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There are over 605.6 Million people online.
Can they find your B&B?
If you don't have a website, they
can't. Don't let your competition pamper the guests that could be
yours. Get your website today.
"I'm
absolutely thrilled with the site! And that is an understatement.
Your attention to detail is superb and should be the decider for
anyone else looking at having you develop a website for them."
Liz Murray
Trilby Station |
5 reasons to choose OZbedandbreakfast...
- We're young. Meaning we heaps of energy and creativity to pour into
your site.
- We're a small company, so you get a lot of individual attention. In other words,
you're the center of our world.
- We'll work with you until
you're completely happy. We promise to
stick with you until all problems are solved. No matter what it
takes.
- You get an awesome
guarantee! 3 months to make sure you're
totally satisfied with our work. If for any reason you're not, we'll
give every cent of your money back. When we say it's risk free, we
really mean it!
- We can host
your website, so you don't have to worry about the hassle of
find a good web hosting company. You can read more about our
web hosting at
http://www.ozbedandbreakfast.net.au.
It's fast, easy and free!
OZbedandbreakfast.com is proud to
offer web design and web
hosting services for Bed and Breakfast owners.
Some recent designs:
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You too
can have your own website for as little as $399.00!!! |
The standard package includes:
- Your own domain name (ie:
http://www.yourbnbname.com) - renewable at
12 month intervals.
- 70MB of web space that you are in control of
- 16
Mailboxes for you business and personal use
- Continual Web Hosting can be with a company of your choice or
on-going at
OZbedanbreakfast.net.au for only $19.85/month
- Web statistics to track visitors
- Plus heaps of other great features!
The following pages are included
in the standard package:
- HOME - 2-4 photos, Description,
Contact Info, links to all other pages
- ROOMS & RATES - linking page to each bedroom with
photos
- ATTRACTIONS
- DIRECTIONS
- HISTORY - optional
Additional pages are extra and include:
- BOOKING/ENQUIRY FORM
- GUEST COMMENTS
- SEARCH PAGE (within your site)
- MAP LINK TO MICROSOFT EXPEDIA
- LINKS PAGE
- Plus any others you would like to have
Additional services are available upon request:
- Logo design and creation
- Search engine listings
- Existing domain transfers
- Search engine optimisation
- Web hosting with
OZbedandbreakfast.net.au
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Why choose
OZbedandbreakfast.com to build you a website? |
As
we receive feedback from visitors to our site and view numerous B&B
web pages, we have a chance to determine what techniques work well
in the design of a successful B&B website. As a result, we use the
following guidelines* to create your website:
Most visitors find websites through search engines or
other links. When visitors arrive at your page, they want to know
how to contact you, what your accommodation looks like, and a
price. So,
We start each page of your website
with a descriptive sentence. Many search engines use the beginning
text of your site for descriptions in their listings.
We use short paragraphs on each page
for easy scanning. Research has shown that a person reads online
information 20% slower than hardcopy.
Important information is placed at
the top half of your website so that visitors can determine where
you are located and how to contact you by either email or
telephone. Finally, we place the most important
graphics first. In our conversations with travellers, 85% said
that they chose an accommodation from a photo of the B&B's
exterior and a typical room.
Design of your web page will be optimised for low-end computer
systems and slow modem rates (28.8 kbps). The average
visitor waits between 10 and 15 seconds for a page to download; if
your page doesn't load quickly, a visitor may not wait for the
load to complete. So, All photos are in jpeg format. This
file format creates a smaller file size (faster load time) than
that of a gif image. All jpeg files are saved at 72 dots
per inch. Computer screens don't support higher resolutions, so
don't waste the load time. We size your graphics in an outside
graphics editor before importing it into your html file. We never
use the sizing tool that your web composer provides. This changes
only the size of the photos as they appear on the page, but does
not reduce the original photo's file size. We don't use large photos on your
website. If you want to include a large photo, have a link from
your main page to the photos. We design the page to please your
users, not to please your web page designer. We avoid "cute"
graphic images and blinking icons, and overuse of colors. Plenty
of white space is left to keep it clean and nice. We will check your load time with
one of the free web inspection utilities. One that we like is
Netscape's Website Garage at
http://websitegarage.netscape.com/
If you are targeting your pages to international travellers,
consider the language, use of icons, and how information is
presented.
Avoid using any words or phrases
that are regional.Use simple rather than complex words
and expressions. (e.g., instead of saying "you have the ability
to," say instead "you can.")
Avoid slang words that are regional
to the USA, the United Kingdom, or Australia.Keep sentences short and to the
point.
Accompany icons with an identifier
(e.g., a right-pointing arrow should be accompanied by the word
next).Avoid using icons that are regional
(e.g., an envelope or mailbox icon may not have the same meaning
for an international audience).
Avoid using icons that may have an
unsavory meaning in another country. For example, a pointing
finger.Provide all information on your
accommodation on a separate page that can be printed and viewed
offline. Many international travellers share computer time.
Use one of the translation programs
to provide your information in other languages. The translation is
rough, but travellers can get the gist of your message. A
translation program to try is located at: <http://www.systransoft.com/>
Register your website with search engines, free directories, and
paid directories. However, there are numerous other promotions
that will bring visitors to your site. Here are a few.
Exchange links with other bed and
breakfast websites. Fifty percent of website visitors arrive from
links from other sites, rather than directly from search engines.
Consider giving away a free weekend
or night's stay at your B&B, or give away a local gourmet product
once a month. This is a great way to entice visitors to return to
your website.
Create your own opt-in newsletter.
This is one of the best ways to build loyalty, trust, and return
visits to your site.
Look at your local online newspaper.
Many publications provide local businesses with a free link
section.
Make sure that your hardcopy
brochure, business cards, and answering machine all mention your
website.
To see what promotions are working for you, we track
where leads are coming from.
OZbedandbreakfast.com will place Extreme Tracker on your
website; we get it from
http://www.extreme-dm.com/tracking/?reg
Once installed, Extreme Tracker
will provide you with the number of visitors, where visitors are
logging on, as well as a other useful information.
If you have any questions about
any of the above, or if we missed something, please contact us at
info@ozbedandbreakfast.com
* Information
re-produced with the permission of the Author Yvonne Tornatta
Copyright 1995 -
2002 International Bed and Breakfast Pages, Denton, Texas.
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