Infographic: Understand a Channel Manager in 6 Steps

Jul 6, 2016

channel manager in 6 steps
Justin owns several holiday houses in Marbella, and he wants to earn some extra money. He has rented his properties in the past, using sales channels such as Homeaway, Booking.com…

But Justin’s is a busy man and he doesn’t want to spend a lot of time managing his properties, updating calendars in all the different sites, dealing with double bookings….. So he has decided to start using a channel manager, and this is how it works:

  1. Upload properties

Justin has uploaded his properties, added descriptions, pictures, facilities… He knows that one of the most important things in order to succeed in sales online is the presentation of the product.

  1. All properties and calendars in one place

Justin now manages all his properties from one place, and he has all calendars synchronized and updated. This make him save time and avoid double bookings.

  1. Select channels

After uploading all his properties, he has selected the channels in which he wants to publish his properties. He knows that the more channels he selects, the more chances are to get a booking.

  1. Publish Properties

All Justin’s properties are now published in all the channels he has selected. And when people start looking for holiday houses in Marbella through the different portals, guests will see John’s Holiday Houses.

  1. Receiving Bookings and Requests

Justin has started receiving bookings and booking requests from the different channels, he just have to accept them and look at his calendar to prepare the arrivals. All his calendars are updated in real time.

  1. Enjoy life

Justin is a happy man now – he has saved time, he has everything in one place, he can manage his properties with one click and his life is much easier. He’s now in Bali enjoying holidays with his dog, enjoying life!

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