Hello again Lovely Innkeepers! Happy Valentine’s Day!
A great quote from http://www.bedandbreakfast.eu/blog/innkeepers/2011/03/28/bb-critic-%E2%80%98bed-breakfasts-really-raised-the-bar-high%E2%80%99/
“Why do people go to a B&B, instead of a hotel? It’s a question he has often been asked. He answers it with a simple example. “A hotelkeeper buys his orange juice at the wholesalers; a B&B-owner presses his own oranges. A hotelkeeper doesn’t make time for that, a good B&B host or hostess does. That is the big difference.”
Pinterest seems to be a hot network to be on and many innkeepers are jumping on board. It’s to early to tell whether it’s here to stay, but in the interim it’s a great place to poke around for ideas and especially for breakfast ideas!
If anyone is going to be at the Midatlantic Innkeeper Conference, I hope we will get a chance to say hi. I’m be giving some sessions there.
March 2011, Mid-Atlantic Innkeepers Conference Schedule
Monday March 5
Private Tutorials! How to Set Up Your Facebook, Twitter and Blog Accounts 9:30am – 2:30pm
Presenter:Pinterest for Bed and Breakfasts 2:45-3:45 time
Tuesday March 6
Presenter: Twitter Guest Targeting workshop Tuesday, 10:45am-11:45am.
Presenter: QR Codes forBed and Breakfasts to Tuesday at 2:00-3:00pm
Helpful Free Applications
Mobile Phone Emulator, extremely useful for seeing how your website looks on various mobile phones. http://www.mobilemoxie.com/handset-emulators/phone-emulator/kl
Quipol, a very neat social media poling platform http://quipol.com/
Transcribe, Transcribe helps you transcribe audio without having to alternate between an audio player and a text editor.http://transcribe.wreally.com/
11 Free Services for Scheduling Social Media Updates http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/technology/article/11-free-services-for-scheduling-social-media-updates-1?extlink=sm-openforum-tw
Forfeng’s Favorite Posts of the Past Month
Exposing Five Popular Myths of Social Media http://www.hotelresource.com/article61110.html
Too Many Social Media Marketers Still Believe Size Matters http://socialmediatoday.com/node/437492
5 Ways to Brand Your New YouTube Profile http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/5-ways-to-brand-your-new-youtube-profile/
3 New Apps to Manage Your Social Networks http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/3-new-apps-to-manage-your-social-networks/
Food Bites: Gluten, Gluten. Who’s Got The Gluten (Allergy) http://njchef.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/food-bites-gluten-gluten-whos-got-the-gluten-allergy/
Recent Blog Posts From our Blog that may be of interest to innkeepers:
Is Fangating a good option for Bed and Breakfast Facebook Pages? http://chefforfeng.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/is-fangating-a-good-option-for-bed-and-breakfast-facebook-pages/
Follow up to Food Costing PAII Webinar for Bed and Breakfasts http://chefforfeng.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/follow-up-to-food-costing-paii-webinar-for-bed-and-breakfasts/
Chocolate Balsamic Vinegar http://chefforfeng.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/chocolate-balsamic-vinegar/
Roasted Broccoli, Goat Cheese, Smoked Salmon and Dill Savory Tart http://chefforfeng.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/roasted-broccoli-goat-cheese-smoked-salmon-and-dill-savory-tart/
More notes on Pinterest for Bed and Breakfasts http://chefforfeng.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/more-notes-on-pinterest-for-bed-and-breakfasts/
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Great Post!