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    Help Guests to Think Globally, Spend Locally

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    If you've read my introductory blog post, you know that I've had a knack for self employment since I was a wee one. I've always wanted to own my own business.

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    Courtney Loechl
    Community Outreach, Hostel Partnerships, Tours/Travel

    If Disaster Struck, Would You Be Prepared?

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    Anyone who has met me, ever, knows I am not a morning person. I'm also incredibly difficult to wake up. That being said, I have never jumped out of bed so fast as the first time the hostel fire alarm went off in the night.

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    Courtney Loechl
    Guest Safety, Hostel Design, Risk Management

    Preventing Burnout: Keeping Your Sanity, Investing in Your Future

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    My previous post talked about the importance of time management. Ironically, I stayed up until 3am writing that particular post even though I had a 6am wake up call the next morning.

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    Courtney Loechl
    Hostel Manager, Staff Management

    How to Visualize Hostel Data with Firefox and TableTools2

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    I found a great way to visualize my hostels reviews over time so I can quickly spot trends in our customer service performance. It's called TableTools2 and it works with Firefox. The tool will create charts from data on any table on any website.

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    Darren Overby
    Internet and Technology, Reviews and Reputation Management

    How to Use Our Online Event Software

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    This is a quick tutorial on how to use our webinar software, Go to Webinar.

    When you join one of our online events for hostels, you will see a control panel on the right side of your screen.

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    Josh
    Industry Events, Internet and Technology

    More Twitter Mistakes

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    Don't Automate Direct Messages

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    Josh
    Industry Trends, Internet and Technology

    Twitter Tip: What is Framejacking and Why is It Bad?

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    Framejacking refers to sending someone a link that hijacks the destination website with an HTML frame. The two most common ways that links are framejacked are with ow.ly (Hootsuite) and su.pr (Stumbleupon). Framejacking is considered annoying by many Twitter users -- here's why:

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    Josh
    Internet and Technology, Hostel Software

    Are Ad-based URL Shortening Tools Ruining Twitter?

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    I'm a daily Twitter user (@hostelmana) and spend a lot of time encouraging hostels to use Twitter as well as

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    Josh
    Industry Trends, Internet and Technology

    Why You Should Avoid Using Meta Refresh Redirects on Your Website

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    There is a type of redirect called a meta refresh redirect that I've seen on several hostel websites lately. There are a couple of reasons why I recommend not using this kind of redirect on your website.

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    Josh
    Internet and Technology

    Free Photo Editing and Graphic Design Tools

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    This is the first part in a series on productivity software for hostels. Use these tools for creating marketing materials like flyers, posters and websites. Edit your hostel photos without having to buy expensive software like Adobe Photoshop ($699). All of the software on this page is free!

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    Josh
    Internet and Technology

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