{"id":1095,"date":"2012-08-15T15:22:32","date_gmt":"2012-08-15T15:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pmpazure.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1095"},"modified":"2012-08-15T15:30:14","modified_gmt":"2012-08-15T15:30:14","slug":"improvements-for-multi-property-owners-holiday-rental-agents-plus-new-pinterest-widget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.promotemyplace.com\/blog\/improvements-for-multi-property-owners-holiday-rental-agents-plus-new-pinterest-widget","title":{"rendered":"Improvements for Multi-Property Owners &#038; Holiday Rental Agents, plus new Pinterest Widget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Improvements for Multi Property Home Owners and Holiday Rental Agents<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Multi Property Listing Format Example\" href=\"http:\/\/devoncottages.promotemyplace.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1119\" title=\"multi-property-listing-style-example\" src=\"https:\/\/wrpmpwebdata002.blob.core.windows.net\/wrpmpassetsblog\/2012\/08\/multi-property-listing-style-example-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>After weeks of development and testing we\u2019re delighted to announce our latest functionality update, offering customers with multiple properties, plus holiday rental agents, the ability to display their websites in a &#8220;listing style&#8221; format, much like HomeAway and the other big listing sites.<\/p>\n<p>So that you can have a look at what all the excitement is about, we&#8217;ve created an example multi-property website in the new format here &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/devoncottages.promotemyplace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/devoncottages.promotemyplace.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nObviously this is just one example. As always there are lots of configuration options including whether or not to include the search box in the header.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Switching to the new multi property format<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have an existing multi-property website and you want to make the switch you simple need to log in to your account, go into Website Basics and change the \u2018Format for your Multi Property Website\u2019 to \u2018Listing format\u2019 \u2013 easy!<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve tried to keep this as straight forward as possible with minimal added work for you, but try as we might, there are still just a couple of areas where you will be required to add information if you choose to move your multi property website to the new format:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Default Image<\/strong> \u2013 this will be displayed on the list page and can be selected from existing images within your image manager.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No. the property sleeps<\/strong> \u2013 this is used on the list page and property search widget (if added).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Group size<\/strong> \u2013 maximum number of people the accommodation sleeps, again will be used on the list page and property search widget (if added).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Accommodation summary<\/strong>\u00a0 \u2013 a short description which will be shown on the list page.<\/li>\n<li>And don\u2019t forget to remove any existing main menu pages that are now redundant!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We\u2019ve done lots of testing and ironed out a lot of issues over the last few weeks, but if you spot any problems, please let us know and we\u2019ll fix them as a matter of priority.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s next?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re now busy working on a second phase development which will allow the addition of filter options down the right hand side of the listing page \u2013 just another little enhancement to make it easier for your customers to find their ideal holiday accommodation!<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Pinterest Widget<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve added a new widget to support Pinterest, now one of the most popular social networks online. The new widget allows your website visitors to &#8220;Pin&#8221; your holiday rental website to Pinterest without leaving your site. For those of you that don&#8217;t know what Pinterest is, or how it can help you with your online marketing, see our recent blog post &#8211; <a title=\"Why Pinterest is a Great Tool for Marketing Holiday Rental Websites\" href=\"https:\/\/wrpmp-euw-wpblog.azurewebsites.net\/social-media-marketing\/why-pinterest-is-a-great-tool-for-marketing-holiday-rental-websites\">Why Pinterest is a Great Tool for Marketing Holiday Rental Websites<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve also added Pinterest to the Social Network Page Links Widget, for those of you that want to link your Pinterest pages to your website and make it easy for people to &#8220;follow&#8221; you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finally, thanks so much for your suggestions, feedback and testimonials; it helps us to ensure we continue to offer you the tools you need to build great websites to promote your holiday rentals. As always please continue to forward any suggestions you may have for future enhancements.<\/p>\n<p>Wishing you all plenty of bookings for the future.<\/p>\n<p>The PromoteMyPlace Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Improvements for Multi Property Home Owners and Holiday Rental Agents After weeks of development and testing we\u2019re delighted to announce our latest functionality update, offering customers with multiple properties, plus holiday rental agents, the ability to display their websites in a &#8220;listing style&#8221; format, much like HomeAway and the other big listing sites. 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