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How to Add Video to Your Website

March 22, 2011

Now that your video has been filmed and edited, and you’re proud of the finished product, the next step is to add the video to your website, where the world will be able to see it. Video files can be quite large, however, so uploading it straight to your website isn’t always the best way [...]

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How to Make a Video

March 15, 2011

Next up in our video series is how to edit your video — how to put all of the footage you just shot together in a way that tells a story about your business. In all likelihood, you already have the necessary software to put together a “movie,” or you can easily obtain it. If [...]

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5 Tips for Shooting Video with your Point & Shoot

March 8, 2011

Have you considered adding video to your site? If not, you should know that it’s a great tool to promote and enhance your site and your business, especially a business that relies on tourism like a B&B. Making a video doesn’t have to be an expensive, time-consuming process. Chances are, you probably already have the [...]

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How to Build Your Website around Great Photos (and Why)

March 5, 2011

Do you read travel magazines? I do. I can’t get enough of them. I love the vibrant descriptions of exotic locales and the strange explanations of unfamiliar customs. But what really makes me want to go places is the photographs, the great ones that are more than just visuals of a scene. They make the [...]

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Web Design on a Budget

January 24, 2011

Wondering how to build a website? Ready to make some changes to your existing one but not sure where to begin? Start here! The Quick and Easy Guide to Getting Started on the Web, B&B Edition, is the key to simple and effective web design, the do-it-yourself way! Specially written for B&B/Inn and small business [...]

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6 Technical Tips for Getting Great Photos with a Point & Shoot

December 8, 2010

During my travels, I used both a digital SLR and a compact point and shoot to capture my images. Mostly, I brought the P&S along so that I didn’t have to drag my big camera into places where it would be very conspicuous, but I actually managed to get some pretty great shots with it. [...]

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Learn How to Take Great Photos for Your Website

November 2, 2010

Web design is all about visual impact. It’s rare that a website doesn’t inspire you to think or feel a certain way, and there’s no better way to achieve that visual impact than by using great photography. Ideally, everyone would be able to afford the services of a professional photographer, but for most of us, [...]

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Successful B&B Blogs

September 22, 2010

We’ve just wrapped up a series on why blogging can be helpful for a B&B. In that same vein, here are a few B&B blogs that are informative and up to date, and might help you decide either on what to write about or, if you’re still on the fence, whether blogging might help you [...]

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Blogging for B&Bs, Part IV: Why a Blog Might Not Be Right for You

September 14, 2010

Welcome to Blogging for B&Bs, a series of posts exploring blogs and their uses and usefulness for B&Bs. In this series, we’re exploring what blogs are and how they can help you connect with your guests, coming up with ideas for blog posts, and writing the posts themselves. We’re also discussing when a blog might [...]

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Blogging for B&Bs, Part III: Tips for Writing Blog Posts

September 7, 2010

Welcome to Blogging for B&Bs, a series of posts exploring blogs and their uses and usefulness for B&Bs. In this series, we’re exploring what blogs are and how they can help you connect with your guests, coming up with ideas for blog posts, and writing the posts themselves. We’re also discussing when a blog might [...]

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