Thanks For Visiting 500. Hosting Hotline: What Every Host Needs to Know After 500 Episodes
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Sep 23, 2025 The hosts celebrate their milestone of 500 episodes by sharing essential insights for aspiring and seasoned hosts. They discuss effective strategies like parent-child listings to boost revenue and the importance of ownership agreements in partnerships. Financial clarity is crucial, so they offer advice on hiring financial professionals and scaling your team. Additionally, they emphasize the need for a year-round pricing strategy and building an email list for guest communication. Lastly, they introduce a new mentoring program to help hosts achieve accountability and growth.
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Use Parent-Child Listings And Clear Ownership
- Use parent-child listings to increase revenue, especially in slow seasons.
- Set ownership agreements with family or friends before problems arise to protect the business.
Price Strategically Across Seasons
- Create a year-round pricing strategy and stop leaving money on the table during peak season.
- Get intentional about slow-season visibility instead of panic pricing.
Take Ownership Of Visibility
- Boost your property's visibility proactively when bookings are slow instead of blaming OTAs.
- Take extreme ownership of marketing and visibility to maintain bookings.