This Years Achievement

Our major success over the past year has been to reach page 1 on Google for 2 major keywords, 'holiday cottages uk' and 'UK holiday cottages'. This has seen our traffic skyrocket - On our busiest day so far, we received 815 visits to the site (on the 30th of September), - a target we intend to smash in 2013. If site traffic continues to increase as it has been, we aim to continue careful growth and welcome more members to the My Favourites family of subscribers.

Our Christmas Present

As a present to you, we thought it would be useful to provide a single email with links to all of our previous marketing articles. Many of you won’t have seen articles written earlier in the year, having joined us after they were published. All articles are designed to help you get better value for money from your holiday property. Take a good look at them over Christmas as you plan your marketing for 2013 or for guidance in prioritising the improvements you’ll make to your cottage to enhance its appeal. Do let us know what you think! You can add comments to the bottom of each article; if they’re constructive, we’ll publish them. We'll continue adding new marketing articles over the year, so if you have any suggestions for themes or topics you’d like to read, feel free to email us your ideas. So, here’s the grand list – unwrapped!

Property Improvements and Interior Design

• Adding a Map in Your Cottage
• Should you include a BBQ at your Cottage?
• Is your Cottage indeed baby or toddler-friendly?
• Little Extras in a Cottage, which mean a lot
• Improving your Visitors Directory
• Top Tips for Welcome Packs: Choosing the right Games Console in your Cottage
• Good Knives Help Good Bookings
• Our Top 10 Interior Design Blogs to Inspire You and Your Cottage

Social Media

Using QR Codes How to Build a Facebook Fan Page 5 Ways to Master Facebook Marketing for your Property How to make your Cottage more Social How to Use Twitter More Effectively.

Discounts and Pricing

The Top 5 Reasons for Discounting Your Holiday Rental The Top 6 Holiday Property Discount Options

Online Marketing

Holiday Cottage Marketing Mistakes and How to Fix Them How to Check your Website's Traffic with Google Analytics How to help your Guests with Google Maps

Finally

We'd like to wish you all a Happy Christmas and a prosperous 2013, Rick and The My Favourite Holiday Cottages Team.