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Why Every Vacation Rental Host Needs SEO Landing Pages (And How to Build Them)
There’s a search happening right now for “pet-friendly vacation rentals in [your area].” And your direct booking website probably isn’t showing up for it. Not because your properties...
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The Hidden Cost of Broken Links on Your Vacation Rental Website
There’s a link to your vacation rental website sitting in someone’s inbox right now. Maybe it’s from a newsletter you sent last summer. Maybe it’s a QR code on a brochure at the...
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What We've Been Building — And How It Helps Your Properties Show Up in AI Search
CraftedStays pushed 150+ releases in 8 months — from a full SEO overhaul and structured data for AI search to Guesty Pay, review syncing, and new templates. Here's what changed and what's coming next.
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New Feature Live: SEO Meta Overrides (per property)
When someone Googles “cabin near Gatlinburg with hot tub,” what shows up in the search results matters. The title and description beneath your link are often the first — and only — impression...
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Vacation Rental Property Descriptions: The Content Strategy That Gets You Recommended by AI
Guests aren't just Googling anymore — they're asking ChatGPT for travel recommendations. Here's how CraftedStays is building the direct booking platform for AI-powered discovery.
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Customize Fonts in the Refined 2.1 Template
Your brand is more than a logo and color palette. The fonts on your direct booking site shape how guests perceive your property before they ever scroll to your listings. Why Typography Matters for Direct...
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How to Optimize Your Short Term Rental SEO for Google, ChatGPT, and AI Search
Learn how to optimize your short term rental direct booking website for both traditional search engines and AI assistants like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
direct booking sites need pms
Ideal Guest Avatar: The STR Acquisition Strategy That Drives Every Decision Downstream
The short-term rental market has changed. The era when any cabin or beachfront condo could print money simply by listing it on Airbnb is behind us. The operators thriving today are the ones who made smarter...
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