Also, you mentioned about the
professional photo shooting services you
and your company provide. Could you
please tell us about it and about your
portfolio?
hanks to Airbnb, I became an interior
photographer - they found me on
social networks (then I was filming, mostly
portraits and people), offered cooperation
and taught interior photography in
practice, sending video materials, tutorials
and helping to edit photos year after year.
After a couple of years, I started to receive
orders from other companies: hostels, IT centers, private developers, office centers,
etc. I didn’t really work on my portfolio, there is a website where some of my works are
represented so that a private customer can see what he can eventually get. I receive
private orders not through the website, but through personal channels. If the company
is satisfied with my work, they recommend me to other companies. Latvia is a small
country, here works the word of mouth principle.
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What would you suggest to
newcomers on Airbnb? What are
the top 3 principles starter should
follow?
n my opinion, the principles here
are more than 3, but if I had to
select only 3 top ones, then they
would be the following:
1. Love to work, be ready to receive
guests 7 days a week, 365 days a
year, always keep in touch with your
guests and assistants.
2. Don’t be afraid to face various
stressful situations that require
quick response and decision-making, as there will be numerous situations like this.
3. The love towards cleanliness and attention to detail. Even though I put this principle
third on the list, but it can rightfully be in the first position. Guests will not return, leave
good reviews and recommend you to their friends if you do not pay enough attention
to purity. The details are also very important: the opportunity to use additional towels
or a warm blanket, the opportunity
to turn on the muted night lighting,
also leave different books and maps
of your country on the shelves, make
sure that guests will be able to make
tea or coffee in the morning, provide
a wide range of shampoos and
shower gels and other details that
do not require large investments,
but demonstrate that you care
about your guests.
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