First you have to register as a Member with
us. When in our "HOME" page, CLICK in the purple banner on "NEW
MEMBERS". Read the information provided. Click on “New
Member Registration” and a new screen will open.
Fill
in the screens. In the last screen you choose a UserName. Make it simple, for
example if your name is Mary Smith, we suggest marysmith (it's one word and
usually in lower case) and a password which you will NOT forget (can be a
combination of alpha and numeric). Once you have "Registered" you
will get all the info you just entered presented on a yellow/brown screen.
Just above this
yellow/brown screen is a statement: If you are entering a NEW property then please click here on LIST PROPERTYand proceed with the
prompts.
Helpful Listing
Hints for Entering your Information onto our Web System
You CANNOT cut and paste from another web site onto
our web editing screen. The computer language may be different. You CAN cut and
paste from a word processing screen like WordPerfect or WORD. If you do have
information on another web site that you want to transfer on to ours, you MUST FIRST
cut and paste into WORD and then from WORD into our information screen.
The last four screens are “wrap around”. This means
that you DO NOT hit ENTER on your keyboard UNLESS you want a new paragraph.
Don’t worry if you visually see a long never ending sentence. Our system will
adjust automatically for display.
If the “Rental Rate” box is NOT completed your information
will NOT load into our system.
There is an automatic time-out of 45 minutes for
each session and in order not to lose your entered information you must click
on at
the bottom of the screen. Better still we suggest that you complete
all your information entry in a word processing program and then copy and paste
onto our system.
Make our Search Engine work for you
The
last 3 boxes for entering your property information are: Description, Amenities and
Activities. Each of these entry boxes has the word SEARCH ENGINE (above the
box). This means that ANY word entered in these 3 boxes is searchable by our
engine. We are providing examples that you can tailor to work for you.
Description - Many countries have well
known regions that visitors may want to holiday and vacation at. The Tuscany
region of Italy and Provence in France are two such examples. By inserting
these words in your Description, your property will be brought up in a search.
Amenities - Include words that will
enhance the search. If you are close to shopping, theatres and well known
sights in the vicinity of your property or anything else that a visitor to your
listing may enter for a search, then add these words to your text and this will
bring up your property in the search.
Activities – Besides the standard ones
like golf, tennis, etc., look at some of the lesser known ones that your region
offers that will bring up your property during a search.
Photographs - The pictures that you display should have a "wow"
and captivating effect that will make the viewer want to read further about
your property. Look at a cruise brochure. Typical pictures displayed are
captivating scenes of the various ports of call or of activities available on
board the ship. They normally do not display pictures of a cabin interior
since it is assumed that the time spent in a cabin is just for sleeping.
This has obviously worked for them. So get it to work for you!
Updating Information - At any time you can update both your listing and
your personal information. To do this you must first go to the purple banner
and click on “Property Owner”. Enter your UserName and password and click on
LOGIN!
This
takes you to a brown/yellow screen with your personal info and below it will be
your property listing. Click on the appropriate “Update” button to change info
on yourself or property listing.
If, still in doubt, and need additional
information, click here
Why can't you list my rental for me?
You know your property better than anyone else. We have given you total control
and flexibility to describe your property in the best way. You also have to
choose a user name and password. To get the process started, you have to
personally register with a user name that can be your first name last name, for
example John Smith, you can enter as johnsmith. Use a password that you will
remember. Then personally list your property online through our website. In
this way you will also be able to re-enter and make changes as often as you
want. If you still require additional information then email us by clicking here
Can I put my webpage/link in my listing?
Yes you can. In order to get a FREE listing you must reciprocate by copying
and pasting on your web site’s HOME page the following sentence: YourWorldRentalConfirmed. We want
you to feel that our website is one of the tools that you can use to promote
your property. You must post your email address when you first register as an
Owner, since this address will “show” hidden in your listing and visitors to
your page can contact you. DO NOT post your email address within the text of
your listing. It will be removed. Telephone and fax numbers can also be
posted. If you still require additional information then email us by clicking here.
Can I use my listing on your site to link elsewhere?
Yes you can! Each property listed has a direct link called a URL. This allows
you to use this URL in several ways. You can list this URL in your advertising
brochures and other media so that anyone can head directly to YOUR page on our
site without even knowing that they have visited us. You can also go to your
page without having to navigate through our site, BUT you will NOT be able to
edit and change your page in this manner. To do this you MUST enter our site in
the normal acceptable manner, logon and navigate to make any changes you
desire.
make sure to insert your Property ID number in place of “YourNumber” in the
above URL.
For example, if your property listing is #1100, then the URL to your property
would be: http://www.DomainName*.com/seeproperty.aspx?prop=1100
Feel free to use this URL to your property in any way you wish. If you still
require additional information then email us by clicking here.
*DomainName will
stand for any one of the following:
HolidayHomes
HolidayRentalsWorld
VacationHomesWorld
VacationRentalsWorld-wide
Modifications to your Listing
You are in total control. You have full access to your listings 24 hours a day.
You can modify any portion of your listing at any time. You can change your
photos based on seasonal presentations.
To make changes simply click on "Property Owner" (on the purple
banner) and Login. Here you will have two options. Click on to
change your personal information or scroll down and click the button in your property information table to change the text or photographs in
your listing. To make the changes to the photos click the "Browse"
button next to the photo you wish to change. You will need to make any and all
modifications to your listings and your contact information. We do not modify
owners' personal or property information. We reserve the right to edit it, if
it does NOT meet our standards.
NOTE: When modifying your listing, changes will be lost unless you save your
data by clicking the button
found at the bottom. If this does not fully answer your question please feel
free to email us by clicking here.
Forgot your Username and Password?
Don’t worry. If you forget your username or password, we can provide it to you.
That is why we suggest that you choose a user name that is simple (John Smith
as johnsmith) and a password that you can remember. But we all forget. So just
select "Owners Login" link on the top of our home page, enter your
email address in the box "Send my username and password to me via
email" and click the button. Your information will then be sent to your
email address, assuming you have previously registered with us, and the email
address you enter is the same one you registered with. If this does not fully
answer your question please feel free to email us by clicking here.
Prices for Property Owners
BOX 1
FREE LISTING
BOX 2
ONE-TIME SET UP
$14.95
ANNUAL UPGRADE
$9.95
You are
listed FREE on all our 4 sites when you display
Your World Rental Confirmed
on your
web site’s HOME page
You are
listed on all our 4 sites when you DO NOT have
your
own web site to display in your listing on our site
You must
satisfy Box 1 or 2. You
will be listed ahead of others, have inquiries processed through our SCAM
filter & be randomly selected as a “Featured Property”
We
have a very simple pricing policy. It’s FREE if your property maintains its own
website. When you enter your property information it will be listed on all 4 dot
com sites, namely – VacationHomesWorld, VacationRentalsWorld-wide, HolidayHomes
and HolidayRentalsWorld. In turn, we ask you to reciprocate by displaying on
your HOME page the following sentence:
Just
copy and paste it anywhere on your HOME page.
Size or placement does not matter.
If
you DO NOT have a property website, then there will be a ONE time set up fee of
$14.95 to be listed on all 4 sites. It’s that simple.
Upgrade
for an annual fee of $9.95 to be listed ahead of all the others, have all your
email inquiries processed through our SCAM filter and be randomly selected as a
“Featured Property” on our Home page. If you are going to display the above 4
word sentence on your own website (you have 72 hours to activate) then from the
drop down menu, on check out, click on this pay option.
If
you do not have a website for your property and you want to Upgrade, you
will first have to pay the set up fee of $14.95 and then RETURN back and pay the
upgrade fee. To RETURN back, go to our HOME page and select “Present Members”
on the purple banner and follow the prompts.
If
this does not fully answer your questions or you require additional
information, please feel free to email us by clicking here.
Making Payments
Our online payment system is SECURE (you may verify the “lock” symbol usually
displayed on the bottom right of your screen), simple and easy to use. After registration
of your property you will be taken to the payment screen. Complete all the
information boxes, including the CVV2 code for your card. Please include
your email address, even though we have it in OUR system. This will enable you
to automatically receive an email from our credit card processing system
acknowledging receipt of your payment information. Our payment system is built
to accept American Express, Visa, MasterCard and Discover. If still in doubt
about how to pay, please feel free to email us by clicking here.
Verifying that your Payment Has Been Received If you paid by credit card your payment is normally processed within 24
hours. You will receive an email auto response from our credit card processing
system that your card has been debited, along with a receipt. If you need
help with your payment, please email us by clicking here.
My listing has been disabled - Why?
We do not want to disable your listing. There are specific standards that we
have to adhere to. Hence, please agree to and comply with the following and
your listing will not be disabled.
1All photographs displayed MUST NOT include any person or people in them.
You are totally free to include exterior and interior views and landscaping. We
must exclude people in photographs since we do not want to police the dress
code.
2You have not included any photographs in your listing and you have had
requests from us to add photos.
3Your
photographs are of an inferior quality and do not complement the standard that
we are striving to set.
4All
text included in your descriptive make-up MUST conform to good taste and must
not contain any offensive or discriminatory wording.
5You
have not made any effort to write text on and about your property and have not completed
all available sections (boxes) available.
If you still require additional information then email us by clicking here.
On your Home page you display FEATURED PROPERTY. How may I display here?
This is the page that is seen FIRST. It gets 100% exposure. Remember we get
thousands of hits or visitors to our site. Featured properties as you may have
discovered show only the photo which when a visitor clicks on it, then takes
them to the listing for the details. You can have that place on a first come
first served basis. Cost? Only US$9.95 per week. Your request must be arranged
by email (promo at WorldRentalHomes.com. To avoid email SPAM please arrange in
email format substituting @ for at and removing all spaces). You can reserve
this feature for as many weeks as you want, if available. The week starts from
12:01 pm (U.S. Eastern Time) on a Monday and goes to 11:59 am (U.S. Eastern
Time) on the following Monday.
If you need additional information or require any questions answered, please
email us by clicking here.
Bounced Emails (that come back undelivered)
Visitors to Property: If a message is returned to
you undeliverable, please forward a copy of this returned message to info@HolidayHomes.com so we can assist in contacting
the owner.
Owners of Property: If a
message you sent to an inquiry is returned to you undelivered, we cannot assist
you with the correct address of that person who sent the inquiry. When the
visitor enters an e-mail address there is no way to verify the validity of this
address before automatically sending the inquiry to you. Occasionally it is
possible for you to guess the address by checking for common spelling mistakes
in the address. We cannot be responsible for incorrect addresses and
undeliverable email provided by visitors to our site. Please feel free to email
us by clicking here.
HolidayHomes.com
HolidayRentalsWorld.com
VacationHomesWorld.com
VacationRentalsWorld-wide.com
business units of
U.S. Sterling Corporation, Inc
Unit 19049, Ashton Road
Sarasota, Florida 34276-2049
Telephone: 941-346-1961
Facsimile: 941-346-1950
e-mail: info at WorldRentalHomes.com
