Braeden Flaherty, Author at bluetent

Distribution Strategy

Now Available to Boost™ Users: Airbnb Pass-Through Tax Integration

As many property managers are aware, Airbnb offers a variety of tax configurations to fit various markets. There are many locations where Airbnb is collecting only a portion of taxes or not collecting taxes at all, leaving it to the Host to price listings…

Braeden FlahertyJanuary 12, 2021

Distribution

Enable Booking.com Quality Scores to drive more reservations

In 2019, Booking.com introduced a quality rating system for homes and/or apartments that are listed on their channel. The ratings are similar to the star system that already exists for hotels on Booking.com. Prior to the quality rating system, potential travelers weren’t able…

Braeden FlahertyNovember 9, 2020

Distribution Strategy

Google Vacation Rentals: Q&A with Braeden Flaherty, Bluetent’s Chief Product Officer

Curious about what Google Vacation Rentals can offer your business? Unsure of the changing online travel marketplace? We asked our Chief Product Officer, Braeden Flaherty, to answer some commonly asked questions regarding Google Vacation Rentals. Check out his insights below. What makes Google different…

Braeden FlahertyApril 14, 2020

Websites

Spam prevention – balancing usability and security

If you operate a website with commenting or forms then you are on the front lines on the battle against web spam. At best those spam submissions are a mildly annoying waste of time, at worst they are obscene and…

Braeden FlahertySeptember 12, 2013

Websites

It’s All About Performance

For the 2nd year in a row, I'll be participating in a local mountain bike race here in Aspen, The Power of 4. I've been training all summer to find small gains in performance that add up to something significant by…

Braeden FlahertyAugust 24, 2012

SEO | Inbound Marketing

Keeping Meta Descriptions Current (and food safe)

Meta descriptions have not been a significant ranking factor for a while now (nor have keywords), but they remain important for optimizing click through rate (CTR). They are essentially ad copy to encourage people to click on your link in search engine…

Braeden FlahertyJuly 28, 2012

SEO | Inbound Marketing

Why Isn’t Google Using My Meta Descriptions?

You've put substantial resources toward optimizing your meta descriptions on your site; you made sure they were relevant, accurate, eye-catching, concise and use the language your customers are using. That's not easy. So why isn't Google using them? Well, you…

Braeden FlahertyJuly 28, 2012

Websites

DrupalCon 2012 – Day 2

We began another full day of Drupal immersion with an eloquent keynote from Mozilla CEO Mitchell Baker. Blue Tent has been involved with Drupal so long, we can easily take its open source nature for granted. Its distinguishing features of…

Braeden FlahertyMarch 21, 2012