Issue #12, April 2012 Hello again Lovely Innkeepers! Late last month there was a fun meme going around and I decided to try to apply it to innkeepers, I got a lot of great comments when I posted it online and a quite a few people suggested the "what customers think I do" should be innkeepers relaxing on a porch with a glass of wine. It would be fun to create a few more of these, so if anyone has additional ideas please pass them along!!! Recent Blog Posts From our Blog that may be of interest to innkeepers: Facebook Business Page Checklist Worksheet http://chefforfeng.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/facebook-business-page-checklist-worksheet/ Guest Post: The New Philosophy For Buying A Lodging Property http://chefforfeng.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/guest-post-the-new-philosophy-for-buying-a-lodging-property/ Heck, Don’t buy my stuff, BUY MY STUFF! http://chefforfeng.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/heck-dont-buy-my-stuff-buy-my-stuff/ Attracting Corporate Travelers to Bed and Breakfasts http://chefforfeng.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/attracting-corporate-travelers-to-bed-and-breakfasts/ Helpful Free Applications and or Notes Pressitt http://pressitt.com/ Pressitt is a free user-friendly Social Media News Release (SMNR) service. Voice 2 Note http://voice2note.dial2do.com/ Convert a voice message to text, very useful if you use evernote. http://www.evernote.com/ Think Free http://member.thinkfree.com/member/goLandingPage.action ThinkFree Online service provides a free web office suite with 1 GB of online storage. Gliffy http://www.gliffy.com/ Easily create professional-quality flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans, technical drawings, and more! Forfeng's Favorite Posts of the Past Month Half Of Facebook Pages Have Less Than 256 Fans http://allfacebook.com/facebook-infographics-recommendly_b83557 How to NEVER Run Out of Blog Topics and Ideas Ever Again http://www.thesaleslion.com/come-up-blog-topics-ideas-content/ Americans Hate Social Media Promotions http://www.convinceandconvert.com/social-media-research-2/new-research-americans-hate-social-media-promotions/ Business and Social Media How To Fold A Fan Napkin (plus other napkin folding tutorials to the right) http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-fold-a-fan-napkin What’s Going on at BBOnline? http://www.abouttheinn.com/2012/04/whats-going-on-at-bbonline/ BBOnline – Now We’re Really Worried http://www.abouttheinn.com/2012/04/bbonline-now-were-really-worried/ Unauthorized Buuteeq Web Site Pages Being Indexed by Google: An Update http://blog.acorn-is.com/2012/04/unauthorized-buuteeq-web-site-pages-being-indexed-by-google-an-update.html 28 Link Building Ideas For Online Hotel Marketers to Get New Customers http://www.first10marketing.com/blog/28-link-building-ideas-for-online-hotel-marketers-to-get-new-customers/ Six tips for an effective online press room http://econsultancy.com/us/blog/9514-how-to-create-an-online-press-room-for-your-business A good addition to a post I wrote awhile back about Developing a Media Kit for your Bed and Breakfast http://chefforfeng.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/developing-a-media-kit-for-your-bed-and-breakfast/ [Infographic] How to Get More Pins and Repins on Pinterest http://danzarrella.com/infographic-how-to-get-more-pins-and-repins-on-pinterest.html 5 Cool Pinterest Tools http://www.mizzinformation.com/2012/03/5-cool-pinterest-tools.html 5 Pinterest Contests Examined http://socialfresh.com/pinterest-contests/ 5 Top Google+ Tools and Apps for Marketing Pros http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/5-top-google-tools-and-apps-for-marketing-pros/ Google Plus for Hotel Marketing: The Quick Guide http://www.reviewpro.com/google-plus-hotels-6852 While this article is geared towards hotels, it has some good tips in it for any size lodging. Are You Making These 7 Mistakes with Your About Page? http://www.copyblogger.com/how-to-write-an-about-page/ 8 New Google+ Changes and How They Impact Your Business http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/8-new-google-changes-and-how-they-impact-your-business/ ---------------------------------------- **If you have been forwarded this newsletter by a friend or have gotten here by other means and you would like to subscribe to the newsletter, please visit http://www.forfengdesigns.com/newsletters/ (the newsletter is a double opt in, so please make sure you confirm your subscription when you get a follow up email about it) or email me at forfengdesigns@gmail.com with the email address you would like to use.     Forfeng Designs Heather Turner ~ Chief Log Roller Social Media Development and Training, Graphic Design, Commercial Photography, Hospitality Consulting heather@forfengdesigns.com  or forfengdesigns@gmail.com 860-326-0721 P.O. Box 222, Rocky Hill, CT 06067