The Launch of Overnight Success

Get Paid For Your Pad
Published: February 22, 2021
Pricing & Profitability

Summary

This article discusses episodes from "Get Paid For Your Pad" podcast. Episode topics cover revenue management routines, CEO focus for STR businesses, differences between hotel and STR revenue management, and the 'hectic host' stage. Hosts can gain insights into optimizing pricing, recognizing bottlenecks, and streamlining operations.

Key Insights

  • Most STR operators 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.
  • STR pricing is dramatically harder than hotel pricing due to product uniqueness turning every listing into its own “mini hotel” and booking windows shaping revenue strategy in ways hotels never deal with.

Action Items

  • Identify and address the biggest bottleneck in your STR business to improve efficiency.
    Effort: medium
    Impact: high
  • Review bookings daily to reveal pricing and demand signals.
    Effort: low
    Impact: medium

Tools & Resources

  • Freewyld Foundry Revenue Review: Get a Free Revenue Review from Freewyld Foundry to find out how much money your portfolio is leaving on the table.(https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report)
  • Freewyld Foundry: Learn more about Freewyld Foundry(https://www.freewyldfoundry.com)

Common Mistakes

  • Confusing action with momentum can stall growth in STR businesses.

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