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Although I worked in e-commerce and information technology for many years prior to retirement, I was not prepared for the journey I decided to undertake when we dropped our listing from VRBO.  I had built my first website starting in 2005 (now on my 3rd) and was familiar with SEO and Google Analytics. I had a following on my two Facebook pages and thought I was doing pretty well. And then I started reading everything I could get my hands on, and did a lot of testing (trial and error).  We are fortunate that we have been renting for 20 years and have strong repeat clients, because getting away from VRBO is a marathon, not a sprint. 

 - My goal was to increase interest and visibility and hopefully convert some of those interested parties. My methodology throughout was hypothesize, test, and verify.  I encourage you to develop your own methodology or you'll never really know what works and what doesn't. 

  I already had my own website caribbeanbeachfrontcondo.com. and 2 Facebook pages. facebook.com/pdccondo/and facebook.com/playacondo/.  I spent a lot of time looking at messages from clients that came in over the years and came to the realization that they primarily took three different approaches based on their knowledge of the area.  They were:

1. I was not marketing directly to the first category.  Many of them found me, but only because they recognized the photos.  

2. I had some consistency of message and brand (Caribbean Beachfront Condo) but it wasn't working very well.  My email address is oceanfrontcondo7101.com.  Who would know that was me? 

 - I purchased a one year subscription to a video service (promo.com) and began making my videos. This involved combing through hundreds of video clips to select the footage I wanted, then going through hundreds of music clips to set the tone, and finally crafting my messaging.  I applied the hypothesize and test methodology until I got it where I wanted, then I would deploy for the verify.  I deployed to my Facebook pages and some of the Direct rent from Owner pages.  I got come interest and visibility, but no conversions.  

I soon realized that they needed to be on Youtube.com and that when I posted them on Facebook, I needed to post the link from Youtube and not my hard drive.  This builds SEO and helps to reinforce consistency of messaging.  All of the videos have tags with consistent brand titles.  Now when I search on Xaman ha 7101, my you tube videos come up. 

Be sure to use Instagram with your videos.  It's amazing how quickly they go viral.  Again, link to you tube for max SEO exposure. 

Finding Houfy and more importantly Thijs was a big deal.  Thijs opened my eyes and I was able to see all of the possibilities for Travel Guides.   They were perfect for all levels of clients and prospective clients.  PLUS, they could be used to answer questions from people on the Trip Advisor Forum or other forum sites to answer questions.  I had taken for granted all of the knowledge I had accumulated over the last 20 years, buying and selling real estate in the Riviera Maya.  I knew things that could be helpful to others! 
 Suddenly I was the helpful Mexi Girl.  You have to be really careful on Trip Advisor because they don't allow any self promotion.  My educational posts (guides) have my brand on them and I think that should be ok. But I'm riding the line really close and sometimes I win, other times, they remove my post.  I've already had one ID kicked off the forum.  

If you're tenacious, this is a very good way to gain visibility.

 - I'm a data hound, so if this is not your thing, just know that in 2017 (Feb-Jan) my total users were 690. In 2019 (3 days short on data since it's still January) my total users were   2019.  That's 3 times more in one year!   Here are the Google analytics graphs for those who are interested. 

Here's how I tripled the hits to my website and travel guides in less than one year with Houfy.

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This unit has beachfront on three sides!  Freshly renovated and updated.

Caribbean Beachfront Condo 

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We have been owners of our condo for 24 years.  Playa was just a sleepy little fishing village at that time.  My how things have changed. We have all the modern conveniences that you could possibly desire and still enjoy the natural beauty of Playa del Carmen.  Our condo is a one of a kind, oversized, corner unit within 50 feet of the beach.  You will really enjoy the view from our balcony.  We hope that you enjoy this little piece of paradise as much as we do.  

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Here's how I tripled the hits to my website and travel guides in less than one year with Houfy.

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