@Tamara682 You can't sanitize life without stepping into Orwellian territory. I know what you mean, but the censorship that goes on nowadays is really hurtful to our society, and vital, factual information is being labelled as "misinformation" and then a year later, suddenly allowed to be seen.
I don't think VRBO types are targetting ABB, they are probably on both sites! Many years ago there was a new marketing term called "raving fans" - you wanted to make your customers so in love with your brand they advertised for you by raving about you. I'm also fairly new as a host but i remember as an early customer I loved abb so much, it changed the way we travelled as a family and I couldn't say enough good things about it.
Influencers like Sean are great, but even he isn't a raving fan anymore. He seemed a little relieved to be changing his page name, as he can now feel free to branch out and talk openly about other platforms, and perhaps point out the shortcomings at ABB. He also doesn't often guide you on how to avoid bad guests, or what to do, which is pretty much the entirety of this forum, it's kind of like a big self-help group, which is nice. Perhaps the FB groups offer people something they need in the way of support? I do find that his FB group tends to be more brutally honest and analytical. That can be tough at times!
I think you are 100% right that trashing ABB in public spaces is bad for business, but most hosts in forums aren't business people, they are employees, or ex-employees, or hobbyists, or retirees, they haven't quite got themselves in the headspace of being a business owner. Sean is a businessman, so he doesn't trash talk his business partners. The problem with this though, is that he gives a false impression of rosiness. (He hasn't yet done a vid on the Summer rollout.)
btw I just went over to BDC to make a listing and i wandered into the forums and it is terrible. i've only put up one of my listings so far, and if abb fix this search thing, i'll take it down.
