May 30th, 2009
On Monday we will ring in a new month and of course the official Summer 2009 will began. What does that mean?
Well May is giving us a pretty good definition of summer weather as the past week has been high 80′s & low 90′s and for the travel community it means summer vacations, staycations and old fashioned outdoor relations.
The BBQ’s will fire up, the yard furniture is being pulled out, the burn ban’s will commence, the insects will come out in the masses and out here in the gorge the festivals and fairs will began. This summer you can look forward to everything from Beer and Wine gatherings to Big Foot Bash’s.
Hood River will ring in it’s Farmer’s Market’s and the nomadic Kite Board & Wind Surfer’s will make their way from the South to the North landing in the Gorge for some of the best water’s in the world.
For Carson Ridge we will be sitting back and enjoying just another day in paradise. . . . This is in between our various Healing Center Renovation and Property Grooming projects.
Guests from all over the world are making their way to the Columbia River Gorge this summer. Germany, New York, Flordia, California, Arizona the list goes on all planning their yearly vacation right here in the recreational Mecca of the world and laying their heads in our pillows.
Have you made your plans yet?
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May 2nd, 2009
I know you have heard the hum of the new social networking sensation.. From your local T.V stations to Oprah everyone seems to be following everyone. An yes Carson Ridge has made it in on part of the action.
What is it? In 140 characters or less you have the chance to take a moment and state, ask or reveal anything and everything you see fit to your followers. At this moment Carson Ridge has 957 followers from around the world watching and listening to our every tweet.
Why do you ask? Here are the facts. Twitter is a form of micro-blogging. On a business level you would follow Carson Ridge because we are often dropping fantastic offers via tweets to our followers. These have included up to $100 off an evening stay with us or even a free evening with the purchase of another. Aside from great offers we take a moment to comment on the weather, guest stories, local events and most importantly what’s for breakfast or the afternoon snack.
This enables a relationship between buyer and seller and anyone else who may want to state their ideas or opinions. Twitter has also opened up new doors for Carson Ridge to network with other
B & B’s. Sharing ideas and strategies in order to promote a bigger better business.
It doesnt stop with Twitter .. With our recent website overhaul we were able to add a link to all of our social networking sites. These include Facebook which keeps you up to date on our daily happenings and allows you to read what our friends have to say about us. Bed and Breakfast.com and Trip advisor allow you to read past and present reviews from our guests.. Flicker which allows you to take a peek at all our captured moments through an online photo album and finally linkedin a business to business and business to employee network that links you to professional individuals and groups defined by various categories. Carson Ridge being a Bed & Breakfast.
With all the recession buzz it is important now more then ever for businesses to “network” to their potential clientele by whatever means and in whatever form possible. At no fee and for only a few moments of our time we are able to open our doors to you and let you take a look around potentially as a future customer and if nothing else as a new friend.
So again I encourage you to jump on board and take this ride with us. We would love to hear what your looking for, how you travel, what make the most in your experiences and anything else you may find us being intrigued by..
972 are now following Carson Ridge….:)
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