Ep 54 - How to Become One of the Top 10 STR Management Companies in the World with Nikola Grubelic

Published: May 31, 2021, 1 p.m.

b'GUEST BIO\\n\\nNikola Grubelic - is the founder and CEO of Direct Booker, an international short-term rental management company with a portfolio of 8,000 + units in 9 countries through 22 franchises. Direct Booker is one of the World\\u2019s Top 10 Property Management Companies & Technology Developers with the World\\u2019s Leading Franchise Model in the Short Term Vacation Rental Industry.\\n\\n\\nHIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE\\n\\n04:16 \\xa0Nikola Grubelic\\u2019s Intro/Biography.\\n\\n05:16 \\xa0How he started in the STR industry.\\n\\n09:03 \\xa0Decided to scale from 35 units after 2 years.\\n\\n10:10 \\xa0How their franchise model works.\\n\\n14:02 \\xa0What you can expect from their franchise.\\n\\n16:42 \\xa0How the marketing under Directbooker works.\\n\\n17:52 \\xa0How you get in the Directbooker franchise.\\n\\n21:21 \\xa0To whom they present their presentations.\\n\\n23:21 \\xa0Their Journey from 35 to over 8,000 units.\\n\\n26:16 \\xa0How their franchisees operate.\\n\\n27:22 \\xa0Not owning any properties as a company.\\n\\n28:20 \\xa0Their vision for Directbooker.\\n30:50 \\xa0Selling their property management system.\\n32:17 \\xa0Some tips on how to beat Covid and keep getting bookings.\\n\\n34:38 \\xa0Where can people learn more about Directbooker.\\n35:44 \\xa0Nicola\\u2019s number 1 secret to success with short-term rentals.\\n\\n37:43 \\xa0Putting additional effort for when everything gets back to normal.\\n\\n\\nJoin our Facebook group! www.facebook.com/groups/STRentalsecrets\\n\\n\\nNOTABLE QUOTES (KEY LESSONS):\\n\\n"I get reservations and I get booked every single day that I work and I saw the opportunity there." - Nikola Grubelic\\n\\n"Basically we are a vacation rental company providing vacation rental solutions." - Nikola Grubelic\\n\\n"We have different tools on how to engage with property owners to contact us to tell them how they can earn and what is the way we work with them." - Nikola Grubelic\\n\\n"We don\'t have any properties. We don\'t own anything as a company. We are just working on the revenue share a month." - Nikola Grubelic\\n\\n"Putting yourself in the business and if you do that hard work, things will happen and you will get paid back at the end." - Nikola Grubelic\\n\\n\\nCONNECTING WITH THE GUEST\\n\\nWebsite: https://partners.direct-booker.com/\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'