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		<title>Top Bed and Breakfasts with the Best Offerings</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah T. Bronson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bed and breakfasts promise the warmth and comfort of home for those on the road. But, how many of us are cozily welcomed home with a glass of wine by the fire or awoken by the smell of coffee and freshly baked scones every day? Like at your most generous friend&#8217;s house, the innkeepers live [...]]]></description>
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		<title>#1 Beach in America &#8211; Siesta Key Sarasota Florida</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 21:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah T. Bronson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a bed and breakfast in a tourist area, you want to include as much value-added information for your guests as possible, especially on your website.  Provide links to important articles on blogs and other websites dealing with the latest tourism news in your area.  Here is just one example, dealing with Siesta Key Beach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t ever turn down free advertising</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 16:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John D. Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Don&#8217;t ever turn down free advertising. Marketing has a &#8216;cumulative effect&#8217;. In this case, less is not more. More is definitely More!&#8221; The &#8220;cumulative effect&#8221; is even more valuable if the source of advertising is costless.   To learn how it works, read: http://www.instantworldbooking.com/blog_iw/2010/10/cumulative-effect-online-marketing/Link to this post! Tags: advertising marketing, cumulative effect, free advertising]]></description>
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		<title>Get Free PPC (Pay per click) Advertising from BedBreakfastTraveler.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 16:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah T. Bronson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BedBreakfastTraveler.com (Instant World Booking) has proven to be very successful in gaining top search engine rankings for its listed bed &#38; breakfast partners. One reason it is important to use the instant booking method is that we use pay-per-click (PPC) advertising to market your property on Google and other sites. Use of a PPC campaign [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bed and Breakfasts on the Leading Edge of Innovation and Ingenuity</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah T. Bronson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you know, BedBreakfastTraveler.com is part of the Instant World Booking organization, which includes over 100+ brands of online marketing and booking engines.  At BedBreakfastTraveler, B&#38;Bs are our specialty, but we also have keen insights into other lodging markets. While it may not sound fair, some other lodging sectors consider their marketing strategies to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post Your Bed &amp; Breakfast Videos Here &#8211; Free Advertising</title>
		<link>http://www.bedbreakfasttraveler.com/blog_bb/2009/08/post-your-bed-breakfast-videos-here-free-advertising/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John D. Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Post your Bed and Breakfast videos on BedBreakfastTraveler&#8217;s Blog: http://www.bedbreakfasttraveler.com/blog_bb/category/bed-and-breakfast-videos/ Now, BedBreakfastTraveler.com invites you to post your videos on our blog.  This is an excellent way to increase your online marketing presence.  It&#8217;s free, and you do not need to have a listing on the Instant World Booking service.  See instructions below. Video on the internet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bed and Breakfast Accommodation for Progressive Travelers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah T. Bronson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For as long as bed &#38; breakfast hotels have been around they have offered their guests lodging at reasonable rates. It used to be that all you expected from a B&#38;B was the basics, a firm bed, a shower and a cooked breakfast in the morning for a good price. Generally coming second to hotel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Return on Investment and the Lifetime Value of a Guest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 16:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah T. Bronson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Intelligence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently read with great interest the blog entries by Eric Goldreyer, the CEO of Bedandbreakfast.com. Intelligent and well-spoken, Eric speaks in one article of the Lifetime Value of a Guest. In short, this is the value a B&#38;B earns over a lifetime by bringing in one guest. Lifetime Value of a Guest is usually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Bed and Breakfast Information Published in 14 Languages</title>
		<link>http://www.bedbreakfasttraveler.com/blog_bb/2008/12/your-bed-and-breakfast-information-published-in-14-languages/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bedbreakfasttraveler.com/blog_bb/2008/12/your-bed-and-breakfast-information-published-in-14-languages/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John D. Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to gain a major boost in internet exposure and traffic for your bed and breakfast? Instant World Booking has introduced a major service for our B&#38;B partners worldwide. Now, when you list your property with us, we translate the information you submit into 14 different languages. We then publish your property on 14 individual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good Photos Increase Bookings &#8211; Add Unlimited Photos Today</title>
		<link>http://www.bedbreakfasttraveler.com/blog_bb/2008/11/good-photos-increase-bookings-add-unlimited-photos-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John D. Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to know the number 1 rule of tourism marketing on the internet? Good Photos Increase Bookings. Now that doesn&#8217;t sound like much of a secret, does it? But surprisingly, almost half of all tourism marketing, especially in the lodging market (B&#38;B&#8217;s, Inns, small hotels, etc.) don&#8217;t follow this very simple advice. BedBreakfastTraveler.com and the [...]]]></description>
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