Boosting Your Brand: Tips from a Multi-Million Vacation Rental Business Owner

7 Feb 2024 · 34 min
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7 Feb 2024 · 34 min

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Rose Tipka, CEO of Your Family's Place, runs $3M in vacation rental properties near Ohio's Amish country and gets 80% of bookings direct. She built a $1.5M custom property, landed an influencer reel with 8M views, and uses pre-arrival surveys and guest avatars to fill rooms.

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February 7, 2024 (metadata provided).

Approximately $3 million.

$1.5 million.

One TikTok/Instagram reel reached about 8 million views; other reels had ~500k–600k views.

About 80% direct bookings.

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