EP085: Creating Amazing Guidebooks with Andy McNulty of Touchstay
Summary
This article is a compilation of insights from various episodes of the 'Get Paid For Your Pad' podcast, focusing on revenue management, CEO focus, and pricing strategies for short-term rentals. Hosts should pay attention to the advice on revenue management routines and CEO responsibilities to improve profitability and streamline operations. Actionable steps include reviewing bookings for pricing signals and prioritizing tasks based on their impact.
Key Insights
- •STR pricing is dramatically harder than hotel pricing.
- •Revenue management must be scheduled, not reactive.
- •Early bookings can indicate underpricing or upcoming events.
Action Items
- ✓Review every booking to reveal pricing and demand signals.Effort: lowImpact: medium
- ✓Identify the biggest bottleneck in your STR business.Effort: mediumImpact: high
Tools & Resources
- →Freewyld Foundry: Learn more about Freewyld Foundry
- →Freewyld Foundry Report: Get a Free Revenue Review
Watch Out For
- ⚠Most hosts underperform not because they lack tools, but because they don’t know what to look at, when to look at it, or how to interpret booking behavior once it shows up.
- ⚠Trying to fix everything at once slows growth.
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