Sharad S.

Airbnb (61 Cities) Revenue Optimization, Booking/OTA, PriceLabs Expert

➤ Sharad Sud: On Upwork, I am a Top 1% Airbnb & OTA Revenue Optimization Expert, with Projects completed in 35+ Countries | 66+ Cities | 225+ Listings. ➤ Airbnb Superhost & Global Revenue Management Expert for Short-Term Rentals, Vacation Rentals, 5* Hotels, Luxury Villas, Timeshare properties etc for Airbnb/VRBO & OTAs Booking .com/Agoda/Expedia. I am an MBA in Sales & Marketing, with 14+ years experience with Global OTAs (Booking, Agoda, MakeMyTrip, Expedia) & E-commerce (Groupon, Paytm). • Airbnb & OTA Revenue Optimization for Hotels & Vacation Rentals • Dynamic Pricing & Promotions strategy • Maximize Airbnb Revenue & Boost Occupancy for OTAs • Coach, Live Tutorials & Strategy to execute on PriceLabs ★ My clients are a combination of Airbnb Hosts (NEW or upto 10+ years on Airbnb), 5*, Luxury & Boutique Hotels, Property Management companies & anyone looking to setup or optimize their business for Visibility & Revenue on any global platform. ➤ I am also a Google My Business Profile ( GMB) expert for optimization. Setup Google Maps Businesses in more than 5 countries. 1) Global Airbnb, Google & OTA Expert: • Booking, Expedia, Agoda, MakeMyTrip, VRBO, Google Vacations, Google (Maps) My Business, Viator, Klook, GYG, Airbnb Experiences • Co-Host to 56+ properties worldwide on Airbnb from $15 to $2300 per night. • Channel Manager/PMS/Pricing Tool expertise includes Hostaway, STAAH, Uplisting, Hospitable, Pricelabs, Cloudbeds, Lodgify, Guesty, Beds24 etc 2) Past employee with Agoda/Booking & MakeMyTrip ( India's No.1 OTA ) • Online Marketing & Product portfolio of 800+ domestic & international hotels to increase Revenue/Occupancy/Visibility & Algorithm Strategy 3) Airbnb Superhost : Operate 9+ Villas & Revenue share with 15+ properties in 4 countries: • I understand algorithm nuances better than most people, since I have been a past employee, customer & partner of Travel Platforms After 122+ projects, I can help you with: • EXPERT Listing of Vacation rentals/Hotels on Airbnb/OTAs, & correct setup with Channel Managers • Global level Optimization, Pricing & Promotion Strategy ( PriceLabs), Algorithm Tips • Consultation to stay ahead in saturated markets, capture ranking/visibility algorithm, customer conversion, & save at least 3-6 months of your time. • Problem Resolution, Go To Market on any OTA --- Optimization involves everything you do to Capture the Algorithm, Capture guest Attention & improve/rectify Visibility, Occupancy & Revenue: - Algorithm Ranking & Visibility in search results - Improving Guest Conversion ( Clicks, Views, Bookings) - Pricing with promotions & efficient settings on each OTA. - SEO Content, Photo & Captions Strategy A) My EXPERTISE & How I Can Help : 1) New Listing Set-up/Onboarding: Create & Optimize a NEW Listing, for a Short Term Rental/Homestay/Hotel/Villa, on any Travel Platform across the world. 2) Listing Optimization & Audit: i) Optimizing EXISTING listings for owners/rental companies/hosts. Implement changes to capture algorithm, & adjust to the OTA Ranking/Visibility/SEO algorithm, to help increase bookings/occupancy ii) Optimize & Capture Guest Attention through : - Title, Description, Space, Neighborhood ( AI tools like Chat GPT & Bard) - Photo tactics & captions - Create Guest Messaging templates iii) Execution on optimizing OTAs (Booking, Expedia) vs Airbnb/VRBO 3) Revenue or Pricing/Promotion Strategy: - Setup on Pricing Tools like Pricelabs - PriceLabs Live Tutorial in 1.5hrs - Strategy & Consultation on tactics, occupancy, beating competition, visibility, capturing algorithm, automation & nuances of different OTAs 4) Consultation Listings on OTAs - Airbnb, Booking, TripAdvisor, Agoda, MakeMyTrip, VRBO & Expedia ( Pricing & Revenue, SEO Visibility Tips, Content, Settings) - Solutions for Low Bookings - Selling Strategies for different property types ( Luxury, Condos, Homes etc) -------- 1) ~$25 per Listing on Airbnb - Information to be provided by Host ( Layout, pictures ,amenities, guests, content etc). Booking/Expedia/Agoda. 2) $30 Consulting Calls (2 hour) - This will help you save time, understand how to operate on a Travel platform, & implement strategies you will not be aware of ! I'll provide nuances on pricing, settings, listing optimization, communications, content, & how to target your listings to potential guests. 3) $16 Listing Optimization/Audit ( 1 Hr) - I log into your listing, to ensure your content, settings are optimized to bring in guests at competitive prices - this is crucial to maintaining the SEO/algorithm. B) Holiday Planner - Lead the category of Holiday Packages in MakeMyTrip for 38 International destinations. - TripAdvisor : Top 15 Reviewer of Hotels & Landmarks/Attractions - Google Maps : Local Guide Level 8, with over 30 million+ photo views ( Top 5%) - Booking added me as an Ambassador for India Community. - Operated Couch-surfing in Mumbai for foreign travelers.