March 16, 2012

9flats host tips

Who exactly am I renting from?

There are many good reasons to let your guests know who you are before you meet them. Updating your profile with a picture gives your listing a personal touch, and may lead to more bookings. And getting in touch with your guests, telling them a bit about yourself, can help them feel more comfortable, even [...]

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March 8, 2012

9flats host tips

How maps can save you from shame and embarassment

This is the second in a series of posts containing practical advice on how to have a safe, enjoyable trip when vacationing with 9flats. Part 1 is here. Last time I wrote about the importance of making sound arrangements for handing over your keys. This week continues with a simple check list. After you give [...]

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January 20, 2012

9flats host tips

Synchronise your calendars

Even though we’re the best site to list your place with we realise that as a host, you may have listed your place somewhere else, too. With different calendars to juggle, it can be hard to keep track of whether your place is free or not. More importantly, it is disappointing for guests to find [...]

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January 18, 2012

9flats host tips

How to get lots of booking requests as a new host

When our hosts have questions, they either write us an email, call us… or sometimes they come to see us in person. Like Martin: the Berliner who listed his property on 9flats.com a few weeks ago. Because this is just down the road from our office in Kreuzberg, Berlin, and he passes by every day [...]

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June 27, 2011

9flats host tips

Top tips for taking great photos (part 2)

As promised in part 1 here’s a part two of our top tips for your 9flats photos: Editing your images Let’s operate under the assumption that you use a digital camera, a computer and that you all know to how to get the images off your camera and onto your computer. When editing photos there really [...]

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