HCH042: Margot Schmorak: Hostfully: Standing out in the STR space

Holiday Cottage Handbook

Margot Schmorak, the CEO and Co-Founder of Hostfully, is the special guest on today’s Holiday Cottage Handbook Podcast.

Margot discussed her varied career, the story of Hostfully, and shared hosting tips and trends.

During this episode, learn:

· The story of Hostfully and why it stands out in the property management software space

· Why Guesty’s acquisition of Rentals United was no surprise

· Why you should use a digital guidebook

· Trends to look out for as a host and property manager
Margot picked PriceLabs for her favourite brand and gave Robin Craigen and Nicholas Halverson special shout-outs.

3:21 Margot’s career: nanny, barista, architecture, Apple, start-ups…and Hostfully!

5:47 The story of Hostfully

8:41 What makes Hostfully stand out in the PMS space

11:40 Margot’s thoughts on Guesty’s acquisition of Rentals United

12:51 Will we see more consolidation in the PMS space?

14:45 Solutions can be more user-friendly

16:20 A number of STR platforms are too complicated

17:20 The challenges the STR industry is facing

21:21 Being a female founder

25:15 Top tips for hosts and property managers

27:57 Major trends in the STR industry

30:18 Favourite brand in the STR space: PriceLabs

31:33 Individual shout-outs: Robin Craigen from Moving Mountains and Nicholas Halverson from Osa Property Management

32:56 Biggest lesson learned since founding Hostfully

Links:

James Varley: https://shorturl.at/rstAB

Holiday Cottage Handbook website: https://shorturl.at/xLMRY

Free newsletter: https://shorturl.at/xLMRY

Free e-book: https://shorturl.at/imtW6

Survey: https://shorturl.at/axOV6

Margot Schmorak: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mschmorak/

Hostfully: https://get.hostfully.com/46p7pafubra1

Sponsor links:

HCH Financial Services: https://www.hchfs.com/ Call: 0333 1234 536 Email: [e-mail]

Sustonica: https://www.sustonica.com/

Touch Stay: https://touchstay.com/?utm_source=HolidayCottageHandbook&utm_medium=email+social&utm_campaign=airbnb

Smiling House Luxury: https://smilinghouse.ch/

Mentions:

PriceLabs: https://hello.pricelabs.co/

Robin Craigen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robincraigen/

Moving Mountains: https://www.movingmountains.com/

Nicholas Halverson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholashalverson/

Osa Property Management: https://osapropertymanagement.com/

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