Dear Editor: Gaining a valuable link to your website

One of the subjects our Search Engine Optimization (SEO) team gets asked about more than any other is that of links and their importance to getting ranked by the major Search Engines. We can’t shout enough about how vital they are to the success of any website’s ranking. There are many many different components to getting a well Optimized website, but after good quality content, incoming links are the single most important.

The benefits of VivaStreet

We are always looking for resources that can help with the Optimization of your website or for finding you those enquiries direct.   VivaStreet can provide an answer to both these needs because it has the ability to attract potential renters to your website via your posted advert, but in addition the advert itself can appear high up on Search Engine results pages!

Flight News Monthly – September

In Flight News Monthly we discuss the “ban on bling” in Edinburgh and new routes and deals from both Ryanair and Easyjet.  Bmi seeks to compensate for fuel costs by reducing capacity and American Airlines may no longer be the world’s biggest airline. 

Taking good rental property photographs

Back by popular demand are tips of the trade from our friend Jon Dasher, professional photographer.  Jon provides simple how-to advice on taking professional looking photographs that bring out the best in your rental property.  By following these simple instructions, your holiday home will shine as if from a fabulous magazine spread.

Simplifying holiday home rental income tax – Special offer!

If you are resident in Ireland or the UK you have an obligation to declare rental income from a property you own overseas as ‘Worldwide Income’ in your annual tax return.  Sounds scary, doesn’t it? Don’t worry; our newest partner, Property Tax International, make it painless!

What is SEO? The basics explained.

We have been talking about all things SEO using terms like optimization, page rank, search engine results and linking a lot lately, but have we really covered the basics of SEO yet?  Read on to discover why websites are optimized and find out what optimization is all about.

Dear Editor: Sa Platjeta Restaurant – a hidden gem

Few people in the UK seem to know of Formentera or else it is confused with Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands, and yet it cannot be more different.  Formentera is a real paradise for those craving a relaxing, beach holiday.

Top Ten Wine Region Holidays

Attention all wine lovers!  If you crave the nectar of the gods, read TripAdvisor’s Top Ten Wine Getaways.

Review regularly: How current is your website?

It is so very important to continually review your website.  Ensuring your content is up-to-date, your availability calendar is showing the most recent information and that everything is as it should be!  Are you doing everything you can to stay up-to-date?

Your suggestions for self catering kitchens

Last month we gave you our two cents about what every holiday home’s kitchen simply must have.  In return, you gave us your two cents!  Check out our combined list of what every self catering kitchen should have in its inventory!