Tuesday 30 March 2010

Off we go!

We're off to Stanstead at lunch time to fly down to Bergerac, and visit the house for the first time this year.  A mixture of "can't wait" and trepidation - will everything be OK?

I have a video camera with me, and hope to be able to get some good panning shots both inside and outside the house for both this blog and the website.  It is difficult to give an idea about how big the house is, and I think that having videos will be a good step to achieving that.

Have been checking out hits on the website using Google Analytics.  Firstly, the level of detail in the information you can get is amazing (a bit scary really!).  One good bit of news is that, certain search combinations on Google - for instance "rent a cottage near Bordeaux" - we come up very near the top of the first page.  All my efforts are paying off, and if it attracts future guests, then it will definitely be worthwhile!

Tuesday 2 March 2010

Bookings for 2010

We've just taken another booking outside of the Summer period. That means that 2010 will be more successful than last year. All in all the house will be used from June through to mid-September with only a few weeks empty, unless we manage to get the two weeks in July away, which would be really good.

This will help us to fund the next projects: perhaps the en-suite for the master bedroom, heating for the swimming pool, or maybe just a cover for the pool?

Anyway, we're down there at Easter for a few days, and I can't wait.