Interview John Romano about today’s hottest trends in Internet marketing and how they impact the business community
John Romano’s innovative work has been featured on major TV, Radio, Newspapers & Magazines including MSNBC, Fox News, USA Today, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Kiplinger, & more.
Below are some recent quotes of John Romano that have appeared in the media. Please use the Contact Form or call (954) 297-3211 to set up an interview with John right away.
“How to make money – Romano thinks that because of the plunge in home prices, patient investors who buy vacation properties today can still do well over the long run. But even with lower home prices, making the numbers work is no sure thing. Concentrate on properties that you can rent out year-round. Look for homes with the space and amenities to appeal to free-spending renters holding events such as family and college reunions, business meetings, and weddings. Big groups share expenses and are critical to helping owners turn a decent buck. It also helps if you have enough cash to make a big down payment, which reduces mortgage costs (but don’t forget to factor the lost investment earnings into your calculations).” Read more…
John Romano was featured on Fox News. One of his best quotes was, “With Social Media so prevalent we are all very visible. Your clients and your competition can find massive information online about you, posted by you or others, without you ever knowing who’s searching. Depending on their findings, your business may get affected positively or negatively.”
Weigh payment options carefully – Never wire money through Western Union, and use a credit card (many U.S. owners now accept them through PayPal) if possible. To minimize your chances of booking a foreclosed property, try to arrange your rental as close to your vacation dates as possible, suggests John Romano of VRWD.com. Read more…
After being unable to post on Cyberrentals, Ms. Gismervik turned to Vacation Rentals WatchDog (www.vrwd.org), which lets customers complain about vacation rentals. The site was founded last year by John Romano, who runs several vacation rental Web sites and frequently hears about unreturned security deposits and misleading ads. Mr. Romano said he tried to verify each complaint to make sure it was really from a renter — and not a competing rental company — by e-mailing the property owner for a response and checking Internet Protocol addresses, which can offer clues as to where the e-mail message was sent from. Still, he said, “it’s mostly based on trust.” Read more…
John Romano was featured on two different radio shows on CBC. The interviews were about 15 minutes. His favorite quote was when he poked fun at some of the self-acclaimed great SEO Strategist, “Some SEOs claim to be magicians, but they can’t simply place a site at the top of search engines when there are millions of others trying to do the same thing. The great SEOs are the ones that have a proven track record and have helped generate millions for their clients or themselves.”
“John Romano, a vacation rental property owner who markets his properties on VRWD.com, which stands for Vacation Rentals Web Directory, started a companion site in 2006 called Vacation Rentals Watchdog — VRWD.org — where people can go to gripe. There you will find scary stories about people who put down thousands of dollars in security deposits and travel hundreds or thousands of miles only to discover stained couches, cobweb-covered grills, dilapidated patio furniture, ant infestations and worse. Some stick it out. Others take the loss, spending additional thousands of dollars for alternative lodging.” Read more…
