Help please re listing

[Allan275]

Hi. Second year of hosting and my wife and I were discussing how to optimise our studio on Airbnb. I thought that being in Central Scotland and having Central Scotland in my description then my studio would come up when Central Scotland or Central belt was input in the search but alas it doesn’t. As we stay in a small town there are very few people going to put our town into a search and find us. Can anyone, in layman’s terms, advise how I can improve people finding our studio? Are there “tags” or anything I should be adding? Puzzled. Many thanks, Al

[Alexandra316]

Your title or written description has absolutely no bearing on where in the search listings you will be placed. Airbnb decides what properties will come up based on how likely a guest is to book your property. Their algorithm is a closely guarded secret, but it looks at things like how quickly you respond, how likely you are to accept a reservation, if you allow Instant Booking, how many people's wishlists your property appears on, your ratings, and much more. The best advice I can give is price competitively and accept as many reservations as you can, and respond to all inquiries as early as you can.

See a detailed explanation from Airbnb at https://www.airbnb.ca/help/article/39/what-factors-determine-how-my-listing-appears-in-search-result....