Thursday, December 4, 2008

The 1-2-3 to listing your vacation rental online

By Kevin Mitchell

The ease of listing your popular beach destination rental house, townhouse, condo or villa on ShoreRentals.com is obvious from your first glace at their user friendly website. ShoreRentals.com will walk you through posting your property by simply following the directions on their website.

Begin at the sign-in page where you register by entering basic information. You will find there are 3 different types of accounts for purchase, depending on how many rentals you would like to list. The price listed is for a full year and includes exposure to over 275,000 potential visitors a month. For a minimal additional fee, owners can upgrade to a "featured listing", thereby catching the eye of even more renters.

Once your basic information has been entered, your account selected and your payment of credit or debit card processed through the secure online server, continue to follow the prompts. You now can enter your rental property details, your payment terms and photos. The benefit of ShoreRentals.com is that their features are user-friendly, so you do not have to be computer savvy, or spend a lot of time creating your account.

To encourage renters, make sure the downloaded pictures of your rental property are in focus and highlight its attributes. Include a detailed written paragraph or two that describes all that your rental has to offer. Think of the benefits of staying at your particular property, such as spectacular views, the number of bedrooms and what there is to do locally. Entering keywords that vacationers may use to search for properties, such as "pool, pet friendly or beachfront", will increase matches on search engines, therefore boosting your property's exposure to potential renters.

Once you are satisfied with your listing, click "Submit". Your property is now listed on the website, ready to bring in renters. It's that easy. From now on you have the ability to access your listing details, photos, availability calendar, inquires from interested renters and even a counter so you can see how many visitors have had look at your listing. In addition to the easy use of the website, ShoreRentals.com is available for contact if you need help or have questions.

Proof of member's satisfaction with ShoreRentals.com is evident in the "Satisfied Customer" reviews. These high levels of satisfaction by owners who currently list on ShoreRentals.com are testimony that you are reaching maximum audience with maximum ease. - 16492

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