It's Time to Take Control of Your Vacation Rental Business

The Direct Booking System shows short-term rental hosts how to build a successful direct booking website that runs alongside Airbnb.

So your business is future-proofed from commission increases, algorithm changes, and policy ‘tweaks’.

One payment. Lifetime access. All future updates included.

Airbnb doesn't just take a cut.
It changes the rules whenever it wants.

"The problem with relying on a publicly traded company for your income is that you're going to keep getting squeezed so that shareholders remain happy."

Commission Increases

Airbnb sets the percentage, and it only ever moves one way. Their easiest way to increase profitability is to decrease yours.

Algorithm Changes

One update, and your listing can vanish from search — for new guests and returning ones alike. The algorithm decides who gets seen, not you.

Policy Tweaks

Cancellations, reviews, payouts - changed on someone else's schedule, not yours. Every rule gets written to work for the platform first.

2026

Airbnb’s biggest fee restructure in years. A single 15.5% host-only fee.

No vote, no negotiation, just a roll out date.

None of that is a risk on a channel you actually own.

Commission increases don't affect a channel you own and operate.

No single algorithm controls your visibility and profitability.

Your rules.
Your narrative.
Your business.

A direct booking website puts you back in control

The Direct Booking System isn’t about leaving Airbnb – it’s about not being entirely dependent on it. 

You get the website, the tools, and the step-by-step process for a thriving direct booking site of your own — even if you’ve never built a website before.

You also get mentorship from a digital marketing professional that’s sold websites for 6-figure sums using the skills taught in this course.

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The course is new.

The methods are proven.

Here’s what clients have said about the marketing work behind it.

What's Inside

Everything you need to get found, get chosen, get booked.

The Direct Booking System isn’t a shelf of videos you’ll never finish.

It’s the complete system that turns an empty domain into a fully booked, commission-free calendar.

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Module 1

Create Your Direct Booking Website
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You get a website template.

I show you how to make it your own and take it live. Step by step.

No developer, no guesswork, no starting from a blank page.

Module 2

Get Found. Get Chosen. Get Booked.

 

A beautiful website is worthless if it doesn’t get bookings.

Here you learn the skills good marketing agencies charge you thousands for.

Stage 1
Foundations of Trust & Visibility

Learn how guests actually search for properties in the age of AI, what makes a strong first impression, and closing the trust gap that stops people booking direct.

Create Content That Attracts Guests

Learn how to create publish-ready pages that bring guests in and that search engines and AI love showing people.

Learn how to structure your website the way algorithms want you to (99% of direct booking sites don’t do this).

Make Google and AI work for you

The 80/20 SEO that actually drives direct bookings.

Discover how to position yourself to be the answer AI recommends, not just another listing.

Included

Direct booking website Template

I created a direct booking website based on industry best practices.

It’s yours as part of the course. 

All you need to do is swap the template information and colours for yours (follow the tutorial videos).

You can have your website live in an afternoon.

Included

Direct Access to ask me anything

When you get stuck, you get a real answer, not a support ticket number.

11 years of marketing experience on hand.

Included

AI Tool Kit

Get exclusive access to my suite of AI tools.

These are custom built for vacation rental businesses just like yours.

These tools keep you ahead of the game and do tasks in minutes that used to take hours or even days.

Included

Private Community of Direct booking hosts

Get a second opinion from someone who’s actually done this, not a stranger in a Facebook group.

Some of My Favourite AI Tools That You'll Get access to

Trust & Conversion Gap Finder

Scans your site and flags what's quietly stopping guests from booking direct. Make the suggested improvements and see your conversions soar.

Direct Booking Schema Generator

Generates your property's bespoke schema markup without touching a line of code (AI models & Google just love schema!)

Expert Content Writer

Trained on 100s of pages of official Google documentation, drafts on-brand copy for your website, in your voice, just the way Google wants it.

Content Quality Coach

Analyses your content against Google's guidelines. Tells you the improvements you need to make to make it rank at the top. Score grade B and up and you're ready to rank.

AI Model Citability Analyst

Checks how likely your site is to get cited by AI answer engines like ChatGPT and Claude. Gives you the improvements you need to make to get noticed.

Custom Content Planner

Researches your property and/or business and creates a custom content plan around the REAL questions your ideal guest needs answered.

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The course is new.

The methods are proven.

Here’s what clients have said about the marketing work behind it.

Ready to own your short term rental business?

Future-proof your bookings from more fee increases today with The Direct Booking System today.

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Why this, Why me?

I’m Jamie. I’ve spent 11 years doing online marketing. 

I started with my own online businesses which I would grow and sell to investment funds for five and six-figure sums. 

I did so using many of the same tactics I teach inside The Direct Booking System.

I invested a lot of those profits into property here in the UK. 

Fast forward a few years and now I make other people’s businesses more profitable by increasing their visibility online.

But understandably not everyone wants to spends thousands on marketing projects for their businesses.

That’s where The Direct Booking System fits.

It empowers vacation rental owners to take control of their business and off the OTA treadmill without spending thousands every month.

Want to know what it takes to run a successful direct booking website and not rely on Airbnb? Then this is for you.

The Guarantee

30 Day "Full Effort"

I’m so confident this system will help you get direct bookings that I want to take the risk off your table entirely.

If you complete the course, and implement the system as outlined—including the necessary improvements to your direct booking website—within 30 days, but aren’t satisfied with the course, simply email me the improvements you made.

If you’ve put in the work and it didn’t move the needle, I’ll issue a full refund.

No hoops, no hassle.

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FAQs

Absolutely not. Everything is explained from the ground up. From choosing a domain name to taking a website live, nothing is assumed.

No. Most successful hosts run both. Airbnb remains a strong channel for new guests; this gives you a second channel that isn’t subject to Airbnb’s next fee increase, algorithm update, or policy change.

If you already use a PMS then within an afternoon.

If you complete the course, and implement the system as outlined—including the necessary improvements to your direct booking website—within 30 days, but aren’t satisfied with the course, simply email me the improvements you made.

If you’ve put in the work and it didn’t move the needle, I’ll issue a full refund.

No hoops, no hassle.

The website template requires an Elementor Pro subscription (around £6 per month). You also need a website domain (around £20 annually) and hosting (£5-£10 per month). PMS integration is also recommended.

No. There are 2 distinct parts to the course. There’s creating a direct booking website and there’s marketing a successful direct booking website. If you have a website you’re happy with then only the second module may be of interest.