Happy new year and all that.
The new year finds me suffering from the remnants of a cold and ENT infection and a serious case of hosting burnout. Maybe the two are related.
Just before I got really sick I downloaded the .csv of my hosting data from Airbnb. Holy c***! I thought I was busy this year and the data confirms it. No wonder I'm so worn down!
The symptoms of burnout hit before the cold virus. A string of problematic guests in November was the last straw and I dealt with it in the following ways: I increased my minimum stay to 3 nights and now require at least one positive review from another host before a guest can stay. Reservations had already become slow (as widely reported on Airbnb's Hosting 911 group) so I also slashed my prices hoping to compensate for my new requirements. The result? Only one new reservation during the past month. And you know what? It's okay, because I can really do with the break.
Next week I'll post some numbers and analysis from my hosting data. In the meantime, I'll catch up on some rest.
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