Episode 061 – Making Bank and Serving: the Fine Line Between the Two
SHOW NOTES & LESSONS
Walking the fine line between $$$ & Service
Not Making Enough? Check the Basics:
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- Professional pictures with the best in front?
- Great Listing Headline that highlights your Best Features?
- Dynamic Pricing and Good Reviews?
Think about what your Ideal Guest wants or needs. Why are they there? What things might they want to do? How can you make it better - or special - or add to their experience - or create special
moments that they'll cherish forever? SERVICE!
You can charge for early check-ins or late check-outs when you are able. You can charge to hold luggage. You can charge for upgrades - better quality, like strollers. You can charge for laundry or maid service. You can charge to pre-stock grocery items or breakfast or pretty much anything you can think of.
Send your guest questionnaires before and after stays to help.
WHAT BOOKS, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, OR LINKS WERE...
Episode 040 – What is an Airbnb Experience & How You Can Get in on Them
SHOW NOTES & LESSONS
Experiences: What are they and how do you get in on them?
- Food & Wine were big for a long time.
- Any kind of activity that connects you with nature.
- Any activity that showcases your city (what they are known for)
- Yoga is big... but HORSE Yoga is really big!
- Meditation, Hiking, Biking, Dancing
- Cooking, Grilling, BBQ Lessons, Smoking Foods
- Just add Wine... adding wine to any of the above is a BONUS!
- Mix and Match, any two activities are better than one; Food & Wine, Dinner & a Show, Stand-up & Fall Down (Booze), etc.
- Which leads us to creating a Clever Name... like "Forest Bathing" instead of hiking.
If you can't be there, just make a video of you teaching someone how to use one of your cool features - like a snow cone machine or a margarita machine*.
*make sure you buy a SquareTrade Warranty for those cool appliances and use security tape so you can tell when the machine has been used.
WHAT PRODUCTS,...
