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We live and breath short term rentals, as we were ‘Booking Managers’ before launching iPRO.  Our Blog aims to inspire and motivate, providing real insights so you can grow a sustainable and profitable short term rental agency.

Google’s Fred update – How does it affect my SEO?

Google is constantly updating their search algorithm, a few of the past major changes have been Panda, Hummingbird, RankBrain and Possum. In March this year Google released an update, which was jokingly labelled by Google’s Gary Illyes as “Fred” before it was confirmed. Many changes to the search algorithm are small but when a large update happens it is worth understanding what has been...
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7 Secrets To Achieving A Top Converting Holiday Rental Website

Even if your holiday rental website is receiving an impressive amount of traffic, how do you ensure your customers are converting? Whatever your desired conversion – whether it be making a holiday booking, downloading a resource, or making an enquiry – you need to have a succinct and clear set of steps to turn your visitors into leads and customers....
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Setting your rental rates for 2018

The holiday rental business is an extremely competitive industry. Not only is it necessary to be aware of the predominant rental rates, but there are a host of other variables to address. Let us quickly outline a well-informed approach so that you can be prepared in advance for the coming year. Becoming Aware of Aggregate Business Costs First we should...
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Becoming VAT Registered the Ins & Outs

Becoming VAT registered can be a daunting task, business in the UK who have an annual income exceeding £85,000 should be registered. While companies whose annual income does not exceed this threshold have no legal obligation to pay value-added-tax, they can apply for voluntarily VAT registration. What are the benefits of registering for value-added-tax? Increased Productivity and Profitability Getting VAT registered helps both...
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General Data Protection Regulations – What you need to know?

On the 25th May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR’s) will apply to organisations holding personal data across all 28 EU countries and those servicing these 28 countries. In this blog we want to share what we have found out about the GDPR’s and links to resources to help your holiday rental business make the changes you need.  The aim...
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How will Brexit affect the UK tourism Industry?

So far, we have held a referendum on whether to leave the EU. Those who took part voted by a 4% majority to leave, that is where we are now. According to the government, Article 50 will be triggered in March 2017 and negotiations to sever EU membership will take about two years to complete. After the Brexit vote, what...
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