I was reading the newly released book titled The Book Direct Blueprint by Boostly founder Mark Simpson. I highly recommend this book for the advanced Vacation rental manager/host. This book is not for the beginner. Actually, nothing Boostly does is for beginners!
Mark had 12 different leading companies in the short-term rental industry contribute to the book. Each one is unique for its service, and explain how they can add value to your rental.
Being in this industry for 4 years now and constantly consuming industry news, I was quite excited at what I learned in this book.
In the next few posts, I will try to cover the best tips and exciting items I gleaned from this amazing read!
One of the most exciting companies featured is Mount. Mount allows you to provide extra amenities at your place and charge like a pro.
For example, traditionally you may have put a lock on the bike or grill that you offer your guests to use. If a guest wants it, you can send them a money request via Airbnb or website. However, this takes communication between you and the guest as well as the need to send a money request. As you start to scale this becomes a pain each time you need to collect a measly $10-20. There is also the issue of having a lag from when the guest asks about using the amenity and you responding with the money request. Then the guests have to send you the money and you have to respond with the unlock code.
With Mount, you get to automate the entire process. This frees up your time to provide and collect payment for amenities.
For example, say you want to sell firewood for your awesome firepit.
You can purchase a firewood box from Mount. It will come with a lock and QR code. If a guest wishes to make use of the firewood, they simply scan the QR code, pay the fee for the firewood and get the code to unlock the box.
ALL AUTOMATED!
Additionally, they have built-in insurance policies for kayaks, bikes, and scooters. If a guest rents a kayak and takes it off your property, your insurance may not cover you if they are injured using your kayak at an offsite location. When you use Mount, you and your guest automatically get insured for the duration of the rental!
Check out Mount and start adding them to your Airbnb locations! Hey, you don’t even have to own an Airbnb to make money with Mount. Start renting out your bike or Kayak from your garage!
