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Pros and Cons of Social Media for Innkeepers-Blogs

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Chef Forfeng

This will be the first of a series covering social media pros and cons for innkeepers, following will be Youtube, Twitter, Linkedin, Google+, Pinterest, Facebook and Instagram. Blogging http://wordpress.com (or .org if you want to pay for it) http://www.blogger.com  (a … Continue reading →

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How Innkeepers can Leverage Youtube’s Photo Slideshow Option

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Chef Forfeng

Early last year (date to the best of my knowledge) Youtube rolled out the ability to upload photos and turn them into a video/slideshow. I think video is incredibly important for innkeepers, but may be cost prohibitive for many and … Continue reading →

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Blog Checklist Worksheet

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Chef Forfeng

I developed this checklist awhile back but it’s still current, as I find many people have blogs and use them but haven’t gone through and added some basic information and options. This is how you should feel when your finished … Continue reading →

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Using WorkFlowy to organize your Bed and Breakfast’s blog posts

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Chef Forfeng

https://workflowy.com/ From their website: WorkFlowy is an organizational tool that makes life easier. It can help you organize personal to-dos, collaborate on large team projects, take notes, write research papers, keep a journal, plan a wedding, and much more. I … Continue reading →

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Bed and Breakfasts and the local Patch

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Chef Forfeng

Patch.com just really started to come on the radar since late last year. To take Connecticut as an example, I remember there only being a 3 or 4 hyperlocal sites and now there are 67 and rolling at apparently several … Continue reading →

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The Lodging Resource Newsletter Mid Summer Issue

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Chef Forfeng

Hello again Lovely Innkeepers! Two things of interest that have happened in the last couple of months that should be of interest to innkeepers. Linkedin got hacked and Google+ has merged with Google Places. Linkedin: Many Linkedin passwords got compromised. … Continue reading →

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Innkeepers, How to get ahead in Social Media

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Chef Forfeng

One of the most frequent questions I get from Innkeepers, and from all types of businesses including insurance agents, photographers and real estate agents to name a few, is: “How do I come up with consistent content and stay on … Continue reading →

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