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The Boostly Podcast

Mark Simpsonboostly.co.uk
Ready to reclaim control of your bookings and break free from the unpredictability of OTAs like Airbnb? Craving the stability of building your business on your terms? Dive into the Boostly Podcast, where Mark Simpson and Liam Carolan unveil the secrets to unlocking a flood of direct bookings. With a rich mix of insights, Mark and Liam equip you with the tools and strategies needed to secure your independence in the hospitality industry. Liam Carolan shines in the "Behind The Host" mini-series, offering a peek into the journeys of successful hosts. Mark Simpson, the driving force behind the Boostly Podcast, shares actionable advice and the latest trends to help you stay ahead. Join us for a journey over 700 episodes deep – all designed to empower you with knowledge and tactics for boosting your bookings. Catch our engaging video content on the Boostly YouTube channel at boostly.co.uk/youtube. Your path to direct booking mastery starts here!
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Episodes

What is an OTA with Sheli from Guesty

The Boost Hospitality Podcast is back for another season! We are now in Season 7, and we are currently on the eighteenth episode! Today, I've invited Sheli from Guesty to talk about OTA. 3:35 Guest Introduction 4:20 Sheli on Short Stay Show 5:34 Let's talk about OTAs 17:59 Know more about Guesty 24:16 Quickfire questions 29:35 Thank Yous • https://www.Boostly.co.uk • https://www.Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://www.instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://www.Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://www.Boostly...

Feb 28, 202032 min

How a Virtual Tour of Your Property Will Increase Your Bookings with Tony Carter S7E17

The Boost Hospitality Podcast is back for another season! We are now in Season 7, and we are currently on the sixteenth episode! Today, I've invited Tyann Marcink to talk about how to take better photos for your hospitality business. 01:24 Guest Introduction 06:41 Let's Begin 17:57 Quickfire questions • Boostly.co.uk • Boostly.co.uk/5steps • instagram.com/boostlyuk • Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • Boostly.co.uk/website • BookdirectMap.com • Boostly.co.uk/podcast

Feb 21, 202023 min

How to Take Better Photos for your Hospitality Business with Tyann Marcink S7E16

The Boost Hospitality Podcast is back for another season! We are now in Season 7, and we are currently on the sixteenth episode! Today, I've invited Tyann Marcink to talk about how to take better photos for your hospitality business. 00:52 Guest Introduction 02:30 Let's Begin 11:29 Free e-books 24:06 Quickfire questions • Boostly.co.uk • Boostly.co.uk/5steps • instagram.com/boostlyuk • Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • Boostly.co.uk/website • BookdirectMap.com • Boostly.co.uk/podcast

Feb 14, 202030 min

Breaking Down the Website Jargon with Phil Tester S7E15

The Boost Hospitality Podcast is back for another season! We are now in Season 7, and we are currently on the fifteenth episode! Today, I've invited Phil Tester and we're going to be breaking down the website jargon so it helps you to understand why your website might not be getting as many direct bookings, as you think it should be. 03:00 Guest Introduction 03:42 Let's Begin 15:37 All about Render Blocking 22:55 Reach out to Phil • Boostly.co.uk • Boostly.co.uk/5steps • instagram.com/boostlyuk ...

Feb 07, 202025 min

Why you should sack yourself from your business - with James Sinclair S7E14

The Boost Hospitality Podcast is back for another season! We are now in Season 7, and we are currently on the thirteenth episode! Today, I've invited Chris Maughan of i-Prac to talk about ways to increase your direct bookings. 01:53 James Sinclair and his book 14:11 The sheep, the ox and the eagle 22:34 Quickfire questions 27:49 Know more about James • Boostly.co.uk • Boostly.co.uk/5steps • instagram.com/boostlyuk • Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • Boostly.co.uk/website • BookdirectMap.com • Boostly.co...

Jan 31, 202030 min

How to Increase Your Direct Bookings With Confidence - with Chris Maughan of I-Prac S7E13

The Boost Hospitality Podcast is back for another season! We are now in Season 7, and we are currently on the thirteenth episode! Today, I've invited Chris Maughan of i-Prac to talk about ways to increase your direct bookings. 00:54 Guest Introduction 03:40 Let's Begin 08:23 All about rental fraud 16:19 All about i-Prac 30:19 i-Prac ambitious goals 32:23 Know more about i-Prac and Chris • Boostly.co.uk • Boostly.co.uk/5steps • instagram.com/boostlyuk • Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • Boostly.co.uk/web...

Jan 24, 202034 min

7 Ways to Get More Media Attention For Your Business - with Catherine Shields of South Coast Escapes S7E12

The Boost Hospitality Podcast is back for another season! We are now in Season 7, and we are currently on the twelfth episode! Today, I've invited Catherine Shields of South Coast Escapes to talk about ways to get media attention. 02:42 Guest Introduction 04:09 Let's Begin 05:00 The 7 Steps to Get Media Attention 11:33 Free PDF Download www.Boostly.co.uk/podcast 42:28 Thank Yous and more about Catherine Shields • Boostly.co.uk • Boostly.co.uk/5steps • instagram.com/boostlyuk • Boostly.co.uk/guid...

Jan 17, 202044 min

All about GDPR with Sean Rogers of My Legal Club S7E8

The Boost Hospitality Podcast is back for another season! We are now in Season 7, and we are currently on the eighth episode! In this episode, we're talking about GDPR. I've got Sean Rogers from My Legal Club.

Dec 20, 201934 min

Why you should hire a Virtual Assistant with Tega Diegbe S7E7

The Boost Hospitality Podcast is back for another season! We are now in Season 7, and we are currently on the seventh episode! In this episode, today we're talking all about hiring your first virtual assistant or virtual team member. I invited on Tega, who has been helping small business owners and solopreneurs for the past few years now figure out where in their business they need help. And he helps people by even hiring team members from all over the world.

Dec 13, 201930 min

How to stand out from the crowd on those busy online travel agents (OTAs) S7E5

The Boost Hospitality Podcast is back for another season! We are now in Season 7. We are currently on the fifth episode of season seven! in this episode, we're going to be talking about how you can optimize your listing to make sure you can stand out from the crowd with Ronni Bartles from Bookfull.

Nov 29, 201928 min

How to get more corporate bookings - with Kevin Poneskis of Property Soldier S7E4

The Boost Hospitality Podcast is back for another season! And we are now in Season 7. And we are currently on the fourth episode of season seven! Today we're going to be talking about how to get corporate bookings. You're going to learn all about the risks routine that Kevin Poneskis of the Property Soldier went through, on how to get business bookings.

Nov 22, 201937 min

Is Self Check-in the Future of Hospitality - with David Jacoby of Hostfully S7E3

The Boost Hospitality Podcast is back for another season! And we are now in Season 7. And this time, we are currently on the third episode of season seven! Today we are talking about the future of hospitality and if self-check-in going to be essential or not. Joining me on this episode, we have David Jacoby of Hostfully. https://boostly.co.uk/hostfully What we are going to be discussing in detail is a little bit more about what self-check in is, and how we as hospitality businesses can potential...

Nov 15, 201941 min

How to boost your guest experience with Sapphire Stein of Wishbox S7E2

The Boost Hospitality Podcast is back for another season! And we are now in Season 7. And this time, we are currently on the second episode of season seven! In this episode, I have an exceptional guest who will be talking about t the guest experience and more importantly, how you can save time and increase your profit profits by having a fantastic guest experience. I asked Sapphire Stein from Wishbox to come on to this podcast episode.

Nov 08, 201938 min

Greatest Takeaways From Season 6 S6E15

Boost Hospitality Podcast Season 6 Episode 15 This is the final episode of this series. What I'm going to do in this is I'm going to go through the my main takeaways. I'm going to recap on every episode that we have done so far in this series. And I'm also going to explain to you what I believe that the service accommodation people can learn from people from hospitality, and what the hospitality world can learn from people in the SA world. Now, as always, you can go back and download every episo...

Oct 25, 201937 min

Pro Tips to Choosing Where to Setup Your Hospitality Business with Abi Hookway S6E14

Boost Hospitality Podcast Season 6 Episode 14 Welcome to the Boost Hospitality Podcast, we're in season 6 Episode 14. And today, I am joined by somebody that I've been following for a while now on Instagram and on Facebook. And I've just really soaked up everything that she has to say when it comes to service accommodation when it comes to property. And when it just comes to being a real good presence online and getting across a real clear message. And this is why I wanted to get Abi on to the p...

Oct 18, 201925 min

How to Run Your Accommodation Business All From an iPhone With Ahmed Khan S6E13

Boost Hospitality Podcast Season 6 Episode 13 Welcome everybody to the boost hospitality podcast. This is season six episode 13. And today we are going to be talking about running your service accommodation business all from an iPhone, we're going to give you some tactics and tips and some recommendation from today's guest. Today we've got Ahmed Khan, he's got over 40 properties that he runs all around the UK. He has progressed so far in his career from 2016 to where he is now. He's doing traini...

Oct 11, 201955 min

How to Increase Your Direct Bookings Without Relying on Booking Engines With Ben Porter-Smith S6E12

Boost Hospitality Podcast Season 6 Episode 12 Welcome back to the boost hospitality podcast we are on season six, episode 12. And this episode is one that I've been waiting to do for a long time. It's all about direct bookings, how you can increase your own bookings, where you don't have to rely on booking.com or airbnb to fill your properties and get heads on beds. And as always, I've got somebody to help me record this episode, we've got a job by the name of Ben's Potter Smith of BPS Digital, ...

Oct 04, 201949 min

Why Service Accommodation Should Be Regulated With Paul Smith S6E11

Boost Hospitality Podcast Season 6 Episode 11 We are now in season six, Episode 11. And today, I am joined by Paul Smith of touchstone education. We're going to chat to Paul on a wide range of topics all the way from service accommodation. How he got into this world where why he's based in Doncaster. What he's doing in Doncaster, and just sort of getting a real good feel for a little bit more about him, about his journey, about touchstone, about some service accommodation and about where he sees...

Sep 27, 201935 min

How to Stand out From A Sea of Accommodation Businesses With Adam Rana S6E10

Boostly Hospitality Podcast Season 6 Episode 10 First of all, it's a pleasure to be on the podcast and then we'll go into that you got on the world. And just a bit of you've done a good job since us me but just a bit about me. So my name is Adam planner, based in UK, Birmingham, in West Berlin. And I originally got into hospitality about the end of 2017 so I'm experienced but not so experienced. But my main background is which got me led into this was my interest in traveling and staying staying...

Sep 20, 201930 min

Does "No Money Down" Really Exists? With Gordie Dutfield S6E9

Boostly Hospitality Podcast Season 6 Episode 9 In this episode, we have a very special guest with us to talk about No Money Down, he is from Glasgow and his name is Gordie Dutfield. Before he enter the world of hospitality, he was in sales before and he never really thought about doing property. Now, he is already 3 years in the property business, having over 40 units of rent to rent portfolio. He is fairly honest and upfront with everybody. Property is not his passion, property is simply a vehi...

Sep 13, 201943 min

How Sally Kember of SA Secrets Grew Her Business by Documenting S6E8

Boost Hospitality Podcast Season 6 Episode 8 Sally Kember is a veteran when it comes to podcasting and service accommodation as well. Sally has a podcast that I am personally following and I love every bits of her podcasts. Sally also has a Facebook group which is open for everyone who wants to know more about Sally and service accommodation as well. Sally will share some useful tips on how to document your business for you to be able to grow your business. Watch and listen to the full podcast a...

Sep 06, 201934 min

How you can expand your network without being a spammy d*ck with Danny Clarke S6E7

Boost Hospitality Podcast Season 6 Episode 7 On this episode, Danny and I will be talking about how you can further expand your network without getting flagged as spam or without being spammy. Our guest on this episode, Danny Clarke, is the founder of VIP Life which was launched last 2017 and before he started VIP Life, he was into professional financial services such as pensions, investments and etc for 10 years. Afterwards, Danny and Elizabeth moved into network marketing.

Aug 30, 201945 min

How to scale your SA business with David Diack S6E6

Boost Hospitality Podcast Season 6 Episode 6 David Diack is based in Southend on sea in Essex and he has been involved in service accommodation ever since and now they have 65 units and has a strong and great team. He values building a business that was scaled from day one. He and his team build a system, they got operators, manuals, and everything is in place and is growing at an effective pace. Learn some tips and ideas on how to scale your Serviced Accommodation and make sure to stay tuned un...

Aug 23, 201933 min

How to Network the Right Way With Elaine Watt S6E5

Boost Hospitality Podcast Season 6 Episode 5 This week, I have decided to get on somebody that I've been wanting to chat to for a long time. It's Elaine, what of the hate LS podcast. Elaine, as got a Facebook group, she's got a fantastic website. She's got a fantastic community, she does monthly meetups. She goes to a lot of events. And I can't think of anybody else better to speak to when it comes to talking about network. Elaine is the host of the holiday let success podcast and she got into h...

Aug 16, 201931 min

What is Property Management System (PMS) and Channel Manager? With Na'im of Zeevou S6E4

Boost Hospitality Podcast Season 6 Episode 4 In this episode with Na'im, we will be talking about the Property Management System and Channel Manager and their importance on how it is simplifying the way you run your business. Some service accommodation is slightly more complex than running something like hotel. Now if you've got, you know, food and beverage in the hotel, of course, that adds complexity if you go, swimming pool and fun, as inspired and all of that, but just in terms of if you're ...

Aug 09, 201919 min
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