{"podcast":{"title":"Get Paid For Your Pad | Airbnb Hosting | Vacation Rentals | STR Revenue Management","slug":"get-paid-for-your-pad-airbnb-hosting-vacation-rentals-str-revenue-management-740216","podcast_index_feed_id":740216,"rss_url":"https://feed.pippa.io/public/shows/5afc793a028014b853c89db4","website_url":"https://freewyldfoundry.com/pod","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/5afc793a028014b853c89db4/1753719475553-c1ecbd18-acf0-47cc-b3a6-543fa460f6a3.jpeg","author":"Freewyld Foundry","episode_count":718,"summary":"Get Paid For Your Pad is the go-to podcast for Airbnb hosts , short-term rental operators , and vacation rental entrepreneurs who want to scale smarter, earn more, and stay ahead of industry shifts. Hosted by Jasper Ribbers, Eric Moeller, and Kaye Putnam from Freewyld Foundry, this podcast delivers actionable tips on Airbnb pricing strategies , revenue management , direct bookings , listing optimization , and guest experience . You'll hear from real hosts, property managers, and industry pros who share behind-the-scenes insights, lessons learned, and the systems they use to grow profitable STR businesses. Whether you're managing one property or one hundred, you'll walk away with practical strategies to increase occupancy, boost profits, and build a sustainable short-term rental brand. Tune in weekly to learn how to thrive in today’s competitive Airbnb market, and get paid what you’re worth. Freewyld Foundry offers revenue and pricing management (RPM) services to the top 1% of STR hosts. Learn more and request a free Revenue Report: https://www.freewyldfoundry.com Hosted on Acast. 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With the platform suspending listings after just a couple of four-star reviews, thousands of operators are scrambling to diversify. But Booking.com, the world's largest OTA with 29 million listings, isn't as simple as uploading your property and waiting for bookings to roll in. In this episode, Jasper Ribbers breaks down exactly how to navigate Booking.com's complex discount system, why your listings look "empty" without the right badges, and the strategic markup math you need to maintain profitability while offering multiple discounts. He reveals why getting your first five reviews is critical, how the Genius loyalty program drives 29% more bookings, and why accepting price inconsistency across channels is the only way to win on this platform. You will hear: Why Airbnb's binary review system (five stars = perfect, four stars = suspended) makes platform diversification mandatory now How to stack Genius discounts and mobile rates while maintaining your minimum pricing through strategic 20-25% markups What the five-review checkpoint means for Genius eligibility and why you must proactively incentivize Booking.com users to leave feedback How properties using the Genius program see 29% more bookings and 24% more revenue compared to those without it Why listings without visible discount badges automatically look broken to guests and how to fix that perception What the Property Page Score reveals about your listing optimization and why 100% is mandatory for maximum visibility We also talk about: How Booking.com's 1-10 rating system protects your revenue better than Airbnb's binary system The merchant payment model that solved Booking.com's notorious chargeback problem Why paying 18% commission for Preferred status i…","meta_description":"Relying only on Airbnb just became a lot riskier. 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