In this installment from my chat with Lizzy from Sweet Donside Cabins, we talk about the reach your standalone website will achieve. Perhaps one of the biggest concerns an owner has when they decide to ‘go it alone’. Except as we keep saying, no one is...
In the latest installment from my chat with Lizzy from Sweet Donside Cabins, we talk about cancellations. Specifically the difference between managing your own bookings (and cancellations) and those that come via the OTAs (online travel agents). When guests book...
In this short video, we chat about how many bookings Lizzy gets via Airbnb and how many she gets direct. Before getting her own book direct website, the majority of Lizzy’s bookings came through Airbnb. She did get some direct bookings from people enquiring via...
So one reason a short term rental owner might be reluctant to get their own direct booking website is they think that managing their own bookings is all too much work. But it might not be as difficult as you think. Yes you’ll need to spend some time setting your...
If you own holiday accommodation and spend any time at all on social media, you probably noticed that yesterday was #BookDirectDay. It’s when owners with a standalone direct booking websites come together to tell the world the benefits (both to owners and...
One of the comments we hear time and time again is, “Do I really need to invest in professional photography to get the best photos of my holiday accommodation? I can get really good quality ones with my own camera or phone”. Well, as professional...