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Website Makeover: does your webpage need one?
As a tour and rental operator, your website is your best (and perhaps only) marketing tool you have. Your website is a reflection of you and your offerings, so if you haven’t checked in with your site since it was created, now is the time to do so. Check out these tips to help your website with its makeover.
Update your Content & Pictures – Having great descriptions of your offerings along with beautiful pictures is essential. Review your content on your site, and make any updates to descriptions and images to ensure you are presenting your business in the best way possible. Don’t forget to proofread! Spelling errors and incorrect grammar is a huge turnoff to potential customers.
Be clear and concise – When a visitor goes to your website, make sure the information is clearly laid out in an easy to understand manner. If your site is confusing or difficult to navigate, then visitors will likely leave right away. Get ideas from other websites when it comes to design and content. Find what you like about other sites, and incorporate the best aspects into your own site. Review your site with the customer in mind, and make adjustments as needed.
Mobile Friendly is your Friend – How does your website look on a phone or tablet? A 
high percentage of customers looking for your services will be uses these types of devices for find you, so it’s crucial that your site it mobile friendly. Many website builders (such as Wix, Weebly or Wordpress) have template designs that are responsive. Responsive means that when your site is viewed it will resize itself to look good on that device. Make sure your site is either responsive or have a separate site that is specific to mobile users.
Work on your SEO – Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the process of optimizing your website so it results in your site’s higher ranking when doing a Google search. It’s crucial for you to make certain that your site comes up at the top when folks are searching for activities or rentals that match your business. Simply put – if your website comes up first, chances are that visitors will click on your site and book with you. Do your homework to ensure your SEO is at it’s best.
Call to Action – As a tour or rental business, you want to make it easy for potential customers to book with you. This means you’ll need to have the ability to book online through your website, and make the process seamless with an easy to use checkout process. A Call to Action is button or link on your site that gives them this option to “Book Now” or “Contact Us”. Adding these buttons to each page of your website is ideal.
Updating your website from time to time is a great way to stay on the top of your game. If you’re not sure how to go about doing this, and you have it in your budget, hire a professional. There are many great and talented website designers out there that can assist you in building or updating your site.
Add your WebReserv booking system to your Websitebuilder.com website
Building you own professional website is as easy as 1, 2, 3 with Websitebuilder.com. Choose a design from a selection of more than 10 000 templates. Edit your website in a few simple and intuitive steps and get your site online in 1 click. Ideal for small businesses, this fantastic tool will make your life easier.
If you are designing your website in Websitebuilder.com, use this guide to quickly add the WebReserv booking system to your Websitebuilder.com website and start receiving bookings already today.
Why should you use the WebReserv booking system?
The WebReserv booking system is a fantastic tool for your booking needs. WebReserv is ideal for small businesses and has all the features you’re looking for to allow your customers to make instant reservations or bookings directly on your website. Want to know how to embed WebReserv in your Websitebuilder.com website? Keep reading…
Add your WebReserv booking system to your Sitey website
From small business to portfolios, bands to organizations, Sitey has the perfect template for you. Their drag and drop builder means your dream website is minutes away and can include any feature you want, from a up-to-the-minute-blog to an online booking system.
If you are designing your website in Sitey, use this guide to quickly add the WebReserv booking system to your Sitey website and start receiving bookings already today.
Why should you use the WebReserv booking system?
The WebReserv booking system is a fantastic tool for your booking needs. WebReserv is ideal for small businesses and has all the features you’re looking for to allow your customers to make instant reservations or bookings directly on your website. Want to know how to embed WebReserv in your Sitey website? Keep reading…
Adding a booking calendar to Weebly websites
Weebly recently launched a new version of its website builder with a completely new design and several new features as well. This new version is converting Weebly in one of the most used webuilder worldwide and it will allow you to create a website in a record time. If you are designing your website in Weebly, use this guide to quickly add the WebReserv booking calendar to your Weebly website.
1. Copy HTML code from your WebReserv account
If you don’t have a WebReserv, create a free account here. If you already have a WebReserv account login and select Website from the top menu.
Select the version of the calendar, the calendar options and the appearance. Click here for more information about calendar options and colors.
How to embed the WebReserv booking calendar in your SquareSpace website
Today, you can find several great website builders that will allow you to create your website easily and without any specific knowledge or requirement. SquareSpace is one of those builders. If you are creating your website with SquareSpace, use this simple guide to quickly add the WebReserv booking calendar to your SquareSpace website. It’s very easy.
1. Copy HTML code from your WebReserv account
If you don’t have a WebReserv account, you can create a free one here. If you already have a WebReserv account, login and click Website from the top menu.
Select the version of the calendar, the calendar options and the appearance. Click here for more information about calendar options and colors.
How to add your WebReserv booking calendar to your Jimdo website
Today, you can find several great website builders that will allow you to create your website easily and without any specific knowledge or requirement. Jimdo is one of those builders. If you are designing your website in Jimdo, use this simple guide to quickly add the WebReserv booking calendar to your Jimdo website. It’s very easy.
1. Copy HTML code from your WebReserv account
If you don’t have a WebReserv account, you can create a free one here. If you already have a WebReserv account, login and click Website from the top menu.
Select the version of the calendar, the calendar options and the appearance. Click here for more information about calendar options and colors.
Adding a booking calendar to WordPress websites
The WebReserv booking calendar can be easily added to your WordPress site. Few years ago we did create a plugin for this site which enables you to add the booking calendar with a simple click of the mouse. In addition to that, now this plugin allows you to embed our new calendar 2.0. Here is what you need to do.
To add the booking calendar to your WordPress site, follow these steps:
- Click this link to get started: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/webreserv-booking-calender-plugin/
- This link will take you to the WordPress Plugin Directory page for the WebReserv Embedded Booking Calendar.
- On this page, click the Download button to begin installation of the plugin.
- Follow the installation instructions on the listing page to complete adding the calendar to your site.
Congratulations! – You are ready to receive your first reservations through your WordPress site. If you would like to know the best tips to increase your conversion rate and make a killer webapge, check this article by WebReserv.
Adding a booking calendar to Wix websites
Today, you can find several great website builders that will allow you to create your website easily and without any specific knowledge or requirement. Wix is one of those website builders, nice templates, easy setup and fair prices. If you need to create a webpage, it may be your best ally. If you are designing your website in Wix, use this guide to quickly add the WebReserv booking calendar to it.
1. Copy HTML code from your WebReserv account
If you don’t have a WebReserv, create a free account here. If you already have a WebReserv account login and select Website from the top menu.
Select the version of the calendar, the calendar options and the appearance. Click here for more information about calendar options and colors.
Adding The Booking Calendar 2.0 To Your Webpage
This post describes the different display options of the new booking calendar 2.0 and how to easily embed it in a webpage.
Once you have set up your inventory and rates in the system, next you will configure and add the booking calendar to your website. We understand your webpage is the pillar of your business and we know how much you care about it. WebReserv made the calendar integration straighforward. It is a simple process that doesn’t involve a technical background to achieve and the result looks great. In the following tutorial we will explain how it works.
Access the Booking Calendar
To access the booking calendar features in your WebReserv account, click on the Website tab in top menu. This will default to the Booking Calendar page.
On this page, you can customize, preview, and access the HTML code needed to add the calendar to your site.
Customize
The calendar options in this section allows you to customize the look of the booking calendar. See custom options below.
- Version
- Style
- Search
- Availability/Rate Grid
- Appearance
Booking calendar Version 2.0 and the Embedded style option are the most popular choices and the default options. When the user views the calendar, they will stay on your website, and will see the booking calendar inside your website.
Search
The Booking Calendar gives you a few search options to choose from: No Search, Start/end date, No. Nights, No. Days. No Search is the default option and customers will see the listing of your products as the first view of the booking calendar. Choosing another search option will show the search as the first view of the booking calendar, see examples below.
Availability/Rate Grid
This option, if set to yes, will allow customers to see a view of all your inventory and rates for a week at a time. On the first page of the booking calendar, your customers can click on “View Availability and Rates” button to see the grid view. Customers can also choose a date and see availability for that week.
See example below:
Appearance
The Booking Calendar comes with many options for color themes. Choose one from the list or create your own. To learn about customizing the colors, see the section on Defining styles and colors. The default color theme looks like this:
But you can select other themes like the following:
Preview
After selecting the options that you want, click the Preview button and a preview will be shown on the right side of the screen. If necessary, you can change the options and click Preview again to see how different settings affect the booking calendar.
When you are done customizing the booking calendar, copy the HTML code from the section 4 – Copy HTML code, and paste the HTML code into your website editor at the place where you want the calendar.
Congratulations!!! – You have now completed the booking calendar customization and setup process.
For more information. . .
Overview of the Booking Calendar
WebReserv Blog 