Hi @Jennifer2975
Luv your place and lots of great reviews ! Looks like you are in an oversaturated market though with alot of competition. I did a search several different ways and didn't find your listing on the first 15 pages. ๐ฅ On the off chance their is something wrong on the Airbnb side, I would contact them and make sure the listing shows "active". A few suggestions:
Title
This should highlight your top amenity. I would say that would be how close you are to the beach. Right now you mention the balcony view first (which is nice, but how close you are to the beach is better!) I would change your title to something like:
"1 Block to Beach! Balcony Ocean Views!"
Photos
Since your market is so saturated, the most impactful thing you can do at minimal cost is get professional photos done. Your market is very competitive and similar listings have much better quality photos. Market research shows photos are the most important factor in the success of your listing. The return you will get in increased bookings is well worth it. Most times you can deduct the cost as a business expense on your taxes also. I would get professional photos done and pick the top 25-40 photos. Many of your photos are not well lit, blurry or tilted. In order to stay competitive, you'll need to improve them.
Text On Photos
Airbnb restricts photos with text or logos on them. Not sure if your listing has been tagged by the algorithm because you have alot of text on many photos? I tried to find that in help articles, but could only find the one below for Experience photos. Airbnb does this mostly to prevent Hosts from sneaking in a link to a direct booking site. Just to note, too much text on photos is distracting. Put your text in the captions below photos; not on the photo image. I would remove the text from your photos just in case the algorithm has "tagged" your listing for this. You have 80+ photos. I would delete photos that are very blurry or not good quality for now. I would show how close you are to the beach with just a small red arrow (no text).
No Text Or Logos On Photos For Experiences:
https://www.airbnb.com/resources/hosting-experiences/a/photo-requirements-for-experiences-386
Maybe this one:
Cover Photo
This is of course the most important photo. It should highlight the best most unique amenity you have as compared to your competition and that seems to be your location so near the beachfront. Right now you have a collage cover photo and they don't usually do very well on Airbnb. This is because the thumbnail is just too small to try and cram 4 photos into it. I would delete the collage photo and try the photo below as your cover for now until you can get your professional photos done:
I would then place the photo below as your number 2 photo until you get your professional photos done. Exterior twilight photos do well according to market research:
This could be your number 3 photo with a small red arrow pointing toward house:
Try this for a month or two until you get your professional photos. You could also make the photo above your cover photo instead of the coffee cup on balcony photo. Change it up as you see the need.
Let us know here how it goes. You have a fantastic property in a great location and I think getting those professional photos done will put you much higher in search rank and help you compete in a very tough market. ๐ ๐