Legends X Takeaways and Learning Lessons
Summary
This article summarizes multiple episodes of the "Get Paid For Your Pad" podcast, focusing on revenue management, CEO focus, and strategic insights for STRs. Hosts should focus on building consistent pricing routines, identifying business bottlenecks, and understanding the differences between hotel and STR revenue management strategies.
Key Insights
- •The episode on CEO focus explains that CEOs waste 30 to 50 percent of their time on low-value activities. Also, being busy doesn’t mean the STR business is progressing.
- •The article highlights that 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.
- •The episode notes that STR pricing is dramatically harder than hotel pricing due to product uniqueness, booking windows, and operational constraints like cleaning and minimum stays.
- •The article discusses how small daily price changes can increase exposure on OTAs and that weekends require different attention than weekdays.
Action Items
- ✓Schedule revenue management routines, not just react to price changes.Effort: lowImpact: medium
- ✓Review every booking to reveal pricing and demand signals.Effort: lowImpact: medium
- ✓Identify the biggest bottlenecks in your STR business.Effort: mediumImpact: high
Tools & Resources
- →Freewyld Foundry: Freewyld Foundry is mentioned, with links to their website and LinkedIn.
Watch Out For
- ⚠Failing to schedule revenue management routines and relying solely on pricing tools can lead to underperformance.
- ⚠Confusing action with momentum can lead to stalled growth.
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