AirbnBUST Creating Our OWN Direct Booking Website For a ShortTerm Rental

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Here is how we created a direct booking website for our short-term rental. We've been meaning to do it for a while now but felt we didn't have the time to invest in creating an entirely new website. Once the so-called Airbnb Bust began after Airbnb's new website rollout in the summer of 2022, we knew it was time to stop relying solely on another company to build ours. We took back the reigns and officially have an independent platform of our own to book guests! That being said, we're NOT giving up on Airbnb. • In this week's episode, we show you how we chose to create a direct booking website, how to link your calendars from VRBO, Airbnb, Expedia, Peerspace, etc., and connect your Pricelabs account and/or other pricing forums to your direct booking site. We also show you how easy it is to customize your website! • We have found the perfect all-in-one hub for our direct booking website builder. • That is customizable and with little effort, won't look like an inexpensive stock website. Let's make sure you know though: THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOT AN AD. Michael LOVES to research to make sure we're getting the most out of whatever we are doing whether it is for our business, a DIY project, or a restaurant we're going to! So everything you see here was from extensive research on his end. • Sign Up Direct Book Through Lodgify: • https://www.lodgify.com/?afmc=16m utm... • Ask us a question: • https://www.wisio.com/kristenandmichael • See our website: https://www.theseventhrayhouse.com • Stay tuned for more DIY projects on our short-term rental as well as hosting tips! • New to our channel? • Hi! We're Kristen and Michael, a couple DIY renovating their dream desert home into a short-term rental business. In December 2020, we decided to leave Los Angeles (our home of 7 years) to pursue our dream of owning land in California and creating a sanctuary to share with family, friends, and others worldwide! We purchased our house in the high desert during the summer of 2021 and have since DIY-renovated the entire thing and created our business from the ground up. • Follow along as we continue vlogging our journey of hosting our short-term rental upgrading our DIYs on the home little by little. • Sign up to be an Airbnb host and get $40* by using our link: https://http://www.airbnb.com/r/kristenm17254 • Find us on Airbnb: https://bit.ly/3UPajHZ • Follow our Airbnb on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3Wt5C7v • Full House Tour | Before Renovations https://bit.ly/3BUq5tW • Full Airbnb Tour | After Renovations https://bit.ly/3BWvmBb • Shop Our Gear: • Sony Alpha a6000 • https://amzn.to/3RRwniM • DJI Mini SE (Drone) • https://amzn.to/3L3Qecq • iPhone 13 Pro: • https://amzn.to/3d48buT • Music via Musicbed (Get one month free): • https://www.musicbed.com/invite/DvQ9E • Shop Our Home: • Our Home Decor, Kitchen, and Bedroom Essentials, and MORE • LTK: http://bit.ly/3tj5Twj • AMAZON: https://amzn.to/3UH6qUq • Shop our new ( old) bedroom decor here: http://bit.ly/3FaPwHM • Get 40% off Cozy Earth sheets -- aka: the coziest/cool sheets we've ever slept on they're 100% bamboo -- using code SEVENTHRAYRBO • https://cozyearth.pxf.io/kjrM7N • Try our productivity hack, MagicMind by using our code SEVENTHRAY20 at check-out for 20% off #magicmind! • Get $$ off on DIY pest control with Pestie using our discount code: SEVENTHRAY10 here: https://bit.ly/3IUfZe1 • *FYI -- We do not make a commission off of the link/discount code above • #directbooking #airbnb #shorttermrentals • 0:00 - 0:23 Intro to Creating Our Lodgify Direct Booking Website • 0:23 - 0:50 Why We're Creating a Direct Booking Website • 0:51 - 1:33 Becoming Independent from Airbnb • 1:33 - 2:07 How We Found the Best Direct Booking Platform • 2:07 - 2:50 Lodgify and What It Entails: Direct Booking, Merch, and More • 2:51 - 3:13 Sign Up for Lodgify for Free and Set Up a Call • 3:13 - 3:48 Connecting Pricelabs Through Lodgify • 3:48 - 4:20 Lodgify Is Your HUB • 4:20 - 4:42 We Signed Up For Lodgify, Now What? • 4:42 - 5:14 Beginning to Build the Website and Connecting Airbnb • 5:14 - 5:59 Customizing Our Website Within Lodgify: Colors, Widgets, Fonts, etc. • 5:59 - 7:37 Editing and Customizing Widgets in Lodgify • 7:40 - 8:46 Lodgify Backend: Adding House's Info, Booking Settings, etc. • 8:46 - 8:59 Calendar and Other Listings Sync Settings • 8:59 - 9:28 First On-Boarding Call With Lodgify • 9:28 - 10:01 Take Time to Tinker While Lodgify Connects API on the Backend • 10:01 - 10:23 Second Call With Lodgify • 10:23 - 10:32 Why We Like Lodgify for Direct Booking • 10:32 - 10:42 Automating Check-In and Check-Out on Lodgify IS Possible • 10:42 - 10:51 Property Management Options on Lodgify • 10:51 - 11:13 Experience With Website Building Can Be Minimal and the Website Will Still Look Fab • 11:13 - 11:22 How We Customized Our Website With a Template • 11:22 - 12:07 Our LIVE Website Is LIVE

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