Community : Article List - Webinars and Podcasts

May 28th: Listing Performance: Improving Rank, Reach and Productivity

community-no-reply@homeaway.com — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:10:48 GMT

Speakers: Leah Carroll, Product Marketing, HomeAway.com

Date: May 28th at 1:00 pm CST

Interested in getting more bookings? In our Listing Performance webinars, learn how to boost performance by increasing your rank and reach. We’ll also help you maximize your exposure on the HomeAway network of sites while taking advantage of the time- and money-saving tools available to you.

Click Here to Register

About the speaker:

Leah McGarry has been a part of the HomeAway team for almost 5 years. After working as the Community Manager and coordinating the first two HomeAway Summits, she is now a Product Marketing Manager with a heavy focus on Listing Quality.

Webinar: Listing Performance

Getting Started With Online Payments

community-no-reply@homeaway.com — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:47:25 GMT

Upcoming Dates:

May 1st

May 15th

May 29th

Time: 1:00 CST

Did you know that 85% of travelers prefer to pay online? And listings that have the online payments badge get 66% more views that those without?

Join us for a webinar focused on how to set your account up with online payments and start taking money today! We will discuss the steps to activate your account and the basics on sending payment requests to your guests and using online payments to make your life easier.

CLICK HERE to Register for the live webinar OR watch a recorded version of a previous webinar on demand!

Additional Resources:

http://toolkit.homeaway.com/reservation-manager

Learn More About The Short Term Rental Advocacy Center

community-no-reply@homeaway.com — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:45:45 GMT

Speaker: Matt Curtis, Director, Government Relations, HomeAway, Inc.

Date: April 4, 2013

Time: 11:00 am CST

Tune into this webinar to learn more about the Short Term Rental Advocacy Center (STRAC), an online resource for homeowners, property managers, residents, travelers and policymakers interested in best practices in regulation of the short-term rental marketplace. www.stradvocacy.org.

About the Speaker:

Matt Curtis

Director, Government Relations, HomeAway, Inc.

Matt has worked as a consultant on a number of local, state and national political campaigns. Curtis served as Communications Director to Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell. He managed several initiatives including Economic Development. He represented the City of Austin at the United States Conference of Mayors and the National League of Cities. In July 2011, he joined the Harvard Kennedy School Urban Policy Advisory Board where he worked on national best practices facing American cities.

Benefits of Property Damage Protection

community-no-reply@homeaway.com — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 17:45:51 GMT

In the webinar we will be reviewing and discussing the following:

Benefits of Property Damage Protection for the homeowner
Benefits of Property Damage Protection for the guest
How to protect your vacation

About the Speaker:

Rhonda Abedsalam began with CSA two years ago. She has been in the insurance industry for a decade now and has worked with many different types of coverage. If you ask her, she’ll say that Homeaway has been by far the most interesting project she has yet to work on. With key members at Homeaway, she works to make sure that CSA’s products provide the Community a valuable policy that can safeguard against the common perils. She has enjoyed the partnership immensely thus far and is looking forward to more exciting developments.

Save Time & Stay Organized with ReservationManager™ and Online Booking

community-no-reply@homeaway.com — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:39:20 GMT

Speakers: Patrick Duncan, Director, Product Marketing, HomeAway.com

Original Date: January 28th

Did you know the average listing receives 70% more inquiries between January and March compared to the rest of the year? Join us for a webinar focused on how to get yourself ready for a productive new year by using the tools included with your subscription. We will discuss ways to save time and stay organized with ReservationManager, and get bookings faster with Online Booking.

About the speakers:

Patrick Duncan is responsible for transactional business initiatives, including online payment services, protection products, and reservation management tools. Patrick is passionate about simplifying the booking process and making it easier, faster, and less expensive for owners and travelers to transact online.

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The busy booking season is near, get your listing in gear!

community-no-reply@homeaway.com — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:08:23 GMT

Speakers: Leah McGarry, Tiffany Keeton and Emily Thawley, Product Marketing

Audience: Vacation Rental Owners & Managers

Date & Time: December 19th at 11 am (CST)

Did you know the average listing receives 70% more inquiries between January and March than the rest of the year? Join us for a webinar to learn more about how to get your listing ready for this busy booking season!

We will discuss ways to expand your reach, improve your search position and enhance the quality of your listing to attract more travelers and get more bookings.

Give Your Listings Firepower with a Personal Website

community-no-reply@homeaway.com — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:47:40 GMT

Title: Give Your Listings Firepower with a Personal Website

Speaker: Erin Colbert

Audience: Vacation Rental Owners & Managers

Original Date & Time: October 25, 2012 at 2pm CST

Ready to give your website an overhaul? Thinking about creating a new website for your vacation rental? Then this session is for you.

Owners who, in addition to using listings sites, use their own website to participate in further marketing efforts (such as social media) experience 40% greater occupancy rates than those who use listing sites as their sole form of marketing, according to a recent survey.

These days, a website is essential for your vacation rental, yet many owners still don’t have one. Or, worse yet, haven’t updated their website since they stopped accessing the internet through a dial-up modem.

We’ll review the critical elements every website needs to be successful, looking at live examples from owners. Topics we’ll cover include:

Search engine optimization
Photos and videos
Comprehensive local guides
Integrating your HomeAway calendar
Inquiry forms and booking engines
Social media shareability
Keeping content fresh

Your website should be a living, breathing entity that showcases the personality of you and your home. A great website paints the picture of a dream vacation for the traveler, not just list features and frequently asked questions.

About the Speaker:

Erin Colbert is Director of Marketing at MyVR.com, Vacation Rental Websites & Marketing Software. Erin believes your home is your business, so you should treat it accordingly! Listing sites have become very competitive, and a professional looking website can help you stand out among the many properties and attract more renters. This competition also means that you need to start exploring other marketing channels - including social, local, and mobile.

Dealing with Current – and Proposed - Rental Restrictions in Your Area

community-no-reply@homeaway.com — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:03:00 GMT

Speaker: Matt Curtis, Director, Government Relations, HomeAway, Inc.

Audience: Vacation Rental Owners & Managers

Original Date & Time: November 06, 2012 at 2:30 pm CST

Cities across the United States have considered, or are considering, regulations of short term rentals that can affect you. This webinar will cover how best to counter unfair regulations, educate stakeholders on changing existing regulations and how to promote fair regulations.

About the speaker:

Matt Curtis

Director, Government Relations, HomeAway, Inc.

Matt has worked as a consultant on a number of local, state and national political campaigns. In 2003 he served as Campaign Manager of the Brewster McCracken for City Council Place 5 campaign, and served as his Aide until 2004. From 2004 to 2006 Curtis has served as Special Assistant to Mayor Will Wynn where he worked on initiatives including national best practices. Later he served as Assistant Director of Business and Community Development at Capital Metro where he worked on government relations issues. Curtis returned to City Hall to serve as Communications Director to Mayor Lee Leffingwell. He managed several initiatives including Economic Development. He represented the City of Austin at the United States Conference of Mayors and the National League of Cities. In July 2011, he joined the Harvard Kennedy School Urban Policy Advisory Board where he worked on national best practices facing American cities.

Webinars on Improving Listing Sort Order and HomeAway/VRBO Bundles

community-no-reply@homeaway.com — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:26:56 GMT

New Opportunities for your Listings – Introducing the US and Global Bundles

Speakers: Emily Thawley & David Petty

Audience: Vacation Rental Owners & Managers

The new US and Global bundles offer new ways to reach more travelers, while saving you time and money. In order to offer these new bundles, there are some changes to the VRBO subscription levels and sort order. Learn more about the new bundles and the recent changes to your VRBO subscription and what they mean for your listing.

About the speakers:

Emily Thawley is the product marketing manager on VRBO, HomeAway as well as VacationRentals.com. Her focus is on improving the traveler experience and identifying new ways to engage our travelers across the sites. She also supports the owner product marketing team in ensuring successful product launches.

David Petty has been with HomeAway for 5 years and is Vice President of our product platform. He is responsible for leading the product strategy for all systems that support our owners and property mangers, including the online shopping cart and network offerings.

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How to Make Your Listing Rise in the Ranking

Speaker: Leah McGarry

Audience: Vacation Rental Owners & Managers

Recorded on: August 22, 2012 at 2:00 PM CST

To help travelers better navigate through the search results on HomeAway.com and soon on VRBO.com, they can choose to view the results by HomeAway or VRBO Sort. This sort order takes the quality of your listings into consideration in order to display the best listings at the top of the results. Learn how to improve each of the quality sort components of your listings to appear higher in search results and capture the attention of travelers perusing homes in your area.

About the speaker:

Call for Webinar Speakers & Presentations

community-no-reply@homeaway.com — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 20:34:27 GMT

SUBMIT TODAY

All Vacation Rental Industry Leaders are invited to submit proposals to present online Webinars for the HomeAway Community Site.

You don’t have to be a professional speaker! We are seeking presenters who have a passion for their topic and can provide education to enrich other vacation rental owners and managers.

Our Webinar Series features a wide variety of topics - from cutting edge technologies to business fundamentals. This is a great opportunity to showcase the expertise and knowledge that has gotten your business where it is today.

Proposal Guidelines
All proposals must be submitted to the Community by email in 250 words or less.

Proposals may be submitted by individuals or by a group of presenters.

Send to Community@homeaway.com

Presentation Format

All sessions will be from 20 - 60 minutes in length.
Attendees register and listen in live to the webinar. Attendees can interact with speaker via instant message.
Attendees can hear the presenters voices but will view their powerpoint presentations through Webex.
The sessions will be recorded and posted to the Community site here

Suggested Topics (feel free to submit on a topic not listed)

Vacation rental industry trends
Copywriting your vacation rental listings
Getting started as a new owner/manager
Financing your vacation rental
Setting your rates
Buying & selling: Vacation rental real estate markets
Internet security, fraud prevention
Marketing to different groups of travelers
Holding special events at your rental
Creative marketing of vacation rentals
Soliciting positive Reviews, dealing with negative ones
Managing multiple properties

SUBMIT TODAY