by Paris Achen | Jan 17, 2025 | 2024 RR Summit, Event Recaps, Guest Communications, Hosting and Management, Marketing
We can’t all afford to hire an intern to handle the repetitive tasks of operating a short-term rental business, but with artificial intelligence (AI), we can enlist the help of a free or low-cost “robot” to accomplish much of the daily drudgery that overwhelms our...
by Paris Achen | Jan 14, 2025 | 2024 RR Summit, Local Government, Short-Term Rental Regulation, STR Advocacy 101
Short-term rental regulations evolve each year. “It seems like the cool thing to do right now is to create regulations on the vacation rental industry,” said Julie Koster, Executive Director of the Colorado Lodging and Resort Alliance (CLARA) and the Summit...
by Paris Achen | Dec 5, 2024 | 2024 RR Summit, Event Recaps, Professional Development, Self-Growth
How many hours, days, or weeks do we use up on repetitive tasks? Conrad O’Connell, Founder of BuildUp Bookings and co-host of the Heads in Beds Show, reckons it’s a lot. All of the time spent on this repetitive drudgery drains your energy and resources from higher...
by Paris Achen | Dec 2, 2024 | 2024 RR Summit, Event Recaps, Professional Development, Self-Growth
As a teen mom, Amber Hurdle faced many obstacles to providing a quality life for herself and her child. Becoming self-aware about her strengths and weaknesses and capitalizing on her strengths ultimately helped her to get ahead. Today, she is an award-winning brand...
by Paris Achen | Nov 25, 2024 | 2024 RR Summit, Event Recaps, Hosting and Management, Marketing
Social media can be a potent tool for sharing your story, building trust, growing your brand, and boosting your bookings—if you know how to use it effectively. In this session at the RR Summit: Rise and Thrive, John Hildebrand, founder of Hilde Homes and Vice...
by Paris Achen | Nov 21, 2024 | 2024 RR Summit, Event Recaps, Professional Development, Self-Growth
From his early years tracking his athletic performance with pen and paper to leading Oura, Tom Hale’s life path has centered on empowerment through technology and wellness. Tom sat down with Rent Responsibly Co-Founder and CEO Dave Krauss in a fireside...
by Paris Achen | Jun 19, 2024 | Event Recaps, Leadership Seminars
Building a thriving short-term rental alliance requires more than just launching a website, opening social media accounts, and organizing events. It demands a strategic approach to attracting and retaining paying members. Paid memberships “ensure sustainable funding,...
by Paris Achen | Apr 29, 2024 | Event Recaps
During the Better Stays Together Southeast event, Rent Responsibly hosted Expedia Group, Superhog, Touch Stay, Hostaway, Avalara, and Vrbo, part of Expedia Group, for two hours of content on preparing your vacation rental business in the Southeast United States for...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Jan 3, 2024 | Event Recaps, Leadership Seminars, STR Advocacy 101
In this Q&A, Amber Erickson-Hurdle, an expert in branding and leadership and a former hospitality professional, answers questions from participants at the virtual RR Leadership Seminar where she shared public speaking strategies in a presentation, titled From...
by Paris Achen | Jan 3, 2024 | Event Recaps, Leadership Seminars, STR Advocacy 101
Public speaking and communication skills are an essential part of short-term rental advocacy. These skills help advocates effectively tell their story and communicate short-term rentals’ value to a community, especially during high-stakes regulatory discussions...
