The Direct Booking Switch — Stop Paying Booking.com Commissions on Your Accommodation

I build you a website where guests book direct. You keep the commission. Takes 3 weeks.

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$25K
Commission saved for one motel
3 Weeks
Average build time
13 Months
Payback period
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Google ranking result

HOW IT WORKS

No dashboards. No homework. No Zoom calls. Just three steps and you're done.

01

I drive to your property

Face-to-face meeting at your place. I photograph the rooms, walk the grounds, and understand your business. Not a Zoom call from a Melbourne office — I actually show up.

02

I build it in 3 weeks

Custom website, booking integration with your existing system, SEO setup, Google Business Profile overhaul, directory cleanup. You don't touch a dashboard. You run your motel.

03

Guests book direct, you keep the money

Monthly reporting in plain English. A mobile number to call if anything needs changing. Commission savings start immediately. No lock-in, no retainer.

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT

Here's what happened when other accommodation owners made the switch.

I'd been burned by a web agency before — paid $8,000 and got a website that didn't even have a booking button. Matt came out, took one look at the site, and just said 'yeah, nah — we're starting fresh.' Three weeks later I had something that actually works. Wish I'd found him two years ago.

Jenny M.
Lakeside Motor Inn, Lakes Entrance
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Our Booking.com commissions were killing us — over $22,000 last year. Since Matt built the new site, we're getting direct bookings every week. The phone rings more. The website actually shows up when you Google us. We'll have paid this off inside a year, easy.

Steve & Deb R.
Gippsland Getaway Motel, Bairnsdale
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The big difference? Matt actually drove out here. He sat in the office, asked about the business, took photos himself. Every month I get a one-page report I can actually read. If something needs changing, I call his mobile. Try that with a Melbourne agency.

Karen W.
The Crossing Inn, Orbost
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HOW IT STACKS UP

What you're actually getting compared to the alternatives.

Feature The Direct Booking Switch DIY Platform City Agency Do Nothing
Price $7,500 once $30-50/month + your time $12,000-25,000 $15-25K/year in commissions
Booking integration ✓ Works with your system Maybe — good luck ✓ Eventually ✗ Booking.com owns the guest
Professional photos ✓ Included ✗ Use your phone Extra $2-5K ✗
Local SEO ✓ Full setup ✗ ✓ Monthly retainer ✗
Monthly reporting ✓ 12 months, plain English ✗ 40-page PDF you won't read ✗
Google Business Profile ✓ Full overhaul ✗ Maybe, if you ask ✗
Who you call when something breaks Matt's mobile A help article A ticketing system Booking.com's call centre
Time to launch 3 weeks Months (if you finish) 8-16 weeks N/A
Payback period ~13 months Never (still paying commissions) 2-3 years Never — it only gets worse

8 REASONS TO MAKE THE SWITCH

Straight answers. No sales pitch.

01

You'll never open the Wix dashboard again.

02

Your website will actually match the motel you've spent years renovating.

03

You get my mobile number — not a help desk.

04

The site pays for itself inside 13 months.

05

I only work with one accommodation provider per town — your competitor can't hire me.

06

I'll tell you what you don't need, even if it means I earn less.

07

Every month you get a one-page report in English, not a 40-page deck.

08

I've already done this for a motel that was losing $25K a year to Booking.com.

QUESTIONS YOU'RE PROBABLY ASKING

Fair enough. Here are the honest answers.

You're not — and even if you think you are, you can keep Booking.com running while direct bookings ramp up. No cold turkey required. Most of my clients keep their OTA listing active but gradually reduce their dependency as direct bookings grow. The goal isn't to delete your Booking.com profile overnight — it's to stop paying full commission on guests who would've found you anyway.
No. I build it, I maintain it, I send you a report every month. You run your motel. If something needs changing — a new room photo, updated rates, seasonal messaging — you call me and I sort it. You don't need a login, a dashboard, or a YouTube tutorial. That's the whole point.
You're already spending $15-25K a year on Booking.com commissions. This costs $7,500 once. I did the same thing for Silver Bream Motel in Mallacoota — their direct bookings started flowing before Christmas. The maths isn't complicated: if even a third of your OTA bookings shift to direct, you've paid this off inside a year. And unlike a monthly retainer, there's nothing else to pay.
If it's on Wix, Squarespace, or an old WordPress template with no booking button — you don't have a website, you have a digital brochure. I'll look at it and tell you honestly whether it's worth salvaging or starting fresh. No charge for that conversation. Sometimes a few tweaks can make a big difference. Sometimes you need to rip the bandaid off. Either way, I'll tell you straight.
They probably included a brand discovery workshop, a content strategy retainer, and a bunch of stuff you don't need. I include what gets guests booking direct and nothing else. Professional photos, a fast website with a booking button, local SEO so you show up on Google, a Google Business Profile that actually works, and 12 months of monthly reporting. And I drive to you — they won't.

Every month without direct bookings is another month of full commissions.

You're paying Booking.com somewhere between $15,000 and $25,000 a year — for guests who'd book with you anyway if they could find you. The Direct Booking Switch fixes that. I drive to your property, photograph your rooms, build you a website with a booking button that talks to the system you already use, and get you showing up when people Google accommodation in your town. $7,500 once, pays for itself inside 13 months, and you get my mobile number — not a help desk.

Let's Have a Chat

No pressure. No jargon. Just a straight conversation about whether this makes sense for your place.