Mastering Airbnb

Course Outline

• Get acquainted
  • Meet Evan (4:48)
  • What is Airbnb? (5:14)
  • Course format (2:56)
  • The benefits of homesharing (6:02)
  • Can it work in my city? (hint: yes) (15:35)
  • How much can I make? I'll show you! (3:01)
  • Looking at my revenue (5:18)
  • Section 1 review material
• Laying the foundation
  • Ready to create an account? Check this out
  • Is my space good enough? What you need to know (20:27)
  • How long will this take? It's surprisingly less than you think (8:15)
  • Scoping out the competition and making a game plan (19:06)
  • Pricing strategies guaranteed to work (19:37)
  • Bonus: The hotel pricing strategy (3:10)
  • Advanced skills: How to drill down on your host competition (12:12)
  • Section 2 review material
• Getting your listing up
  • 4 easy rules for taking high quality photos that wow your listing (14:14)
  • Add the magical touch; edit your photos like an AirBNB professional (11:51)
  • Resources: Camera accessories, apps, and free software
  • The amenities drill down - ALL the amenities you need in 6 minutes (6:16)
  • The amenities you always forget and guests expect (9:53)
  • The key to writing great descriptions that book guests (19:27)
  • Getting the perfect title - trickier than you would think (9:26)
  • The secret to thumbnails (4:04)
  • What to do with "Cleaning Fees" (7:57)
  • Set your "House Rules" correctly and save yourself down the line (6:31)
  • "Extra People Fees" - Do it right and you can add +20% to your rental income (4:48)
  • Tip #1: How to get AirBNB quality photos for free (without AirBNB) (6:47)
  • Tip #2: The secret number of photos to use (5:36)
  • Tip #3: The rambling text strategy (3:00)
  • Section 3 review material
• Starting out
  • The art of the start (3:04)
  • The beginning pricing strategy crucial to your success (2:08)
  • The cleaning is crucial - skip this at your AirBNB peril (6:58)
  • Resources: Cleaning services
  • Your first guest - Let me walk you through it (5:31)
  • Why so many hosts are using Instant Book wrong (6:48)
  • When to use the "Minimum Days" setting (3:48)
  • Do deposits matter? What actually matters (4:04)
  • Tip #1: How to turbocharge your listing (not for the faint of heart) (3:56)
  • Tip #2: Think like a hotel but don't act like one (3:19)
  • Section 4 review material
• Maximizing the guest experience
  • Mastering the warm & fuzzy - becoming the best host you can! (5:31)
  • Finding the happy amount of face to face time (4:00)
  • The $7 solution to all of your problems. Up your positive reviews by 50% (4:52)
  • Damage Control - My 5 step framework for minimizing potential bad reviews (11:50)
  • Tip #1: The guidebook that makes hosting so much easier (4:23)
  • Tip #2: Towels & Linens: Follow this advice and save $100s a year (5:18)
  • Tip #3: The wonderful thing about Uber (2:57)
  • Tip #4: The VA trick that no one talks about (3:42)
  • Section 5 review material
• Separating yourself from the pack
  • The winning mentality for AirBNB hosts (5:52)
  • Identifying your winners and your losers (3:54)
  • Hawking your calendar and how to increase bookings easily by 20% (3:34)
  • Removing the maintanence and reducing your weekly input to
  • Expanding your platforms. Add an extra 20% to your booking inquiries this way (18:11)
  • Resources: Popular Airbnb hosting tools
  • Tip #1: The "cheap nothing gift" - your secret hosting weapon (6:41)
  • Tip #2: The pre-emptive review strategy that works every time (4:01)
  • Tip #3: How I added an extra $1k / month for just $100 / month (4:04)
  • Tip #4: The copy paste trick that saves you a ton of time (3:48)
  • Tip #5: Other hosts are awesome. Here's why (4:04)
  • Tip #6: How to use your review correctly (5:36)
  • Tip #7: Get 10% more bookings with the foreign languages tactic (2:25)
  • Tip #8: Last second hosting and how to use it to your advantage (2:09)
  • A word of warning about the response rate metric (3:55)
  • Response timing: Live and die by this metric (8:23)
  • Section 6 review material
• The extra section
  • Setting up & getting out - renting your space while you're abroad (15:02)
  • Adding multiple spaces to your account (9:45)
  • How to do your taxes and what to know - part 1 (19:01)
  • How to do your taxes and what to know - part 2 (12:21)
  • Tax day powerpoint for following along
  • Section 7 review material