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We're in USA Today . . . AGAIN!

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One of the great things about being featured in a big media mag or news outlet is you get on their radar.

Here is an article that just appeared, and has us listed as the ONLY historic bed and breakfast in the Napa Valley:

Hotels in the Napa Area | Travel Tips - USAToday.com

They even have a link to our website! (google *loves* those)

Note: There are 100 B&Bs in the Napa Valley, so being the only one mentioned is purty darn cool.

:banana::banana::banana:

I know I'm overdue in updating the original thread on how we got into USA Today in the first place . . . I've put it on my list of things to do . . . soon.

-Russ H.
 
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Congrats Russ ... you're gonna need more rooms!
 

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Speaking of expansion, do you have plans for more properties? I would bet your model would work in historic New England or other parts of the country? Do you think there might be some B&B s out there that would love to be affiliated with your brand (partnership deal)?

Great Job again Russ!
 

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Congrats Russ on being featured, I watched your videos and I have to say your customer service is beyond great. Your idea would definitely flourish in Canada but I don't think you'd move here lol. I feel fortunate that I can learn from the best from you and some of the other members in the forum:groove:
 
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Congratulations ... if you haven't done so already, be sure to put "As seen in USA Today" (or something like that) on your website. Grab all the social proof you can get.
 

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Congrats Russ, i know you have worked hard for many years to get to this point. You definitely earned it.
 

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Congrats Russ. Hope this helps keep you booked for a longtime running.
 

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Russ, you know we love data!! Hows the phone and internet traffic increased if any? booking rate up? still tracking everything because you are planning a huge data thread?? (fingers crossed on that last one :D )
 
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Wow, that is -quite- an accomplishment! Good job.

Maybe next time you 'correct' the story so that they include the other two or three local historic B&Bs that you, presumably, already have developed a relationship w/ and send overflow to each other's place?
 

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Maybe next time you 'correct' the story so that they include the other two or three local historic B&Bs that you, presumably, already have developed a relationship w/ and send overflow to each other's place?

Max-

The local Napa innkeepers have a shared website ( www.historicinns.com ) that we all send potential guests to when we're full.

-Russ H.
 

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Russ, you know we love data!! Hows the phone and internet traffic increased if any? booking rate up? still tracking everything because you are planning a huge data thread?? (fingers crossed on that last one :D )

Traffic and bookings up a tick. Not really that much.

But it's on the web, and stuff like that lives forever.

Plus, Senor Google loves it when we get quoted in the biggies.

Huge data thread . . . well, still working around it. Developing single page info sites now around our really good URLs (w/great content). If any take off, those will be the ones to "enrich" w/additional content! :banana:

-Russ
 

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