Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 10 Episode 9. This is a recap of my Facebook live video where I talked about the Clubhouse app. 01:50 All about the Clubhouse app 03:00 Why Clubhouse is so popular 05:10 How it looks like 07:00 How can hospitality owners use Clubhouse 10:00 What I do in Clubhouse 12:10 How Clubhouse works • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://BookdirectM...
Mar 02, 2021•17 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 10 Episode 10. This is a recap of my Facebook live video where I talked about working with influencers. 02:00 A tactic that many people are sharing 04:30 What is an influencer? 06:00 What to do when an influencer stays at your property 08:50 What kind of influencer you are looking for? 10:20 How to treat the influencer? 12:30 What you can do when the influencer is already in your property 15:00 Final tip on dealing with influencers 17:20 How to find influencers ...
Mar 01, 2021•22 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 10 Episode 8. This is a recap of my Marketing Review live with four hospitality owners. 06:50 Tips for Charlotte 46:00 Elizabeth and her business 1:00:00 Review for Sarah Townsend 1:15:00 Marketing Review for Alicia • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://BookdirectMap.com • https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast
Feb 26, 2021•1 hr 38 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 10 Episode 7. This is a recap of my Facebook live video where I talked about big sales during the holidays. 01:10 Consider your Black Friday deals 03:20 Why you should not get involved in holiday sales 05:00 What you can do instead 07:30 Work with local businesses 08:30 The main takeaway • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://BookdirectMa...
Feb 19, 2021•10 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 10 Episode 6. This is a recap of my Facebook live video where I talked about lumpy mail. 01:10 What is a lumpy mail 02:10 Why we send lumpy mail 03:15 How to start sending lumpy mail 06:10 What to do if you don't have the guests' information 07:30 Why you should do this now 08:20 My top tip • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://Bookdirec...
Feb 12, 2021•11 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 10 Episode 5. This is a recap of my Facebook live video where I talked about how to create an online shop for your website. 03:20 Why are we doing this episode 05:10 What can you put in an online shop? 08:50 How to put an online shop on your website 12:20 Subscription service • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://BookdirectMap.com • http...
Feb 05, 2021•20 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 10 Episode 4. This is a recap of my Facebook live video where I talked about QR codes. 02:40 About QR codes 06:10 How QR codes evolved 09:00 How we use QR codes 11:25 QR codes are free 11:50 How to set up QR codes • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://BookdirectMap.com • https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast
Jan 29, 2021•19 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 10 Episode 3. This is a recap of my Facebook live video where I talked about ways to generate revenue during lockdowns or government restrictions. 02:00 How to generate income in these crazy times 03:30 Alternative listing sites 05:20 Keyworkers 07:10 Subscription services 09:40 Update your PMS and website 11:40 Start emailing 13:00 Gift vouchers 14:30 Share your story 16:10 Pivot 18:20 Georgina Bearman's story • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5st...
Jan 22, 2021•20 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 10 Episode 2. This is a recap of Facebook live video where I talked about how to make sure a guest will never rebook with an OTA again. 01:10 What this episode will be about 02:10 A bit of an update 05:20 What does this mean? 06:10 Focus in the systems 08:10 What you can do 10:10 What you can do after check-out 15:00 Make the OTAs work for you • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebo...
Jan 15, 2021•17 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 10 Episode 1. This is a recap of Facebook live video where I talked about workcation. 01:10 About workcation 02:10 Why you should pay attention to workcation 03:40 How to take advantage of workcation 05:40 Take advantage of Facebook groups 07:40 Long-stay discounts 08:40 Show-off your workspace 10:40 Talk about your fast internet connection 12:00 Get office supplies 12:50 Pet-friendly market 13:40 Get new photos • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5s...
Jan 08, 2021•18 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 9 Episode 4. This is a recap of my interview with Mark Hodgkiss and we talked about how he increased his direct bookings. 04:00 Mark's problems 05:40 What Mark did 06:30 What Mark learned from Boostly Academy • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://BookdirectMap.com • https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast
Dec 17, 2020•9 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 9 Episode 3. This is a recap of my interview with Chris Ballard and we talked about how he increased his direct bookings. 03:00 About Chris 04:50 Chris' struggles 06:30 Chris' results 09:45 Chris' final words • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.co.uk/website • https://BookdirectMap.com • https://Boostly.co.uk/podcast
Dec 16, 2020•11 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 9 Episode 2. This is a recap of my interview with Helen Hares and we talked about how she increased her direct bookings. 02:50 About Helen 04:40 Why Helen settled in Competa, Spain 06:50 The first thing Helen did when she opened her business 08:00 About Villa Andalucia 10:00 Helen's biggest marketing shift 12:50 When Helen started to look at social media 14:10 Helen's problems before she encountered Boostly Academy 22:20 Helen's pivot • https://Boostly.co.uk • h...
Dec 15, 2020•28 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 9 Episode 1. This is a recap of my interview with Susie Croot and we talked about how she increased her direct bookings. 01:10 About this new season 02:30 About Susie Croot 05:20 Susie's major frustrations before discovering Boostly 06:00 How Susie discovered Boostly 08:20 Susie's current 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://Bookdi...
Dec 14, 2020•12 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 8 Episode 43. This is a recap of my Facebook interview with Matt Landau of VRMB where we talked about the future of vacation rental. Recording date: Friday, 15th May *Please note events and news might have changed since the recording* 04:00 One bit of advice to 21 year-old Matt 05:00 Why Matt went to another country 06:00 Recommendations from Matt 09:00 The most important aspect of the future 11:10 Matt's thoughts on AirBnb 13:20 About Cottage Industry 3.0 18:30...
Dec 13, 2020•33 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 8 Episode 42. This is a recap of my Marketing Review live for Jackie Robertsona and Lorena Duknic. Recording date: Wednesday, 13th May *Please note events and news might have changed since the recording* 02:20 About Jackie Robinson 05:20 A look at Jackie's website 12:20 About Lorena Duknic 16:00 A look at Lorena's website • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boostlyuk • https://Boostly.co.uk/guidebook • https://Boostly.c...
Dec 11, 2020•25 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 8 Episode 41. This is a recap of my Marketing Review live for Lucille Hayward, a hospitality owner in Canada. Recording date: Tuesday, 12th May *Please note events and news might have changed since the recording* 02:30 About Lucille 06:40 A look at Lucille's website 13:50 What everybody can do on their website 15:30 Lucille's Facebook page 17:50 Find places around Lucille's place • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://instagram.com/boos...
Dec 04, 2020•22 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 8 Episode 40. This is a recap of Facebook live video where I talked about staycation. Recording date: Monday, 11th May *Please note events and news might have changed since the recording* 02:50 About staycation 04:20 A sample scenario 07:10 Recent survey about staycation 08:30 Facebook ad radius 11:50 Contact a local newspaper in your area 13:00 Go to parks 16:00 Become your local expert 17:40 Focus on your previous guests 20:00 Print a postcard 27:40 Gift vouch...
Nov 27, 2020•32 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 8 Episode 39. This is a recap of my interview with Moriya Rockman where we talked about how AirBnB and Booking.com treated their hosts during COVID-19. Recording date: Tuesday, 5th May *Please note events and news might have changed since the recording* 01:10 About Moriya 01:40 Moriya's opinion on AirBnb and Booking.com's action 03:40 All about luxury house work 06:00 How Moriya built up partnerships 08:30 Moriya's presentation 13:30 How Moriya is helping luxury...
Nov 20, 2020•22 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 8 Episode 38. This is a recap of my interview with Dan Knowlton where we talked about how to create content for Linkedin. Recording date: Monday, 4th May *Please note events and news might have changed since the recording* 02:40 The moment Dan started taking Linkedin seriously 03:30 Biggest misconception about Linkedin 04:10 Linkedin ranking in terms of other social media platforms 04:30 Where Dan is more active on 05:10 Biggest mistake that people make on Linke...
Nov 13, 2020•17 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 8 Episode 37. This is a recap of my Facebook live video where I talked about the benefits of email marketing. Recording date: Friday, 1st May *Please note events and news might have changed since the recording* 03:00 About Email Marketing 07:00 How to send an email 11:00 How often should we send emails? 13:00 How to do email marketing around GDPR 15:00 Free email template 16:00 More free advice • https://Boostly.co.uk • https://Boostly.co.uk/5steps • https://ins...
Nov 06, 2020•20 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 8 Episode 36. This is a recap of my Facebook live video where I talked about proactive things you can do now to get bookings after the lockdown. Recording date: Friday, 1st May *Please note events and news might have changed since the recording* 02:30 Fuel Travel Stats 05:10 90% of people in lockdown 07:40 The Caveman Video 12:10 The 8 Types of Travelers during lockdown 14:20 Accommodation for key workers 18:00 Ask your guests to post about you • https://Boostly...
Nov 02, 2020•23 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 8 Episode 35. This is a recap of my interview with Harry Hugo and The Hotel Man where we talked about influencer marketing. Recording date: Friday, 1st May *Please note events and news might have changed since the recording* 00:20 About influencer marketing 02:40 About Harry Hugo of Goat Agency 07:50 Harry's advice to small business owners 10:40 How to start the conversation with influencers 14:40 About Manny, The Hotel Man 17:20 The moment Manny noticed his gue...
Oct 30, 2020•26 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 8 Episode 34. This is a recap of my interview with James Sinclair where we talked about our message to the Prime Minister. Recording date: Thursday, 30th April *Please note events and news might have changed since the recording* 01:30 About James 03:15 A good sign for the UK people 04:30 A letter to the Prime Minister 06:00 The Seven-Step Plan 13:00 What you can do to help 14:20 About Marsh Farm 17:40 James' message to hospitality owners 18:50 Quickfire question...
Oct 26, 2020•26 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 8 Episode 33. This is a recap of my interview with Jasper Ribbers where we talked about how to get paid for your pad. Recording date: Wednesday, 29th April *Please note events and news might have changed since the recording* 01:40 About Jasper 02:40 How Jasper ended up on short-stay accommodation 06:00 What Jasper learned in his blogging days 06:50 The moment Jasper decided to go all in on this new venture 08:05 Jasper's book 10:10 How Jasper met Eric of AirBnB ...
Oct 23, 2020•28 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 8 Episode 32. This is a recap of my interview with Christine Myer of Noiseaware where we talked about branding. Recording date: Monday, 27th April *Please note events and news might have changed since the recording* 02:00 About Christine 03:40 What target audience means 06:00 Advice from Christine 07:50 Your WHY 09:00 Additional tips about discovering your brand 10:30 Why hosts should look to stand out 12:20 Christine's advice on taglines 14:00 Some mistakes tha...
Oct 19, 2020•24 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 8 Episode 31. This is a recap of my with Callum Morgan where we talked about the things to do when you can't take guests yet. Recording date: Friday, 24th April *Please note events and news might have changed since the recording* 01:40 About Callum Morgan 02:50 Quickfire Questions 08:10 How affected was Callum's properties 10:20 The proactive things Callum did 12:10 Callum's property 13:10 Callum's advice to their clients 14:25 How Callum helped a local business...
Oct 15, 2020•20 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 8 Episode 30. This is a recap of my interview with Eric Moeller and we talked about the future of AirBnB. Recording date: Friday, 24th April *Please note events and news might have changed since the recording* 02:20 About Eric Moeller 04:00 The advice Eric wished he received when he was starting his business 07:50 The common mistake that hospitality owners are making 09:50 Hospitality and tourism situation in the USA 18:00 How Airbnb handled the COVID-19 crisis ...
Oct 12, 2020•45 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 8 Episode 28. This is a recap of my interview with Anurag Verma of Pricelabs and we talked about how to price your property post COVID-19. Recording date: Wednesda 21st April *Please note events and news might have changed since the recording* 02:25 About PriceLabs 07:15 The change in bookings 12:50 Tips from Anurag 24:20 Pricelabs data 28:00 Get Pricelabs reports for free 29:45 Upgrade in Pricelab and get more amazing features 34:20 Syncing with PMS 38:40 Quick...
Oct 02, 2020•50 min
Welcome to Boostly Podcast Season 8 Episode 27. This is a recap of my interview with Chris Taylor and we talked about hidden Instagram tactics. Recording date: Tuesday 21st April *Please note events and news might have changed since the recording* 02:10 About Chris Taylor 03:40 About Instagram 05:30 How Chris used hashtags in Instagram 06:40 Hashtag sets that Chris uses in Instagram 07:30 Where to put hashtags in Instagram 08:10 How to identify best hashtags to use 09:50 Biggest mistake that peo...
Sep 25, 2020•29 min