Your Website Is Losing Bookings (Here’s How to Fix It in 30 Minutes)

416 viewsPublished: October 8, 20251h 6mScore: 85
Growth & Marketing
intermediate
direct bookings
website optimization
conversion rates
OTA dependence
user experience

Summary

Mark Simpson from Boostly discusses how to optimize your short-term rental website to increase direct bookings and reduce reliance on OTAs like Airbnb. He covers common website mistakes, the importance of page speed and mobile user experience, and provides a framework for designing a high-converting direct booking website, including live website audits.

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