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Houfy is the leading advertising platform for book-direct vacation rentals, with over 55,000 properties worldwide. From cozy homes to spacious apartments, you'll find the perfect vacation rental on Houfy. Plus, our platform allows you to book directly with hosts, saving you money on fees. Explore our extensive selection of vacation rentals and find your dream home away from home. Book with confidence on Houfy and enjoy a stress-free vacation.
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We have connected the payments processing companies Stripe and Square to Houfy for you to receive direct deposits & payments from your guests. This will only work if your listing is completed and verified by us.
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How easy is it to join a listing site that verifies owners and allows direct communication between guests and owners safely? It really just takes less than 10 minutes.
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Houfy is getting noticed! Help Houfy by inviting friends, previous guests and family to join. You can easily do this by following the steps below:
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Vacations rentals are a great way to save money when traveling. The whole group gets to kick back and relax under the same roof. Read on to avoid making some of these common mistakes the next time you book a vacation rental.
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When advertising in book direct groups, don't waste any opportunity to raise brand awareness and tout Houfy's benefits! Include a "Houfy message" at the beginning of your posts, conveying Houfy is a book direct marketplace, as well as a place to book your own property.
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Ask yourself this: "What percentage of bookings will likely be generated solely by my own website in one year, two years...three years?"
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Once you've completed your rates and synchronized calendars, it's time to get started on promoting Houfy! This is a step-by-step guide in the basics of marketing your vacation rental listing.
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If you have any social media followers, the quickest way to bring awareness about the savings on Houfy is to make an announcement. If you want travelers to book on Houfy versus other platforms, you MUST communicate the savings!
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HOUFY is a free advertising platform for hosts using the free features. Houfy does require a host verification fee from all hosts. Hosts who use lite or premium features are required to pay a monthly or yearly subscription fee.
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Listing your property for FREE on Houfy! - a book direct market network. No commissions. No traveler service fees.
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Requesting an ID from guests is actually quite easy, and one of the many benefits of booking travelers directly. Remember, this is your business and you have every right to know who is renting your vacation rental property. First, let's clear up a common misconception hosts have in regards to verifying IDs.
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Thijs H. Aaftink (Creator and Owner), originally from the Netherlands, born in the US, known as T or Tice, started the Houfy project in 2014 with the idea to share local information connected to a direct booking marketplace for vacation rentals. Swapnil Chavan (Lead Programmer)studied computer science and has been working for Houfy since 2015. Swapnil lives with his wife and child in Pune, India.
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The service fee varies, depending on the cost of the rental and demand for the house. Renters find the service fee can fluctuate from one view to the next.
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Please select menu > Manage Listings. Select the listing you want to edit, and then click Edit. Click Pricing from the left menu and click on Rates & Fees.
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Log in>Menu> Manage Listings>Edit>Settings>Rules. Upload Rental Agreement or drag and drop. Where Does My Guest View the Agreement?
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Unlike most platforms where you don't get paid till guest check-in, Houfy does not interfere in your payment transactions. All transactions pass between you and your guest only. As such, hosts choose their own forms of payment acceptance: check, Square, Stripe, Venmo, PayPal, Zelle, bank transfer, etc. It's entirely up to you.
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You can easily request a review from a guest by following these instructions:
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The booking cut-off date prevents travelers from booking your property after a specific date. This is helpful for those who may not want bookings far in advance, or for those who haven't set next year's rates yet.
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an image with a listing number, a bland slideshow, or a video mixed with text, photos with attractive transition effects, video, and thematic music?
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We have added some easy widgets for you to embed Houfy data to your own site. Pictures: code <iframe style="overflow:hidden;display:block;margin:0 auto;width:100%;min-height:442px;border:none" src="https://www.houfy.com/embed/Listing Number/photos" frameborder="0"></iframe>
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The sharing of local information is what differentiates Houfy as a "market network" versus a standalone "marketplace" (ex: listing site).
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Many owners are now listing their vacation rental homes on Houfy to offer guests a fee-free way to book their properties. Unlike AirBnB, Vrbo, HomeAway, Expedia and all the other big Online Travel Agencies (OTAs), Houfy allows guests and owners to communicate directly and doesn't charge a dime!
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Go to the post you'd like to save. Click the post's drop down menu. (Circle with 3 dots) Save to one or more existing collections.
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Writing Houfy posts is easy once you get the hang of it–it's even easier to get started on the wrong track. There's no need to go down the same bumpy road some of us already walked! To speed up your learning curve, I've compiled this list so you're not figuring things out alone, and can avoid a "Post clean-up" later down the road. I highly suggest spending 3 minutes reading Introduction to Post, Story, and Collection before continuing.
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Feel free to use any parts of the rental agreements below. These are ONLY examples to give you ideas for content. It's best to work with an attorney who is well-versed in short term rental regulations, insurance, etc.
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One of the best parts of planning a vacation, is choosing where to stay! The favorites list feature helps you organize lists for all of your upcoming trips. You can also share these lists with your friends and family.
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Engage more readers with aesthetically pleasing and easy-to-follow content. Not only should your Stories be well-written, they should be visually appealing as well. Utilizing all of Story's formatting options increases the chances of gaining followers on Houfy–and in turn, the likelihood your Stories will be shared on social media.
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Log in > Messages > Message history > Click on button " Send Reminder" (Bottom left)
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" Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it " Blaise Pascal - French Philosopher 1623-1662
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In this marketing tip I will discuss how you can leverage some best practices for creating Posts for your Google My Business account.
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While talking to my Social Media Coaches (aka my 20 something children), I was told Facebook was for old women. That explains all the shared pictures of grandchildren I see! But if I wanted to reach real people (translation: anyone under 50), I needed an Instagram account.
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To rent Tiki House Pensacola Beach, our vacation home. we require you to sign/accept a rental agreement. This is for your protection as much as ours. The agreement spells out all the details of renting, from checking-in to checking out!
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If you haven't seen this Houfy story, you will want to save it and take action to sign up for Google Analytics and begin tracking website traffic.
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