by Jasper Ribbers | May 13, 2020 | Podcast |
Today we're talking to Jack Forbes, the CEO and Co-Founder of Kopa. Between OTAs offering 1-to-30 day rentals and long-term rentals, Jack saw a need for something in between: 4-6 month stays. After trying Craigslist, Facebook marketplace and even Airbnb, and...
by Jasper Ribbers | May 8, 2020 | Podcast |
Every week Airbnb has a new major headline. In today's podcast, we discuss the news that Airbnb laid off 25% of its staff (1,900 employees). In a chat with David Krauss from Rent Responsibly, we talk about the overall health and forecasts of the short-term rental...
by Jasper Ribbers | May 5, 2020 | Podcast |
Today we're talking to Mark Simpson from Boostly again about how to use email marketing to drive bookings. Mark first tells us about why email isn't dead, why it's a more powerful platform than algorithm-controlled social media like Facebook and Instagram, and why...
by Jasper Ribbers | May 4, 2020 | Blog |
Vacation rental operators have always been at risk, but it seemed less scary before. We had Airbnb to verify guests and protect us. There wasn't a global crisis and we weren't as desperate to get bookings. But an unfortunate side effect of the pandemic was an increase...
