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☆ This Airbnb owner put 2 tiny houses in his yard to make extra cash, and now they're his primary income — see inside
  + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: 1 min
Troy is very transparent about the neighborhood the home is in, warning guests that there might be trash in the streets. He also urges visitors to treat the unsheltered community with respect. Courtesy of Ansel Troy
☆ I bought 2 Airbnb tiny houses and put them in my yard. It started as an easy way to make extra cash — now it's my primary source of income.
  + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
I became an Airbnb host after I bought a tiny house and parked it on the side of my home in Oakland, California. Before the tiny house, I had converted my garage into a studio. I had a long-term tenant there already, and getting the tiny house was my attempt to make a little extra income on Airbnb. I think the popularity of tiny homes and the minimalist movement, along with my low pricing, helped attract Airbnb viewers. Since I had extra space, I decided to buy another tiny house for $35,000I call it The Tiny Heauxtel, and I bought it in 2021.
☆ I did the Disney College Program 4 times and had years of free access to the parks. Here's how I got in.
  + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Keller participated in the Disney College program four times, working at the parks as a student. When I was 12 years old, I learned about the Disney College Program. When I got older, I learned that travel and tourism was a college degree programI went that route for my bachelor's and master's degrees while in the Disney College Program. I was there until the following August, then went back to Florida to do the Disney College Program again while I started graduate school. I had to apply for the Disney College Program each time, so I learned the process wellThe college program application just requests super basic information from you — it's not one of those long, 100-question type things.
☆ I own an 'arctic hideaway' Airbnb in Norway, where guests can pay $150 per night to sleep under the Northern Lights
  + stars: | 2023-03-05 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Håvard Lund is the owner of an "arctic hideaway" Airbnb in Gildeskål, Nordland, Norway. Lund's Airbnb is a village of tiny houses, where guests can see wildlife and the Northern Lights. They came up with the idea of a tiny village with all the functions of a normal house, but cut into several houses. A arctic hideaway building with the Northern Lights in the sky behind it fyreMediaTwo of the six years we've been open have been during the COVID-19 pandemic, so it's been slow. If guests come to visit a remote island in the Arctic without shops and cars, they need to know that they can handle it.
☆ I ask my Airbnb guests to do chores and pay a cleaning fee — here's why
  + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
As a host, we have the ability to set the price of our cleaning feeThe cleaning fee is an extra cost on top of the nightly rate to address the cleaning costs for the home. When we upped our cleaning fees, we doubled the number of cleaning professionalsThat helped with cleanliness, but then we lost bookings because of the high cleaning fees. When we reduced our cleaning fees to their original price, we upped our nightly ratesTo offset any unforeseen cleaning costs, we raised rates by $70 per night. We ask our guests to do 2 chores before they leaveThis helps keep costs down and maintain the excellent condition of the property for future guests. Courtesy of Michelle BursonSecond, we ask that guests take some measures to help out the cleaning professionals who come in after their departure, which also helps us keep our cleaning costs down.
☆ I bought a $15,000 property to turn into an off-the-grid Airbnb 6 years ago. Now it rents for $1,250 per night — and it's done so well that I just quit my job.
  + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Hillary Flur, 31, is the owner of an off-the-grid Airbnb in Joshua Tree, California. Then I heard about Airbnb, and I thought to myself: "I'm going to Airbnb my apartment so I can afford rent." Malek and I would work from Monday to Friday in our office, and then on the weekends we would drive out to Joshua Tree and start building. Since we started renting the property in late 2016, unique Airbnbs in Joshua Tree have grown in popularity. For people who're trying to do Airbnb in Joshua Tree now, it can be pretty hard to find something affordable.
☆ I create a holiday display at the Phoenix Zoo but it's a year-round job that includes putting up lights in June
  + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
The light exhibit is an important event for the zoo, which is a nonprofit, because it's our largest fundraiser. Ultimately, a position opened up on the ZooLights team and he thought I'd be a good fit, so I ended up applying and got the job. By June 1, the ZooLights team is starting to install all the lights and armatures. ZooLights at the Phoenix Zoo is an important event because it’s its largest fundraiser. It's also an important event for the zoo because it's our largest fundraiser.
☆ I work as a Christmas elf in Arizona dancing and chatting about Santa to visitors
  + stars: | 2022-12-25 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
I'm an aspiring dancer and actor, and I auditioned for the Christmas elf role in early October through my school. I'm working as a holiday elf at Enchant, a holiday celebration sponsored by the Hallmark Channel in eight U.S. cities. Enchant Christmas features a 100-foot Christmas tree and a maze where guests can find sculptures of each of the nine reindeer. Enchant Christmas ScottsdaleWe also tell the kids stories about how we got to the Phoenix area from the North Pole. My friends and family have come to see me at work s so it's a great experience all around.
☆ See inside a cowboy ranch in the Las Vegas desert, where teepees run $131 a night on Airbnb and guests can throw axes and do cattle drives
  + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: 1 min
On it, Airbnb hosts Rob and Sandi Croft rent out tiny homes, teepees, and a wagon to guests. They manage the accommodations for the ranch. Rob and Sandi Croft. Courtesy of Rob and Sandi CroftYou can read more about their business here.
☆ I've been on more than 15 cruises. Here are my best tips for planning a cost-effective and seamless trip to sea.
  + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
One of the biggest things I would recommend for people who haven't cruised before is finding a travel agent or advisor who specializes in cruisesEven with me being in the industry for as long as I have, having a travel agent is helpful. I decided to use a travel agent because I didn't want all the guests calling me, but this travel agent was with a bigger agency and the experience was awful. Travel agents don't cost money — they make their commissions from the ships and travel insurance agencies or tour companies. Travel insurance is also great because it covers anything from medical issues to trip interruption or even theftI'd never had travel insurance until my travel agent educated me on it, but it's been helpful already. I had my phone stolen in Paris last year and my travel insurance covered it.
☆ I produce the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Designing and testing the balloons takes all year — and the feeling on parade morning is indescribable.
  + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Will Coss is the executive producer of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Coss said the feeling on parade morning is indescribable unless you're there. Being the executive producer of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is a dream role. Now, I'm about to lead the team through what will be my second Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which is a true honor. The preparation for an event like the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is a year-long processI joke sometimes by saying that the day after the parade is when we start planning next year's parade, but there's a lot of truth in that statement.
☆ I'm a full-time Airbnb host in the Las Vegas desert. Here's how my husband and I set up a 6-property business we love without knowing anything about Airbnb.
  + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Sandi Croft and her husband own tiny homes, teepees, and a wagon that they rent out on Airbnb. Croft enjoys offering these unique living experiences on the Sandy Valley Ranch in Nevada. We now mange six Airbnbs on Sandy Valley Ranch in Nevada. He loved doing that, so he told me he wanted to build a tiny house. After building that second tiny house on HGTV, we put it on Airbnb.
☆ I worked at Disney World and Disneyland. The wildest things always happened at Magic Kingdom — here's what it was like.
  + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Magic Kingdom guests are often there for the first time, so that's where the wild stuff happens. I started at Disney World in the fall of 2014 as part of the Disney College Program, where I worked in attractions at Epcot. That December I graduated, so I applied for the Disneyland college program and got to check out the other coast. Magic Kingdom was the only place where I saw crazy things happen. Eva KellerI think it's because Magic Kingdom is the main park.
☆ I decorate people's homes for Halloween. I started out of the trunk of my car and almost quit from the stress — but now I have my own staff and big commercial clients.
  + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
Kelly Fitzsimmons is the owner of Light Up Your Holidays, a holiday decorating service in Chicago. We decorate the exteriors of homes for Christmas and other holidays, like Halloween, which is becoming increasingly popular in our business. He told me about how he'd get super busy in September and October because of holiday decorating. Now, about 20% of my clients decorate for Halloween. I urge people to relinquish the competitive spirit around holiday decorating.
☆ I spent $500,000 renovating an Airbnb to look like Disneyland's Haunted Mansion ride. It's low maintenance, always booked, and provides truly passive income.
  + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
As a kid, Jeffrey Schiefelbein loved the Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland. People ask how I got into it, and it all goes back to when I was younger and was inspired by the Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland. I went on the Haunted Mansion ride and started taking thousands of photographs to recreate all the elements from the ride. I wanted it to look like the actual house — not a house with Haunted Mansion memorabilia in it. For the people like me who are obsessed with Disney and the Haunted Mansion.
☆ Tour this $389 treehouse Airbnb that sits in a dreamy patch of Atlanta woods and books 2 years in advance
  + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: 1 min
Bahouth once made a joke about the old tree while sitting on the deck, saying, "I'm going to turn him into a table and we'll be able to put our drinks here and see each other." The next day, another tree fell inches from the house. Bahouth said he doesn't make that joke anymore. Alex Martinez
☆ I built a treehouse for fun and it now books 2 years out on Airbnb. Here's how I set up the $389-a-night rental that made enough for me to quit my job.
  + stars: | 2022-10-07 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
He started renting the unique home on Airbnb and now has guests booked two years in advance. The Airbnb has become so popular that Bahouth was able leave his job and pursue hosting full-time. I built my treehouses 24 years ago, and I never imagined them as an Airbnb. Then I said to myself, "You know what, there's one way to get out there, and that's to build that treehouse." That's the only way you can survive in this, and that's why I'm doing fine financially.
☆ I toured a desert mansion with a buried pool, glass stargazing ceilings, and $6,500 Airbnb fee — see inside
  + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: 1 min
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☆ I own a $950-per-night 'dome house' in Joshua Tree. It's taught me even unique Airbnbs aren't easy money.
  + stars: | 2022-09-08 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Stephanie Monroe owns a "dome house" Airbnb with her husband in Joshua Tree, California. But in 2020, we decided to branch into Airbnb ownership and bought our "Serenity Dome House," as we call it, in Joshua Tree, California, right before the pandemic as a deferred retirement job. There's also a lack of long-term rentals in Joshua Tree, so there's a labor shortage. Additionally, we've been doing a lot of remodeling and decoratingWe built from the ground up a two-bedroom addition to the dome house. Since taking over the property, we've put a lot of thought into how to make it better and more profitable.
☆ 10 quick résumé updates you should make before applying to jobs in the new year
  + stars: | 2022-05-10 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
"If someone's looking at your résumé, they're not looking at it for very long unless it's grabbing their attention, so you want to keep it fresh and relevant," Vega added. "My background is in marketing, so I think of keywords as SEO for your résumé," Vega said. so know there's nothing wrong with explaining that on your résumé," Vega said. "Especially if it's relevant to the job you're applying for. For example, Vega cautioned against including your location on your résumé if you're in a different time zone than the job you're applying for.
☆ I made $900,000 in sales last year through my brick-and-mortar boutique. Here's how I turned my side hustle into a business.
  + stars: | 2022-03-29 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
She hustled her way into building a business by going to trade shows and getting into wholesale. Our gross sales went from about $27,000 a month to $78,000 a month. It's just now kind of stabilized again by getting us close to our pre-pandemic sales of $80,000 to $100,000 per month. She responded and said, "You won't believe it, but my business partner also owns a space by the original Postino restaurant." It turned out that Scottsdale space resembled our Dallas space.
☆ I captain a charter yacht that costs $195,000 a week. I've experienced some pretty jaw-dropping moments working with wealthy clientele.
  + stars: | 2021-08-12 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
He's the captain of the Amarula Sun, a 50-meter yacht that starts at $195,000 a week to charter. My passion for the ocean and yachts is what made me pursue a career as a captain. Courtesy of Fraser YachtsAmarula Sun is a 50-meter yacht that I currently run and have managed for the last eight years. It also has an extensive toy line-up — making it an action-packed charter yacht and one of the best in the industry. The owners lease it to Fraser Yachts, who then charters it out to people going on vacation — with the cost starting at $195,000 per week.
☆ I've been on more than 15 cruises and even got married on one. Here's how to have the best possible experience while traveling at sea.
  + stars: | 2021-07-14 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
One of the biggest things I would recommend for people who haven't cruised before is finding a travel agent or advisor who specializes in cruisesEven with me being in the industry for as long as I have, having a travel agent is helpful. I decided to use a travel agent because I didn't want all the guests calling me, but this travel agent was with a bigger agency and the experience was awful. Travel agents don't cost money — they make their commissions from the ships and travel insurance agencies or tour companies. Travel insurance is also great because it covers anything from medical issues to trip interruption or even theftI'd never had travel insurance until my travel agent educated me on it, but it's been helpful already. I had my phone stolen in Paris last year and my travel insurance covered it.
☆ I plan Instagram-worthy bachelorette weekend in places like Joshua Tree and Palm Springs. Here's my advice for having the best event.
  + stars: | 2021-06-07 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
I started Details, Darling with my sister, Kenzie Swift, about six years ago. A Details, Darling wedding. We always love bachelorette parties because we're allowed a lot of creative freedomA bachelorette party in Joshua Tree, California. A bachelorette party in Joshua Tree, California. A bachelorette party in Joshua Tree, California.
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