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Notes for hosts
Practical writing on running a short-term rental with fewer guest messages: what a guidebook should cost, what belongs in a welcome book, and the wifi question.
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The wifi question: how hosts stop answering the same message 200 times a year
Guests ask for the wifi password more than anything else. The arithmetic behind it, why binders and PDFs fail, and the sign that removes the question.
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Touch Stay vs Hostfully vs Keystay: what a vacation rental guidebook should cost in 2026
Touch Stay charges yearly. Hostfully has a free tier with a catch. Keystay costs $39 once. An honest comparison of the three pricing models.
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What to put in an Airbnb welcome book (and what guests actually read)
Order the book by moment, not by topic: a complete checklist of what to include, what to cut, and the format guests actually use.