438. Hosting Hotline: What Is The Best Pricing Strategy When You First List Your Airbnb
Hosting Hotline: The Best Pricing Strategy When You First List Your Airbnb
When you’re launching your short-term rental, pricing can feel like a guessing game. Should you start with low rates to get more bookings and reviews? Or is that a fast track to leaving money on the table? In this Hosting Hotline episode, we answer a listener’s question about how to price their new Airbnb and whether lowering rates is the right strategy.
We also touch on midterm rentals—when they make sense, how they differ from short-term stays, and why they are not always the easy alternative some hosts expect.
What We Cover in This Episode:
- Why pricing too low does not always mean more bookings
- How Airbnb already gives new listings a boost in the algorithm
- The dangers of relying on lower rates as your default pricing strategy
- How to analyze market demand before setting your rates
- Midterm rentals vs. short-term rentals—what is the real difference
- How to transition from midterm back to short-term bookings without losing traction
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