Get Paid For Your Pad is the go-to podcast for Airbnb hosts, short-term rental operators, and vacation rental entrepreneurs who want to scale smarter, earn more, and stay ahead of industry shifts.
Hosted by Jasper Ribbers, Eric Moeller, and Kaye Putnam from Freewyld Foundry, this podcast delivers actionable tips on Airbnb pricing strategies, revenue management, direct bookings, listing optimization, and guest experience. You'll hear from real hosts, property managers, and industry pros who share behind-the-scenes insights, lessons learned, and the systems they use to grow profitable STR businesses.
Whether you're managing one property or one hundred, you'll walk away with practical strategies to increase occupancy, boost profits, and build a sustainable short-term rental brand.
Tune in weekly to learn how to thrive in today’s competitive Airbnb market, and get paid what you’re worth.
Freewyld Foundry offers revenue and pricing management (RPM) services to the top 1% of STR hosts. Learn more and request a free Revenue Report: https://www.freewyldfoundry.com
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Get Paid For Your Pad is the go-to podcast for Airbnb hosts, short-term rental operators, and vacation rental entrepreneurs who want to scale smarter, earn more, and stay ahead of industry shifts.
Hosted by Jasper Ribbers, Eric Moeller, and Kaye Putnam from Freewyld Foundry, this podcast delivers actionable tips on Airbnb pricing strategies, revenue management, direct bookings, listing optimization, and guest experience. You'll hear from real hosts, property managers, and industry pros who share behind-the-scenes insights, lessons learned, and the systems they use to grow profitable STR businesses.
Whether you're managing one property or one hundred, you'll walk away with practical strategies to increase occupancy, boost profits, and build a sustainable short-term rental brand.
Tune in weekly to learn how to thrive in today’s competitive Airbnb market, and get paid what you’re worth.
Freewyld Foundry offers revenue and pricing management (RPM) services to the top 1% of STR hosts. Learn more and request a free Revenue Report: https://www.freewyldfoundry.com
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👉 Get a Free Revenue Review → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report
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What does a high-performing direct-booking setup look like when you’re tired of relying on OTAs and a weak booking engine?
In this episode of Get Paid For Your Pad, Kaye Putnam (Head of Marketing at Freewyld) interviews Eli Pritykin, founder of Hudson Creative Studio and creator of HomeRunner, to dive into why most short-term rental operators are stuck building on “rented land” and how to reclaim control with a website that converts.
They discuss the shift from listing-manager mindset to e-commerce mindset, reveal the three key elements of a website that drives direct bookings, and explore how structured data and AI search are changing discovery for properties.
You’ll discover:
• Why many booking engines fall short and trap you on someone else’s platform
• How trust and user experience matter in the first 2–4 seconds of your site visit
• What it means to build your brand as a “curated box of chocolates” so guests choose you instinctively
• How friction in your booking flow silently destroys revenue
• Why WordPress and HomeRunner offer real ownership, flexibility and scalability for direct bookings
• How schema, structured data and emerging AI engines (AEO/GEO) will impact hosting in the near future
đź’ˇ Topics Covered:
• Direct booking strategy for short-term rentals
• Trust psychology in user experience and conversion
• Brand building vs commodity operations in STR
• Booking flow optimization and UX design
• Data strategy, schema markup and AI search in hospitality
• WordPress websites vs PMS-built solutions
đź”— Relevant Links:
Learn more about Hudson Creative Studio → https://www.hudsoncreativestudio.com
Explore HomeRunner → https://www.homerunner.io
Follow Kaye Putnam → https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayeputnam/
Keywords:
direct bookings, short-term rentals, STR website, branding, user experience, trust signals, conversion optimization, booking engine, WordPress, HomeRunner, structured data, schema, AI search, AEO, GEO
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