A short YouTube monologue by Mark Simpson describing his family’s vacation-rental business suffering heavy OTA fees, and how they rebuilt their strategy to prioritize direct bookings via conversion-focused websites and email sequences. The changes reduced reliance on OTAs and increased profits (~15% per stay), inspiring the creation of Boostly to help small hosts reclaim revenue.
Have you ever been fully booked but still barely scraping by? That was us with our family business. My family farm was drowning in OTA fees. I remember seeing tens of thousands of dollars every single month slipped through our fingers simply because platforms took a massive cut. That pain sparked something. Then rebuilt our entire strategy around diet bookings. We created sharp conversion first websites. We tailored email sequences. Slowly but surely, our reliance on the OTAs dropped. Profits jumped by 15% per stay. That's the exact journey that became Boostly's mission. Helping small hosts like you worldwide cut loose from these crippling fees and take back control.
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