I’ve had a lot of feedback since the launch of Mental About Rental, both in forums and privately on email. One of the recurring themes is directory statistics.
There seems to be an accepted view that directories are under no obligation to divulge their traffic data, and some people believe that the statistics are useless anyway. I believe both of these assertions are incorrect.
When you’re trying to decide where to advertise your rental property, a variety of factors will influence your decision on whether to advertise on a specific directory. These include; Read More
Free Gite and French Cottage Advertising
Sometimes, you can’t give it away. Since the launch of Rent a Gite in France, I’ve spent a lot of time optimising the Wordpress theme it uses to make it as search engine friendly as possible. The site offers free gite advertising to owners of french rental accommodation. As a result of the SEO, I’m getting a load of traffic to it through search engines.
Ironically, I’m struggling to get gite and cottage owners to advertise their properties on there, it’s nothing more than a dribble each week in terms of new properties added, despite the gites who are listed reporting getting enquiries and bookings through the site. Read More »