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Six beats. No credentials are invented, and none of the marks are portraits.

  • JM

    James Mercer

    Direct booking strategy

    James Mercer writes the direct booking strategy beat. The work is about how hosts and small managers add a direct booking channel alongside Airbnb and Vrbo, and how they decide what to do first.

  • CB

    Claire Bennett

    Lodgify

    Claire Bennett writes the Lodgify beat. The work explains Lodgify websites, setup questions, and booking problems for people who already use Lodgify.

  • DB

    Daniel Brooks

    Hospitable

    Daniel Brooks writes the Hospitable beat, including Hospitable Direct sites, the steps Hospitable documents for setup and photos, and what those documents do not cover.

  • OH

    Olivia Hart

    Website and photography

    Olivia Hart writes the website and photography beat. The work is about how property images and the first screen of a page are organized on a direct booking site.

  • EP

    Ethan Parker

    Revenue and marketing

    Ethan Parker writes the revenue and marketing beat. The work compares a stay using numbers the reader supplies, and it points at marketing tasks that sit next to a direct booking site.

  • SR

    Sophie Reed

    Software reviews

    Sophie Reed writes the software reviews beat. Future comparisons will show the criteria for any score, and a score will be labeled an editorial estimate.