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What To Look For In a Bed and Breakfast Blogger

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Do you wonder what to look for in a bed and breakfast blogger?  You may (or may not) have a blog for your bed and breakfast inn.  If you do have a blog, chances are you are so busy as an innkeeper that you really do not want to take the time to write about your inn.  The key is to focus on what you do best (providing excellent hospitality) and let a professional bed and breakfast blogger do the rest!

Why do I specify “professional bed and breakfast blogger”?  First of all, you want someone who is a professional blogger.  Someone who understands key strategies to effectively blog online so that search engines notice your content.  Secondly, you want someone who is familiar with the bed and breakfast industry.  Plenty of people can blog, but they need to convey the awesome benefits of staying at a bed and breakfast.

Another key factor is how well they can promote your local area.  You want to give potential guests a reason to want to visit your area.  A few important ways to promote your local area that include:

  • Feature local places of interest: arenas, colleges, gardens, museums, restaurants, stadiums, theaters, tourist attractions
  • Promote local events: concerts, festivals, marathons, parades,
  • Recommend fun activities: biking, fishing, hiking, canoeing, touring

A professional bed and breakfast blogger should have these personality traits:

  • Adaptable: readily adjusts to different situations
  • Brilliant: shows great intelligence and talent
  • Creative: has original thoughts and imagination
  • Dedicated: committed to doing a fantastic job
  • Efficient: competent and capable; makes good use of time
  • Focused: pays attention to what is important
  • Genuine: authentic, real, and sincere
  • Honest: truthful, credible, upright, and fair
  • Innovative: tends to do things that are new or improved
  • Just: guided by principle; does what is right
  • Kind: benevolent, considerate, and gentle
  • Loyal: faithful to commitments
  • Motivational: inspiring; has a positive influence on others
  • Neat: organized and orderly
  • Optimistic: expects positive outcomes; has a favorable view of events
  • Perceptive: shows keenness of insight and intuition
  • Quotable: words things clearly and succinctly
  • Reliable: dependable in achievement and accuracy
  • Steadfast: firm in purpose; unwavering resolution
  • Trustworthy: deserving of trust and confidence
  • Understanding: superior power of discernment; compassionate
  • Valuable: worthy of respect and admiration; contributes profitable work
  • Web savvy: has practical experience using the internet and online resources
  • X-traordinary: exceptional, noteworthy, and remarkable
  • Young at heart: has a youthful outlook regardless of one’s age; energetic
  • Zealous: enthusiastic, devoted, and diligent

Kristi-Dement

 

If you are looking for a bed and breakfast blogger who can help you add a blog or provide fresh blog content on a consistent basis, please contact Kristi Dement of Bed and Breakfast Blogging for a free consultation.

 

Top image by Marcus Berg of Unique Angles Photography

Autumn Colors and Fall Foliage

New England Fall Foliage

(photo above courtesy BedandBreakfast.com)

The autumn colors and fall foliage at bed and breakfasts can be remarkably beautiful to take in this time of year.  We would like to feature one B&B known for this season’s splendor, the appropriately named The Maple Leaf Inn of Barnard, Vermont.  They are ten miles north of Woodstock, Vermont on a beautiful lake.  It is an elegant Victorian style farmhouse nestled within sixteen acres of maple and birch trees.

The friendly owners, Nancy and Mike Boyle, welcome you to come anytime of the year since they are open year round.  In fact, four of their bedrooms are named after the four seasons: Autumn Woods, Winter Haven, Spring Hollow, and Summer Retreat.  They have seven guest bedrooms (six are pictured below) that are spacious and luxurious with all of the mattresses recently upgraded to king-size pillow top mattresses.  Five of the rooms have wood-burning fireplaces and four of the rooms have whirlpool tubs.

Autumn Woods Room                                                 Winter Haven Room

Spring Hollow Room                                                   Summer Retreat Room

Country Garden Room                                                 Morning Glory Room

Guests love the special and delicious three-course gourmet breakfasts at The Maple Leaf Inn.

A breakfast pizza on a white plate topped with fresh tomatoes, ham and an egg.Blueberry scones on a white plate with sliced strawberries and small jar of jam.

After enjoying a hearty breakfast each morning, guests can just relax or enjoy a variety of fun activities in their local area:

  • driving tours and hiking tours (especially beautiful in the fall)
  • golfing
  • biking
  • horseback riding
  • fishing
  • boating
  • winter activities like cross country skiing, ice skating, downhill skiing, and snowmobile riding

The anniversary package with yellow roses, chocolates, champagne and flutes.Romance package with red roses, champagne and flutes and Vermont chocolates.

The Maple Leaf Inn offers Special Occasion Packages for romance, birthdays, and anniversaries.  The packages include some of the following:

  • choice of champagne, wine, or sparkling cider in your room upon arrival
  • two Maple Leaf Inn keepsake glasses
  • a single rose bud, a bouquet of fresh flowers in a vase, or long-stemmed roses
  • a box of Vermont chocolates
  • a personalized Maple Leaf Inn birthday cake

Between the two of them, Nancy and Mike speak the following languages: English, Russian, German, and Italian. They enjoy conversations with guests from all over the world. Now is the perfect time to enjoy a fall vacation.  If you need to hire an interim innkeeper for your bed and breakfast, you should.  Nancy and Mike welcome everyone to their lovely and quiet inn set in a scenic area with lots of fun activities.  See them talk about The Maple Leaf Inn in the video below.

B&B Guests: Adventurers

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Guests who want to stay busy with physical activities could be considered adventurers.  An adventurer is someone who enjoys and seeks exciting, and sometimes daring, experiences. This could be climbing mountains, golfing, hiking, horseback riding, skiing, or any other outdoor activity or sport.

If your bed and breakfast is located near anything that offers fun activities such as the ones mentioned, consider putting together a special promotion or package by contacting these businesses to get guests:

  • 36 holes of golf
  • passes to hiking trials or skiing mountains
  • whitewater rafting adventures

By having a blog and a small part of your website marketing this, you will attract potential B&B guests who have adventurous spirits.  Be sure to think about what opportunities are available in your local and surrounding areas. Have fun with it and you can even create a guidebook of possible adventures for your guests!

 

Image by Marcus Berg of Unique Angles Photography