VacationRentalDirect

I can't get my photos to upload to my listing?

Sun, 6 Jan 2008 03:31:09 GMT

Brent Kleinheksel

VacationRentalDirect.com requires a minimum images resolution of 300x200. If your images do not meet these requirements the system will not allow them to be uploaded.

Some users will name their images with filenames like:

bob's master bedroom pictures (2).jpg

Filenames with apostrophies or parenthesis in them cannot be uploaded and the system will reject them. Please rename your images and then the system will allow the images to upload.

If all else fails, email us your pictures or send us a link to your website and we'll try and add images to your listing for you?

January 5 2008, 10:31 PM

How can I improve the quality score of my listing?

Sun, 6 Jan 2008 03:27:06 GMT

Brent Kleinheksel

All listings on VacationRentalDirect.com are assigned a quality score at the time the listing is added and every time the listing is updated. Here are the components of quality score:

1. Listing with 3 or less pictures = +1
2. Listing with 4 or more pictures = +2
3. Valid Google Map = +1
4. Listing Description with 50+ Characters = +1
5. Listing has phone number displayed = +1
6. Listing has availability calendar = +1
7. Listing has embedded video code = +1

Thus the highest quality score any listing can obtain is a score of 7.

However, it is possible to get a score >7 by using the Backlink feature located in the tools section of your listing control panel. Using this feature it is possible get a quality score of 8 or 9, which would put your listing at the top of even the busiest categories.

January 5 2008, 10:27 PM

How can my listing be displayed higher versus other listings?

Sun, 6 Jan 2008 03:17:01 GMT

Brent Kleinheksel

All listings on VacationRentalDirect.com are displayed by quality scores. Listings with the highest quality scores are displayed first. Thus, if you would like your listing to be displayed higher you need to increase your listing's quality score.

January 5 2008, 10:17 PM

Back Link

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:03:41 GMT

Tammy Flegal

Hi,

I added the code to my webpage to back link to your site. It isn't working. If you click on the link on my webpage I get server cannot find site.

Here is the code that was supplied under my login:

Outer Banks Vacation Rentals

#7141 is not my house on your site. My number is 1619. I even changed the number in the code but it won't work. Any suggestions?

January 14 2008, 10:03 PM

Brent Kleinheksel

Tammy the code is correct. My system is showing that you successfully implemented it into your page and was validated?

Brent

20 hours, 57 mins since original post

Hola!

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:36:10 GMT

Alejandro

Happy new year guys.
Just wanted to see how we can pay for specials listings, cant seem to find it anywhere!

January 13 2008, 02:36 PM

Brent Kleinheksel

The specials functionality is currently undergoing renovation, there is a bug with it.

Brent

2 days, 4 hours since original post

Calendar

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:15:32 GMT

Craig Daley

My property number is 7043 but the calendar that is linked to it is NOT my property. I have my calendar updated on VRBO and the other sites but it is picking up the wrong property.

January 12 2008, 08:15 PM

Brent Kleinheksel

The calendar that is linked to this property is:

http://www.homeawayconnect.com/calendar.aspx?propertyid=758

Whatever property ID for your rentors.org calendar that you input will be the calendar that appears?

Let me know if you figured it out!

Brent

2 days, 22 hours since original post

problems with photos

Tue, 8 Jan 2008 17:09:19 GMT

jennifer

I need help with uploading these photos

January 8 2008, 12:09 PM

How many unique visitors per month does VacationRentalDirect.com receive?

Sun, 6 Jan 2008 22:03:44 GMT

Brent Kleinheksel

This is actually Brent Kleinheksel, the owner of VacationRentalDirect.com. I thought I would test the system as a user, rather than ad administrator.

The answer is that the traffic to VacationrentalDirect.com is growing rapidly, but is still small in comparison to sites like VRBO.com. However, VRBO.com gets so much traffic, that the next largest competitor (vacationrentals.com) only gets 1/3 as much traffic as VRBO.com.

Here is a graph:

However we price at 1/6th the cost and plan on keeping that price for the next couple years, even as our traffic increases.

January 6 2008, 05:03 PM