Boost Hospitality Marketing Podcast

Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 455. In this podcast we speak with Andrew Hanson - another host from Hospitable Hosts. Andrew is based in the USA and has a business called Pond Life Rentals. We'll be talking about this, his hospitality business and the Hospitable Hosts project.   Want to gain trust from your customers? Check out www.boostly.co.uk/trust 00:00 - Introduction 00:56 - How did Andrew get started? 06:41 - Did travelling help with the growth of your business? 17:53 - What software or tools do you use within your business? 23:45 - Communication with guests is crucial 27:05 - What kind of content does Andrew publish on Social Media? 29:14 - What does it mean to be a hospitable host? 37:13 - A little more about Andrew   • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast

Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 454. In this podcast we speak with Sally Kember - a hospitable host, about her serviced accommodation journey as well as her podcast which has just reached the amazing milestone of 100 episodes! Looking to build that trust factor with your customers? Check out www.boostly.co.uk/trust 00:00 - Introduction 01:10 - How did Sally get into Serviced Accommodation? 04:30 - How important is Mindset? 08:06 - Where did the idea for a podcast come from? 15:35 - What does it mean to you to be a hospitable host? 26:05 - What tools does Sally use daily? 28:39 - Consistency is important 32:29 - What does the future hold? 35:23 - A little more about Sally   • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast

Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 453. In this podcast we speak with Sean McGregor - a 5-star air bnb host from Stay Work and Play (SWAP) who has hosted over 4000 guests and is apart of the Hospitable Hosts project.   Check out Hospitable Hosts on https://hospitablehosts.com/   00:00 - Introduction 00:45 - About Seans Business 09:11 - Do you have any tips? 11:46 - How did Sean stumble into his niche? 14:32 - How did SWAP come around? 19:17 - How do you add more hosts? 21:55 - What made Sean get involved in Hospitable Hosts? 25:56 - What is a Hospitable Host? 29:08 - What is your golden nugget of advice? 34:04 - Seans favourite food from his travels 36:09 - Seans top celebrity 39:04 - A quote Sean lives by   • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast

Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 452. In this podcast we speak with Jodie Stirling - One of the founders of Stirling Stays and we discuss the exciting, upcoming project Hospitable Hosts.   Check out Hospitable Hosts on https://hospitablehosts.com/     00:00 - Introduction 00:39 - Who is Jodie Stirling? 07:36 - What is Hospitable Hosts? 13:13 - About Jodies Book 20:31 - What's coming up in the future for Jodie? 22:39 - Where can we purchase the Hospitable Hosts book? 23:30 - Jodies advice for anyone getting started in the industry 28:03 - A little more about Jodie   • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast

Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 451. In this podcast I interview Chris Maughan - the founder of Iprac about trust marketing and direct bookings.   Check out Hospitable Hosts on https://hospitablehosts.com/     00:00 - Introduction 00:23 - About Chris Maughan 03:33 - An overview of IPRAC 05:45 - Why should we focus on trust? 10:38 - How do you build trust with iprac? 14:00 - How is iprac different? 18:32 - Whats the next big goal for IPRAC? 22:23 - What does Chris do to relax?   • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast

Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 450. In this podcast I interview Mike Michalowicz about how he is helping the hospitality industry and the impact he's had on Boostly..   Check out Hospitable Hosts on https://hospitablehosts.com/   00:00 – Introduction 01:41 – Books that Mike has offered and created 02:55 – Blinkest 07:01 – The cheerio analogy 11:15 – Profit First 15:54 – Market 21:28 – What is Mike creating next? 25:51 – Mikes go to destination 27:13 – Does Mike book direct?   • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast

Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 449. We talk to Paul Anderson from Sandfield Guesthouse. Everything from using Instagram for your business to his morning routine.   Check out Hospitable Hosts on https://hospitablehosts.com/   00:00 - Meet Liam from Team Boostly 04:50 - Who is Paul 08:18 - Standing out 11:48 - Your USP 15:13 - Define your avatar 20:39 - Your content pillars 26:00 - Make a schedule that fits you 30:09 - The Hospitable Host Book 32:12 - Building a Story Brand 35:11 - A morning routine 37:05 - Book recommendations 39:25 - Paul's inspirations 40:14 - How Boostly Academy has changed my life   • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast

Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 448. In this podcast I talk about the u-turn that Airbnb have taken with the cancellation and rebooking policy they updated last week. Thanks to the community, changes have been made.   Check out Hospitable Hosts on https://hospitablehosts.com/   00:00 - Start 00:37 - Last weeks Airbnb update  02:27 - Converting a looker into a booker 04:23 - The u-turn on the updated Airbnb policy 06:03 - Make your voices heard in the community 07:21 - Short, medium and long term. 09:16 - What are you doing to protect yourself?   • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast

Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 447. In this podcast I talk about the new Airbnb policies, their new refund rates/polices, the moving goal posts and how you can protect yourself in the short, medium and long term.   Check out Hospitable Hosts on https://hospitablehosts.com/   00:00 - Start 00:58 - Changes from Airbnb 01:48 - Blog posts to check out 02:18 - 24hr window to 72hrs 05:01 - They aren't prioritising the host 06:33 - Simple step to add to the checking in process 07:58 - You will pay the bill 09:30 - Don't overpromise, but do overdeliver 11:17 - How reliant are you on OTAs? 12:50 - What will you do in the short, medium and long term?   • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast

Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 446. In this podcast I reveal to you my exciting new book project which I've been keeping quiet and that I signed on to be part of last year.   Check out Hospitable Hosts on https://hospitablehosts.com/   00:00 - Start 00:52 - Creating a trust factor 02:40 - Jodies idea 04:41 - Getting this idea out to the world 06:43 - You do not want to miss this   • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast

Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 445. In this podcast we cover why you need a direct booking website and the benefits it will bring to your business and your customers.    00:00 - Start 00:28 - Why you need a direct booking website 01:49 - Save £200 on I-PRAC 04:05 - The industry has changed since 2019 05:35 - Boostly wants to hear from you • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast

Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 444. This episode is to give you an update on my Best-Selling book, 'The Book Direct Playbook' and how it's going 2 months on from the release.   00:39 The goals of the book 03:27 Trust is the way forward 04:20 IPRAC Partnership 06:32 Encouraging people to interact   • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast

Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 443. This is a recap of my Facebook live about a Boostly Website Update. 00:00 Start 01:32 A problem that we had 03:01 A new update • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast

Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 442. This is a recap of my Facebook live where using a pricing software tool for your STR business. 00:00 Start 00:40 The survey results • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast

Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 441. This is a recap of my Facebook live where I talked about how 1366 hosts are currently wasting their money doing Facebook Ads. 00:00 Start 01:20 What are you doing to promote your business? 02:00 What does this mean? 02:50 What you can do • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast

Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 440. This is a recap of my Facebook live where I talked about how to build direct bookings for your STR business in 2022. 00:00 Start 03:40 The Hostfully Team 10:20 Mark of Boostly 14:10 Main tip for increasing direct bookings 21:50 How to build trust 27:20 Tips to improve your brand 36:00 Are my marketing campaigns working? 38:00 Tips to improve your brand 42:30 Responsibilities of a host 48:00 Tips for someone with only one property 49:00 Can you still use OTAs? 53:30 The next big thing in the hospitality 55:40 Maintaining relationships with companies • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast

Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 439. This is a recap of my Facebook live where I talked about how Wheelhouse updated guide 2022. 00:00 Start 02:10 Amelia from Wheelhouse 02:40 What is Wheelhouse? 03:20 The Wheelhouse Integration Process 05:10 Business Intelligence Tools 06:30 The Wheelhouse pricing tool 10:40 Wheelhouse settings • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast

Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 438. This is a recap of my Facebook live where I talked about how the secret sauce to a direct booking website. 00:00 Start 00:40 Bigger buttons for your website 02:30 Real-time reviews 03:20 The importance of FAQs • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast

Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 437. This is a recap of my Facebook live where I talked about how to pick a management company for your STR properties. 00:00 Start 00:10 What is a management company? 00:40 Get a management company with good contacts 01:20 My recommendations 02:40 If you are a management company • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast

Welcome to Boostly Podcast Episode 436. This is a recap of my Facebook live where I talked about how Airbnb cannot beat you at this ONE thing. 00:00 Start 00:10 A tip and an encouragement for you 01:30 Visit the Hospitality Community • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast