Help with listing - Velvet Peach House

[Constance209]

Hi! I recently posted by listing about 2 weeks ago. Any suggestions on how to get more bookings and engagement?

Home in Atlanta · ★New · 3 bedrooms · 3 beds · 2 private baths

[The-Ruma0 · Accepted solution]

Congrats on getting the listing up! Two weeks in is still really early, so don't stress yet. The honest truth for new hosts is that your first few bookings are the whole game because you need reviews to start showing up in search at all. Everything else flows from that.

A couple things that actually move the needle: pricing is a lever right now, especially with FIFA demand in Atlanta. New hosts without reviews are fighting uphill, so if you're not booked solid yet, undercutting slightly for the next 2-3 weeks to snag those first guests is worth it. Once you've got even 2-3 solid reviews, you can raise it back. Last thing is communication: respond to every inquiry fast, be warm in your messages, make booking feel easy and safe for someone picking you over dozens of other options. New hosts who do that tend to nail those first reviews and then the algorithm starts working for them.

You've got good bones with the branding and the space itself. Hang in there.

[Constance209]

Thank you, thank you! I will definitely take lowering the price as a charge and see how it goes. You’ve always got great advice. Thank you for taking the time to respond!

[Karen114]

@Constance209  Very cute home! I would recommend  getting proffessional photos to show your home in its best light. 

Your listing description is very sparse.  You have 500 charachters for a short description and 10K charachters in the Space description.  Use these areas  to speak to the guests you would like to attract.  How will they feel staying in your home, what is there to do for them in the immediate area.  Also some pics of attractions in the immediate area would be nice. 

You have a nice outdoor space that can really be optimized.   Guests  love an outdoor space to unwind at night.  I would get some evening shots of the fire pit going with some chairs around it.  You can probably have Chat GPT add some people to the pic cooking marshmellows.  

Your bedrooms are lovely but I don't see any nightstands.  Nightstands with lamps are a nice touch as people have things they would like near them such a phone, water, books or reading glasses.  

You're doing great and I hope this helps! 

[Constance209]

Thank you, Karen. I’m embarrassed to admit that these are “professional photos” from a real estate photography company. I thought they were a little underwhelming when I received them to say the least. Nonetheless, these are all great ideas that I will implement. Thank you for taking the time to reply!