Short Stay Success

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What's Short Stay Success about?

Aimed at new and experienced property investors alike, each week we explore different aspects of serviced accommodation as a property strategy. For more, visit: http://www.thesapodcast.com/

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Short Stay Success episodes:

02.17.2022
#94: Improve Your Operations
In this episode, Chris and Ritchie talk to use about the lessons learnt from the outcomes of the pandemic on operations, particularly the higher expectations regarding cleaning standards. Short Stay Success is brought to you by Chris Poulter and Ritchie...
11.18.2021
#93: Improve Your Finances
In this episode, Chris and Ritchie discuss the impact of the pandemic on short stay business finance, and the importance of cashflow rather than straight-up profitability moving forward. Short Stay Success is brought to you by Chris Poulter and Ritchie...
11.12.2021
#92: Improve Your Revenue Management
In this episode, Chris and Ritchie talk to us about the lessons learnt during the pandemic that can help with managing revenue in the future, including analysing minimum length of stay and prices, and judging property and booking channel performance....
11.05.2021
#91: Improve Your Guest Management
In this episode, Chris & Ritchie share what they've learnt from Covid-19 about improving guest management for your short stay business. Short Stay Success is brought to you by Chris Poulter and Ritchie Mazivanhanga. The show is aimed at...
04.13.2021
#90: State of the Market
In this episode, Chris and Ritchie talk to us about the current state of the short stay market and how the upcoming changes to covid regulations may provide opportunities. Short Stay Success is brought to you by Chris Poulter and...
11.17.2020
#89: Standardise Your Product
In this episode Mike and Carey will be talking to us about how standardising your product can make your Short Stay Business more profitable and scalable. Short Stay Success is brought to you by Chris Poulter and Ritchie Mazivanhanga. The...
08.26.2020
#88: Covid-19 Survival Stories Episode 4
In this series of Covid-19 survival stories, we talk to business owners to find out how they are surviving Covid-19. We explore the impact on their business, the changes they've made and their plans moving forward. In this episode, Ritchie...
08.12.2020
#87: Covid-19 Survival Stories Episode 3
In this series of Covid-19 survival stories, we talk to business owners to find out how they are surviving Covid-19. We explore the impact on their business, the changes they've made and their plans moving forward. In this episode, Ritchie...
07.28.2020
#86: Covid-19 Survival Stories Episode 2
In this series of Covid-19 survival stories, we talk to business owners to find out how they are surviving Covid-19. We explore the impact on their business, the changes they've made and their plans moving forward. In this episode, Ritchie...
07.22.2020
#85: Covid-19 Survival Stories Episode 1
In this series of Covid-19 survival stories, we talk to business owners to find out how they are surviving Covid-19. We explore the impact on their business, the changes they've made and their plans moving forward. In this episode, Sean...
05.12.2020
#84: Covid-19 Part 2
In Part 2 of this Covid-19 survival special, we explore reducing your costs and retaining capital, and go into detail about the government support schemes available. In Part 1, we discussed the impact of Covid-19 on your business, whether you...
05.06.2020
#83 - Covid-19 Part 1
The world has changed immensely since our last episode. In this episode, we explore the impact of Covid-19 on your business, discussing whether you should even be open, current booking sources and working with the NHS. Keep an eye out...
03.13.2020
#82 - Lifetime Vision & Aligning Personal Goals (Winter Conference Talk)
In this episode of the Serviced Accommodation Podcast we bring you the first talk of our Winter Conference from 2019. In this talk Chris Poulter talks about how aligning your personal goals, and lifetime vision with your business can lead...
01.30.2020
#81 - Operational Risks Part 2
In a Serviced Accommodation Business there are a lot of risks to the operational side of your business. You need to be working with other individuals and companies from day one and therefore you need to mitigate those risks to...
01.21.2020
#80 - Operational Risks Part 1
In a Serviced Accommodation Business there are a lot of risks to the operational side of your business. You need to be working with other indivuals and companies from day one and therefore you need to mitigate those risks to...
12.17.2019
#79 - Chris & Ritchie SA Update
As the year comes to a close Chris and Ritchie give you a breakdown of the year of 2019 in Serviced Accommodation for them, including an update on what they are working on now within the serviced accommodation businesses they...
11.21.2019
#78 - Guest Experiences in your Serviced Accommodation Property
In a world where reviews are king for any industry, and especially important for a successful Serviced Accommodation Business your guests experience is extremely important. In this episode Chris and Ritchie take you through the important elements for a...
11.06.2019
#77 - Built to Sell - How To Build Yourself Out of Your Business
Do you want to be able to step back from the day-to-day running of your serviced accommodation business, and perhaps even sell it one day? "Built to Sell" is book by...
10.29.2019
#76 - 46 Serviced Accommodation Units in 5 Days!!
In this episode, Graham Lindley shares some of the key learnings from attempting to setup 46 properties in 5 days! (Spoiler: Unsurprisingly, the properties were furnished but not ready for guests after 5 days...) As well as the setup process...
09.03.2019
#75 - Serviced Accommodation Payments Armageddon Update
On the 14th September 2019, new regulations are coming in which will fundamentally change the way you take payments in your business... However, there have been some updates with a government extension to banks, AND we now know how Booking(dot)com...
08.27.2019
#74 - Prostitution in Serviced Accommodation
There are often problems in Serviced Accommodation that we cannot deal with on our own, or don't know how...In this rare interview we were lucky enough to speak to Police Officer Joseph Skinner from the Hampshire Police Constabulary....
08.13.2019
#73 - Serviced Accommodation Payments Armageddon
On the 14th September 2019, new regulations are coming in which will fundamentally change the way you take payments in your business. In this episode, Chris and Graham discuss the new PSD2 and SCA regulations, the impact on your business...
06.25.2019
#72 - How to have great copy for your Serviced Accommodation listings
In this episode, Ritchie talks to Johnathan, a copywriter who creates amazing listings for properties on Airbnb. Chris and Ritchie have been working with Johnathan for years for their Southampton properties....
06.12.2019
#71 - How the SA Quick Start helped Taylor and Ollie grow their Serviced Accommodation business quickly
In this episode, Kane speaks to Taylor and Ollie of Grandeur Property who have gone through the SA Quick Start program. They talk about how they started their company and have...
05.08.2019
#70 - How Serviced Accommodation has allowed Linda to live out her passions
Linda runs Heathrow Apartments and her journey in Serviced Accommodation and property has allowed her to now focus on her passions in life. Linda through SA now has a hands-off approach to property, which has allowed her to help inspire...
04.02.2019
#69 - How to Scale the SA Management Model
HOW TO SCALE THE SA MANAGEMENT MODEL... The Serviced Accommodation Management Model can be great as it is relatively low risk, brings consistent money and lets you give great value to clients... However, growing your property list can be difficult...
03.27.2019
#68 - Top Business Books of 2019
Our Top Business Books 2019, have helped us to push our Serviced Accommodation Businesses to the level that they are now and are still helping us daily to hit our targets, plan our goals and have the right mindset. ...
03.19.2019
#67 - Scaling Your Serviced Accommodation Business
Scaling your Serviced Accommodation Business can be one of the toughest times in an SA journey. We have brought together a group of people that have successfully scaled their businesses over the last couple of years... We asked them how...
03.06.2019
#66 - Getting Started in Serviced Accommodation - The SA Quick Start Way
If you are getting started in Serviced Accommodation or thinking about getting started, listen to two of our amazing people who have gone from zero to ten properties in just one year and have been able to quit their day...
02.19.2019
#65 - Key Learnings in Serviced Accommodation (Part Two)
In this episode, we're back discussing our "learnings" over the years rather than mistakes and how you can overcome these to make your business even better. Show Notes: The Serviced Accommodation Podcast is a show brought to you by...
02.12.2019
#64 - Key Learnings in Serviced Accommodation (Part One)
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01.28.2019
#63 - Maximising Winter Revenue
With winter a quiet time for serviced accommodation operators, keeping your properties profitable can be a challenge. In this episode we explore the 3 easiest ways to maximises your revenue over winter: revenue management, listing optimisation and...
01.22.2019
#62 - Successfully Sourcing Serviced Accommodation
Without sourcing, your serviced accommodation business would never get started - let alone maintain the growth you’d like to achieve. Sourcing is mainly about people and relationships, but it’s also important to analyse potential deals carefully. In this episode we...
01.15.2019
#61 - Maintenance of your Serviced Accommodation Property
Maintenance of your Serviced Accommodation can be a headache and without the right preparation and systems, sometimes can cause you to be out of pocket. In this episode of The Serviced Accommodation Podcast we look at the processes and...
01.08.2019
#60 - Property Setup - The processes for setting up a Serviced Accommodation Property
When setting up a new Serviced Accommodation Property there are a lot of processes, and we always split them down in to three key areas: 1.) Admin and Utilities 2.) Physical Setup 3.) Technical Background Setup We always...
12.25.2018
12th Day of SA Christmas - Team Serviced Accommodation Q&A
It's the 12th day of Serviced Accommodation Christmas and for our final treat we have a Q&A; with the team - Chris Poulter, Ritchie Mazivanhanga, Kane Nelson, Graham Lindley, Aaron Macadam and Chris Huskins - Digital Marketer & Podcaster. From all the team, have a very Merry...
12.24.2018
11th Day of SA Christmas - Quick Start your Serviced Accommodation Business with Kane Nelson
On the 11th day of SA Christmas, the podcast team gave to me... Kane Nelson and the Quick Start team under the treeee..
12.23.2018
10th Day of SA Christmas - The importance of marketing your Serviced Accommodation Business with Chris Huskins
On the 10th day of Christmas.. the SA Podcast Team gave to me... Some SA marketing gold from Chris Huskyyyy! This talk from our SA Conference brings you some amazing points on your customer and brand values that you should...
12.22.2018
9th day of SA Christmas - Ritchie from Southampton Apartments
On the 9th day of SA Christmas, my SA Podcast team gave to me... Some stylish dance moves from the legendary Ritchie! With our 9th day we bring you a talk all about the models and processes that @sSouthampton Apartments have used...
12.21.2018
8th day of SA Christmas - Women in Business Q&A
12.21.2018
7th day of SA Christmas - Karen Miknas
On the 7th Day of Christmas my SA Podcast team gave to me... A inspiring story from Karen under the treeee! Every day in the run up to Christmas we are bringing you amazing content from our Serviced Accommodation Conference this...
12.21.2018
6th day of SA Christmas - Ellie Smith (Blake Henderson)
On the 6th day of Serviced Accommodation Christmas my SA Podcast team brought to me... a fantastic talk from the brilliant Ellie! Another inspiring talk from our Women in SA Business section for the 6th day of Christmas.
12.21.2018
5th day of SA Christmas - Suzi from Platinum Pillows
On the 5th day of Serviced Accommodation Christmas, my SA Podcast team gave to me... an inspirational journey from the lovely Suzi! Hear from our section 2 of the Women in SA Business section with Suzi. A new treat every day...
12.21.2018
4th day of SA Christmas - Women in SA Business
On the 4th day of SA Christmas the SA Podcast team gave to me, an inspirational session on women in business for freeee! The wonderful Linda Attram kicks off our Women in SA Business sections of 12 days of Christmas with this...
12.21.2018
3rd day of SA Christmas - The SA Accelerator
On the 3rd day of Christmas the SA Podcast team gave to me... a whole load of tools to make my life eassyyyy! In this clip from the SA Conference we talked about why 2018 has been so busy and...
12.21.2018
2nd day of SA Christmas - The SA Podcast 2018
12.14.2018
12 Days of SA Christmas - Our video outtakes
You may have noticed we have started doing video... And obviously we have taken to it like a duck to water... Sort of.. Here is our outtakes real to prove it! Over the next 12 days we will be delivering...
11.27.2018
#47 - Direct Bookings & Marketing your Serviced Accommodation Business
We all would love more direct bookings for our Serviced Accommodation businesses. But in order to get those we need to work on our own marketing efforts, something that we often neglect as OTAs do this so well for us....
11.13.2018
#46 - Complaints in your Serviced Accommodation Business
Complaints... We all get them, it's part of the nature of a Serviced Accommodation business however we all want to limit them and the damage they can cause. In this episode Chris and Ritchie cover: Different types of complaints...
10.30.2018
#45 - Serviced Accommodation Retreat Roundup and Lessons Learnt
The team are all back from the brilliant Serviced Accommodation Retreat in Barcelona and have come together to bring you all the learnings they took away from the retreat. If you weren't able to make it to this retreat then...

What's Short Stay Success about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Short Stay Success episodes:

#94: Improve Your Operations

#93: Improve Your Finances

#92: Improve Your Revenue Management

#91: Improve Your Guest Management

#90: State of the Market

#89: Standardise Your Product

#88: Covid-19 Survival Stories Episode 4

#87: Covid-19 Survival Stories Episode 3

#86: Covid-19 Survival Stories Episode 2

#85: Covid-19 Survival Stories Episode 1

#84: Covid-19 Part 2

#83 - Covid-19 Part 1

#82 - Lifetime Vision & Aligning Personal Goals (Winter Conference Talk)

#81 - Operational Risks Part 2

#80 - Operational Risks Part 1

#79 - Chris & Ritchie SA Update

#78 - Guest Experiences in your Serviced Accommodation Property

#77 - Built to Sell - How To Build Yourself Out of Your Business

#76 - 46 Serviced Accommodation Units in 5 Days!!

#75 - Serviced Accommodation Payments Armageddon Update

#74 - Prostitution in Serviced Accommodation

#73 - Serviced Accommodation Payments Armageddon

#72 - How to have great copy for your Serviced Accommodation listings

#71 - How the SA Quick Start helped Taylor and Ollie grow their Serviced Accommodation business quickly

#70 - How Serviced Accommodation has allowed Linda to live out her passions

#69 - How to Scale the SA Management Model

#68 - Top Business Books of 2019

#67 - Scaling Your Serviced Accommodation Business

#66 - Getting Started in Serviced Accommodation - The SA Quick Start Way

#65 - Key Learnings in Serviced Accommodation (Part Two)

#64 - Key Learnings in Serviced Accommodation (Part One)

#63 - Maximising Winter Revenue

#62 - Successfully Sourcing Serviced Accommodation

#61 - Maintenance of your Serviced Accommodation Property

#60 - Property Setup - The processes for setting up a Serviced Accommodation Property

12th Day of SA Christmas - Team Serviced Accommodation Q&A

11th Day of SA Christmas - Quick Start your Serviced Accommodation Business with Kane Nelson

10th Day of SA Christmas - The importance of marketing your Serviced Accommodation Business with Chris Huskins

9th day of SA Christmas - Ritchie from Southampton Apartments

8th day of SA Christmas - Women in Business Q&A

7th day of SA Christmas - Karen Miknas

6th day of SA Christmas - Ellie Smith (Blake Henderson)

5th day of SA Christmas - Suzi from Platinum Pillows

4th day of SA Christmas - Women in SA Business

3rd day of SA Christmas - The SA Accelerator

2nd day of SA Christmas - The SA Podcast 2018

12 Days of SA Christmas - Our video outtakes

#47 - Direct Bookings & Marketing your Serviced Accommodation Business

#46 - Complaints in your Serviced Accommodation Business

#45 - Serviced Accommodation Retreat Roundup and Lessons Learnt