Example Assessment Using Listings 101 Critique Criteria
Example of how to improve your vacation rental listing using the criteria spelled out in the Listings 101 Guidelines. |
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HomeAway Listing Critique: Blue Pearl Suites Apartment (Playa Del Carmen, Mexico)
This listing sells the appeal of Playa del Carmen, but forgets to sell itself. |
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HomeAway Listing Critique: Calla Lily Villa (Crescent Lakes, FL)
This Orlando area listing uses its photos and descriptions to its advantage. |
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HomeAway Listing Critique: Capstone Log Lodge (Mt. Hood, OR)
This Oregon cabin rental listing should change its headline, photos, and descriptions seasonally. |
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HomeAway Listing Critique: Gated Golfing Condo (Orlando, FL)
In a competitive market like Orlando, it's important that your ad pop! This listing is solid with good pictures. |
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HomeAway Listing Critique: Latitude Adjustment (Kill Devil Hills, NC)
Very complete ad with great descriptions, but the photos might sell the property short. |
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HomeAway Listing Critique: Luxury Tuscan Retreat (Las Vegas, NV)
This listing should focus on one market and use more updated photos. |
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HomeAway Listing Critique: Park Ave Condo (Park City, UT)
With brighter photos and a stronger headline, this listing should be able to stand out in the crowded Park City marketplace. |
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HomeAway Listing Critique: Sugar Bay House (St. Croix)
This listing has fantastic photos and good descriptions, but should use the rates table. |
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HomeAway Listing Critique: Swaying Pines Chalet (Gatlinburg, TN)
This cabin rental listing gets an A+ for completeness. |
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HomeAway Listing Critique: The Riverhouse (Orland, ME)
The listing for this Maine charmer needs a little help, but with a little color and care, it will be bringing in bookings in no time. |
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HomeAway Listing Critique: TurtleCon (Kiawah Island, SC)
This listing faces the challenge of advertising a multi-unit home. |
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Listings 101 Checklist for Building a HomeAway Listing
Critique your own listing using our Listings 101 criteria. |
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Listings 101 Checklist for Building VRBO.com Listings
Criteria used in assessing VRBO.com vacation rental listings for Listings 101. |
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Survey Results: Listing Updates
Compare the frequency of your own listing updates to our recent survey responses. |
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VRBO Listing Critique: Ariel Dunes (Destin, FL)
Very thorough listing with a good use of space. |
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VRBO Listing Critique: Beech Tree Cottage (Sag Harbor, NY)
With a little tweaking to the headline and photos this VRBO listing could be great. |
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VRBO Listing Critique: Sea Sun Rentals (Fairfield Sunrise, AZ)
With some help from this owner's personal website, this VRBO listing could be especially great. |
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VRBO Listing Critique: Tranquility (Green Turtle Bay, Bahamas)
The inconsistent punctuation in this listing would make me uncomfortable as a renter. |
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