Vacation Rental Marketing
Vacation rental marketing that drives direct bookings.
Every OTA booking costs you 15–25% and hands Airbnb your guest. We build the direct-booking channel — a site that ranks, converts, and keeps the guest, their data, and the repeat stay — so more of every reservation stays yours.
The problem
Every OTA booking costs you a guest you don’t own.
Airbnb and VRBO are great for filling gaps — and terrible masters. Their commissions eat your margin, and every booking hands them a guest relationship that should be yours. A direct-booking channel — a fast site, search visibility, and a guest list you control — turns one-time OTA guests into repeat, full-margin bookings. That’s what we build.
What we do
Your direct-booking growth engine.
Everything you need to win guests directly and lean less on the platforms.
Direct-booking website
A fast, beautiful site with a real booking engine — built to convert lookers into direct reservations.
SEO
Rank for the destination and property searches guests use before they ever open an OTA app.
Content & destination guides
The local guides and answers that win search, build trust, and make your property the obvious pick.
Booking conversion optimization
Turn lookers into direct reservations — fast pages, a real booking flow, and the trust signals that make a first-time direct booker click confirm.
Email & automation
Turn past guests and inquiries into repeat direct bookings with the guest list you actually own.
Reviews & reputation
The ratings and social proof that tip a nervous first-time direct booker into a confirmed stay.
Property types
We market every kind of short-term rental.
A single cabin and a 40-unit portfolio need different plans — the strategy scales to yours.
Proof, not promises
Real client. Real climb.
Here’s a multi-state short-term-rental brand we work with — anonymized, by the numbers (direct-booking channel, no OTAs):
Organic visibility compounding into direct bookings the brand owns — not commissioned OTA stays.
Why KDM
Why hosts choose KDM.
We report in direct bookings
Direct reservations and revenue kept out of OTA commissions first — traffic and rankings underneath.
You own the guest relationship
Your site, your email list, your data — so repeat bookings compound instead of feeding a platform.
Audit-first, never a template
The plan is built from your destination, your property, and your booking goals — not a stock package.
Built to convert, not just look nice
A gorgeous site that doesn’t book stays is a bill. Ours are built to turn browsers into guests.
You own everything
Site, accounts, booking data, guest list — all yours, always.
The full picture
Two sides of direct bookings: rank, and convert.
Here’s a bit on each side of owning your bookings — and where to go deeper.
SEO & the Growth Plan
How we rank your property for the destination searches guests use before they ever open an OTA app.
Explore the Growth PlanWebsite design & development
How we build the fast, booking-ready site that turns lookers into direct reservations you own — not commissioned OTA stays.
Explore website designStraight answers
Questions we hear a lot.
Can you cut my OTA dependence entirely?
Rarely to zero — and you may not want to. The goal is to shift the balance: build a direct channel strong enough that OTAs become a supplement, not your landlord. Every point of direct-booking share is margin back in your pocket.
Do you build the booking engine too?
Yes. We build a fast site with a real booking/inquiry flow and integrate the tools you already use, so guests can reserve with you directly.
Do you work with multiple properties?
Yes — from a single rental to a full management portfolio. The site architecture and SEO scale with the number of properties and destinations.
Do you require a long-term contract?
No long-term lock-in. The monthly Growth Plan is month-to-month; the only optional commitment earns a discount on a website build.
Ready to own your bookings?
Book a free strategy call. We’ll audit your current direct-booking channel, show you what OTA dependence is costing you, and build the plan to keep more of every reservation.
Book a free strategy callOr skip the form — call or text 847-772-4326.