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Rate your Vetting Skills!With another Trade Show season upon us, it’s time to review your vetting skills. Whether you are looking for soft goods, ... more
How to Make Sure Your Google Reviews are ShowingGoogle reviews have always been more challenging than other review platforms. At one time, your customer needed to have a ... more
Review Gating: What It Is, and Why You Should Not Be Doing ItReview Gating means to filter your guests before asking for reviews - for example, sending a "feeler" email asking if the ... more
Where Did That Review Summary Come From?If you've ever seen the "Review Summary" when looking over your business on the Google Knowledge Panel, you may have ... more
Changes to Google Review Counts for Lodging PropertiesI’ve been holding off on writing this blog post in hopes that I could track down a pattern with what we have been seeing ... more
Is Pigeon Pooping on Your Placement?Last week Google released a new update called Pigeon (named by Search Engine Land). We saw a lot of big shakeups in the ... more
October 2013: FREE "Trick or Treat" Education Each Week!This year we will offering Innkeepers "Educational Awareness Opportunities" each Wednesday, during the Month of October. We ... more
Responsive Design – Formal AnnouncementAs of May 1, 2013 Acorn Internet Services, Inc. is proud to announce that all of it's designs, both Custom and Turnkey ... more
TripAdvisor Business Listings - New FeaturesTripAdvisor is one of the most recognized names in the travel industry. Here are some stats: More than 60 million monthly ... more
Preparing for Apple MapsI have had a few forward-thinking innkeepers ask me recently, "How can I make sure I will show up in the new Apple Maps?". ... more
It Just Isn’t That Easy Being an Innkeeper...Innkeeping is not for the faint of heart. The bottom line is it's hard work. Whether it comes to cleaning bathrooms, ... more
Google Plus Local - Newest Places/Google + Mash-UpGoogle Places is always changing, and today we saw a huge update. Google has launched Google + Local. You'll notice a new ... more