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Easy Way to Up Your AIRBNB Income

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Channel: Desert ★ Hustle · 2017 · Education

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For just a little extra work you can maximize your income with Airbnb. This involves making additional listings for the same property or same rooms. You must then turn off instant book and do some calendar management each time you get a request. It's worth it because this can ensure that you get more bookings and your listings are tailored for various amounts of travelers.

Example:  let's say you have a two-bedroom apartment as one listing, by itself, for up to 4 guests.  As one listing, you're depending on people traveling in a group of 3 or 4 to afford the cost of a full apartment.  Usually, people travel in pairs.

So you can split this into three separate listings.  Keep your original listing the way it is.  Make two additional listings, showing one bedroom on each, along with the other rooms and amenities, but not the other bedroom.  Also, make it clear that this could be a shared apartment (private bedroom) for these two additional listings.

In my example, I have apartment #2, and also #2A and #2B.  All of these have "instant book" turned OFF.  Now, when I get a request, I have a moment to double check the calendars for all of these listings and make sure the requests don't overlap.  

If I get a request for #2, then I block out those dates on #2A and #2B before confirming.  This means I got the whole apartment rented, maybe by 4 people.  

If I get a request for #2A or #2B then I block that same date on #2, but leave the other room open.  This means probably two people want only one room, and don't mind sharing the common areas of the apartment.  On a one- or two-night stay, guests usually want to shower and go to sleep, so there is never any conflict regarding common areas, such as the kitchen.

This is a small amount of additional attention to detail.  You don't want to instantly confirm your guests on each request!  Check the calendar (and block dates) first.  

Be sure to follow my channel, and leave a comment with any ideas you have!  Happy hosting, friends.

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