Get Acquainted (44 minutes)
  • Meet Evan
  • Join our community on Slack!
  • What is AirBNB?
  • Course format
  • The benefits of homesharing
  • Can it work in my city? (Hint: yes)
  • How much can I make? I'll show you!
  • Looking at my revenue
  • Cheat sheet: Can it work in my city? (Hint: yes)
  • Course feedback: Let me know what you think so far!
  • Section 1 Review Material
  • Review sheets, cheat sheets, resources - all in one PDF
Laying the foundation (86 minutes)
  • Ready to create an account? Get $200 extra for your first guest
  • Is my space good enough? What you need to know...
  • How long will this take? It's surprisingly less than you think...
  • Scoping out the competition and making a game plan
  • Pricing strategies guaranteed to work
  • The hotel pricing strategy
  • Advanced skills: How to drill down on your host competition
  • Cheat sheet: Is my space good enough? What you need to know
  • Cheat sheet: How long is this going to take? Surprisingly less than you think
  • Cheat sheet: Scope your competition and make a game plan
  • Cheat sheet: Pricing strategies that work
  • Cheat sheet: The hotel pricing strategy
  • Section 2 Review Material
Getting your listing up (110 minutes)
  • Four easy rules for taking high quality photos that "wow" your listing
  • Add the magical touch: Edit your photos like an AirBNB professional
  • Resources: Camera accessories, apps, and free software
  • The amenities drill down: All the amenities you need in 6 minutes
  • The amenities guests expect that you always forget
  • The key to writing great descriptions that book guests
  • Writing the perfect title: Trickier than you would think
  • The secret to thumbnails
  • What to do with "Cleaning Fees"
  • Set your "House Rules" correctly to save yourself down the line
  • "Extra People Fees": Do it right and add +20% to your rental income
  • Tip #1: How to get AirBNB quality photos for free (without AirBNB)
  • Tip #2: The secret number of photos to use
  • Tip #3: The rambling text strategy
  • Cheat sheet: Four easy rules for taking photos that "wow"
  • Cheat sheet: Add the magical touch: Edit your photos like an
  • Cheat sheet: The amenities drill down: All the amenities you need
  • Cheat sheet: The amenities guests expect that you always forget
  • Cheat sheet: The secret to thumbnails
  • Cheat sheet: What to do with "Cleaning Fees"
  • Cheat sheet: "Extra People Fees": Do it right and you can add +20%
  • Cheat sheet: How to get AirBNB quality photos for free (without AirBNB)
  • Cheat sheet: Writing the perfect title: Trickier than you would think
  • Cheat sheet: Set your "House Rules" correctly to save yourself down the line
  • Cheat sheet: The rambling text strategy
  • Cheat sheet: The secret number of photos to use
  • Course feedback: Let me know what you think!
  • Section 3 Review Material
Starting Out (40 minutes)
  • The art of the start
  • The beginning pricing strategy crucial to your success
  • The cleaning is crucial, skip this at your AirBNB peril
  • Resources: Cleaning services
  • Your first guest: Let me walk you through it
  • Why so many hosts are using Instant Book wrong
  • When to use the "Minimum Days" setting
  • Do deposits matter? What actually matters
  • Tip #1: How to turbocharge your listing (not for the faint of heart)
  • Tip #2: Think like a hotel but don't act like one
  • Cheat sheet: The cleaning is crucial, skip this at your AirBNB peril
  • Cheat sheet: Why so many hosts are using Instant Book wrong
  • Cheat sheet: When to use the "Minimum Days" setting
  • Cheat sheet: Your first guest: Let me walk you through it
  • Cheat sheet: Do deposits matter? What actually matters
  • Cheat sheet: Think like a hotel, don't act like one
  • Cheat sheet: Turbocharge your listing (not for the faint of heart)
  • Section 4 Review Material
Maximizing the guest experience (43 minutes)
  • Mastering the warm & fuzzy: Becoming the best host you can
  • Finding the happy amount of face-to-face time
  • The $7 solution to all of your problems: Up your positive reviews by 50%
  • Damage Control: My five-step framework for minimizing potential bad reviews
  • Tip #1: The guidebook that makes hosting so much easier
  • Tip #2: Towels & Linens: Follow this advice and save $100's a year
  • Tip #3: The wonderful thing about Uber
  • Tip #4: The VA trick that no one talks about
  • Cheat sheet: Mastering the warm and fuzzy: Becoming the best host
  • Cheat sheet: Damage Control: My five-step framework for minimizing bad reviews
  • Cheat sheet: Finding the right amount of face time
  • Cheat sheet: The $7 solution to all of your problems: Up your positive reviews
  • Cheat Sheet: Towels & Linens: Follow this advice and save $100's a year
  • Section 5 Review Material
Separating yourself from the pack (83 minutes)
  • The winning mentality for AirBNB hosts
  • Identifying your winners and your losers
  • Hawking your calendar and how to easily increase bookings by 20%
  • Removing the maintenance and reducing your weekly input to < 3 hours a week
  • Expanding your platforms: Add an extra 20% to your booking inquiries
  • Resources: Popular Airbnb hosting tools
  • Tip #1: The "cheap nothing gift", your secret hosting weapon
  • Tip #2: The pre-emptive review strategy that works every time
  • Tip #3: How I added an extra $1k / month for just $100 / month