Are you an entrepreneurial host?

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Pesky Problem

You’ve never had your own business before your Airbnb.

Throughout our travels, we’ve been stunned by how many of our Airbnb hosts also run their own business. From dog groomers to graffiti artists, organic farmers to massage therapists, the ingenuity and hustle we’ve witnessed in our hosts have fueled our own ambitions as small business owners. But we’ve also met many hosts with an Airbnb that represents their very first venture into the entrepreneurial space. If that’s you, then we’ve got just the blog post for you this week.

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Bite-Size Solution

 Leverage tried-and-true small business strategies.

Running your own Airbnb means running your very own small business. And there is no shortage of small business advice out there. As avid consumers of small business books and podcasts, we’ve collected ten strategies that we see come up again and again. All of these can be helpfully applied to running your Airbnb. If you’ve never really thought of your Airbnb as a business, try on this new paradigm and see how it feels. A little mindset shift might unlock a new level of joyful, profitable hosting.

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Here's Your First Step

Pick one of these ten tactics to test out in your hosting.

Start by looking through our blog post, The Entrepreneurial Host: 10 Small Business Strategies to Improve Your Airbnb. Then pick just one of these ten tactics and test out applying it in your hosting routine. If you’re not sure which one to choose, ask yourself which of these strategies would shore up the weakest element of your current Airbnb operation. The answer might surprise you.

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You’re an ambitious Airbnb host with a big heart. But on some days, hosting isn’t exactly what you had imagined. Maybe it’s overwhelming. Or isolating. Or just not making the kind of money you had envisioned. At Big Heart Hosting, we’re on a mission to help hosts like you thrive, not just get by. We create step-by-step resources that bring together the best hosting strategies from around the world. We’ll give you the knowledge and community you need to create the joyful, prosperous Airbnb you deserve.

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