Guides
Guides to rental websites, PMS integrations and SEO.
Practical, plain-English guides for vacation rental owners and property managers: how to connect your PMS to a website, how to rank a direct booking site, and how to get recommended by AI search.
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- Lodgify
Lodgify Website vs a Custom WordPress Site: Which Is Better for SEO?
Lodgify's website builder is quick to launch. A custom WordPress site with the Lodgify widget gives you more control over SEO. Here is how to choose.
- Lodgify
Lodgify Website vs a Custom WordPress Site: Which Is Better for SEO?
Lodgify's website builder is quick to launch. A custom WordPress site with the Lodgify widget gives you more control over SEO. Here is how to choose.
- Hostaway
How to Connect Hostaway to a WordPress Website (API, Widgets or Plugin)
Three ways to use Hostaway with a WordPress website, what each means for SEO and speed, and how to choose the right one for your portfolio.
- Hostaway
How to Connect Hostaway to a WordPress Website (API, Widgets or Plugin)
Three ways to use Hostaway with a WordPress website, what each means for SEO and speed, and how to choose the right one for your portfolio.
- OwnerRez
The OwnerRez WordPress Plugin: How to Build a Direct Booking Website With It
How the official OwnerRez WordPress plugin and widgets work, how to lay out property pages around them, and the SEO steps most OwnerRez sites miss.
- OwnerRez
The OwnerRez WordPress Plugin: How to Build a Direct Booking Website With It
How the official OwnerRez WordPress plugin and widgets work, how to lay out property pages around them, and the SEO steps most OwnerRez sites miss.
- Hostfully
Hostfully Direct Booking Website: Built-In Site or Custom WordPress?
Compare Hostfully's own direct booking site with a custom WordPress site using the Hostfully booking plugin, and learn which one suits your business.
- Hostfully
Hostfully Direct Booking Website: Built-In Site or Custom WordPress?
Compare Hostfully's own direct booking site with a custom WordPress site using the Hostfully booking plugin, and learn which one suits your business.
- Uplisting
Uplisting Direct Booking Website: How to Connect It to Your Own Site
The four ways to connect Uplisting's direct booking engine to your own website, and how to set up the domain so your SEO stays in one…
- Uplisting
Uplisting Direct Booking Website: How to Connect It to Your Own Site
The four ways to connect Uplisting's direct booking engine to your own website, and how to set up the domain so your SEO stays in one…
- Beds24
Beds24 on WordPress: Add Online Booking Without Slowing Your Site Down
How to use the Beds24 WordPress plugin, widgets and booking page on a WordPress site while keeping it fast and search-friendly.
- Beds24
Beds24 on WordPress: Add Online Booking Without Slowing Your Site Down
How to use the Beds24 WordPress plugin, widgets and booking page on a WordPress site while keeping it fast and search-friendly.
- Smoobu
How to Embed Smoobu’s Booking Engine in a WordPress Website
A step-by-step guide to adding Smoobu's booking engine to WordPress, choosing single or multi-property forms, and building pages that rank.
- Smoobu
How to Embed Smoobu’s Booking Engine in a WordPress Website
A step-by-step guide to adding Smoobu's booking engine to WordPress, choosing single or multi-property forms, and building pages that rank.
- Tokeet
Tokeet Booking Widget: Taking Direct Bookings on Your Own Website
How Tokeet's booking engine, booking widget and direct links work with an external website, what you need set up first, and how to keep it SEO-friendly.
- Tokeet
Tokeet Booking Widget: Taking Direct Bookings on Your Own Website
How Tokeet's booking engine, booking widget and direct links work with an external website, what you need set up first, and how to keep it SEO-friendly.
- Smily (BookingSync)
BookingSync Is Now Smily: What It Means for Your Direct Booking Website
BookingSync rebranded as Smily. Here is what that means for your account, your website and your SEO, and how to get more from the Smily API.
- Smily (BookingSync)
BookingSync Is Now Smily: What It Means for Your Direct Booking Website
BookingSync rebranded as Smily. Here is what that means for your account, your website and your SEO, and how to get more from the Smily API.
- SEO & AI search
Vacation Rental Website SEO: How to Rank a Direct Booking Site
A practical SEO guide for vacation rental websites built on any PMS: page structure, property content, schema, speed and the mistakes that hold sites back.
- SEO & AI search
Vacation Rental Website SEO: How to Rank a Direct Booking Site
A practical SEO guide for vacation rental websites built on any PMS: page structure, property content, schema, speed and the mistakes that hold sites back.
- SEO & AI search
How to Get Your Vacation Rental Recommended by ChatGPT and AI Search
How AI assistants choose which rentals to mention, and the practical steps that make your direct booking website easier for them to understand and cite.
- SEO & AI search
How to Get Your Vacation Rental Recommended by ChatGPT and AI Search
How AI assistants choose which rentals to mention, and the practical steps that make your direct booking website easier for them to understand and cite.
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