Yet another online campground reservation system that wasn't working because it wanted more information. It didn't ask for that information when I set it up and it never sent me an email notification saying it's not live. I guess I'll have to go back through all of the directories as well and make sure they are showing my park on there. Yes, my campground software that I have on my website is working, the owner verified it and a customer has finally used it once.
But sites like Roverpass that may be able to generate some income weren't going until I input specific information it was demanding. I have no problem with giving that information, it just never asked for it initially.
It's a rain day and my leg is still hurting when I try to get up or walk on it. It feels like it's getting better, ever-so-slowly at least. I can see it taking a while before the ligament/tendon whatever it is, probably a ligament tho, is fully healed. These are no cuts and scrape injuries that you can just continue on with your normal daily routine. I'm just taking it easy for the most part until I can walk without pain again.
But yes, the weather forecasters actually delivered this time with an almost-accurate forecast. The rain initially was supposed to start at 4am. Then it was 6am. Then it was 8:45, then 9:15. It started around 9:15 lol.
The oldest boy was begging me last night to come to school and have lunch with him. I told him no, my leg is hurting, I don't want to have to walk that far. It's a pretty good walk from where you park to where you actually end up in a room they have set aside especially for that purpose. He asked his mom last night anyway, lol. I'm pretty sure it's not me he wants to see but the McDonald's I would bring if I were going to do that. Just throwing random things in here as I normally do, lol.
Well anyway, I have the park set up on 2 other campground software sites - but these sites do all the work, unlike the campground software I have. And, the 2 other sites do all of the advertising and already have a huge following of RV'ers that use it to find parks. So, in the last 24 hours, I've had them both up and running (when I thought both of them were already up and running), we'll see how that turns out.
I'm going to see if I can find more of those types of systems. There are no start up costs, they have RV'ers that go into their system, look either for a specific park or a specific area/region and then start looking at the campgrounds that are available. The costs are incurred in their fees per reservation. Rather high, but if it gets me business, paying them more is better than empty sites. And I can stop at any time. I also have complete control over the reservations. If, by some chance, the park is full on the days they want to come, I can reject the reservation before it's even set. It goes to the campground owner/management to verify there is a space available for the dates wanted and then the campground owner verifies it, not the software system.
I actually like it better than what I paid $200 to set up - but I really have to have ability to take payments on my website and the money has been spent already, the software is installed. It also has a per-reservation fee, but it's much lower than these other 2 sites. Basically, at this point, I don't care how I get the reservations or how much I have to see go bye-bye to the website that is taking those reservations, I need people in there and I also need reviews.
Well anyway, I just logged out of Roverpass and tried to set up a reservation. It worked fine so I'm good with that. Same with HipCamp and showing all my freshly loaded pictures. So, I have 3 sites available to book lots now, if there are more, I am going to find them.
Ok, well apparently Campspot also has no start up fees, that application has been filled out as far as I can go with it until they contact me to finish up. Now, if they ask for a startup fee? Yeah, cancel and delete the account please. However, I have seen other campground owners saying they don't charge a startup fee, I'll wait and see. With Roverpass, HipCamp and Campspot, I have expanded the amount of places where people go to find RV parks greatly. I have it listed on dozens of campsite directories - they don't do reservations, they simply direct people ot my website.
The most important of which, at least if you give other RV park owners and experts, is TripAdvisor. I personally would never have thought of that site for RV parks, that's hotels in my mind. But some of these people swear by it. Yup, doesn't cost anything but time to set it up and yes, it's live on their site as well.
