Resources in Our Business
Here you can see which resources help us to successfully run The HohnStead Glamping Cabins as a two-person small business.
Website hosting
Squarespace - After using WordPress and Wix in the past, I really enjoy lack of widgets and constant updates and ease of use in Squarespace. Building the site was very intuitive, and incorporating code from Flodesk or Houfy is also much easier than using widgets in WordPress. Now that I think about it, I didn’t enjoy a single thing about my experience with WordPress. Squarespace made building a new website and managing it exciting and fun again :)
Direct Booking Partner
Houfy - a marketplace where members can book and connect directly, without paying service fees. On the platform since 2020, we started off with Houfy’s Free Plan. This year, we’ve moved on to Houfy’s Premium Plan for the incredible ability to incorporate booking widgets on to our direct booking site. They look and function great! We also enjoy the automated messages that we’re able to send to our guests who book direct, just like the other larger platforms BUT without the service fees and extra charges. Are you a host, looking for a free/inexpensive direct booking platform? start here!
Email Marketing
Flodesk - beautifully designed emails that are easy and fun to create from their existing templates. Easier to set up with Squarespace vs Mailchimp, which we tried in the past. Writing emails to our audience became more fun and consistent because of Flodesk. Segmenting your audience into people with their own needs and wants in Flodesk is not complicated and checking analytics is also easy-peasy! Get 50% off your first year, if you join through this link.
our favorite Hosting Essentials
Full list of our favorite Hosting Essentials at The HohnStead
Zamat Pillows we use at The HohnStead - Use code Home15 to get 15% off
Design
Canva Pro for brochures, business cards, SNS posts, Downloadables, Printouts, etc.
Social Media
Snapseed App for editing
Meta Business Suite for scheduling posts.
Slay.so for social media hashtags that are relevant to the content we’re writing, come mixed with strong and weak hashtags, and avoiding banned hashtags. Use Promo Code THEHOHNSTEAD to get First Month Free!
our favorite Outdoor Essentials
A list of our favorite outdoor products we use at the Hohnstead.
our favorite Photography / Videography items
Camera - Fuji XT-5; Samsung S21
Lenses: Fujinon 18-55mm 2.8; 70-200mm 2.8 Fujinon
Microphone: Rode VideoMic Pro; Hollyland (phone)
Editing - Capcut App (phone) and Filmora Wondershare Software (desktop)
How we improved our Photography
New York Institute of Photography (Professional Photography Course)
our favorite travel essentials
A list of our favorite travel products we’ve visited over 25 countries with
our Favorite Eco-friendly Products
A list of our favorite Eco-friendly Products we use at The HohnStead.
guest favorite products when traveling with their dogs
A list of our favorite and guests’ favorite products when traveling with dogs.
OUR FAVORITE BOOKS ABOUT BUSINESS
CRM
Copper
our favorite books about montana
A list of books we love about Montana we’ve included in our cabins.
Garrett’s favorite beer brewing resources
A list of Garrett’s Favorite Homebrewing Items
our favorite books about mother nature
A list of our favorite books about Mother Nature we’ve included in our cabins.
games we love and play in our cabins
A list of games our guests enjoy playing at The HohnStead
our favorite tiny spaces storage solutions
A list of items we utilize in our tiny cabins and their tiny spaces
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