Increase your chances of renting your property!

Renting out your property can bring in interesting additional income, but it’s not always easy to fill your booking calendar! Competition is fierce, whether with other accommodation options (hotels, campsites…) or with other BnB accommodations. So how can you stand out from the crowd and fill your booking calendar more easily? Here’s our advice!

The visual of your ad is your greatest asset. It’s your first contact with the customer, and it’s the key to arousing theinterest of potential tenants. We advise you to create a very complete ad: description, photos, reviews, personal profile… This will help you stand out from the competition. To create a successful ad, don’t hesitate to take the time you need. How do you go about it? We’ve thought of everything. Our article “Our tips for creating a successful ad” will enable you togo deeper and refine your ad expertly.

Once your property is online, it’s time to update your ad. Remember, it’s your first contact with travelers! Your ad must be faithful to reality to avoid disappointing your tenants: let’s say you’ve changed the decor or the Jacuzzi is no longer available, your tenants will probably be unhappy! Keeping the information and photos in your ad up to date will save you the trouble of a bad review. Don’t forget to update the availability dates of your property, if possible well in advance. This will enable you to get organized, and your customers will be able to anticipate their travel plans. You’ll be able to win new bookings!

Your property has its own particularities that make it more suitable for certain categories of traveler. For example, a couple and a family don’t have the same search criteria (surface area, equipment, decoration…). Ask yourself the right questions when trying to define the type of tenant your property would suit. Because it’s by targeting your clientele that you’ll enhance the value of your rental. That’s how you’ll get more bookings! To help you define your target market and win over your clientele, read our article “How to target and win over your clientele“.

Would you pay as much for a beach house in winter as you would in summer? Probably not! The same applies to your tenants. There are high, medium and low seasons, often modulated by school holidays. As a property owner, you need to take into account the influx of tourists and the attractiveness of the seasons when defining the price of your rental property. To do this, take a look at your competitors‘ prices. Other factors to take into account include your town’s main activities, the location of the property, the size of the house and its special features.

By following these few tips, you’ll undoubtedly succeed in filling your booking calendar. But don’t forget that your travellers’ satisfaction is the key to your success! After all, a satisfied customer is a customer who will recommend you, and who is likely to return. To welcome your travelers in the best possible conditions, StyQR lets you create a digital welcome booklet for your accommodation in just a few clicks, to provide your tenants with all the important information they need: wifi, practical information about the accommodation, good addresses nearby, etc. To access it, your tenants scan a QR code placed in a photo frame. photo framethat blends in perfectly with your décor. Go ahead, create your own free welcome booklet!