"The vacation rental world is being increasingly populated by innovative new tools and services for owners and managers. Among them, Lodgify is one that's definitely here to stay."

"Focus on guest experience and their feedback. Create a brand and get good reviews. Make sure you have beautiful pictures. If you have multiple properties, you need a PMS: managing everything through software will allow you to save time, automate processes and increase your revenue."

"We couldn’t have managed it all so easily in our first year without the Lodgify software allowing customers to self-serve up to the point of arrival."

"Well, I think it’s really important to identify what your market is going to be. For us, we are a luxury one-bedroom villa rental that is all about a couple’s experience. I would just say go with your strong suit and find what works for you."

“We obviously have big dreams. We would love to eventually expand to other islands in the Philippines, but we don’t know what to expect. We’re really just living in the moment and making the most of what we have right now.”

“My advice to aspiring vacation rental hosts would be to never give up. Failure is feedback and you’re going to be faced with a lot of challenges as you run and own your own vacation rental. Having to learn new ways again is what’s going to help you continue growing.”

"Some nights in this business will be a breeze and some nights will have you question it all. The key is to focus on the bigger picture and why you chose this business. I quit my well-paying job to do this full time and people thought I was crazy, but …

“You have to get inspired by searching the internet, seeing what the competition offers, and comparing how you can be different or thinking about what services you can offer so that your business is different from others. You will, as a result, reap the reward by hosting guests who always …

"People aren’t always going to remember what you say, but they will remember how you make them feel."

“We doubled our bookings and saved a lot of agency commission! We’re fully booked from April to September. Now we can concentrate on talking to guests and so on, because we know that the software just works.”

"As a brand new user of Lodgify, I have initially been most impressed with the Customer Support! They provide new admins with an individualized training to help set up your account, catered to your business needs. This was invaluable!"

"It was sure awesome to have help with walking me through the Lodgify program and showing all the features. My Lodgify rep was very informative and made it easy to follow along plus made sure I understood what was being explained."

“Develop strong ties locally so that you are not a complete “absentee” landlord. Work with local providers who know the area and can help you with repair, landscaping, pool and cleaning and banking services best. You will find it so much easier and more rewarding to become a local, then …

“Our website is the face of our business, and Lodgify contributed a lot to this.”

“Be high quality and very clean! Provide everything you would want or need when you stay somewhere. Be very responsive to messages and bookings. People worry about making sure the system doesn’t lose them. Give clear instructions and expectations (i.e. no pets, no smoking). Do accept single night bookings during …