At its core, BedPosts is a Forum where members converse with one another, but that's not all. Increasingly, through the BedPosts website, it is a focus for:
- Presenting a face to Joe Public
- Advertising members' accommodation
- Negotiating benefits for members
- Knowledge and mutual help
Message Posts
The BedPosts internet forum consists of a number of message boards on which members initiate a discussion on a topic and other member contribute to the discussion with their own message posts (BedPosts � get it?). The topics may be designed to:
- Impart information
- Express a view
- Get help/advice from members
- Tell a joke or funny story
Local Notice Boards
All members around UK have access to the national message boards described above. Additionally each member is subscribed to one (sometimes more) local message board for discussion of issues pertinent to a particular town or locality only. Members outside of the locality will not be able to even see let alone access such boards.
Negotiated Benefits
Organisations with a large membership have bargaining power and are able to negotiate concessions and discounts. Such BedPosts negotiated benefits include:
- Discounted credit/debit card processing: 1.39% for those new to cards. Even better rates for existing users
- Discounted house insurance
Sponsor's concessions
Internet Results Ltd, BedPosts sponsor, is a leading company in the supply of internet solutions to the serviced accommodation industry. BedPosts members who achieve loyalty criteria get:
- One year free advertising on www.bedbreakfastavailability.co.uk, worth £50
- Free THOR availability, a check bar for your website that displays your room availability and linked to a database, worth £10 p.a.
Other Benefits
When people of like-minds get together, often other benefits ensue which were not originally envisaged. Several such benefits have arisen including:
- Staying at members' establishments at discounted rates
- Passing on leads for business which cannot be accommodated
- Sale of surplus items of equipment
More about the Forum
The Forum consists of a number of message boards on which members raise topics. Members write messages in reply on these topics. It is friendly and inclusive in nature. Whilst members will express different points of view it is not confrontational. The reasons why it has such a great atmosphere and why members log in every day, often also when away on holiday:
- Membership is not open, it is via registration and approval by the Administrator
- It cannot be read by non-members or even Google
- The members are all independent owners of serviced accommodation and collectively face the same problems and issues
- There is a spirit of camaraderie
We share the following information with one another:
- First and last names
- Establishment name
- Location
- Website address
- Email address
If you do not wish to share this type of information there's no point in applying.
BedPosts verifies that the information given at registration is correct and we can do this easily because the requested information is generally available in the public domain.
So, if you meet the following criteria you are a couple of minutes away from joining:
You are eligible to join if you are the owner or manager of private independent serviced accommodation:
- small hotel
- bed and breakfast
- guest house
- inn
- restaurant with rooms
- self catering apartment
- holiday cottage
You are not eligible to join if you are from a:
- Chain of hotels, restaurants, inns etc
- Tourist Information Centre
- Local Authority
- Tourist Organisation
- Rating Inspection Agency
No Membership Fees
It is free to join. The costs of running the website and marketing of BedPosts is borne by the sponsor, THOR low-cost on-line reservation system, a product of Internet Results Ltd.
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