

Get Paid For Your Pad | Airbnb Hosting | Vacation Rentals | STR Revenue Management
Jasper Ribbers
Get Paid For Your Pad is the go-to podcast for Airbnb hosts, short-term rental operators, and vacation rental entrepreneurs who want to scale smarter, earn more, and stay ahead of industry shifts.Hosted by Jasper Ribbers, Eric Moeller, and Kaye Putnam from Freewyld Foundry, this podcast delivers actionable tips on Airbnb pricing strategies, revenue management, direct bookings, listing optimization, and guest experience. You'll hear from real hosts, property managers, and industry pros who share behind-the-scenes insights, lessons learned, and the systems they use to grow profitable STR businesses.Whether you're managing one property or one hundred, you'll walk away with practical strategies to increase occupancy, boost profits, and build a sustainable short-term rental brand.Tune in weekly to learn how to thrive in today’s competitive Airbnb market, and get paid what you’re worth.Freewyld Foundry offers revenue and pricing management (RPM) services to the top 1% of STR hosts. Learn more and request a free Revenue Report: https://www.freewyldfoundry.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 4, 2016 • 37min
EP108: Building your Airbnb Brand with Airbnb Expert Susan Douglas
Susan Douglas is an Airbnb Branding Expert and Super Host that will be co-hosting a session with Jasper this year at the Airbnb Open! The session […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 10, 2016 • 30min
EP107: Tips from Airbnb Superhost Hao Tran
Hao Tran is a writer for Vietcetera.com, and an Airbnb Superhost living in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Hao’s first experience with Airbnb was as a […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 5, 2016 • 34min
EP106: Airbnb Hosting in Taiwan with Angela Huang
Angela was living in Taipei, Taiwan when when she started renovating and renting out her mother’s entire house in the coastal town of Hengchun in the […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 27, 2016 • 32min
EP105: When Things Don’t Go As Planned With Sim Singh
Sim was living in Beijing, China, and had to leave the country every 30 days because of visa restrictions. He took advantage of his situation by […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 24, 2016 • 34min
EP104: Recent Airbnb News and Platform Updates
This week Jasper discusses a few recent platform updates that Airbnb has implemented as well as a number of news items in the world of Airbnb. […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 15, 2016 • 28min
EP103: Hands-on hosting in New York city with Chris
There are many reasons people choose to host through Airbnb and similar platforms. Some host primarily for the money, but many do it for the opportunity to meet new people and establish lifetime friendships.Chris Lee from New York is such a host. In addition to hosting through Airbnb, Chris is also an avid user of www.couchsurfing.com.Couchsurfing.com is much like Airbnb in that you can use the platform to host guests and stay with hosts in cities across the globe. However, with couch surfing, no money changes hands, and it’s all about the experience of meeting new people.Chris is a Lindy Hop Dancer, (an American dance that evolved in Harlem, NY in the 20’s and 30’s), and uses these sites to find other dancers and attend meetups.Some of the Topics covered:•How Chris uses coachsurfing.com and Airbnb to meet and connect with new people•The origins of Lindy Hop Dancing•NY regulations•Hands-on hosting (guest interaction)•How Chris uses hostfully.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 1, 2016 • 24min
EP102: Get paid in advance with Payfully.co
Have you ever booked a guest that will stay weeks or even months in the future and wished you could be paid for the booking now? […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 25, 2016 • 28min
EP101: Racial discrimination on Airbnb led Rohan Gilkes to create alternative platform Innclusive
This week Jasper interviews Rohan Gilkes, Co-founder innclusive.com.Rohan started Innclusive after experiencing racial discrimination from an Airbnb host.After his experience, Rohan gave Airbnb a couple of weeks to respond to his complaint, and when nothing was done, wrote an article entitled “I’m a black man. Here’s what happened when I booked an Airbnb”. The post went viral garnering over 400K views in 48 hours!But Rohan didn’t stop there. He and his team recently launched innclusive.com which has systems and processes in place to guard against discrimination from hosts. Innclussive is currently accepting host’s and will start accepting guest's bookings in August of this year (2016)! Some of the Topics covered:Rohan’s experience with racial discrimination on Airbnb Stories from others -#airbnbwhileblackWhat Airbnb can and should do to fight discrimination.-Respond to people that file complaints-Look at data to identify potential discriminatory hostsThe idea behind innclusive.comWhat makes innclusive different-Photo and name of guest will be showed to the host post-confirmation-Data tracking to identify potential discriminatory hosts-Customer support via text chat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 18, 2016 • 37min
EP100: Reflection On 100 Podcast Episodes with Jasper & Huzefa
On episode 100 of Get Paid For Your Pad, Huzefa joins Jasper to celebrate the milestone and discuss a wide range of topics!Jasper is also excited to announce that Hostfully is now sponsoring the podcast! Listen to this episode ASAP to take advantage of a very limited offer from Hostfully.Some of the topics covered:Audiobook version of the book, “Get Paid for Your Pad: How to Maximize Profit from Your Airbnb Listing” is COMING SOON!Origination of the Podcast jingleWhat Huzefa has been up to-The scaler learning podcast-www.scalarlearning.com/ New sponsor of this podcast!! Hostfully.comTough regulations and sanctions in Santa Monica CASome of what’s new in the latest version of “Get Paid for Your Pad: How to Maximize Profit from Your Airbnb Listing”-Airbnb Listing for renters and condo owners-Hosting outside of major tourist destinations-Various ways to host with Airbnb-Taxes-onlinetaxman.com-Investing in real estate-The top 50 tourist destinations in the word-Airbnb Host safety-Many more anecdotes and storiesJasper’s Facebook groups:-Airbnb Academy is now open to everyone.-Airbnb news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 11, 2016 • 36min
EP099: Hosting over 400 guests on Airbnb in San Francisco
In this episode, Jasper welcomes to the show Airbnb early adopter, Ivan, to talk about the genesis of Airbnb and his experience hosting since 2009 in […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.