Serviced Accommodation Secrets Podcast

Winter-time in the world of serviced Accommodation can be quiet – so prepare now to keep a steady stream of bookings coming in.  Depending on your target market, there’s a lot you can do to ensure you’re still busy.  Put these 11 tips into action to get you through the ‘low season’.

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If you’ve been away on holiday and enjoyed that feeling of detachment from the hubbub of your everyday life, viewing from afar gives you a new perspective.  I’m immensely grateful for the wonderful yoga retreat and a good break.  Whether it’s a trip away, timeout from your SA business or deciding what’s important in your life, here are 7 ways I’ve worked on how you can re-group and reboot so that you aren’t just looking for an escape route each day!

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If you’ve ever struggled to charge for damages at your SA unit, or fees for cancellations, late checkouts or maybe extra guests who weren’t expecting to pay, then this is for you! Perhaps you’ve had chargebacks too?  It’s important to know your value and to be paid a fair amount for the service and skill that you’re delivering – these are 12 tips to help you!! For show notes and resources in my podcast, go to my website www.servicedaccommodationsecrets.com and Facebook page: http://bit.ly/SASecretsPage

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Letting go of controlling everything in your SA  business can be a challenge - did you ever know you were a control freak?

If you’re still doing everything yourself or haven’t started to use systems this will help you! Systems enable you to delegate effectively in your business, and here I share how you can start doing this without creating extra work for yourself!  For show notes and resources in my podcast, go to my website www.servicedaccommodationsecrets.com and Facebook page: http://bit.ly/SASecretsPage

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We had an experience with a booking which made me think of new SA operators especially - this is to help you to get honest and good bookings, and how to ensure you have things in place to prevent scam bookings!! For show notes and resources in my podcast, go to my website www.servicedaccommodationsecrets.com and Facebook page: http://bit.ly/SASecretsPage

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Keeping track of your systems and checking to see if your apps and software updates may have changed what happens at the front end of your business is an important task that must not be neglected!  We've had several instances recently where automations had been interrupted or altered and if we hadn't realised the impact would have been huge!  For show notes and resources in my podcast, go to my website www.servicedaccommodationsecrets.com and Facebook page: http://bit.ly/SASecretsPage

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Taking the leap and starting in SA is exciting, but may seem daunting – if you are prepared, do your numbers, planning and research as well as having your passionate vision, this will help you getting started, getting bookings and moving forward.  For show notes and resources in my podcast, go to my website www.servicedaccommodationsecrets.com and Facebook page: http://bit.ly/SASecretsPage

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Sometimes we place limitations on ourselves and feel blocked or stuck instead of achieving what we want in our SA business (and life!).  Here I share practical ways through this, which will guide you out of this seemingly immovable treacle!  For show notes and resources in my podcast, go to my website www.servicedaccommodationsecrets.com and Facebook page: http://bit.ly/SASecretsPage

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Communicating effectively with your guests before, during and after their stay helps massively to encourage them to book direct next time, give you extra custom and book again repeatedly.  What types things could we say, and which tactics and incentives can we use to ensure those repeat bookings keep rolling in?  For show notes and resources in my podcast, go to my website www.servicedaccommodationsecrets.com and Facebook page: http://bit.ly/SASecretsPage

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When your guests have an excellent experience staying at your SA unit for the first time, it’s the path of least resistance for them to keep coming back to you every time they stay in the area – so how do you ensure that they remain happy and keep those regular guests returning? For show notes and resources in my podcast, go to my website www.servicedaccommodationsecrets.com and Facebook page: http://bit.ly/SASecretsPage

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