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| Opening And Operating A Bed Breakfast In The 21st Century Your StepByStep Guide To Inn Keeping Success With Professional Online Marketing StrategiesPosted on August 27, 2010.  Revised and Expanded Second Edition of a must-have guidebook to success in the Bed and Breakfast Industry in the 21st Century. Great for aspiring, new gold Experienced Innkeepers. This book covers innkeeping basics, goal addresses the Internet topics in detail and Help the Reader Understand The Steps Necessary to Successfully Market a B & B on the Internet.CommentsKayleen Cebula says... I am considering operating a cabin for winter rentals in Big Bear, California.This book had useful tips and a great overview for how to get started.I especially appreciated the online marketing tips.Looking forward to a future edition to get into more detail about operating a B&B, or in my case, a cabin rental. Thanks. Posted on August 27, 2010 Suzann Shimasaki says... I am thirlled with this new book. Competing titles do cover the basic steps to opening a B&B, but this book takes you way beyond the basic business details and then gives the information you need to understand how to market an inn on the Internet.This is HUGE!This new book is a comprehensive guide for anyone wanting to get "heads-in-the-beds" at a new inn or an exisiting one.I love the secton on increasing Web site traffic and how optimize your Web site from a marketing perspective -- something lacking in the other titles on this hospitality subject. PROS: *All the business basics are there in the first few chapters. *Experienced innkeepers have added tips and hints for success. *The Internet is explained in great detail, as it relates to innkeeping. *The marketing on the Internet guidelines are well explained. CON: *The author just begins to explain blogging, I'd like to see more on this topic. Posted on August 28, 2010 Eloise Forrister says... This book is a great book if you are considering opening up a bed and breakfast. Amelia Painter has done an excellent job in presenting the do's and don't of starting a business like this. She also gives many pointers on how to run a successful business. On a scale of 1-5, I would give this book a 10. Great job Amelia. Michael Monji, author of "Does It Pay To Die?" a living trust workbook. Posted on August 28, 2010 William Zorman says... This book is painfully basic, even going as far to explain what E-mail is. The internet suggestions are the strongest part of the book, but are still very dated, redundant, and nothing you couldn't figure out on your own or from an internet-savvy friend. Also, the fact that her entire experience and examples are based solely in Iowa seemed really limiting to me in the way I could or could not relate to people's personal experiences that were inserted throughout the book. It just seemed like instead of exploring the wider world of B&Bs she just asked some of her local friends to write blurbs for her. What really brought this book down for me were the many, many glaringly obvious typos and grammatical errors, especially because the writer emphasizes proofreading so many times. It's my feeling that if you can't get someone to proofread your own book (or even read it over yourself), then who are you to be giving me sound marketing advice when that's marketing 101? I'd definitely keep shopping. Posted on August 29, 2010 Tashia Campanile says... The first third of Ms. Painter's book is a reality check for aspiring innkeepers.The middle third is for any innkeeper that needs ideas on how to increase business.The last third, which gets the five star rating, is a well organized overview for the web/internet neophyte like myself. I have already inplemented some of her suggestions and am eagerly awaiting results.Kathy@gracehillbandb Posted on August 30, 2010 Shaquita Ames says... We are opening a B and B in the spring and this was the best book ever.A must!!!!!! Posted on August 31, 2010 Johnna Kiddle says... This book has all you need to know about the B&B business.All current and prospective owners should have this book. Posted on August 31, 2010 Erma Stolarik says... This book deals greatly (more than half the pages!) with internet marketing specifics and very little with the start-up and day to day specifics (in my opinion). I already own and operate two small businesses and was looking forsomething a bit more specific and meaty. This books seems geared more towards people who are merely "thinking" about a career move and less toward people who are ready to jump in. I recommend you look around more before buying. Posted on September 1, 2010 Tonie Woll says... If you are considering entering the B & B realm of the hospitality business, don't do it--until, that is, you read "Opening & Operating a Bed & Breakfast in the 21st Century."The book covers all bases of operating this type of business (and I mean "all!").Amelia Painter, a B & B owner herself, provides the reader with a comprehensive hands-on instruction manual that is also easy to read and understand. As a travel writer (www.bestromanticinns.com) and travel guidebook author of "Consummate Connecticut: Day Trips with Panache," I love to investigate all aspects of the travel business.Although I have no immediate plans to open and operate a B & B business (of course, who knows in the future?), I found Amelia's chapter on professional online marketing strategies a goldmine to help me promote my own business endeavors.Her expertise and refreshing writing style are well worth the price of the book. Posted on September 4, 2010 Stephine Delettre says... ~I purchased this as a gift for a friend who is thinking of opening a B&B. i thought it would be the perfect source of information for her. i did, however, let her know, in no way, shape or form was i calling HER a DUMMY! i happen to like the format these books are presented. she loves it! and she took no offense..... thank you. Posted on September 5, 2010 Leave a Comment |
