Mark Simpson lost bookings at his family's guesthouse to Airbnb because his website was slow. He fixed it by shrinking image files, upgrading his hosting plan, and removing unnecessary plugins and pop-ups. Now he helps other hosts do the same through Boostly.
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Slow websites cost small hosts big money. Let me show you why. When I was running the family business, the Granary, our slow website felt like invisible Commission was draining my booking. Guests would bounce to Airbnb even before they had a chance to connect. So I built a site speed checklist for hosts that are non technical that actually work. First I trimmed image sizes with free tools, no fancy software so I could simply drag and drop them in. Then I switched hosting plans after realizing cheap wasn't always cheerful. Better servers were cutting my load time by half. Finally, I disabled unnecessary widgets and pop ups and plugins that I learned early on that flashy doesn't mean faster. These three steps boosted my website speed and direct bookings grew because of it. I'm Max Simpson, founder of Boostly, and I've helped thousands of small hosts fight back with practical fixes like these. So if your website loads slow, you are losing money right now. A fast smart speed builds control and boost profit. That's the power of the site checklist for hosts. No tech degree required.