Ep 181 - Text and Email Marketing Done For You with Samuel Mistretta

In this episode, hosts Mike Reilly and Emanuele Pani sit down with, Samuel Mistretta. Samuel discusses the challenges of balancing work with family time and maintaining good health. He dives into the world of short term rentals from his experience, emphasizing on the need to surround oneself with good people and taking action to achieve success. Samuel also shares his journey creating his new business, GoSTR Marketing, a service solution that helps short term rental operators to reach out to their past clients. He provides some key tips and tactics about how one can manually handle marketing until they can afford a product like his. Following an in-depth circular discussion, the hosts conclude by encouraging listeners to reach out to Sam and explore what GoSTR Marketing has to offer. 00:00 Introduction and Personal Struggles 00:22 Meet the Hosts and the Concept of Short Term Rentals 00:59 Guest Introduction and Personal Health Routines 03:11 Life Updates and Introduction of Today's Topic 04:43 Introduction of Guest Sam Estreta and His Marketing Product 05:19 Sam's Journey from IT to Short Term Rentals 07:51 The Birth of GoSTR Marketing 08:59 The Impact of GoSTR Marketing and Its Features 15:01 Advice for Short Term Rental Operators 18:37 Expanding Your Business Portfolio 18:59 Effective Communication Strategies 20:02 Promoting Off-Season Bookings 21:00 Understanding Your Audience 21:53 The Importance of Affordability in Marketing 22:48 Future Goals and Scaling the Business 26:33 Balancing Business and Personal Life 33:39 The Power of Networking and Masterminds 37:19 Final Thoughts and Contact Information Samuel Mistretta's Bio: Coming from an IT background, Samuel Mistretta left his W2 in 2022 to grow his STR portfolio throughout the Gulf South. He has since created Go STR Marketing to help fellow STR operators design their ideal lives easier by increasing their direct booking revenue so they can spend more time doing what they want when they want with who they want. Connect with Samuel: https://gostrmarketing.com/demo-booking https://www.facebook.com/samuel.mistretta.1 https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-mistretta-0162b71b/ Connect with the Hosts Michael Sjogren: Short Term Rental Secrets Facebook Group | Clubhouse | Instagram | Youtube | Facebook Page | Linkedin https://linktr.ee/mikesjogren Emanuele Pani: Clubhouse | Instagram | Facebook | Linkedin Watch Mike's free masterclass training on www.strsecrets.com/masterclass Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices