Not getting inquiries, help.

[Veronica1723]

Hello. I'm new to Airbnb. I have one furnished single family home  I added to Airbnb a few weeks ago. I think the pictures look good and the price is fair but I'm obviously missing something. I would appreciate your professional thoughts.Thanks.

[Andrea9241 · Accepted solution]

Hi Veronica, 

First of all congratulations to be part of Airbnb community and welcome as Airbnb host.

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...

- i see that you have a minimum stay of 30 days, i don t know your area, it s forbidden to reduce at first your stay just to receive new reservations so new reviews.

- start with the 20% discount of Airbnb for new lusting 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, studente, etc...)

Hope that i give you some help

Best regards 

Andrea 

[Veronica1723]

Good morning. Thank you, Andrea, for your candid replies. I really appreciate the feedback, and I will definitely

make some changes to my listing.

[Elisa]

Hi @Veronica1723 😊, 

Thank you for asking for a critique listing here!

Have you been able to take a look at Andrea's comment?

I’m also tagging a few other hosts in case they’d like to add anything: @Evan1118, @Gunarto-0, @Lin29864, @Neha176, @Daniel14755 and @Tom4999.

Thank you in advance everyone!

[Veronica1723]

@Elisa Good morning. Thank you, Elisa. And thanks for tagging the others for additional insights and

recommendations.  I will make changes to my listing. 

[Elisa]

Hi @Veronica1723 😊, 

Thank you for letting me know!

That’s fantastic, what changes are you planning to implement?

[Veronica1723]

Hello @Elisa . I'll contact a professional photographer for photos, and I plan to add more emotional messages to my posting. I would like to paint the kitchen cabinets and trim work, but we don't have the funds for it art .

[Elisa]

Hi @Veronica1723 😊, 

Thank you for your kind reply!

All those steps sound so exciting.

I wish you all the best with them, and don’t hesitate to give us updates in the future.

[Marie8425]

@Veronica1723 

5 people having the same location need for 30 days is a very limited market.  I looked for your location and most of your competition has a 2 day minimum.  I would review if Airbnb is the right market or your plan?

[Veronica1723]

Thank you, Marie. I appreciate your feedback and taking the time to search my location. 

[Emiel1]

@Veronica1723 

Besides the "no-bookings-yet-issue":

I would recommend to update your houserules with at least these options, availalable in the editor:

Check-out time, Smoking allowed yes/no, Pets allowed yes/no, No parties

(and maybe some more custom rules)

[Veronica1723]

Good morning, Emiel. Thank you for taking the time to respond to my questions. I appreciate it. 

[Joan2709]

@Veronica1723 

Already some great suggestions....

Missing Amenities and Sections of Listing

The algorithm is very sensitive to missing amenities and incomplete sections of your listing. You should have at least 50 or so amenities and many are missing the additional details Airbnb asks for. Airbnb says you are missing "Essentials" which are TP, soap, towels and linens and also no dryer?

Suggest you go to the Amenities section and click the plus sign top right. Go through the entire list of amenities and check off every one you have. Then click the Edit button top right and add all the info indicated by the pencil icon:

Missing Sections of Listing

You are missing entire sections of the listing and that can hurt you in search results. Use the Guide below to finish completing your listing:

New Host Guide

https://community.withairbnb.com/t5/Host-guides/A-Guide-For-New-Hosts/m-p/2073093#M2346

Limited Availability

Your 30-day minimum is hurting you as @Marie8425 said. Unless you are required to only offer 30+stays due to regulations, I would definitely reduce minimum. Monthly stays are problematic on Airbnb has they do not offer rental agreements, security deposits or background checks. Other platforms that cater to the 30+ market do offer these protections for Hosts. Additionally there are lots of scams for monthly stays and I usually don't recommend them for new Hosts especially:

Guide to Monthly Stays on Airbnb 

https://community.withairbnb.com/t5/Host-guides/Monthly-Stays-on-Airbnb-Guide-Revised/m-p/2066547#M2...

Additionally, requiring longer stays delays your listing achieving Guest Favorite status quickly (five, 5-star reviews) which is a huge factor for listing success.

Agree the kitchen cabinets need upating. However, you can work on that when you have funds. The other suggestions (like @Andrea9241 's suggestion for professional photos, @Emiel1 's suggestion to finish completing the listing (house rules missing) and @Marie8425 's suggestion that your 30day minimum can reduce visibility in guest searches are more pressing to resolve first.