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Building a website with OwnerWebs is easy, no technical knowledge required. Your website has everything it needs to show potential guests your property, check availabilty, generate rate quotes, and book your property direct without ever leaving your website.
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Do you already have a website that needs a booking system? No problem! Use our booking engine to show availability, provide quotes, and allow your guests to book direct with you, all without the guest ever leaving your website.
Enhanced Benefits of Having an OwnerWebs Vacation Rental Website
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Maximize Your Profits with Direct Bookings:
Eliminate costly third-party booking fees, putting more money directly into your pocket. Your guests also save, creating a win-win scenario.
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Effortless Booking Management with a Real-Time Calendar and OTA Integration:
Empower guests to book instantly with a seamless, self-updating reservation calendar. Plus, enjoy automatic synchronization with calendars on platforms like Airbnb and VRBO, preventing double bookings and simplifying your workflow.
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Automate Cleaning Schedules and Notifications:
OwnerWebs automatically generates a cleaning calendar based on bookings, and sends timely cleaning notifications to your staff, ensuring your property is always ready for the next guest.
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Future-Proof Your Website with Automatic Updates:
Benefit from continuous platform improvements and updates, ensuring your website remains cutting-edge without any additional maintenance fees.
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Establish Your Brand as a Destination:
Direct potential guests to your dedicated website, showcasing your property exclusively. No more competing listings or distractions, just your unique offering.
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Enhance Discoverability with Integrated Mapping:
Improve your visibility on Google Maps, Bing Maps, and Apple Maps. Guests can easily locate your property and navigate directly to your booking site.
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Trust and Security Built-In:
Enjoy peace of mind with automatically generated SSL certificates, ensuring secure transactions and protecting your guests' sensitive information.
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Boost Your Search Engine Ranking with Integrated SEO:
Increase your website's visibility with built-in SEO tools, helping you rank higher in search results and attract more organic traffic.
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Expand Your Reach Beyond Traditional Platforms:
Diversify your marketing strategy and attract guests who prefer alternative search methods, tapping into a wider pool of potential renters.
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Create Your Own Online Hub:
Establish a dedicated online address for your property, simplifying your marketing efforts and creating a central point of contact for potential guests.
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Own Your Guest Inquiries and Data:
Receive direct access to guest contact information, enabling you to build valuable relationships and personalize their experience.
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Build a Lasting Online Asset:
Invest in a website that grows stronger over time, establishing a valuable and enduring online presence for your vacation rental business.
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Capture Bookings On-the-Go with Fully Responsive Design:
Ensure your website looks stunning and functions flawlessly on any device, maximizing bookings from mobile users who are increasingly searching and booking on their smartphones and tablets.
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Build Personal Connections with Direct Guest Communication:
Communicate directly with your guests before, during, and after their stay. Answer questions, provide personalized recommendations, and foster lasting relationships.
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Unlock Repeat Bookings with Direct Guest Communication and Email Remarketing:
Capture guest contact information to personalize their experience and implement targeted email campaigns, fostering loyalty and driving repeat bookings.
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Streamline Operations with Channel Manager Integration:
Seamlessly manage your listings across multiple platforms (like Airbnb, VRBO) from one central location, preventing double bookings and simplifying your workflow.
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Build Trust with Guest Reviews and Ratings:
Showcase positive reviews and ratings from past guests, building credibility and encouraging new bookings. These reviews can be included in your rich data and shown in search results.
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Gain Valuable Insights with Google Search Console Analytics:
Leverage Google Search Console to track website traffic, analyze search performance, and identify potential issues. See exactly how many visitors your site receives and discover the specific search phrases they're using to find you, empowering you to optimize your marketing efforts and improve conversion rates.
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Reflect Your Unique Style with Customizable Templates:
Choose from a variety of professionally designed templates and customize them to match your property's brand and personality.
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Freedom from OTA Algorithms:
Take control of your bookings and stop worrying about OTA algorithm changes that can negatively impact your listing's visibility.
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Boost Search Visibility with Built-In Rich Data:
All OwnerWebs websites are equipped with structured data, enabling search engines to better understand your content and potentially display rich snippets, enhancing your visibility and click-through rates.
Vacation Rental Website Builder: Watch us build one from start to finish in 26m 25s
Watch as OwnerWebs quickly takes you step by step to build your own vacation rental website.
Frequenty Asked Questions (FAQ)
- What is a vacation rental website builder?
A vacation rental website builder is a platform that empowers vacation rental owners to create professional websites easily, without any technical skills. It provides tools to showcase your property with photos, videos, and detailed descriptions, manage availability with a built-in calendar, generate quotes, and accept direct bookings with secure online payments. These platforms often integrate with popular online travel agencies (OTAs) like VRBO and Airbnb, helping you reach more guests and get more bookings, all while saving you from paying unnecessary OTA fees. A good website builder allows you to take control of your online presence and maximize your rental income.
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What are the key features to look for in a vacation rental website builder?
Key features include responsive design, SEO tools, customizable templates, a booking engine, secure payment processing, and calendar integration. Additional features like guest communication tools, review systems, and analytics are also beneficial.
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Why is responsive design important for a vacation rental website?
Responsive design ensures your website looks good and functions correctly on all devices, especially smartphones and tablets, which are commonly used for booking accommodations.
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How do SEO tools help my vacation rental website?
SEO tools optimize your website for search engines, improving its visibility to potential guests. Features like meta tag optimization, keyword suggestions, and sitemap generation help your site rank higher in search results. The more people that visit your website the more chances there are of getting direct bookings.
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What is a booking engine and why is it important?
A booking engine allows guests to make reservations directly on your website. It provides real-time availability calendars, online booking forms, and automated confirmations, streamlining the booking process. A booking engine also performs website housekeeping skills in the background like synching calendars with other platforms and updating local calendars to accurately display nights that are available for booking.
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How does calendar integration help with managing vacation rental bookings?
Calendar integration syncs with platforms like VRBO, Airbnb, Google Calendar and iCal, ensuring accurate availability and preventing double bookings, simplifying reservation management.
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What are the benefits of having a vacation rental website?
Having a dedicated vacation rental website offers numerous advantages over relying solely on third-party platforms. Firstly, it establishes a strong, professional online presence, building trust and credibility with potential guests. This allows you to showcase your property's unique features and attract a wider audience. Secondly, it makes possible direct bookings. Without a vacation rental website there is no way you will get direct bookings. Over time a vacation rental website can significantly increase direct bookings, reducing reliance on commission-based platforms (Airbnb and VRBO) and boosting your profit margins. By controlling the booking process, you can offer personalized experiences and build lasting relationships with guests. Thirdly, a dedicated website provides complete control over your branding and content. You can customize the design, messaging, and imagery to perfectly reflect your property's identity and attract your target market. This level of control is essential for creating a cohesive and compelling online presence. Finally, it streamlines reservation management with integrated tools like calendar synchronization, automated booking confirmations, and secure payment processing. This saves you time and effort, allowing you to focus on providing exceptional guest experiences. In essence, a dedicated website empowers you to take control of your vacation rental business, increase profitability, and enhance guest satisfaction.
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What is OwnerWebs.com about?
OwnerWebs.com is a website builder specifically designed for vacation rentals, making it easy for owners to create a professional online presence without any technical skills. Launched in August 2023, OwnerWebs simplifies the process of building a fully functional website. You can easily showcase your property with photos, descriptions, and amenities, manage availability with a built-in calendar, generate quotes, and accept direct bookings with secure online payments.
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How does my vacation rental website collect payments from the guest?
OwnerWebs integrates with two popular and secure payment processors: Stripe and PayPal. To accept credit card payments from your guests, you'll need to create an account with either Stripe or PayPal (or both). Once you have an account, they will provide you with API keys (sometimes called "payment keys" or "credentials") that you'll then enter into your OwnerWebs account. This securely connects your website to the payment processor, allowing you to accept payments directly from your guests.
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How do I process damage deposit refunds?
To process refunds you will log into your payment processor account (currently Paypal or Stripe) and process the refund from there.
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How fast can OwnerWebs build a vacation rental website?
Building a vacation rental website with OwnerWebs is a quick process. Our platform is designed to be intuitive, allowing most owners to create a complete website in less than an hour when their content is available and ready to upload.
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How fast will my website start getting bookings after it is launched?
It's exciting to launch a new website, and naturally, you'll want to know when to expect bookings. While some owners see immediate results (often through word-of-mouth), it's important to understand that building online visibility takes time. Search engines need time to index your site, and you'll need to actively promote it through social media and content marketing. Think of it as building a strong foundation. Consistent effort in these areas will lead to increasing traffic and, ultimately, more bookings over time.
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Where is the best place to market your property for direct bookings?
There isn't one "best" place, but rather a combination of strategic approaches. We recommend focusing on building a comprehensive online presence. This includes having a dedicated "book direct" website, optimizing your Google My Business listing, leveraging email marketing, and more. For a detailed breakdown of the most effective strategies, please read our full blog post: "Where is the best place to market your property for direct bookings?"
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Why is having a "book direct" website so important?
Your website serves as the central hub for all your marketing efforts. It allows you to showcase your property, provide real-time availability, and process bookings directly, eliminating reliance on third-party platforms.
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How secure is the OwnerWebs platform?
OwnerWebs prioritizes the security of your data and your guests' information. We employ several layers of security to protect your website and its users. This includes: Secure Hosting: We own our own bare metal servers and we submit ourselves to vunerability scans to earn our PCI compliance. SSL Encryption: All OwnerWebs websites use SSL encryption (HTTPS), ensuring that data transmitted between your website and your guests' browsers is secure. Payment Security: We integrate with trusted payment processors like Stripe and PayPal, which adhere to strict PCI DSS compliance standards for secure online transactions. We do not store sensitive payment information on our servers. Regular Updates: We keep our platform and software up to date with the latest security patches to mitigate potential vulnerabilities. Data Protection: We adhere to industry best practices for data protection and privacy. Protection from malicious attacks: We have measures in place to help protect our servers from DDOS attacks and other malicious online attacks.
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142 Jodie Williams Road, Suite OW
DeRidder LA 70634
(318) 272-0951
