Directory Sites
Review: Lanierbb.com
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This site, although not particularly eye catching, seems to get decent traffic and create a modest return. A long established directory, Pam Lanier’s is one of the few remaining print directories promoting bed and breakfasts. Membership in the site includes the print listing. Also includes membership via the travelguides.com URL. Recently [...]
Review: bedandbreakfast.com
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You MUST be listed on here. I have mixed reviews of some of the staff and philosophies of this site, but they have the biggest reach by far of all of the bed and breakfast listing sites. Check out your region and city and sign up for the lowest package that puts you [...]
Review: ILoveInns.com
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The pleasant color scheme of this site is romantic, but not in your face. Original content abounds, including innkeeping tips and information, as well as guest based information. Award style pages are unique and feature inns for free. Reciprocal link program to be “featured” is a low cost way to get [...]
Review: bbonline.com
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Again, the basic level here seems to be the best for most advertisers. Definitely worth the $149 per year; I don’t know who would really benefit from the $500 package. I couldn’t find a region where that level of service would make sense in my search, other than for those that perhaps still [...]
Review: bnbfinder.com
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Another solid contender in the market. Worth being listed at the level that gives you a link to your own site. Not really worth it to upgrade here unless your region or city is highly competitive on this site. The direct link to your site should provide the detail that a looker [...]
Review: Pillows and Pancakes
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A pretty good value at this point in the game. An up and coming site with great recent growth in the reach department. With a solid grouping of pages that have good pagerank and a decent (and growing) number of back links, this site is a great find for its current $99 per year. Ad [...]
Review: theinnkeeper.com
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Direct links are most prominent here. Unlike many other sites, the less prominent “more information” link on your listing is to their own site. Reservations tab takes you to the inn reservations program directly, which is a nice touch.
The Good: 2 Clicks and I am at the link to your page. Thats [...]
Review: FindBnB.com
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FindBnB.com emailed me a while ago that our listing had expired. So of course that sent me doing some checking on the value of the listing on their site. After all, starting at $199 for a listing with a website link, they are certainly not inexpensive. What I found was surprising. The email that they [...]
Review: RealAdventures.com
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I was inspired to review this site after a recent PAII forum posting about their questionable innkeeper advertising tactics. Seems that they participate in the “free listing” scheme where they list your inn for you, then want you to sign up to see the leads that they have generated. This is a pretty [...]
Review: GuideBookAmerica.com
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Guidebookamerica.com is another directory listing site that frequently emails innkeepers to solicit their advertising dollars. The site claims that they are “the only online travel directory of its kind”. If by that they mean confusing, cluttered and a spammy mess, well then they may be top of the class. Save your money. [...]
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