RedWeek Development Blog

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Buy and Sell Timeshare Points on RedWeek.com

RedWeek.com members can now buy and sell timeshare points on our dedicated points resale pages. A departure from the old way of advertising vacation points for sale on our RedWish pages, our new points posting system is geared specifically to the points owner and buyer.


A RedWeek membership ($14.99 for 12 months) is required to advertise points for sale, or contact an owner about a points posting. Points resale postings are $49.99 each for 12 months.

Currently only Club Wyndham, The Club at Diamond Resorts Intl., InnSeason Vacation Club, Bluegreen Vacation Club, and Worldmark, The Club, points systems are available. However, this list will expand to include others in the near future.

Please check our timeshare points, and let us know what you think.

Monday, January 12, 2009

New Timeshare Resort Ratings Interface

Resort ratings and reviews on RedWeek.com are one of the most valuable benefits to our members. They enable members to determine which resorts are the best, and those to avoid, by reading unedited experiences of actual travelers. Every timeshare rating/review added is an additional asset to the RedWeek.com community.


Last week we introduced some changes to the ratings interface, which we hope improve usability and interactivity. In the past, rating/reviewing a resort meant clicking over to a separate web page, adding your review/rating, and then returning to the resort page. We have streamlined that process by using a "modal window". The modal window is a small screen that appears above your resort page, enabling you to enter your rating and review right there. Upon completion it simply closes, leaving you on your resort page. Additionally, we have switched from a series of radio buttons to indicate your rating, to an interactive set of stars. You simply mouse over and click the appropriate star to register your rating.

We hope you enjoy this new feature, and find it beneficial. We'd love your feedback either way.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

RSS Feeds Added

RSS feeds are an extremely handy way for Internet users to stay up-to-date on changes to their favorite websites. It also gives website publishers (like RedWeek) a way to deliver content directly to users, whenever they request it.


As our first foray into RSS feeds on RedWeek.com, we have introduced them on our "Featured Postings" pages. These pages provide lists of Bargain Timeshare Resales, Newest Timeshare Resales, Newest Timeshare Rentals, Newest Timeshare Exchanges, Last Minute Timeshare Exchanges, and Timeshare Exchange Deals. To stay always up-to-date on any or all of these featured postings, you subscribe to the feed using the link provided on the respective page.

To learn more about RSS, please visit WhatIsRSS.com.

Monday, November 24, 2008

Featured Timeshare Postings

We've introduced a new way to browse for timeshare rentals, resales and exchanges on our site. These streamlined lists of featured postings give owners added visibility to their postings, and provide a way for travelers to view our inventory in a single location.


The featured posting categories we are currently offering are:



Our featured postings are updated frequently, so please check back often.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Live Help Added

RedWeek.com has brought its amazing customer service to a whole new level with the addition of Live Help. This unique features allows RedWeek users to chat in real time with a customer service representative.


The Live Help service can be accessed from the left side of any RedWeek page. If you have already used Live Help on our site, let us know what you think of it. If you haven't used it, and need some help with RedWeek.com, give it a try.

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Full Service Timeshare Resale Option

RedWeek now has a new partner who offers a full-service timeshare resale option - an alternative to doing it yourself on RedWeek.com. If you go this route, you'll get a market valuation, a complete review of your ownership with a sales professional, and you won't have to worry about advertising, answering questions from buyers, or closing the sale.


This option is currently offered for a select list of resorts. If your resort is on the list, just click the "Sell using our full-service option" from the resort's page to get started.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

New Resources Section with Newsletter Archive

We recently received some Member requests to make archived versions of our monthly newsletter available on our web site. We had considered this in the past, and saved copies for just this purpose. But until we heard from our users, we weren't entirely sure how much demand there would be for them.

The next decision was where to put them on the site for easy access. We concluded that it should somehow be incorporated into the items in our "Help" section. But archived newsletters aren't solely a source of help, and neither are some of the articles offered in that same section. So we have decided to rename this section "Resources", to more accurately reflect its content: FAQ, timeshare glossary, timeshare calendar, how-to articles, general timesharing articles, and now, newsletters.

Please take note of this change in the upper right navigation of the site, and visit our new Timeshare Resources section today.