The Holiday Let Success Podcast with Elaine Watt

A real powerhouse of an episode - Sonja and I talk all things marketing and break down the marketing terms you'll have heard of and what they mean. Starting from the ground up.

We talk branding and the right message, how to automate some of the repetetive marketing tasks, and share some great tools you can put to work in your business right now!

hear the full episode and get to the shownotes page right here www.hlspod.com/lovemondays

Canva course - www.hlspod.com.canva

Prolong the Life of Your Mattress and improve your guests experience!

Who knew just how much nastiness could be left inside a mattress, even with the protective covers that I know you're all using - well Kate knows exactly what's left behind because she cleans them ! Which not only help give your guests a fabulous nights sleep, but prolongs the life of the mattress. Also known as your investment!

Connect with me and read the show notes at

www.hlspod.com/freshsleep

We all want more direct bookings right?

More control over our businesses? Our marketing? our rules?

Of course we do. And to do that we need to really share that Booking Direct is even an option for guests, many don't realise and automatically go to the OTA's (Online Travel Agents) or Listing sites.

#BookDirectHour has been created to bring holiday let owners together, to share our best deals for guests to book direct and show the listing sites that there is a community out here who want to work with them, but are fed up of being dealt with like we're the final thought and we no longer want to have rules pushed onto our businesses.

Join this movement, let's work together to really make a difference and get this #tag trending!

See you on twitter #BookDirectHour with @holidayletpod 12pm uk time

www.hlspod.com/bookdirecthour

Build Your Network - Get More Direct Bookings

Ever been asked by a potential guest for a property you don't have ? Whether it's the location, the date, the size, the facility that doesn't quite fit?

Yes. Me too.

And so has Deborah Labi - many times over in her 13 years in the Holiday Let Industry. Deborah realised she had turned away thousands of pounds worth of bookings over the years due to not having exactly what the guest wanted in her own portfolio and didn't have the network locally to refer the guest to.

The Have You Got Network was born! Learn how you can join, get more bookings and give your guests great service

Listen to the full episode here www.hlspod.com/haveyougot

Rental fraud is sadly becoming more and more prevalent in our Industry and it's tainting what we've all worked so hard for - it's time to take a stand, make changes, protect our guests and our industry and stamp out the criminals who regularly elude the authorities.

Chris is the founder of I-Prac, the verification platform that approves property owners and rental agencies around the world, protecting travellers from rental fraud. What that means in real terms though - is protecting families planning exciting holidays and looking forward to creating special memories together from arriving on their long planned and awaited trip only to find their dream villa they paid that huge £5k deposit for….doesn’t actually exist. The knock on effect of protecting travellers, is protecting us and our Industry.

Hear the full episode at www.hlspod.com/i-prac

Soooo much exciting stuff going on in the Holiday Let Industry, many in person and online meetups - so dive in and start hanging out with proactive Holiday Home owners and managers just like you with these top holiday let industry events!

www.hlspod.com/events

091: VR Scheduler | Jill Mason | Automate Workflow, Get More Done

There's always so much to track, schedule, plan and check when looking after a Holiday Home...

Jill Mason joins us from VR Scheduler - the online tool that helps you automate vacation rental workflow so you can get more done in less time!

www.hlspod.com/vrscheduler

On 14th March 2019 the very first Short Stay Show took place at Excel in London and this is what happened!

Hear from some of the speakers and exhibitors giving the lowdown on their experience of the day, head to the show notes page to connect with the people from The Short Stay Community that I was lucky enough to speak to!

www.hlspod.com/ssreview

089: Noiseaware | The Smoke Detector for Noise

Noisey guests can be a huge headache for owners in the short term rental industry. Andrew Schulz from Noiseaware along with Co-Founder dave Strauss are on a mission to change that ! They have created smart noise sensors which will alert you to any issues in your property, wherever you are in the world. In short they're giving people the power to know the noise level at their property anytime, anywhere.Or, as the guys both told me when I first met them at the London UK VRTech Live in March 18, they're party pooping their way around the globe!

listen now at www.hlspod.com/noiseaware

This is the show the UK Short Term Stay Industry has been waiting for - taking place in March 2019 on the 14th at ExCeL London!

Listen to Diane Lloyd, co-organiser, tell us all about what to expect and why it's a must attend event.

Listen all the way to the end where I share a discount code only for listeners of the Holiday Let Success Podcast!

www.hlspod.com/shortstayshow