With the sharing economy comes thousands of ways for the average citizen to make money with their assets such as spare rooms, cars and boats. If you’re an owner of a Charleston harbor cruise and new to boat sharing or simply trying to step up your boat rental income game, we’ve got seven fundamental tips to help you achieve your goals and earn more money from your side hustle.

a. Drop everything and update your pictures
Proven statistics show that boats with good photos get more boat rental requests. It’s the first impression a renter gets and boats without high quality images often get passed by. This is possibly the most important step you can take to make your boat rental listing more attractive to potential renters.

b. Complete your profile
Add every detail about your amazing boat and be sure to keep your calendar up to date. Your goal is present all the info your online boater needs, so they don’t move on to a better option.

c. Be responsive
It’s easy to keep an eye on your emails and responding promptly will improve your chances of earning more from your boat rental endeavor. Imagine yourself as a renter…you’d want to get your questions asked quickly and have fast confirmation that your rental is a go! Additionally, our hand-crafted algorithm ranks boats higher who respond quickly to messages.

d. Connect with lots of captains
By having many different captain options connected to your boat listing, you allow boaters with no experience to rent your boat. If there are not many options (or even worse none), you might miss out on a boat rental due to an unavailable captain.

Conclusion

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