How would you begin if you were starting now?
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 5:25 pm
Our barn (which should have been ready last June and STILL isn't finished!!!) should be ready for this season (the triumph of hope over experience). I've been reading through various threads about websites and booking sites etc and I am wondering, with the entry of AirBNB into the equation, whether it would be worth just using them? Or should we develop a good website with e.g. PIMS booking system and try other online booking sites too? There is a local online company (Wyevalleyholidaycottages) that has been recommended to us as a good place to list our place but I assume they will take a large chunk as a service charge. However might it be a gentler, helpful way to begin? The barn is quite luxurious and can sleep 10 people or be divided into a 6 or 4bed property. If you were starting out now, what would you do? What's the minimum I need to do? We have absolutely NO experience of holiday letting at all so far.
I realise this is quite a big question but would value your thoughts before I dive in head-first and regret at leisure.
Thanks. [/quote]
I realise this is quite a big question but would value your thoughts before I dive in head-first and regret at leisure.
Thanks. [/quote]