See you on the zoom link in the calendar tab!!

Wins don't have to be big to count. A first call to an agent. An area finally picked. A listing photo redone. A question answered on Wednesday's call that unblocked you. All of it counts. Nothing moved this week? Say that too, and tell us what you're working on next. Someone in here has been exactly where you are. Reply with one thing that clicked for you this week, big or small.

I've put a new video up on my YouTube. It's about the number one reason I see people missing out on longer stays. Their calendar. Contractors. Trades workers. Families whose home has had a leak or a fire. Production teams. They want somewhere for weeks, not a couple of nights. But if you take the odd two-night booking here and there, months out, they can't book you. Most of the time they won't even see you. In the video I jump on Airbnb and look at real listings in Manchester. Search a longer date range and a listing with short stays dotted through its calendar doesn't show up at all. That doesn't mean you stop taking short stays. You can still fill the gaps in the next few days at short notice. You just plan your availability on purpose. Calendar management is one step. Knowing your ideal guest, your pricing and getting direct bookings are the others. The full walkthrough is in the video below. I'll pick up some of your answers on Wednesday's Mastermind Q&A. So here's your test for this week. Open your calendar and look at the next three months. What's the longest run of nights a guest could book with you right now, without hitting a booking or a block?

Recently I posted a Reel with a number from my own business, Furnished Accommodation. From January to 18 October 2026, 71% of our nights were booked direct. That matters because a night booked direct carries no Airbnb host fee, and that fee can be 15.5% or more of the booking. We still use Airbnb and Booking.com. Short stays do a great job of filling gaps. Think Christmas markets and summer holidays. But here's the test I'd set you this week. Put yourself in your guest's shoes. Search for your business on Google. What comes up? Could they book with you direct? The 50-second version is in the video below. These are my own business's numbers. They're not member results, not a typical result, and not a promise of what you'll get. So, over to you. Roughly what % of your bookings come direct right now? And if it's close to zero, what's the one thing stopping you? Not live yet? Tell us how you'd want your first guests to find you.

We're back. Mastermind Q&A is tonight, 8 to 9pm UK. Last week's was off while I was at the theatre. If you left a question under that post, I've got it, and it's first on the list tonight. Answered yesterday's winter gaps post? I'll pick those up too. This is the whole community. Every member, every week. If you only make one call this week, make it this one. Bookings, pricing, listings, landlords, longer stays, systems. Or "something's not working and I don't know why". Get your question in now so we spend the hour fixing things. Head to the Calendar tab for the link. Coming tonight? Drop a 👍 and add your question below.