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Practice notes from the host's world — Smoobu, voice agents, direct booking, your own website. Short, honest, no marketing fluff.
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Setting up Smoobu: a step-by-step guide for beginners
From the account to your first property to a connected platform: how to set up Smoobu cleanly, sync calendars, manage prices — and which pitfalls to avoid.
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Commission-free renting: what OTA fees really cost — and how direct bookings cut them
Booking.com and Airbnb earn on every booking. How to put commissions in perspective, why your direct booking rate is the decisive lever, and how an own website with Smoobu helps.
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Wix or your own website for your vacation rental? An honest comparison
The Smoobu site builder, Wix Studio, or an individual website — which path fits your vacation rental? An honest comparison by budget, maintenance effort, performance, and booking integration.
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Why a channel manager is essential for your vacation rental
Double bookings, calendar chaos, manual upkeep: why everyone running more than one booking channel ends up with a channel manager sooner or later.
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Direct bookings vs. commission: 5 reasons for your own website
Booking.com takes 15–18% commission, Airbnb adds service fees — and at the end you don't know your guests. Why your own website is the better long-term investment.
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fewofy is now an official Smoobu partner
We're a certified Smoobu partner from now on — what that concretely means for you as a host.
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Voice agents for vacation guests: how AI takes the phone
Calls answered around the clock without you picking up — what a voice agent can really do for hosts (and what it can't).
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