Amelia Painter Addresses Nebraska Bed and Breakfast Conference in Grand Island, Nebraska

Amelia Painter is the Webmaster for three B&B state Associations: Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska. She writes about inns across the U.S. for Bed & Breakfast America magazine and often speaks at innkeeper conferences and gatherings.

Grand Island, NE (PRWEB) November 2, 2005 -- Amelia Painter, general manager of TotalWebDesiger.com, a premier web design and development firm, recently addressed a one-day conference for bed and breakfast innkeepers in Grand Island, NE. The conference was held at Grand Island’s Mid-Town Holiday Inn.

The conference was planned and organized by the Nebraska Association of Bed and Breakfast (NABB). NABB is a non-profit volunteer organization requires all member inns be approved and inspected. Food preparation, amenities and administrative items are also evaluated as part of the inspection. Every member inn must pass inspection to insure compliance with Association standards.

Attendees traveled from all parts of the state to learn about new trends and issues affecting the B&B industry. Presentations included subjects as diverse as travelers’ changing needs, the influence of the Internet, partnering with wineries, and the day concluded with an informal round table where discussion of tips and hints about the business of innkeeping was shared.

The keynote speaker was Amelia Painter, Webmaster for three Bed and Breakfast state associations. Her presentation was geared to the audience and Painter covered all aspects of the special needs of Bed & Breakfast Web site. She also covered inn marketing and how innkeepers could meet the challenges and opportunities of the Web.

Painter’s firm recently redesigned NABB’s Web site and now manages it. Today most B&B’s have a Web site and more and more innkeepers are offering amenities important to business travelers, such as wireless high speed Internet connections and work desks. The need to stay on-top of current and emerging Internet trends is a must for the innkeepers.

Since 1995, Painter has been creating unique solutions for its clients' web design and development needs as well as writing and speaking on Internet Marketing issues. Painter makes educational seminars available to all state B&B Associations and travels the country annually.

To learn more about Painter’s speaking schedule, visit her firm’s web site at http://www.TotalWebDesigner.com. And, if you’d like to know more about the Nebraska Association of Bed & Breakfast, you can visit them on the Web at: http://www.nabb1.com where you find comprehensive Nebraska lodging information.

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