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Use Your Phone To Take Amazing Airbnb Listing Photos

Professional real-estate photos will always give you a leg up in your Airbnb listing. Airbnb boasts that professional photos can increase earnings by 40%, increase bookings by 24%, and lead to higher nightly price of 26% (according to a 2016 study done by Airbnb). Airbnb even offers professional photographers for some cities… unfortunately, not Pittsburgh. Luckily phone cameras these days are getting better and better and you can take some excellent listing photos with your phone using a few tips.

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Quote to Note: Abraham Lincoln

“Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.” -Abraham Lincoln

Our 16th president not a day over 54! Lincoln was known for fight for unity in a time we have never been more divided. Let us keep his spirit in mind as we push forward this year and note his encouraging quote highlighting another side of the American spirit- elbow grease and hustle!
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Curious To See What Data An Airbnb Host Sees?

Before we posted our Airbnb we had a lot of questions about what the Airbnb hosting experience was going to be like. I would like to give you a peek under-the-hood and show you exactly the kind of feedback and data the Airbnb platform provides. Stats are the star of this post. Here we go!

Welcome to the host dashboard. The performance stats are what we are going to take a look at today. The dashboard has a flash overview to let you know generally how you are doing. In the world of Airbnb, ratings and response rate are pretty important. In fact those two things mainly drive search engine optimization and also super-host status. In the world of Lauren and Kasey, the earnings overview is pretty important. Under the performance tab, we can look at things in more detail.
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New to Airbnb? Here Are The Top 6 Things We Did Not Expect

My husband and I have been hosting an Airbnb in the basement of our home for 5 months now. We have had over 100 guests and have managed to hit the coveted ‘super-host’ status! Airbnb is not either of our full-time jobs, but has been a helpful bump to our income. It has been quite an adventure and we have learned a lot along the way. Here are 6 things that took us by surprise and provided some helpful lessons.

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Quote to Note: Amelia Earhart

“The most effective way to do it, is to do it!” -Amelia Earhart

In 1921, nearly 100 years ago, Amelia was taking her first flying lesson, a first step to a big dream. The adversity she faced was excuse enough for anyone to quit. As simple as it is, the down-to-business flavor of the quote is exactly how she became the first woman to fly non-stop across the Atlantic. As we turn a leaf to a new year, lets take heed of her words. 2020 has left most of us with plenty of time to ruminate and come to realize what we hold dear. Let us keep that clarity and charge forward, if but one step at a time. 2021 is a new Year, one we all need. Let’s make it roar like 100 years before (let’s just avoid the whole prohibition diversion) !