Having a website is great - but getting that website to perform requires a little more love.

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Modern day consumers are savvy when it comes to booking vacations online - which is great news for you and your holiday rental properties. Online bookings have become the norm and there are plenty of businesses that have sprung up to meet the demand.

With all that noise out there, marketing your holiday rentals in our digital age takes more than just having a website. With all the time, effort and money that goes into getting your brand and website up and running - this can be an extremely frustrating situation.

Don't panic. This is the same reality with any business. You need to time to build momentum and gain traction.


Start right

When it comes to your website - make sure you do two things:

  1. Get Google Analytics up and running - so you can measure changes over time.
  2. Start to learn about SEO where you can - you may never master this realm but the more you know the better.

Showing up in search

Clearly, this is a broad topic!

However, the first couple of things to do would be:

  1. Ensure that you set your website up in Google Search Console
  2. Look at the words on your website and see if they reflect how people are likely search for your holiday rental. E.g. Do you mention local attractions or towns?

Be active on social media

As tiresome as it may seem to keep up with this ever changing ecosystem - it's a great way to promote your business.

It can be demanding trying to keep new content flowing through all these social channels - so start with Facebook. Facebook has become especially effective in the last few years offering features like insights and post boosting to help you understand your audience.


Pay-per-click

Traffic is often the problem when you first launch a website. Search engines are only just finding out about it - and bulding up search equity takes time.

PPC advertising using tools like Google Adwords allows you to drive traffic to your site with qualified keywords and search terms. This helps not only drive traffic to your website, but drive far more qualified traffic.


Use marketing channels

It's no secret that big players like Booking.com and Airbnb are driving bookings to holiday rentals all over the globe.

These channels can be a huge asset when you're just setting out or experiencing some occupancy ebbs and flows.

Just be keep an eye on those sometimes steep commission rates.


Work with a specialist

It's never a bad idea to reach out to a digital marketing expert. Even a one off meeting with an expert can help you develop a marketing strategy.

An expert will be able to help be better and more effective with all the above - Analytics, SEO, Social media, PPC etc.


These tools are all at your fingertips. Start now. Using all or some of these tools can help give your holiday rental, your brand, your business a bigger piece of the pie.