Rob Dalton with Kolea Vacation Rentals

About a year ago I got into blogging. I decided to start a blog on one of my sites (hawaiiblog.hawaiivacationstop.com) and I used godaddys blogging tool to do that. About a month later I was told that Wordpress is probably the best blogging tool to use. I then started one up using wordpress (www.waikoloavacationrentals.com/big-island-info).
I put more content on the wordpress one and have since added entries. After starting the wordpress one I did not do anything with the godaddy one.

Here is my questions: On all searches, the godaddy blog shows up higher than the wordpress one. Is there something wrong I am doing with the wordpress blog? Is godaddy better to use?

Thanks!

We just got back from our wedding at Dreams Tulum on the Riviera Maya in Mexico. It was a blast! We had about 40 people come from all over the US. Dee Bice with Bice Travel organized it for us and was great. If you are thinking about travling down there I would highly recommend using her. She can be reached at 903-839-8264. She works out of Texas.

The Dreams Tulum hotel was perfect for our group. The hotel is fairly small so we always seemed to be around everyone. There is one large, "main" pool where we were at every day. Each day they had water aerobics, pool volleyball, and much more that was a blast. The entertainment staff was amazing and full of energy! There was a bar right there in the pool that catered to both adults and children. Our two youngs kids had a blast hopping up to the bar and ordering shirley temples and mickey mouse drinks all day. There is a nice beach just off of the pool that did not seem to get hit by the storms much.

The food was excellent for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The World Cafe had a breakfast buffet that was great every morning. We tried out all the dinner restaurants and they were excellent. They had two different restaurants by the pool for lunch and both of them were good.

Now for the main part, the wedding. We got the Ultimate wedding package, which includes almost all the wedding services they have to offer. They had several beach locations along with a chapel for the wedding location. We chose the wedding chapel. Although the chapel was right by all the action of the resort, once you entered it, it was very peaceful. The lighting within the chapel was very romantic.

After the wedding, they had a photographer to take some pictures of us throughout the resort. I was not sure how good he would be, but he was excellent. We even ended up buying all 250 pictures he took of the wedding and after. While we were off getting pictures taken, there was a cocktail party with food that I heard was really good.

We chose to have a private reception facing the beach by the pool. They had music playing of our choice along with an excellent four course dinner. We stayed there for about four hours dancing and having a good time before we retired for the evening.

The wedding planner was very easy to work with and was there at all times when we needed her.
The only downfall of the Dreams Tulum resort was that we had a couple of maintenance issues with our room that we did not feel were resolved within a reasonable amount of time. I think they were just trying to get some areas back up and running due to being closed the prior month due to some legal issues.

I would highly recommend calling Dee Bice to help you with your stay there. She can give you some good pointers since she is familiar with the area. She also got us some good party favors for the reception along with champagne and chocolate covered strawberries on our wedding night.

The Mauna Lani Terrace was one of the first vacation rental complexes on the Kohala Coast on the Big Island of Hawaii. Nestles on the beautiful waters of Mauna Lani Bay and ancient fish ponds, the Mauna Lani Terrace gives you the feel of peace and ancient Hawaii.

The Mauna Lani Terrace was built very well in the early 1980s. Each condo was built with its own uniqueness in mind. Some condos are very private and offer garden or pond views and others are very open and offer amazing ocean views. Regarless of which condo you choose, you are a short walk from the beach and are sure to enjoy your stay at the Mauna Lani Resort.

Mauna Lani Terrace F201 is noted as the best two bedroom condo at Mauna Lani Terrace and one of the three nicest in the whole complex. Within the last two years the condo has been completely upgraded. From waterfall faucets to stone tile throughout, every upgrade of this condo was very well thought out.

Not only will the beautiful interior amaze you, but when you walk out on the expansive lanai you will be blown away by the view of the amazing water frontage of the ancient Hawaii ponds with the dark blue ocean and surf as the backdrop.

Mauna Lani Terrace F201 is one of the only handicap accessible condos at the Mauna Lani Terrace. When entering the condo you will not have to climb any stairs. Once you enter the condo you will immediatly be welcomes by the amazing view. The condo has a very open feel. The living area has a big screen LCD television with extended cable and Bose surround sound. Enjoy relaxing on the large couch or the reclining chair. Just off the living area you will find a desk with high speed internet access. Also in the same room you will find the dining area with seating for six. You can enjoy the tranquil view from all of these areas.

The kitchen is spectacular! Enjoy granite counters and beautiful koa wood cabinetry. Stainless steel appliances are found throughtout. The kitchen has been fully stocked for all of your cooking needs.

Mauna Lani Terrace F201 features two master suites with king size beds. Each bathroom has been fully upgraded. You will find a deep soaking tub with jets, a walk in shower, and a double vanities in the master bathroom. The guest bathroom features a large walk in shower with multiple jets and shower heads.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to enjoy your Hawaiian vacation at Mauna Lani Terrace F201.

I have been wondering for months if YouTube is a good marketing tool. I know if people came across your video it would be a good marketing tool, but most of the time you tube videos are on the second page of google for my desired search terms.

My three questions are:
1) Can you link from YouTube to your site and does it help for SEO?
2) Is there a way to optimize your YouTube page to come up higher on Google?
3) I have a vacation rental web site and would it be beneficial to implement videos into the site somehow?

Just adding a new one, would it be better to take my videos and attempt to implement them into my site or would it be better to have them on youtube?

I live in Hawaii so I had a hard time finding a better place to get married than where I currently live. I am from Texas so us traveling to Texas for a wedding there did not make much sense since you would not want to take twenty people from Hawaii to Texas just for a wedding. We ended up deciding on a resort in Mexico called Dreams Tulum. Has anyone been? I have heard it is great for weddings.

We will then go on a honeymoon to El Dorado Royale, which is supposed to be the best down there, but since it was not kid friendly we did not choose that one for the wedding. Have you been there?

Anyway, aside from all the "busy stuff" of getting married, I have found a wonderful woman and am looking forward to spending the rest of my life with her.