Need Help with Lower Views, Bookings, and Listing Visibility

[Kenny312]

Hi everyone,  

I’m reaching out to ask for some advice regarding my Airbnb listing. I’ve noticed that sometimes my listing doesn’t appear in searches, even though I’ve consistently received 5-star reviews and had happy guests. My response time is quick, and I update my listing prices and titles daily. Despite this, I can’t seem to find my listing when I search the area for dates I know are available. I’ve also noticed that the views on my listing have been decreasing.  

Here is my listing:

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1258229117215913639?viralityEntryPoint=1&s=76

Does anyone have any insight or tips on why this might be happening? I’d greatly appreciate any advice!  

Thank you in advance!  

Best,  

Kenny  

[Helen3]

Airbnb doesn't show every listing in every search . It tends to show 300 so if you're in a busy area it may not show every time you search @Kenny312 

As a new host you would have had an artificial boost so would be likely to have shown towards the top of listings for your area. But now you are sitting alongside all hosts for your area so more long established hosts with more ratings and new hosts may have priority  so likely your views will be reduced. 

[Kenny312]

Thank you so much for your reply @Helen3 is there anything else I can do to help my listing attractive more views? I feel like I've read up on everything and have been doing everything I can unless I'm missing something. 

[Joelle43]

Hello @Kenny312 

If I may suggest something, I would remove that first cover photo that is a summary of your top 5 pictures and just pick one.  Even going onto your listing from my computer that cover photo is really small so with someone using a phone it will be even less readable.  

Every time we change something to our listing, the algorithm picks up on the activity and this works in our favour.

Another little thing is that there seems to be a lot of information for guests to read with the danger that the longer we make our description, the less guests read them! We all have a different way of describing our listings and I like to make a list form so that guests see at a glance what they're being offered but this is very much a personal preference but something I picked up on the countless youtube videos I watched when I first started out.  As time has gone by, I've made it shorter rather than longer.  The only thing that has got longer are my house rules😂 you learn with experience!

All the best
Joëlle