For independent short-term-rental hosts · 1–10 properties
Stop paying commission on guests you already earned.
See what OTA commission costs you, then install a practical system for bringing eligible past guests back direct.
- One-time purchase
- Editable files, yours to keep
- Never touches active bookings
Editable. Use your real rate.
Paid to platforms · per year
-$5,605
- Over three years
- −$16,815
- ≈ nights lost to commission / yr
- 32.0
Estimate at published rates. No signup required.
You earn the guest once. The platform charges you for them again and again.
A platform earns its fee the first time a guest finds you, and that is fair enough. The leak is the second booking, and the third: the same guest, rebooking through the same platform, at full commission, every time.
01
The platform introduces a guest
A new guest finds your place on a platform and books. It earned that introduction, fair enough.
02
You deliver the stay
You host them well. They remember your place, not the app they happened to book it through.
03
The same guest returns, through the platform
Next trip, they open the app out of habit and book you again. Same guest, same place.
04
You pay commission again
The platform takes its cut a second time, on a guest you already earned. That is the leak.
We break the mechanic down in detail: why hosts end up paying commission twice.
Take one back direct
One direct rebooking can cover the price of the kit.
Take a single $700 repeat booking direct instead of through the platform. Here is what actually changes hands.
- OTA commission on a $700 platform booking
- −$105The commission you'd have paid: a cost, not profit.
- Direct discount you pass to the guest
- −$70
- Estimated owner improvement · before payment costs
- +$35
- Price of Core
- $29
Illustrative example. Actual outcome depends on discount, payment method, and operating costs.
Five moves that turn a platform guest into a direct one.
Each stage hands off to the next. Set them up in order and the loop runs on its own.
- 1
Capture
Gets you the guest's email + phone, legitimately.
Guest Registration Form.docx
- 2
Plant the message
Plants “book direct next time” in every stay.
Welcome Book.docx
- 3
Follow up
Ready-to-send emails + WhatsApp messages that bring guests back.
Rebooking Sequences.docx
- 4
Somewhere to book
Gives the QR somewhere to point: a page where guests can book direct.
Direct-Booking Site Copy.docx
- 5
Operate & measure
Works each checkout toward a review and a future direct booking.
OwnerEdge — Trackers.xlsx
About half a day to install. ~30 minutes a month to maintain.
See how the complete system worksReal, editable files. Not a course, not a login.
12 practical files across PDF, DOCX, and XLSX. Download once, edit, and keep.
Commission avoided · one illustrative year
$285
Illustrative sample data, not a customer result.
The Year Scorecard totals this for you — one row per year, the running total of commission kept off the platforms by rebooking direct.
Year Scorecard
| Year | Stays | Emails captured | Consent YES | Direct rebookings | Commission avoided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 3 | $285 |
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Welcome. And book direct next time
Everything for your stay at the Lake Cabin, plus your returning-guest rate when you book with us directly.
Repeat-guest code · LAKE-RETURN
Owner-economics notes
The numbers behind the next booking, in your inbox.
Occasional notes for independent hosts: what the platforms cost, how to price, and the platform-safe ways to win more direct bookings.
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Core vs Pro
Two tiers. The difference is operational scale.
Core installs the system for one property. Pro runs the same system across a portfolio.
Most single-property hosts start with Core.
Core
One propertyOne property or a simple host operation.
$29one-time
About half a day to install · ~30 minutes a month to maintain
- Complete five-part direct-booking system
- Guest capture + marketing consent
- Welcome book + repeat-guest discount card
- Four rebooking sequences (email + WhatsApp)
- One-page direct-booking site copy
- Guest tracker + annual scorecard
The portfolio system
Pro
Multiple properties or locations.
Core installs the system. Pro runs it across a portfolio.
$79one-time
Everything in Core · 60–90 minutes a month to run
On top of everything in Core
- Unified multi-property tracker + attribution
- Cross-sell-fit tracking + a fifth sequence
- Per-property codes, welcome books & scorecards
- Brand-level site with an “Our places” switcher
- Seasonal campaign calendar + price bands
Next: the button takes you to Polar's secure checkout — Polar is our payment processor. Your files are ready to download right after payment.
- Never touches active bookings
- No account required
- 7-day refund window
- Instant delivery by Polar
See the full Core vs Pro comparison
- Properties covered
- CoreOne property or a simple workflow
- ProA whole portfolio, with an “Our places” switcher
- Rebooking sequences
- CoreFour (email + WhatsApp)
- ProFive, adding cross-selling between your properties
- Guest tracking
- CoreOne guest tracker + annual scorecard
- ProUnified multi-property tracker with attribution
- Campaign timing
- CoreStandard booking-window guidance
- ProFull seasonal calendar + price bands
Refund window if it's not for you. Email support@owneredge.org. Plain terms on the refunds page. Payments & delivery by Polar (merchant of record).
Inspect it before you trust it.
You don't have to take our word for anything. Before you buy, here's what you can check yourself: the files, the formulas, and the boundaries.
Real file previews
See actual pages from the guides, templates, and tracker on the kit page before you pay.
Editable assumptions
Every number in the calculators is yours to change. Nothing is locked to make the case look better.
Visible formulas
The commission math is shown in full, line by line. No black box.
No guarantees, no fabricated results
We don't promise a rebooking rate or a revenue figure, and every example on the site is labelled illustrative, never a fabricated customer result. Anyone who claims otherwise is selling hype.
Consent-aware capture
The templates carry an explicit marketing-consent field, built in.
Platform-safe boundaries
The system never moves an active or upcoming booking off-platform.
Asked before buying
What exactly do I receive?
Is this safe to use with Airbnb or Booking.com?
What happens after payment?
What is the refund policy?
Tiers, setup, and the rest are answered in full on the Direct-Booking Kit page.
Keep more of the guests you already earned.
Bring your past guests back direct, and measure the commission you keep.
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