Rank on the 1st Page of Airbnb and Stay There With An SEO Trick

[@AirbnbAutomated]

How about that any week search parameter? It would make my day if you share this video in your online host communities. Thanks airbnb family

[@DAIIIVA]

this guy is a trillion times better then chi ta and those other grifters

[@michaelsimon9767]

Added 3, 4 and 5 day discount same as weekly discount. Lowered all prices under 1 month and raised prices past 30days. Result…my underperforming listings have several new bookings. My better listings have improved their bookings. Will go to work next on the tips to improve details and alter photos. Thank you for the advice.

[@AirbnbAutomated]

Boom! Congratulations

[@PaulHorneLA]

This is your dreamiest look. You look like a Disney prince. 🔥🔥🔥

[@AirbnbAutomated]

High compliment. Thank you 🤴

[@tishkalina]

I just want to say thank you so much you have given so much excellent information. This is my first month with my abb and you have given me priceless information. So far so great😁

[@AirbnbAutomated]

Happy to help!

[@juliabartoli767]

thank you for explaining all that, really appreciate it! I'm just starting, got my first listing yesterday, so it's all so new to me!

[@elainez9013]

Thank you Sean! Agree with you, 100% occupancy is part of Maximizing profit, they are not opposites.

[@susantunno3047]

Sean, I just watched CEO Cheskey state that the focus of Airbnb NOW is to value i.e. cheapest places to stay since its main user group is price conscious budget minded travelers. He went on to say directly that Airbnb would NOW be ranking its listings for first page search according to price competitive/best value scores. So this means if AI thinks your price to too high it will bury your listing to the back pages. This dramatic change is I believe triggered by the dramatic drop in bookings and withdrawal of listings because of no bookings, all of which ignores the elephant in the room which is the total collapse of the platform from the radical changes launched a year ago.

[@wadecollier4757]

Very thoughtful remark

[@earn-str]

It came to pass. Price is the key factor.

[@Jacob_mcrobs]

I had to turn off same day bookings as I learned it attracted the wrong type of guests. Their reasons for travel would be "Looks like a very comfortable place to stay" Lol. Good guests usually know their plans ahead of time and give a good, legitimate reason for travel.

[@drewzalo]

I’m seeing a trend in my city that people aren’t booking in advance like they used to. Everything is a day before or day of. It’s confusing because I agree and have encountered the above often and it’s simply not worth the risk.

[@jrtransportsvcs8178]

Thank you so much for all your recommendations. We will follow them and let you know

[@janetvalencia597]

You are genius and add so much value to all hosts. Thank you for all your content...and glad to see your hair back ...LOL.

[@madeleinmercia]

You are very sincere, lovely. Thanks was helpful

[@angiedouty5911]

I know you said that Airbnb rewards loyalty meaning you aren't also listed on VRBO but is it the same for my direct booking site? Am I somewhat penalized via the algorithm because I have a direct booking site? I'm willing to get off VRBO because it produces 1 booking for every 30 bookings on airbnb but I'm not willing to get rid of my direct booking site. Along that same thought process, how does Airbnb know that a booking from my direct booking site is not just me blacking my property so I can personally use it? Are you penalized by the algorithm for blocking your own house for personal use? My area is super saturated with 3 bed/2 bath homes so I'm trying to get my ranking up.

[@funlearningidea5337]

Thank you Sean, it was very helpful.

[@rareseason]

Great information. Now, determine how to implement.

[@parameswarigoodsell4268]

Thank you sharing this information.

[@clutterninjas2048]

That was awesome! I’m considering str and this video was very informative.

[@dustinbutzler1031]

What if i posted my listing before the property was ready to book. What should i do?

[@mokar3819]

I would love you to share your thoughts the Summer 2022 new categories algorithm. Great work. Thanks

[@coinholio6863]

What constitutes Superhost at AirBnB and what does the SEO ranking mean?

[@jerrysweany278]

Thank you for this. How do I snooze listing?

[@juanchirino9641]

I love your videos. You are always giving good advice! We appreciate you.

[@PhuketPhuket]

Thanks for your video's I share with my group, A question I would like to ask, Does getting people to click your custom link have a benefit?

[@roadtriprentals5187]

I did an update on a property for 60 days and blocked the time off. I should have snoozed it. Over 100 reviews and a 4.95 and now it's off the backside. Great video. Hopefully changing up the listing and new pics will get it back on track.

[@AirbnbAutomated]

I believe in you. Get creative, love on your guests.

[@roadtriprentals5187]

@@AirbnbAutomated Do you find it's better to run the promotions discount on Airbnb than to manually lower prices? I'm going to have to use aggressive pricing during Spring Break to get it rolling again. Great Videos.

[@wadecollier4757]

@@AirbnbAutomated Should he/she have snoozed the property?

[@cd5139]

Taking notes. Thanks again Sean.

[@arsene9935]

Thank you for this educative content

[@saraswain8043]

is there an update? all listings seem to have a generic title now. i dont see anything original until i click on the listing

[@scottsherin5456]

going live today, your account has been a big resource for me. Thank you!

[@AirbnbAutomated]

I’m rooting for you Scott

[@drevfx_]

How's it going?

[@scottsherin5456]

@@drevfx_ so far so good. March was just over breakeven, bookings for April so far create some solid cashflow!

[@drevfx_]

@@scottsherin5456 Niceee man congrats! Is it an arbitrage property?

[@scottsherin5456]

@@drevfx_ thanks dude! No, I own this one. I’m pursuing the co-hosting route to help me be able to afford my next one

[@piyei]

For how long should you snooze your listing?

[@rocket9580]

is it better to include taxes in nightly rate or separate them out? thanks!

[@neizaililiang]

Very good content. Thank you for sharing!

[@jawfitness]

when you say not to list on other platforms, does this include not listing them on your own website? I was going to list them on my own site

[@sergioadriansalazarpined-ch6jp]

Excellent content as always, very valuable.

[@carmel2029]

Great info! Would love if you could list each of your tips as you say it and keep it on the screen in the video. You have a lot of good points and it gets difficult trying to write so fast! lol

[@drewzalo]

Take notes, he’s already giving this for free

[@dougnu7863]

Very helpful bro. Thank you !

[@nikjames1206]

And Sean’s next endeavor is to become a voice actor lol. Disney, hire him! Great content Sean. Thanks always!

[@AirbnbAutomated]

Lol. I love that, one day maybe.

[@stevenmayers2808]

Thanks for the info! I have an NYC penthouse that I want to AirBnb.

[@icelandsjfvilla]

This sounds very good,,,

[@milosbokic3951]

Sean, I still didn't get it... Can you help me with this information.... If I put seasonal requirements from May-December... lets say 4 days min.. is it going to destroy my ranking by Airbnb? I understand I will lose some views by potencial guests, but will it directly effect the Airbnb ranking if you put seasonal requirements? I like your content so much, big fan! Have a nice day and thanks!

[@ratingswinner]

what do you recommend is the best pricing strategey, ,should I use price lab or stick with airbnb smart pricing?

[@AirbnbAutomated]

You should do it all by hand. Neither of your options are pricing strategies. They are assistants.

[@TD-cu3tg]

Thanks so much!

[@Shorts_By_Siddheshkhatu]

Great and thanks

[@boatingforbeginners7949]

Thanks Sean, That was an awesome video

[@justinstrong2811]

Hello, we are going live on Airbnb later this week but the current owner is booked through March. We take over the property April 1st. Will going live now for April hurt the algorithm?

I just started watching your videos couple days ago and I have learned so much already. I am getting ready a 2 bedroom apartment ready to start my Airbnb business in a small city. What do you recommend? Thank you!

[@tomknoblock1962]

how long to snooze a listing?

[@jasonmunger8409]

How would you handle a property that is STR in the summer and then owner occupied in the winter? Snooze the listing or mark as unavailable? Would that hurt your SEO?

[@drewzalo]

Drop your prices for winter, he has videos on this

[@jasonmunger8409]

@@drewzalo that’s not what I asked. It’s owner occupied, so it’s not available at any price.

[@LuxuryOrlandoRealEstate]

Question! How long wuld you snooze the listing for? Thanks for the info.

[@AirbnbAutomated]

Overnight. And you can time that to be 20 minutes

[@jasonshy3554]

What if we activated our account and then paused it to build the listing and finish the property? Will AirBnb take that into consideration when we go live? It’s gonna be just over a month since we activated it! Or did we miss the initial month boost?

[@AirbnbAutomated]

Try not to initially activate Until you’re ready. I can’t say if airbnb times out your initial boost if it’s paused or not. I’ll try and get that answered

[@jasonshy3554]

Ok. Thanks

[@twoplustwoequalsfour48]

I love your brain dude

[@AirbnbAutomated]

Thank you !

[@laurihines300]

Such good info, thanks Sean!

[@WatchRob]

Is there any concern with dropping the price 40, 60, 80% to capture a last minute booking that it will attract the type of guest who may party or destroy the house? I’m in a college town and have been told to keep my price higher and do a two-day minimum to weed out college kids or locals looking for a place to host a party.

[@JanetKohl]

I do 2 day booking minimum. Start with a small drop and see who you get. Most guests tell you their reason for coming to town. Have a thorough house manual that states no parties and reservation allows booked guests only on premises. I also take credit card snd ID at check in.

[@WatchRob]

@@JanetKohl thank you. I understand them sending a copy of their ID, but how do you handle the CC deposit?

[@VivianWynter]

@@JanetKohl how do you get their IDs? I’m doing remote arbitrage

[@JanetKohl]

@@VivianWynter have them send you a photo. get current address. credit card more important. set up a merchant account with your bank then get their number verbally over the phone

[@RetreatHacker]

great stuff!

[@sdowning533]

Does anyone know if it is better to do split pictures for you thumb nail? Seen one with 5 split pictures.

[@kacarr10]

Thank you for all of this great info! given the initial one month boost that Airbnb gives you, is there any strategy behind when to launch your Airbnb if you are in a seasonal location? For example, our first STR will be ready in September for an area where the summer is the main season. Should we wait to launch on Airbnb until when people are starting to get interested in booking summer vacations for the following year?

[@theprofessorp1]

Great content. Dropping gems 💎

[@AirbnbAutomated]

Thank you!

[@alvaroguillen7010]

Keep up the great work!

[@AirbnbAutomated]

Absolutely will

[@RevAimeePhD]

My listings have stopped appearing in searches. I’ve been hosting for 10 years and I’m not getting any bookings since the new algorithm. I have six listings.

[@dansysoman3391]

I'm considering getting into Airbnb as a side hustle and had a thought. To improve ranking and visibility, has anyone tried getting your friends and family to enjoy a 'free stay" (they pay the full amount and you reimburse them after) at your listing? So, they create account (if they don't already have one, preferably they WILL have one) they book and stay however many nights. Leave a great review. Then offline, you send them a check for the amount they spent. You could even just give them a crazy discount - so reimburse 80% of the total. They get a cheap get away and you don't die trying to pay up $1,00 just to get good reviews, etc. Host would have to absorb both the service and cleaning fee (from your cleaners), but I'd imagine if you get a good 8-10 bookings and reviews, this would be super helpful for gaining some traction in the algorithm. Any thoughts?

[@silentgrind34]

It's a waste. I thought if that too. You're just wasting money and time tbh

[@kissFATE1]

Why would you snooze while you update your listing title and pictures?

[@chadcain9974]

I turned off 20% discount on my new listing (which I believe was a mistake) Inquiries have gone down and have no new bookings. Listed 5 days ago. Any help to get the "boost like" results back?

[@blue_skyy345]

I did the same thing, not knowing it would have such a negative effect 😢

[@shemanifest4769]

Great info! 🙌🏽

[@milosbokic3951]

Hello Sean, recently in past I made 2 big mistakes, and I am loosing so much in SEO ranking. I was almost on first page in my area, (because of you advices, thank you for that) but for future bookings in April, May, June...etc i put there 4 days minimum stay or even 7 days. I think i lost so many clicks there.... ): I also recently made additional error and my flat was soled for 10$ for Friday. My base price for weekend is 100$, but I made agreement with guy through Airbnb, he would like to do direct booking. So I was looking for a little bit of occupancy and 5 star review. Everything was fine with this reservation from both sides, but I am afraid for my SEO, because price was to low does it matter for SEO btw? Please help me with advices if you have any idea how to get back quickly. Best regards, thank you for your content, your videos are awesome!!!

[@milosbokic3951]

I just deleted seasonal requirements and I got so many boost instantly, I had no idea this could be that big problem... But still I would like to hear something from your side on this topic

[@bnbgezgini]

Very useful info, Thx alot

[@AirbnbAutomated]

Happy to help

[@freedomfight1933]

Great video, thanks!

[@AirbnbAutomated]

Thanks Travis

[@Leocuteno1]

I just gave my first booking to my family member and gave it to him for a nightly rate of $10. Someone told me Airbnb will most likely not advertise my because of that. Any info on that and what i can do about it?

[@PNWSamson]

Cheers dude!

[@livinginaustin-jake8146]

Thank you for making this video! I’m curious how you find recent or ongoing eviction data.

[@AirbnbAutomated]

Eviction courts County website

[@michaelmarblerunworld8014]

Great info

[@waseyraza6011]

How in a dynamic search one can always stay at the first screen with the same keywords but differemt users?? 😅😅

[@norahberumen]

Hola from Mexico Sean, thank you fr all your great info. As I told you before you helped me to start my airbnb´s I had 4 but somethings came up and needed to close 4 of them for a while and after definitely close down 2 of them... and the rest are not been renting almost at all, I know its a matter to re-invent my self and my business but I would like to understand what happened in order to don´t do the same errors again, would be ok if I post the story at the FB group and tag you? Please🙏 Thanks in advance.

[@ZockyPocky]

Sean, maybe off topic, just to congratulate you on the great result on hair surgery and gym use. Not gay here.

[@rocket9580]

thats funny...hahahaha

[@elsavelaz]

What if I only want to make my Airbnb available like 5/10 days - I work at an awesome profession so far from wanting this to be my source of income, just using it as a way for the mortgage to pay for itself . How do I stay on top on the Airbnb Algo , or is it better to not do Airbnb and instead do traveling Nurses or something less maintenance ?

[@AirbnbAutomated]

You won’t be able to fully leverage airbnbs placement algorithm being that specific but if your listing is otherwise quality it should still perform.

[@elsavelaz]

@@AirbnbAutomated ❤️ thank you!

[@TijuanaJackson]

That was a lot of quality insight. Thank you.

[@cd5139]

Imagine my surprise seeing you comment here. Big fan.

[@Lpunderground24]

Thank you shawn

[@AirbnbAutomated]

My pleasure

[@aajn88]

How does airbnb treat views coming from ads? Say google/IG/Facebook ads? That could potentially drive a lot of views directly into the booking but I guess airbnb will realize as these aren't coming through their regular user journeys. Not sure whether it could be penalized.

[@AirbnbAutomated]

Slick idea! External views don’t count for their first page impressions Vs. Views Conversion score.

[@aajn88]

Thanks a lot for the quick answer, @@AirbnbAutomated! Ah, that's great - I guess it'd still be good from Airbnb's POV if it drives lots of bookings on the first month (or even later)?

[@AirbnbAutomated]

@aajn88 You’re correct. But as far as the population of their explore page, external views can’t be factored. If those views book, the rest of the funnel absolutely tracks. All the way to your final occupancy, which is a big factor

[@aajn88]

Sweeeeet! Thanks a lot for the guidance and the video, @@AirbnbAutomated! I'm looking forward to putting my very first listing soon!

[@nm4011]

Hi Sean, If one of multiple listings have a 1 star review and you delete that listing from your profile does it still affect your overall AirBnB rating / superhost progress?

[@AnselTroy]

Yes. All reviews are included in your superhost review.

[@twoplustwoequalsfour48]

This is so bomb

[@SuriyaWetzler]

Was great...thank you for the beautiful sharing😊🙏🌺🙏🌺

[@matthewring45]

How does Airbnb calculate the listing price? I heard its the lowest price over the next 6 weeks available. Also heard its over a 28 day period? Either way my listing price is coming out a lot higher. Any suggestions?

[@CodyCSweet]

Could you close your old listing, and create a new listing (without changing décor/paint/etc,) in someone else's account? I.E. your wife?

[@AirbnbAutomated]

You technically could. But what are you doing to solve your problem? There’s a reason you’re underperforming.

[@lissam8988]

I have been watching a lot of your videos. I live in the Austin area and wanted to rent out an apartment with STR. However I found out that this may not be possible anymore because the city of Austin changed its rules. Is there anyone that can tell me if this is true because I've seen apartments on Airbnb in the Austin area that are brand new that are being rented out by the night. Please help me understand. Also there's supposed to be three different types of STR. And type 2 is supposed to not be able to be used.

[@carlamacedoneves]

What happen if I didn't know about the boom of 1st month and opened my airbnb and almost 1.month have passed and I didnt get any guest? 😢

[@AirbnbAutomated]

If you go more than 24 hours e without getting a booking then something is wrong with your listing and/or your price

[@carlamacedoneves]

@@AirbnbAutomated 24 hrs ??

[@AirbnbAutomated]

If your create a listing and don’t have a booking within 24 hours. Yes. Something is wrong with the listing or price

[@carlamacedoneves]

@@AirbnbAutomated can I send my air bnb listing? Its in canada

[@mambaclaud9800]

Hey sean i went to view and apartment and they said they don’t allow lock boxes Do you know anyway around that?

[@AirbnbAutomated]

Don’t use lockboxes. Find another way

[@mambaclaud9800]

@@AirbnbAutomated is their any other way?

[@AirbnbAutomated]

You either convince the building management to change their stance or you find a new path. Find a new path if you’re not a company with enough reputation to negotiate details like this

[@mambaclaud9800]

@@AirbnbAutomated okay thank you

[@RetreatHacker]

What's the new hotness on this topic?

[@AirbnbAutomated]

my recent videos on search hacking. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rF7SoYeijNd-nKcsi=8ijn1ZYwIhiBh_49

[@RetreatHacker]

@@AirbnbAutomated bless you!

[@thepowerofpleasure8132]

Hi Sean. I’d like to do a consultation with you. I’m a super host with 4.97 135 reviews and after the algorithm changes in May my bookings and page views have totally fallen off. How do I connect with you?

[@AirbnbAutomated]

My Facebook group, the hosts of airbnb automated

[@DavidBellAcupuncturist]

the new platform is not working people are not seeing their properties on the new platform does this work for the new platfrom? this really is not good for air bnb people are moving to vrbo

[@pineyridge7465]

lucky for Sean, he gets to make new content to deal with the "new search"

[@kylebaxter3456]

awesome vid! BUT i want to know if you are able to wiggle your own ears on demand?

[@AirbnbAutomated]

Sadly I cannot without showing a different facial expression. Really falling short there

[@oldightight]

Hi Sean, quick question. I created a listing for my bnb before I fully furnished the place so for around the first 20 days of the listing being up, I didn't get any bookings. It's now been around 40 days since the listing was created and I have five 5* reviews. Do you think I should just re-create a new listing and start from scratch again to try to boost my initial SEO? My upcoming occupancy rate right now is 0% but my ranking seems to be alright (2nd to 5th page usually). And if I were to re-create, would I have to take all new photos and all that stuff? Seems like people like my listing, just not getting that initial boost has hurt me.

[@DJ-yc5qk]

No way! If you have perfect five star reviews than you were probably just missing based on pricing. Are you using a dynamic pricing tool?

[@oldightight]

​@@DJ-yc5qk Yea I'm using WheelHouse atm. I don't believe it's my pricing as my prices are around 10-20% lower than my competitors right now. I wish I could check my conversion rates but the insights tab on my bnb account is all janked up and totally inaccurate, so I have no idea what part of the funnel i'm underperforming in. Could possibily have something to do with seasonality as I'm in Dallas and and the weather is horrible rn but idk. My place is a 4br and my competitors seem to have around 20% at least in future occupancy so im a bit concerned. I've only gotten one inqueriy in the past four days and they ended up going with someone else :(

[@AirbnbAutomated]

There are tons of variable for wheelhouse and your base rate could be all wrong. And if something isn’t working you should change it. I would manually lower rates for near future

[@oldightight]

​@@AirbnbAutomated I'll try that, thanks. Right now my current same day discount is 20% so I'll try something like 50%. Hopefully once I get more of my calender filled out it'll start to snowball where that initial discount won't be used.

[@oldightight]

@@AirbnbAutomated Ay I updated my pricing and got a booking like an hour later 😆 Booking is two weeks out so not sure if the pricing had much to do with it but thank you

[@ApolloBrah]

this is like the intro vid to a bought course to prevent charge backs and build trust. the acting.

[@HDBnB1]

Can you wish list my listing 🥰

[@phook85]

Will the war happening in Ukraine will it affect Airbnb?

[@AirbnbAutomated]

Not globally, but regionally yes

[@ernestorosete8565]

Not worth it anymore. Everyone is losing properties and tons of money!

[@duffer2307]

but then I come along as angry neighbor and play loud noises all day make dust and do what I can to ensure the guest has a bad stay and leaves a one star rating.

[@fijicivic24]

Sean that was fucking fire

[@AirbnbAutomated]

Thank you very much.

[@ajackson9326]

Comment

[@TheFitRhythmist]

🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@hodl_the_presa5222]

Philly here. Loving this STR thing!!!

[@AirbnbAutomated]

Woop woop !

[@thomaswilliam630]

And when you're ready to sleep, 14 inches will sink into you 😂😂😂

[@dannygarcia7806]

Thanks for th3 information. You do a great job!

[@fastneataverage]

Very valuable info here, thank you!