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Rental software glossary: channel manager, customer portal, deposit automation and more

Channel manager, iCal sync, multi-currency, deposit automation, customer portal — plain-language definitions of the terms you'll hit when comparing rental software.

7 min read

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Rental software glossary: channel manager, customer portal, deposit automation and more

Channel manager, iCal sync, multi-currency, deposit automation, customer portal — plain-language definitions of the terms you'll hit when comparing rental software.

June 29, 2026 · 7 min read

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Connecting your accounting to your rental system — Holded, e-Boekhouden and the NL/ES dual administration

Retyping every booking into your accounting costs time and creates errors. Here's how a link between your rental system and Holded, e-Boekhouden or Moneybird actually works.

June 22, 2026 · 6 min read

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Custom software for SMBs — when it's worth it and when an off-the-shelf tool wins

Custom software sounds expensive and risky — and it can be, for the wrong reasons. An honest line: when SaaS wins, when custom wins, and how to tell.

June 15, 2026 · 6 min read

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A custom admin system versus Excel — when the step away from the spreadsheet starts to make sense

Excel is free, flexible, and you already know it. Until your business runs on it and it starts to crack. When does moving to a custom admin system become the sensible call?

June 8, 2026 · 6 min read

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A repair portal for your workshop — going paperless with job sheets, status and customer communication

Paper job sheets get lost, status lives in someone's head, and the customer keeps calling to ask if it's done. A repair portal turns the workshop paperless.

June 1, 2026 · 6 min read

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Software for caravan rental — what you need for deposits, rental contracts, weekly rates and turnover days

Caravan rental has its own rules: deposit per object, signed rental contract, weekly rates with fixed turnover days, damage on return. Off-the-shelf software rarely fits.

May 25, 2026 · 5 min read

Rentals

Preventing double bookings — why Excel breaks and how channel sync fixes it

A double booking isn't bad luck, it's a symptom: you rent on multiple channels but your availability lives in multiple places. Here's how to fix it.

May 18, 2026 · 7 min read

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A customer portal for your rental business — what it does, what it saves, what it costs

A customer portal lets guests see their booking, documents, deposit status and payments themselves — in your branding. What it does for a rental business and what it costs.

May 11, 2026 · 6 min read

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What does it cost to have a booking system built?

An honest answer to the price question: what custom booking software actually costs, why I work with a fixed monthly fee, and why custom often beats SaaS over three years.

May 11, 2026 · 5 min read

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Comparing rental software in 2026 — SaaS, custom, and when each one fits

Booqable, Tommy, Avantio, Lodgify, Icnea — or something custom? An honest comparison for the Dutch and Spanish market, with a decision tree and three-year costs.

May 11, 2026 · 7 min read

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Tommy alternative — when custom is cheaper than POS software that does rentals on the side

Tommy is solid POS software that does rentals on the side. For rental businesses working in NL and Spain, an honest comparison — including the break-even point.

May 9, 2026 · 5 min read

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Booqable vs custom — where generic rental SaaS hits its ceiling

Booqable works fine for one product type in one location. Mix your portfolio, add a second location or work in two countries, and the generic model breaks. An honest comparison.

May 9, 2026 · 6 min read

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A rental system in two languages — where most SaaS breaks

If you rent to Dutch and Spanish customers, you'll hit one problem no product page mentions: existing rental SaaS picks one market. Here's what that costs you.

May 9, 2026 · 5 min read

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Choosing a rental system — five questions to ask before you sign

Picking rental software isn't a one-year decision. Five questions that separate software that grows with you from software you'll replace in two years.

April 28, 2026 · 4 min read

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Local SEO in Spain — where Dutch business owners get stuck

Spanish search results work differently than Dutch ones. Three practical differences I keep running into with SMB clients making the move south.

April 15, 2026 · 4 min read

Customer portal

Mobile-first dashboards — why 90% of admin portals get this wrong

Most admin systems are designed on desktop and then "made responsive". That's the wrong order, and it costs owners time every single day.

April 2, 2026 · 6 min read