Hi Fellow Airbnb hosts, I recently checked my listing online...
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Hi Fellow Airbnb hosts, I recently checked my listing online (in the traveller mode) and found that my cover photo does not m...
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Hello, I am looking for information and he process in becoming a hostess, ice not listing my property, but managing host properties for others for their guest experience whist they are away or unable to.
Any information and or details would be appreciate.
Thank you
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@Gabrielle329 What you're talking about is called Co-Hosting. When owners hire someone to be the face of their hospitality experience, their first choice is usually going to be someone they already know and trust with the quality of their work. When that's not available, the second choice would be an established local host who has already built up a strong reputation on an STR platform and has many reviews vouching for the quality of their hospitality. A truly hands-off owner will contract with a property management firm to handle the full scope of operations and act as the primary host.
This is not really a position that is likely to go to a stranger with no profile, visible experience, or personal relation to the owner; obviously, nobody in their right mind would recruit an untested trainee to run their whole business. If you have a background in hospitality or real estate, you might shop your CV around with management companies in your area that might be looking to expand. If you want to stay freelance, and you happen to have a spare room that you're legally able to rent, you can build up a hosting profile on Airbnb as a homestay host and get involved with a local home-sharing group on social media. This can eventually lead to co-hosting offers from owners who value your reputation.
On Airbnb, a co-host's profile is linked to the listing and to the primary host, so it should have an identifiable portrait (full face, no sunglasses), a short bio, and verified ID. And of course, when you're putting yourself out there for a job where communication is everything, never let yourself get sloppy with grammar and spelling. That's an instant disqualifier.
@Gabrielle329 What you're talking about is called Co-Hosting. When owners hire someone to be the face of their hospitality experience, their first choice is usually going to be someone they already know and trust with the quality of their work. When that's not available, the second choice would be an established local host who has already built up a strong reputation on an STR platform and has many reviews vouching for the quality of their hospitality. A truly hands-off owner will contract with a property management firm to handle the full scope of operations and act as the primary host.
This is not really a position that is likely to go to a stranger with no profile, visible experience, or personal relation to the owner; obviously, nobody in their right mind would recruit an untested trainee to run their whole business. If you have a background in hospitality or real estate, you might shop your CV around with management companies in your area that might be looking to expand. If you want to stay freelance, and you happen to have a spare room that you're legally able to rent, you can build up a hosting profile on Airbnb as a homestay host and get involved with a local home-sharing group on social media. This can eventually lead to co-hosting offers from owners who value your reputation.
On Airbnb, a co-host's profile is linked to the listing and to the primary host, so it should have an identifiable portrait (full face, no sunglasses), a short bio, and verified ID. And of course, when you're putting yourself out there for a job where communication is everything, never let yourself get sloppy with grammar and spelling. That's an instant disqualifier.
Thank you Andrew0 -that is really helpful information. My post was just a query as a starting point, and obviously a lot of work to be done on my part - but appreciate your response.
@Anonymous Love the penultimate sentence of your post. So subtle - Not
@Mike-And-Jane0 Ha! I speak from a place of embarrassment of my own. Yesterday, I sent an invoice to a first-time client for a proofreading job. A few hours later, I discovered that I'd typed the date wrong in the invoice itself. There's really not a graceful way out of that dilemma.