You may have heard about some changes coming to Google’s Maps API. They have announced that certain Maps products will now have charges associated with them. This is what we know. For the most part, this will mainly apply to … Continue reading
In a recent Acorn webinar, we were looking at different kinds of listings, and as we always get lots of questions about BedandBreakfast.com, we looked at the site and saw a result similar to this: Since we were pretty sure … Continue reading
When was the last time you checked your website’s content to make sure it was up to date? Not the technical side, although that is very important, too. Today we’re talking about the actual site content – the text, the … Continue reading
Acorn IS is one of the pioneering companies in bed and breakfast and small lodging property website design and marketing. We love to share our latest designs each quarter. Take a look at the websites we launched in the second … Continue reading
On Thursday, June 28th, Lisa Kolb presented an ADA webinar for Acorn IS clients only. Topic covered included: – There is no such thing as “Guaranteeing” an ADA compliant website. – Inns in many states are being sued, with FL, … Continue reading
As many of you already know, change is on the horizon in light of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), the EU’s new data privacy regulations, which took effect May 25, 2018. Just because GDPR pertains to the EU does … Continue reading
If you haven’t looked at your Knowledge Panel in a while, or don’t even know what a Knowledge Panel IS – this is the post for you. Google has added a feature to the knowledge panel – it’s a “Questions … Continue reading
If you are a member of BedandBreakfast.com, you have probbaly received an email explaining changes within the BB.com membership levels wherein customers not using Webervations/Rezovations will be switched from BedandBreakfast.com listings to Expedia’s Lodging Partner Services (EPC) platform. We anticipate … Continue reading
BedandBreakfast.com is retiring their Featured Property product in just over six weeks, on July 1, 2018. Featured Property Auctions are a way to bid on an auction to show up at the top of a page in bb.com: You are … Continue reading
Review Gating means to filter your guests before asking for reviews – for example, sending a “feeler” email asking if the guest had a good experience at the inn. If they reply “Yes”, they get a follow-up email asking for … Continue reading
