@Kevin1322 Great topic! Lately there are hosts who had to cancel guests booking due to several rookie mistakes. Some of the mistakes indeed are due to the default setting which Airbnb has or advocates
Top 10 rookie mistakes in the list according to my experience and posts I have read in the forum
1. Most of them are related to pricing settings.
(1) Set Smart pricing on without set the minimum
(2) Accidentally click the price tip and used it without knowing
(3) Weekend and holiday price are not set up promptly
(4) Future dates are not properly blocked and guests book them low
(5) Took weekly and monthly discount from Airbnb suggestion which is over 25% at least
2. Canceled the bookings without knowing the penalty involved,
3. No house rules are set up except for the ones provided default by Airbnb
4. No security camera disclosure.
This is indeed very popular. Many hosts don't know it even if they have been hosts for years
5. Default to Instant Booking before they have seen bad guests and realized that it is more suitable for more experienced hosts. And there are hosts who are strongly against it.
6. Do not know Airbnb rating system well and think that overall star rating is an average of all sub categories
7. Misconception about a guest's review will not be shown if a host does not leave a review
8. Misconception about the host guarantee program to be an insurance for hosts.
9. Misconception about providing breakfast a must
10. Misconception about the Superhost evaluation and usefulness