So, you’ve decided to host on Airbnb to make some extra cash, connect with new people or save up for something special. Fabulous! But, where do you start? No dilly-dallying in this post: It’s go time! Here are the very first three things you’ll do, in this order, to get you started hosting on Airbnb.
Side Hustle Your Side Hustle: Weave Airbnb Hosting with Your Creative Work for More $$$ + Impact
If you’re an Airbnb host, you’re likely also a curious, creative and resourceful entrepreneur in other areas of your life and work. And so, it would only be natural for you to want to help your guests with some extra services… while you get to relish in a little bit of side-on-side hustle.
However, there is a delicate art to this, and several DO NOTs that I want to start off with before I give you a few tips on how you can earn more money through the connections you make with your guests.
Add Poetry to Your Airbnb Listing to Convert Viewers Into Visitors
This post is for the advanced Airbnb host, the Superhost even, who is looking to make their (already amazing) listing stand out when more and more listings are being added to Airbnb every day. I hope you enjoy and find value
Why It’s Critical to Make Clear Agreements With Your Turnover Assistant (Here Are The Exact Phrases I Use)
If you’ve been doing Airbnb for some time or have more than one rental, you likely have figured out that hiring a turnover assistant (cleaner who also knows your space intimately and can stage it for you with the knowledge you’ve provided) is essential to freeing you up to make more money doing what you love (which is probably not just hosting Airbnb guests).
However, like in any relationship, it’s easy for things to go wrong if you’re not making clear agreements.
Whatever agreements you make while hiring your assistant, make sure they are specific and documented. If you feel the urge, have both of you sign them as well.
Here are some 5-star agreements you can make with your assistant.
The Airbnb Guests That Nearly Shut Down My Listing (And What I Learned About Myself From It)
This experience feels tender still, and as much as this puts me in a vulnerable position to share this, I figured it would be important to do so—to let you know that I’m not perfect, that these things happen, that it may happen to you, and even if it does—you’ll be okay.
Recently, there was a huge athletic event in my home city, and so I had been able to rent my one-bedroom out for double the usual cost.
I headed out to go camping in the mountains for the weekend with a friend, trusting as usual that these would be the kinds of guests I’ve always attracted—respectful, clean, communicative and generally good people.
I was wrong.
Co-Hosts & Cleaners: How to Communicate With Your Airbnb Helpers To Reach Your Goals
Whether you’re hiring a cleaner or turnover assistant, or you’re working with a co-host who is helping you with your properties, you’ll need to communicate your desired results with love and intention.
But when the situation might be emotionally charged, or there’s some confusion with initial communication, what can you do? Read on!
Declining An Inquiry? Don’t Forget to Do This One Thing First
There is a message you can be writing back when you decline that could earn you future bookings, should you desire them! Read on for more.
What’s Your Unfair Advantage as an Airbnb Host?
I was working with a client recently who was frustrated that people were copying her listing.
She felt like she had put a lot of time and effort into her description and details (not to mention in the physical listing itself!) and people were pulling a copy-and-paste number on her.
My advice was simple:
Write copy that they can’t copy. (Read more!)
Location, Shmocation! How to Position Your Listing to Get Five Stars, No Matter Where It Is
I’m about to say something pretty controversial, so listen up. :) Even if you live in the middle of nowhere, you can get 5 stars in Location on Airbnb. Because, like all things, it’s not just about what you think it
Which Kind of Host Are You? Address Your Problem Areas to Get Five Stars in Every Category
You may have read a few blogs on hosting by now, and you may have noticed that a lot of hosting advice is geared toward the “general” host.
However, there are really three major categories that hosts fall into—and depending on which kind of host you are, you may need different resources, tools and advice to make the most of your hosting experience.
This article will help you:
– figure out what kind of host you are
– uncover your biggest challenges as that category of host
– highlight your potential problem areas on Airbnb (read: where you’re likely to lose stars!)
– arm yourself with strategies and solutions for rising above these challenges and problems
Ready? Let’s get into it!