When you have your own holiday let property, the main focus is getting people to come stay at your holiday let.
The easiest way to do this is often to use a company that promotes holiday accommodation. After all, they have done all the marketing and you just need to upload a number of photos of your property and some basic information about the property. However, you need to pay a lot for the privilege of being on their website. In addition, it can be difficult to make your holiday property stand out from the rest.
This is one of the many benefits of your own holiday let website. You have the chance to promote your holiday home exactly as you choose. You’ll be able to include all the photos you want and even video too. There will be happy customers’ feedback and their photos that you can share on the holiday let website too. You could even include details about local events and attractions. These things are either not possible on a third party holiday let website, or you need to pay more for these add-ons.
A lot of holiday let owners are put off having a website for their holiday let as they have limited technical knowledge or a small budget. There are also so many web designers out there, it can hard to know which one is right for you and has the industry experience you need.
This is where we can help. At Lodge Digital we create holiday let websites that are great value for money. We will take the time to understand your holiday let and what makes it so amazing, who it’s for and its special features. Using this knowledge, we can create a bespoke holiday let website to promote your holiday home in the perfect way.
By having your own holiday home website, you will build trust and credibility for your accommodation. It shows a level of professionalism and that your holiday home is important to you. This will give a great first impression to potential guests looking for holiday accommodation like yours.
One of the biggest issues with using third party websites to promote your holiday home is that it isn’t your business. They could close in the future, the business could go bust, they could put up their prices or have negative press. All of these things could damage your holiday home potential and would be out of your control. However, when you have your own holiday home website, you are safe in the knowledge that you can promote your business on your terms.
The biggest benefit of having your own website for your holiday accommodation is avoiding the high cost of listing sites and their commissions. You’d be amazed at how quickly you can recoup the costs of your own holiday let website by not having to pay these commission charges and listing fees.
We’ve helped many holiday let owners keep more of their profits with a dedicated website for their property. Book a free, no obligation consultation and see how many holiday let bookings it will take to get your investment back.