vacation rental by owner. We now have full access to the past 2 years rental rates to help you determine what you need to be charging for the next year. So if you go into your Rental Rates section of your property you will now see that 2012 and 2011 are fully available. 2012 will be shown in this years rates at the beginning of the rates section and we now have a button above this years rates for 2011. You can also print out both of these pages to make it easier to copy your rates over to another year. This will help you see what you were charging and what you should be charging for the upcoming year.

Travel Guard Product Training Through ivacationonline.com

If you are a member of ivacationonline.com then you are very familiar with the benefits and peace of mind that travel guard offers to those who invest in their insurance programs to protect themselves and renters from accidental damage and travel insurance. If you are not a member here is a golden opportunity to learn about Travel Guard and their relationship with ivacationonline.com

You are invited to join us for a Webinar on April 17 2012, this open-forum training session will allow ivacationonline.com members and non-members to learn about the travel insurance and damage protection available through the ivacationonline.com system and the benefits to the homeowner and their guests.

Details of the event:

Title: Travel Guard Product Training: ivacationonline.com
Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements

PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/481660576