This makes vacation rental staging an important and integral part of a marketing strategy, and also makes it challenging.

Your vacation rental is a valuable asset and I am sure you have spent a lot of time on making the property perfect for your guests, and that you want to keep it that way. Letting your cottage to strangers has associated risks.

So, when I came across Alan Egan's, Rent More Weeks and his campaign to persuade owners to upgrade their listing and site images I was intrigued, and downloaded his free Vacation Rental Marketing Guide.

31 Days to Build a Better Blog for Vacation Rental Owners. by CottageGuru on November 16, 2011. problogger Writing this blog has created a lot of opportunities for me

The benefits of adopting sustainable practices in vacation rentals are apparent on several levels. Creating energy efficiency in appliances, lighting and heating is more cost effective; it gives an opportunity to educate rental guests on your green initiatives, and creates a marketing opportunity.

Since my cottage is on a river that would be great for paddling, it got me thinking about this as a new niche market for attracting vacation rental clients.