Freewyld Foundry
Get Paid For Your Pad | Airbnb Hosting | Vacation Rentals | STR Revenue Management
Get Paid For Your Pad is the go-to podcast for Airbnb hosts , short-term rental operators , and vacation rental entrepreneurs who want to scale smarter, earn more, and stay ahead of industry shifts. Hosted by Jasper Ribbers, Eric Moeller, and Kaye Putnam from Freewyld Foundry, this podcast delivers actionable tips on Airbnb pricing strategies , revenue management , direct bookings , listing optimization , and guest experience . You'll hear from real hosts, property managers, and industry pros who share behind-the-scenes insights, lessons learned, and the systems they use to grow profitable STR...
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Jul 6, 2026
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Episodes
AI Gives STR Hosts Unfair Advantage Over Competition 13.02.2026 31:39
👉 Get a Free Revenue Review → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report Find out how much money your portfolio is leaving on the table. Risk-free. What happens when a Head of Marketing rebuilds an entire company website in just one week... without knowing how to code? In this episode of Get Paid For Your Pad, Eric Moeller and Kaye Putnam pull back the curtain on the AI revolution happening inside Fr...
The “Last-Minute Trap” Killing Your Airbnb Profits 09.02.2026 22:53
👉 Get a Free Revenue Review → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report Find out how much money your portfolio is leaving on the table. Risk-free. What happens when an STR operator runs 400 listings, generates $20 million in revenue, but makes almost zero profit? In this episode of Get Paid For Your Pad, Eric Moeller (CEO of Freewyld and Freewyld Foundry) reveals why most STR operators are driving b...
Scale Your STR Business Right: The 7 Strata Method 06.02.2026 34:53
👉 Get a Free Revenue Review → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report Find out how much money your portfolio is leaving on the table. Risk-free. What happens when an STR operator runs 400 listings, generates $20 million in revenue, but makes almost zero profit? In this episode of Get Paid For Your Pad, Eric Moeller (CEO of Freewyld and Freewyld Foundry) reveals why most STR operators are driving b...
Why Airbnb Suspends Listings (And How to Avoid It) 02.02.2026 24:45
👉 Get a Free Revenue Review → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report Find out how much money your portfolio is leaving on the table. Risk-free. What happens when a single bad review can cost you $5,000 in lost revenue and potentially get your entire Airbnb listing suspended or permanently removed from the platform? In this episode of Get Paid For Your Pad, Jasper Ribbers breaks down one of the mo...
Castle on Airbnb? Building a Profitable STR Business in Ohio 30.01.2026 42:48
👉 Get a Free Revenue Review → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report Find out how much money your portfolio is leaving on the table. Risk-free. What happens when two STR operators in Ohio prove that Airbnb isn't dead by scaling to 77 properties, maintaining 4.8+ guest ratings, and building a wizard-themed castle that uses AI portraits to create unforgettable guest experiences? In this episode of...
$1,718 for Two Bedrooms? World Cup Pricing Explained 26.01.2026 21:09
👉 Get a Free Revenue Review → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report Find out how much money your portfolio is leaving on the table. Risk-free. What happens when STR operators start seeing $1,718-per-night bookings roll in for the 2026 FIFA World Cup… but most of the market is still sitting at only 10 to 25 percent occupancy? In this episode of Get Paid For Your Pad, Jasper Ribbers delivers a cri...
What 4.9-Rated Properties Do Differently (Based on Real Guest Reviews) 23.01.2026 34:27
👉 Get a Free Revenue Review → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report Find out how much money your portfolio is leaving on the table. Risk-free. What happens when Airbnb announces that the new standard for professional hosts is 4.9 stars or above… and properties below that rating risk losing visibility, placement, and revenue? In this episode of Get Paid For Your Pad, Kaye Putnam (Head of Marketin...
Why Your Pricing Tool Isn't Working (And the 5 Fixes) 19.01.2026 23:11
You're probably making at least one of these mistakes right now. After analyzing hundreds of pricing accounts and managing $120M+ in STR bookings across 50+ portfolios worldwide, Jasper Ribbers has seen the same revenue management mistakes show up over and over again. And in today's market, where year-over-year growth has stalled and the start of 2025 has been slow—these mistakes are costing opera...
The One-Goal Method: How to Win 2026 by Doing Less 16.01.2026 32:47
👉 Get a Free Revenue Review → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report Find out how much money your portfolio is leaving on the table. Risk-free. What happens when you realize that 80% of people quit their goals just 10 days into the new year, and how do you ensure your business doesn't become part of that statistic? In this episode of Get Paid For Your Pad, Eric Moeller, CEO of Freewyld and Freewy...
The Real Revenue Opportunity Behind “Small” Holidays 12.01.2026 22:42
👉 Get a Free Revenue Review → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report Find out how much money your portfolio is leaving on the table. Risk-free. What happens when the biggest revenue opportunities of the year are not Thanksgiving or Christmas, but the quieter holidays most operators barely plan for? In this episode of Get Paid For Your Pad , Jasper Ribbers breaks down how “hidden holidays” create...
From Hurricane Loss to 70 Rentals: Scaling STR Business 09.01.2026 32:09
👉 Get a Free Revenue Review → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report Find out how much money your portfolio is leaving on the table. Risk-free. What happens when a hurricane wipes out one-third of your short-term rental portfolio in just two weeks, and forces you to rethink everything about how you operate, scale, and survive? In this episode of Get Paid For Your Pad , Kaye Putnam (Head of Market...
How to Choose the Right Revenue Manager for STRs 05.01.2026 30:07
👉 Get a Free Revenue Review → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report Find out how much money your portfolio is leaving on the table. Risk-free. What happens when revenue management is treated like a side task instead of a core function in your STR business? In this episode of Get Paid For Your Pad , Jasper Ribbers breaks down how short-term rental operators should think about revenue management o...
Scaling to 100+ STR Units Without Compromising Quality 02.01.2026 32:57
👉 Get a Free Revenue Review → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report Find out how much money your portfolio is leaving on the table. Risk-free. What happens when a short-term rental operator scales past 100 units in a highly seasonal market and still refuses to compromise on quality? In this episode of Get Paid For Your Pad, Kaye Putnam (Head of Marketing at Freewyld and Freewyld Foundry) sits do...
The 2026 STR Revenue Playbook 29.12.2025 22:07
👉 Get a Free Revenue Review → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report Find out how much money your portfolio is leaving on the table. Risk-free. What should STR operators actually focus on in 2026 when demand is flat and growth is harder to find? In this episode of Get Paid For Your Pad , Jasper Ribbers shares five practical pieces of advice to help short-term rental operators strengthen their rev...
Stop Guessing Prices: Build a Real Revenue Management Routine 22.12.2025 28:18
👉 Get a Free Revenue Review → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report Find out how much money your portfolio is leaving on the table. Risk-free. What if the biggest revenue mistake most STR operators make isn’t their pricing tool… but the lack of a daily and weekly pricing routine? In this episode of Get Paid For Your Pad , Jasper Ribbers breaks down the real-world revenue management cadence profe...
From Busy to Strategic: The Real Job of an STR CEO 19.12.2025 24:45
👉 Get a Free Revenue Review → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report Find out how much money your portfolio is leaving on the table. Risk-free. What happens when STR CEOs stay busy all day but still feel like the business isn’t moving forward? In this episode of Get Paid For Your Pad , Kaye Putnam (Head of Marketing at Freewyld and Freewyld Foundry) sits down with Eric Moeller, CEO of Freewyld an...
Hotel vs Airbnb Revenue Management: Why STR Pricing Is Harder 15.12.2025 34:12
👉 Get a Free Revenue Review → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report Find out how much money your portfolio is leaving on the table. Risk-free. What happens when a hotel revenue director who once managed 10,000 rooms steps into the Short-Term Rental world… and discovers that pricing Airbnbs is far harder than pricing massive resorts? In this episode of Get Paid For Your Pad , Jasper Ribbers sits...
Hectic Host: The CEO Playbook for Ending STR Overwhelm 12.12.2025 32:23
👉 Get a Free Revenue Review → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report Find out how much money your portfolio is leaving on the table. Risk-free. What happens when an STR operator keeps trying to fix chaos with more hires, more tools, or more units, only to realize the real problems were never the ones they were solving? In this episode of Get Paid For Your Pad, Kaye Putnam (Head of Marketing at Fr...
FIFA World Cup Draw: Which Cities Will Profit the Most 09.12.2025 35:23
👉 Get a Free Revenue Review → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report Find out how much money your portfolio is leaving on the table. Risk-free. What happens when the FIFA World Cup match schedule is finally released and STR operators can see exactly which cities, matchups, and dates will generate the strongest travel demand and pricing power? In this episode of Get Paid For Your Pad, Jasper break...
1,000+ 5-Star Airbnb Reviews: What It Took 05.12.2025 36:18
👉 Get a Free Revenue Review → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report Find out how much money your portfolio is leaving on the table. Risk-free. What happens when an STR operator maintains a 4.99 average rating across three completely different markets and earns more than 1,000 five-star reviews from guests who consistently describe their stays as exceptional? In this episode of Get Paid For Your...
2026 Pricing Strategies Every Short-Term Rental Operator Must Use 01.12.2025 28:31
👉 Get a Free Revenue Review → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report Find out how much money your portfolio is leaving on the table. Risk-free. What happens when pricing becomes the number two priority for operators, yet ADR is flat, demand is weakening, and most teams still do not have a real revenue management routine? In this episode of Get Paid For Your Pad, Kaye Putnam (Head of Marketing at...
Sonder’s Collapse: Lessons Every STR Operator Must Learn 28.11.2025 30:25
👉 Get a Free Revenue Review → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report Find out how much money your portfolio is leaving on the table. Risk-free. What happens when one of the largest, most celebrated short-term rental companies collapses overnight? In this episode of Get Paid For Your Pad, Kaye Putnam (Head of Marketing at Freewyld and Freewyld Foundry) and Eric Moeller (CEO of Freewyld and Freewyl...
VRBO & Booking.com: The Best Cancellation Policy Strategy 24.11.2025 17:53
👉 Get a Free Revenue Review → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report Find out how much money your portfolio is leaving on the table. Risk-free. What happens when your cancellation policy is working against your revenue instead of protecting it? In this episode of Get Paid For Your Pad , Jasper Ribbers breaks down the real impact of cancellation policies across VRBO and Booking.com and explains wh...
Building STR Sites That Convert: The Direct Booking Formula 21.11.2025 40:12
👉 Get a Free Revenue Review → https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report Find out how much money your portfolio is leaving on the table. Risk-free. What does a high-performing direct-booking setup look like when you’re tired of relying on OTAs and a weak booking engine? In this episode of Get Paid For Your Pad, Kaye Putnam (Head of Marketing at Freewyld) interviews Eli Pritykin, founder of Hudson Cre...
Airbnb's New Cancellation Rules: What Every Host Needs to Know (October 2024 Update) 17.11.2025 28:31
🔥 Get Your Free Revenue Management Report: https://www.freewyldfoundry.com/report In this Rev Up Monday episode, Jasper dives deep into one of the most overlooked aspects of revenue management: cancellation policies. Learn why your strict cancellation policy might be costing you thousands in lost bookings and discover the optimal policy for your specific market and property type. Key Topics Cover...
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