Airbnb Setup & Optimisation Course
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Optimisation Task: Deleting Photos (Clean the Gallery Before We Optimise It)

Module 7: OwnerRez - Description and Photos

In short

A listing gallery is only as strong as its weakest photo, because one dark, cropped or random image makes guests wonder what else is wrong and pushes better photos further down. Cleaning the gallery before reordering or captioning means backing up every image, then keeping only strong, horizontal, full-room and honest photos across OwnerRez and every channel it does not fully control.

What this lesson covers

  • Why we clean before we optimise
  • Why fewer, better photos win
  • Where weak photos hurt most
  • See your gallery the way a guest does
  • The phone scroll
  • The stranger test
  • Before you delete: back up everything
  • Where to delete: OwnerRez first, then the channels it doesn’t control
  • How each channel handles a deletion
  • The standard every photo must meet
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Questions people ask

Should I delete old photos from my Airbnb listing?

Yes, if they are out of date, dark, blurry, cropped or duplicated. Outdated photos also risk guests arriving to a property that does not match the listing.

Are vertical photos bad on Airbnb?

Landscape photos generally display better in Airbnb's gallery and search results, while portrait photos are often cropped and show less of the room.

Should I back up my listing photos before deleting them?

Yes. Download all current photos and originals into one shared folder first so nothing is lost and the team can find them later.

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