Increase bookings as a new host

[Ricardo2396]

Hi I have been on Airbnb for 3 months now. I am not getting the frequency and long of stay of my listing to increase. What can I do?

[Andrea9241]

Dear @Ricardo2396 

Your house Is pretty but i would like to help you from my personal point of view:

- regarding the photos: i suggest you to contact a professional photographer to make a wonderful photoshoot of your property, i know it s a lot of money but trust me, it s worth it.

- put down a more detailed and emotional description of all the amenities and spaces that your property offers to potential guests, i suggest you to see this guidelines of Airbnb are very good

https://it.airbnb.com/resources/hosting-homes/a/scrivere-una-descrizione-efficace-per-il-tuo-annunci...

- start with the 20% discount of Airbnb for new listing and then continue to give the same discount until 5/10 at least 4.8 score reviews.

This Is my personal opinion.

Of course i don t know your area so study also your market area and which kind of guests you want to attract ( families, couples, students etc...)

Hope that i give you some help

Best regards

Andrea

[Ricardo2396]

@Andrea9241 thank you,

I thought about using a professional to do the photos. You mentioning that now re-enforces the need for one. You are also the second person to say that. I did feel bad about the guest that gave me a 3. it felt like my space was lacking things that guests wanted. 

I do need to study the market more. I notice that the guest that have been to the property are more couples meeting up or returning residents visiting relatives. I may now need to make the space more suited for them

So, thanks for the advice.