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What and How to create a Guidebook? A Guidebook is a collection of stories.

Stories about restaurants, breakfast places, cheap eats, top restaurants, nearby restaurants etc. can be collected into a guidebook (Restaurants) You could make another guidebook about activities nearby. 

The stories can be saved/bookmarked to a guidebook.

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 With this "Bookmark/Add" button you can add posts to guides

Remember: A Guide is a collection of Stories.

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It helps. I wrote a guidebook about renting boats to my guests. I have rec'd 4 calls this summer from people wanting to rent a boat. They Googled

It helps. I wrote a guidebook about renting boats to my guests. I have rec'd 4 calls this summer from people wanting to rent a boat. They Googled boat rentals in the area and my guidebook showed up. In the guide I have posted my property. They will see my property. <a href="https://www.houfy.com/aleciaarmstrong/home/boats?catid=1648" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.houfy.com/aleciaarmstrong/home/boats?catid=1648</a>

Hi Connie,Houfy is a 100% word of mouth book direct movement.  It's up to the members to spread the word about Houfy.  There are many easy ways

Hi Connie,Houfy is a 100% word of mouth book direct movement. It's up to the members to spread the word about Houfy. There are many easy ways to do this. Are you in the Say Yes to Houfy facebook group? Please join if you have not. There are also plenty of materials in the Marketing help section.

How to I add my story to my guidebook?

How to I add my story to my guidebook?

Where can I see examples of guidebooks? In particular I'd like to see what kinds of content are included in "stories" and how they might be formatted.

Hi Barbara,You can follow me on houfy. click on the follow button next to my profile pic and see many examples of guidebooks and you can see

Hi Barbara,You can follow me on houfy. click on the follow button next to my profile pic and see many examples of guidebooks and you can see what looks like to follow more than just Houfy. Here is a compilation of different guidebooks as well <a target="_blank" class="ahover slink" href="https://www.houfy.com/carl-and-bridget/posts/digital-welcome-guest-guidebooks-create-them-for-free-on-houfy-13378">https://www.houfy.com/carl-and-bridget/posts/digital-welcome-guest-guidebooks-create-them-for-free-on-houfy-13378</a>

Is there a way to secure access to an arrival guide (Guidebook) only after a guest books a listing? Done in a way the guest knows there's a guidebook,

Is there a way to secure access to an arrival guide (Guidebook) only after a guest books a listing? Done in a way the guest knows there's a guidebook, but can't open it until after booking? I know we can provide a link, but might include information not desired to share unless they book?

Hi Steven,You can make posts and guidebooks private and forward the url's once the booking is confirmed.Thx T

Hi Steven, You can make posts and guidebooks private and forward the url's once the booking is confirmed. Thx T

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