Related Reading: What Info Goes In My Digital Guidebook?   Note: If you’re a visual person, watch my Hostfully review and tutorial with David Jacoby, Hostfully Founder, where he gives a demo of the product and I ask questions to clarify certain points I had trouble with while using the product. The video is supplemental to this and is meant to provide a live view of the product plus sprinkle you with best practices and tips to create the best guidebook.   You need a digital guidebook. It’s not optional. Unfortunately, many Airbnb hosts view guidebooks as solely a cost or a nice-to ..read more

Of the 500+ listing optimizations I have completed, there have been only two hosts who have completed 100% of their Airbnb host profile. For those who do not, my guess is they do not think it is an important factor. And, they would be right. However, this thinking will get you into trouble when you start leaving multiple “unimportant” things incomplete. And, the Airbnb host profile may be more important than you think. It is the low hanging fruit, so let’s optimize it!   [bctt tweet=”Your Airbnb host profile is a ranking factor. Make sure it is 100% completed.”]   The Airbnb rank alg ..read more

Updated: September 2, 2018   Key Points Making your Airbnb event ready is a strategy to add another stream of revenue to your space and/or to fill the calendar during low season A host of benefits including no slow season, limited cleanup, no kitchen usage, higher profit margin, less wear and tear, and extra tax deductions The potential downsides are additional insurance, permits, inspections, and/or zoning laws   We are all familiar with the dreaded ‘Parties and events allowed’ question within the Booking Settings of Airbnb.   It seems to be an automatic no for us. NO. In my ..read more

Key Points Politely decline and state yourself (not the guest) as being the reason why If a repeat guest gave you a good experience, offer a small discount to book online (2-for-1 positive reviews!) For super long-term reservations, it may make sense to book offline, but only if you have vacation rental insurance   A guest has a lot more upside to booking offline than the host does. What should you do when you are inevitably asked to accept cash?   Politely decline.   Here’s how that message might look: I think you can see right away how this probably wouldn’t end well for me ..read more

Updated: September 2, 2018   Note: Just want to dip your toe’s in before you get a fully interior designed Airbnb? Try Decorilla, remote Airbnb interior designers, for a starter package of $99 exclusive to OptimizeMyAirbnb.com readers. A Minimal yet Cozy Dining Room in Nashville. Photocred: Advice from a 20 Something Blog Note from Danny: Let me be very clear as so often Airbnb interior design is looked at as an expense and not an investment. An interior designed Airbnb listing will do better (higher occupancy and rates) 100% of the time than a non-interior design listing given all else ..read more

UPDATED PriceLabs Customizations Tutorial | With Timestamps ↳ Visit PriceLabs and use code OPTIMIZE to get 30-day FREE trial plus $10 off or click here: https://goo.gl/5b3BVh Enjoyed this video? Sign up for my free newsletter (6 per year) ➝ https://bit.ly/3Rhdq9i Learn about every Pricelabs customization from beginner to advanced. PriceLabs Customizations – Introduction This is an advanced tutorial where I will be explaining PriceLabs Customizations in detail. Please check out my PriceLabs youtube playlist if you are new to this tool. You can also check my PriceLabs review and tutorial. W ..read more

Below are my 2021 recommended Christmas gifts for the Level 3 Airbnb host. Check out this Christmas Gift Guide for the Airbnb host. Click To Tweet Whether it’s a service or a physical product, all of the below recommendations are designed to take your Airbnb hosting to the next level. I recently came upon a situation with one of my few managed Airbnb listings where the host was getting a higher proportion of 4-star reviews. Historically, this is a 4.95 average listing. What gives? As the Airbnb property manager, I had been able to increase the base price from $425 to nearly $600 this year. But ..read more

Introduction: Brand Your Airbnb Last week, I was performing a Super Host Listing Optimization and I noticed the host was attempting to brand their Airbnb listing as the “Joshua Tree Oasis”. I must admit it’s a catchy name. Besides that, as I will demonstrate, it was a weak attempt at branding his vacation rental. The first thing I did was search Instagram for his brand name. I didn’t think I saw his listing, or at least it wasn’t obvious (Later, I confirmed on a call with the Airbnb host of this listing that there is no Instagram.) Next, I went to search “Joshua Tree Oasis” online. Guess w ..read more

Wheelhouse Review: Introduction Welcome to my Wheelhouse review and tutorial. Below you will find a 75% discount code, but please continue reading to find out if this tool is right for you.   Wheelhouse is one of the four major dynamic pricing tools available to Airbnb hosts.   In addition to Airbnb’s Smart Pricing, which has seen recent improvement but is still not satisfactory for serious Airbnb hosts, there are PriceLabs and Beyond Pricing.   RELATED: You may also want to read my review and tutorial of PriceLabs.   Andrew Kitchell, the founder of Wheelhouse, is also t ..read more

Introduction: Airbnb Automation Your Airbnb messages are too long. For 75% of you reading this, it is a true statement. Here is the ultimate “go to jail” card:   Do you send your guest a check-in message that is monstrously long? I’m talking 500+ words.   I have received these messages as a guest. They are way too much. Here is an example (I cut it off halfway through as you will get the point):     Like most things in life, every Airbnb reservation has a predictable pattern. After understanding this natural flow, I created and optimized a set of messages for nearly comple ..read more