How to Grow Your Airbnb Management Company (Ep248)
Summary
This article is a transcript from a podcast episode discussing strategies for growing an Airbnb management company. It covers topics like time management, team building, and revenue management. Hosts can gain insights into operational best practices and revenue optimization.
Key Insights
- •The article suggests that 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.
- •The podcast episode shares insights on the importance of having systems in place to allow for business growth.
Action Items
- ✓Implement a daily and weekly pricing routine for revenue management.Effort: mediumImpact: medium
- ✓Review bookings to reveal pricing and demand signals.Effort: lowImpact: medium
Tools & Resources
- →Freewyld Foundry: The article mentions Freewyld Foundry.
- →Get Paid For Your Pad: The article mentions Get Paid For Your Pad podcast.
Watch Out For
- ⚠Most STR operators make a mistake in revenue management not with their pricing tool, but the lack of a daily and weekly pricing routine.
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