Everyone at GoWeb99, especially Tony, Nicholas, and David has been so helpful and such a great pleasure to work with! I have called them dozens of times with many requests and changes and each time, whoever I spoke with was friendly and patient. Everything I asked for was done quickly and accurately. I love my new web site and I plan to do more work with GoWeb99 in the future. I highly recommend their services to anyone in need of a web site at a reasonable price.
Kelley McHenry
http://knowindiatravel.com
Posted by admin | Posted in GoWeb99, Testimonials | Posted on 17-11-2009-05-2008
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Nicholas Taylor at goweb99 was just W O N D E R F U L !! He was patient with my many changes and corrections, and “held my hand” through the entire process. As this was my first experience with web designing, the support, suggestions, and professional eloquence shown by Nicholas made me feel confident, trusting, and “in good hands”. I highly recommend Nicholas Taylor, and his fine company to anyone who is looking for an EXCELLENT Web Design source! My site is just beautiful, and should bring my New England “Bed and Breakfast” many new visitors.
Terry Dunne – http://www.ameadowhouse.com
In todays world where more than 50% of the businesses are carried over the internet it is very essential to have a business website for every business owner be it small or medium size. It is a fact that 99% of the general or preferred or keyword centric .COM web domains have already been booked. It is very rare that you get the domain name of your choice in first search. There is not a single short or easy to remember domain name available. For instance there are no longer 4 alphabet domain name available and there are very few unsensible 5 alphabet domain names which may be available. We suggest reserving few domain name(s) at the earliest and feel yourself very lucky if you have got a domain name of your choice.
Tomorrow is the world of internet and all 100% of the businesses would need a website to stand in the compitition and grab online business from locals, countryman and international clients.
If the property has a standout feature, market it. Properties that have special built-in features that stands out from competitors. Teaming up with other business proprietors to offer special offers, discounts, home delivery, phone service, maid service or providing special Spa or yoga packages could work well. Include this information with all communications about the property to help develop a reputation for this service or feature.
Finally one place to seek more detailed information can be in your personal Website where you have the same general information which includes:
- Photo of the outside, nearby attractions.
- A clear snapshot of the interior and amenities.
- Property address and general location (five minutes from Disney World)
- Reservation information (Avail 30% discount on advance booking)
- Contact phone number/s and auto email responder.
- Extra services (Free pick-up and a welcome drink etc)
You never get a second chance to make the first impression. The key is to excite the customer with pictures, description and features within a few seconds. Give enough information to grab the attention and interest of the reader.
Running advertisements with a group of related businesses can provide a better response and value for money. Linking up with a restaurant and transportation company to create a package deal might a good option for the renters.
Using only one of the methods will not work well for a marketing strategy. Try to combine two or three together, selecting both print and Internet methods, to reach as wide an audience as possible.
The experience of vacationing at the property should be wonderful and memorable. Providing first-rate customer service is the KEY and sending a personalized note like a Thank-You card to customer is a great way of retaining your customers. Happy customers help in self marketing by their word of mouth publicity.
There are inexpensive ways to get a vacation rental online. Just a listing service like VRBO or TravelEhome is not advisable as potential vacation seekers will look at the property details where all your competitors are also listed. Having a personal website link on the professional listing service website is a good way to stand out from your competitors and it also shows about your professionalism, seriousness about the business and also you can display everything about your property in detail to the vacationers. A dependable company like GoWeb99.com provides a very professional and low cost solution (starting as low as $99) as per your need and requirements like colour combination, features etc unlike others where you will have to do the tedious job by yourself. The low monthly prices are offered on everything needed to get a website up and running like domain name, support, maintenance and hosting for as low as $4.99 per month. Armed with a few pictures, basic description content with rates and amenities, a website can be quickly created in couple of days. If you already have a website and looking for redesigning it at minimal cost you can Visit www.goweb99.com for more information.
Tip: Useful features on your site such as online booking or availability calendar and Blog can also be a good option, visit www.goweb99.com for their contact information.
Place brochures where visitors generally visit during their trip to town. Local restaurants, shops and public areas often have brochure holders specifically to provide useful information to tourists.
Invite local residents to see the inside of the rental property and your hospitality. If possible offer some water, coffee and snacks to every visitor so they feel comfortable and relaxed. Try to have a general, polite and courteous conversation with every person that walks through the door. Without worrying about the few who will just seek out the free food and try to leave, many will be happy and excited to tell their friends and relatives about the property and courteous owner.
Have something for visitors to take with them, such as a simple postcard that contains information about the property and your contact details. Try to gather their contact information which might of great help in future.
All e-mails are capable of attaching a small amount of information by default to the end of every e-mail sent, called an e-mail signature. By taking advantage of this simple feature you can advertise to people without spending anything.
Keep the information short and simple, such as “A luxury Beachfront Vacation Rental in Kissimmee, Florida” followed by a link of your website and phone number. DONOT enter listing service (VRBO etc) link in your email where all your nearby competitors are also listed. Instead always add your personal website name.
Creating a posting on free directories like CraigsList is simple (Choose city > create posting > housing offered > vacation rental). Along with your destination city also try posting to the nearby cities. In addition, if the vacation rental is in a location that would have widespread appeal, such as Kissimmee, consider posting to major cities nationwide.
Include maximum photos of the interior & exterior of the property and also some pictures of nearby attractions of the property so viewers can get the look and feel of the property and spend extra time looking at the listing.
Posted by admin | Posted in GoWeb99, Testimonials | Posted on 06-11-2009-05-2008
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Tony, thank you for all your help putting together our Hawaii vacation rental site. It was a pleasure working with you. You were very courteous and helpful and got back to me quickly even with a time zone difference. You made making changes very easy. All the tech support at goweb99.com were great to work with and very professional.
Mahalo Kepi & Jim – http://vacationrentalsbigisland.com
Posted by admin | Posted in About Websites, GoWeb99 | Posted on 05-11-2009-05-2008
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Domain name is a name that identifies one or more IP (Internet Protocol) address.
For example, the domain name goweb99.com represents about a dozen IP addresses. Domain names are used in URLs to identify particular Web pages. For example, in the URL http://www.goweb99.com/index.php, the domain name is goweb99.com.
Internet is based on IP addresses not the domain names, every Web server requires a Domain Name System (DNS) server to translate domain names into IP addresses.
Every domain name has a suffix that indicates which (TLD) top level domain it belongs to. There are only a limited number of such domains. For example:
gov – Government agencies
edu – Educational institutions
org – Organizations (nonprofit)
co.in – India
com – commercial business
net – Network organizations
ca – Canada
co.au - Australia
Posted by admin | Posted in GoWeb99, Testimonials | Posted on 05-11-2009-05-2008
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Nicholas, I am writing this letter to thank you for the wonderful job you did, putting together my Shuswap Lake Vacation Cabin Rental website.
You were always available and eager to help when I called to make changes to the site. You allowed me to place lots of pictures on my site, and worked with me to find a way to advertise my second vacation rental there.
I was as impressed with your pleasant manner and diligent work ethic, as with your availability and persistance to get the site up in a timely and efficient manner.
It has been a pleasant experience working with you on this endeavour, and I am happy with the result. I will recommend you and GoWeb99.com to anyone wishing a Vacation Rental Website.
I appreciate your offer to continue to make modifications (i.e. change pictures and information), as the need arises.
Peter – shuswaplakevacationcabin.com
Posted by admin | Posted in GoWeb99 | Posted on 01-11-2009-05-2008
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Shred hosting is when one’s website is placed on the same server where other websites are also hosted, ranging from a few to hundreds. Typically, all domains may share a common pool of server resources, such as RAM and the CPU. The features available with this type of service can be quite extensive. A shared website may be hosted with a reseller and is a very common way of hosting for small size websites.
Posted by admin | Posted in About Websites, GoWeb99 | Posted on 01-11-2009-05-2008
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Free web hosting is offered by some companies with limited services, mainly advertisement supported web hosting, and very limited services are offered when compared to paid hosting.
