Opening and Operating a Bed & Breakfast in the 21st Century
Subtitle: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Inn Keeping Success with Professional Online Marketing Strategies
Edition: Second edition
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing and the Iowa Bed & Breakfast Innkeepers Association
Published: January 31, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9781419660573
Subjects: Amelia Painter; Business & Economics / Advertising & Promotion; Business & Economics / Small Business; Bed & Breakfast; Entrepreneurship; Business & Economics; Business/Economics
First sentence: If you've found yourself daydreaming about the independence and romance of owning your own bed and breakfast inn, then it's time to ask yourself some very serious questions.
Description: A must have guidebook to success in the Bed and Breakfast Industry in the 21st Century.  Great for aspiring, new or experienced innkeepers. This book covers innkeeping basics, but most importantly it addresses the Internet topics in detail and helps the reader understand the steps necessary to successfully market a B&B on the Internet.
Notes: Additional assistance is available to both new and existing bed and breakfast owners from Amelia Painter and her creative team at www.TotalWebDesigner.com.  Amelia and her team can be reached at (712) 260-5372.  Learn more about her writing at www.AmeliaWrites.com -- covers her books, her magazine articles and press release services.
Table of contents: title: Are You Sure Youd Make a Great Innkeeper?; title: Your Road Map to Success: A Business Plan; title: Marketing a B&B in the 21st Century; title: The Value of Online Press Release Campaigns; title: A Web site is a MUST HAVE!; title: The Value of Online Press Release Campaigns; title: How to Achieve Higher Search Engine Rankings; title: Showcase Your Destination Online; title: Emerging Hospitality Trend: Podcasting; title: Innkeeper Resources; title: Index