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Summary |
Vacation Rentals Search Engine |
RDFO is somewhat different to standard
vacation rentals sites. RDFO is a search engine,
rather than a
vacation rental listing site. RDFO allows renters
to search by location and returns links to relevant
vacation rentals hosted either on a standard vacation
rental site or on an owner's personal site. Registered
properties get priority in search results. RDFO is particularly
suitable for vacation rental owners who want to attract
renters to their personal site. |
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Listings |
10,000 plus |
RDFO searches more than
10,000 listings, although the number of registered
properties is considerably smaller. |
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Category |
US with plans to expand |
RDFO currently only searches US vacation
rentals, although it has plans to expand
internationally. Vacation Rental owners outside the US
can join the RDFO referral program for $20 per
year. |
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Visitor Traffic |
Low |
RDFO is currently building it's traffic,
having received approval for a patent on it's search
technology. Also, since RDFO directs traffic to
other sites rather than it's own listings, traffic will
always be lower than equivalent vacation rental listings
sites. |
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Ease of Use for Advertisers |
Medium |
Set up of your vacation rental property on RDFO is
very easy. Because RDFO is a search engine, you
only need to enter very basic information about your
property ( the number of bedrooms, bathrooms and the url
of your personal site or listing on another vacation
rental site).
RDFO has a unique referral network that allows
vacation rental owners to pass on bookings to other
owners. Feedback from owners who have used this system
is very positive. (Note : RDFO has a patent
pending on their referral network.)
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Ease of use for Renters |
Medium |
RDFO allows renters to search by
location and number of bedrooms and returns a list of
relevant properties. The availability calendars are also
included in the search results. Properties from
registered vacation rental owners are returned first,
including basic pricing information, an email enquiry
button and links to the owners site(s). RDFO
also returns vacation rental properties from
unregistered owners, although does not provide pricing,
email enquiry on these properties.
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Cost |
$80/year |
RDFO is a relatively low cost option, plus we
have a
Special Offer
for COHR visitors, which includes a free trial period. |
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Owner Comments |
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vacation property owner who has used RDFO and you would like to leave
a comment please
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here |
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Renter Comments |
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comments |
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vacation property renter who has used RDFO and you would like
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