Ep 31 - Generating direct bookings with Mark Simpson

Published: Dec. 21, 2020, 2 p.m.

b'GUESTS BIO\\n\\nMark Simpson - Owns a company called Boostly. He grew up in the UK. His parents owned a boutique/BNB type of property on a farm and when he got older he started looking at something on how to start marketing their business and get more people to come to their property. Over years and years of refining a website and different marketing campaigns, he\\u2019s really dialed in on this process and has still continued to evolve that over the last decade. Mark is the guy to learn about direct bookings. He\\u2019s got some amazing content on Youtube and on his website.\\n\\n\\n\\nHIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE\\n\\n03:28 \\xa0Mark\\u2019s biography/introduction\\n\\n05:18 \\xa0How Mark started and where he\\u2019s at now.\\n\\n15:47 \\xa0Strategic steps when starting your own timelines for your property.\\n\\n18:08 \\xa0Mark\\u2019s 1 question to Julie George.\\n\\n20:13 \\xa0The trick that you get listed everywhere.\\n\\n23:34 \\xa0Mark\\u2019s PMS recommendation.\\n\\n26:02 \\xa0Marks top tip on how you can convert an Airbnb booking into a direct booking.\\n\\n32:49 \\xa0The current status of Mark\\u2019s family BNB business.\\n\\n36:07 \\xa0Mark\\u2019s big Goal!\\n\\n38:34 \\xa0You have the power to do anything when it\\u2019s a direct booking.\\n\\n41:59 \\xa0How to get people to go to your website.\\n\\n50:19 \\xa0Mark\\u2019s secret to success with short term rentals?\\n\\n\\n\\nNOTABLE QUOTES (KEY LESSONS):\\n\\n"Never ever build your house in someone else\\u2019s land." - Mark Simpson\\n\\n"I will literally put our property in every channel because you have to diversify\\n\\nwhere your business is." - Mark Simpson\\n\\n"Done is better than perfect" - Mark Zuckerberg\\n\\n"As soon as you get a guest walk through your door. I don\'t care what you say.\\n\\nyou are in hospitality. You\'re in my world." - Mark Simpson\\n\\n"Take one thing that I tell you today and do it tomorrow. Just do one thing." - Mark Simpson\\n\\n\\n\\nCONNECTING WITH THE GUESTS\\n\\nYoutube: http://bit.ly/2WEOm1v\\n\\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrmarksimpson\\n\\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/boostlyuk/\\n\\nWebsite: https://www.boostly.com/\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'