Listing Set Up and Bookings Management

Listing Set Up and Bookings Management

It’s your property, never forget that !!

It’s daunting sometimes to know where to start with setting up your listing accounts on any of the global platforms, if you haven’t done it before. Should you be listed on Airbnb, TripAdvisor, Booking.com or all of them? Where do you start? How do you set up a profile? What should you say? Which are the best pictures to use? How to price the different times of year?


If you’ve used an agent or letting company previously, they will have done all this for you and taken the concern and pain away…….at what price however? 

And also, how well does a holiday letting company on the mainland know what is happening on the Isle of Wight?


Letting agents typically take 20% or more of your potential income and want your commitment for a minimum of 1 to 2 years, often with a ridiculously long notice period. If you have a successful Holiday Let that books out on a regular basis, that could amount to £7,000 plus per year that you are paying out needlessly!

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So what alternative do we offer ?

  • Simple, fixed costs up front, with flexible options for running and managing it if you want us to, OR if you would rather run it yourself, we will hand over and advise. It’s entirely up to you.
    Plus we live on the
    Island, in Ventnor, so we know whats going on and what demand looks like, we are Island Specialists!

So what alternative do we offer ?

Simple, fixed costs up front, with flexible options for running and managing it if you want us to, OR if you would rather run it yourself, we will hand over and advise. It’s entirely up to you.
Plus we live o
n the Island, in Ventnor, so we know whats going on and what demand looks like, we are Island Specialists!

What’s the process ?

Where to start? Typically, after an initial discussion we agree with you what you would like to do; which platforms to use as your main booking channels, whatever you want and decide. Once we have agreed your requirements, we set up the property on your chosen forum.


Through discussion and trial we get you up and running, then hand over the day-to-day property running to yourselves whilst we manage the bookings and conversations with guests or we manage both the property and bookings for you.


We offer a service to manage it for you for a set monthly fee, starting at £100 per month which includes any changes you wish to make on pricing, pictures, terms etc. If at any point you want to make a change or book it out for friends or family, just call us and we do that for you too. We can't guarantee bookings but we will monitor and adjust the listing to ensure you have the best opportunity to have your property booked.


We don’t believe in tying you into contracts or inflexible terms, nor taking excessive percentages of commission, or using any aggressive sales tactics. It’s worked wonders for us - let us help do the same for you!

FAQ

  • Where should I list my holiday let property?

    That is not a straightforward answer. It depends a great deal on the type of holiday let you have, where it is located, your target market and how much competition there is.

    Here at MaD Island Services we have learned through trail and error what works for our area and for our client's properties.

    If you come on board with us, you will benefit from that experience from day one, and will not need to spend a lot of time, energy and money with 'trial and error' and 'wait and hope'. 


  • Why should I list my holiday home on listing sites?

    There are a few reasons, such as:

    • It will allow you to attract new and a wider range of guests
    • Your reach will be much better as potentially millions of people will see your holiday rental advert and will be able to book it.
    • Listing sites like AirBNB advertise across multiple channels including Google, TV, social media and newspapers.
    • It will ensure a level of credibility being associated with these types of sites.
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