Lodgify has the lowest barrier to entry in the category — a drag-and-drop site, channel sync, and Stripe in one affordable tool. The catch every Lodgify operator eventually meets is that a website you built is not the same as a website that books.
You can launch a Lodgify site in a weekend. You cannot launch demand in a weekend. Traffic, brand, SEO, and the ongoing marketing that fills a calendar are a different kind of work — the done-for-you kind Cavmir exists to run.
Where Lodgify fits
From our PMS directory — what Lodgify makes easy, and where the DIY model runs out of road.
Lodgify
Easy DIY platform that pairs a PMS with a drag-and-drop website builder.
- Drag-and-drop direct-booking site
- Channel sync (Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com)
- Stripe payments out of the box
- Multilingual templates
Cavmir take: The lowest barrier to entry, and a genuinely handy DIY tool. But a template is only as good as the brand and traffic behind it — and those are do-it-yourself too, until you bring in a team.
Where Lodgify ends and Cavmir begins
Lodgify's promise is real: one affordable tool that gives a solo host a drag-and-drop direct-booking site, channel sync to the big OTAs, Stripe payments, and multilingual templates. For getting online fast, it's hard to beat.
Every part of that promise is do-it-yourself. You design the site, you write the copy, you figure out the SEO, you find the traffic. Most operators do a good job on the first and run out of time, skill, or hours on the rest — so the site sits pretty and empty while Airbnb keeps its 15–22%.
Cavmir is the anti-template. We don't hand you a tool and wish you luck; we build the brand, write and design the site properly, run the SEO and paid media, and drive the traffic — done for you, month after month. Lodgify keeps being your easy operational base; we make it a channel that books.
Why Lodgify operators hire Cavmir
The DIY model works right up until it doesn't. These are the walls Lodgify operators hit.
The template looks fine and books nothing
A drag-and-drop site with no traffic is a business card. The template was never the problem — the missing brand, SEO, and marketing behind it are. We supply all three.
You don't have time to be your own marketer
Lodgify assumes you'll run your own marketing. Between guests and turnovers, you won't — nobody does. Cavmir is the team that runs it for you, every week.
100% OTA-dependent despite having a direct site
You have a Lodgify site and still take almost every booking through Airbnb and Vrbo. Without traffic, a direct site can't shift the mix. We give it the traffic to start keeping the commission.
No brand to stand out
Templates make everyone look the same. We build the identity, photography, and story that make a guest choose you over the identical listing next door.
How Cavmir works alongside Lodgify
We upgrade the site you already have. If the Lodgify template converts, we brand it properly and drive traffic to it. If it's capping you, we build a stronger converting site and connect it to your booking flow.
We run the marketing Lodgify leaves to you. SEO, paid media, social, email, and retargeting — the whole demand engine, done for you rather than left as a DIY checklist.
We keep your operational base simple. Lodgify stays your affordable channel-sync and payments tool. We don't add complexity to your ops; we add demand in front of it.
Flat retainer, no rake. Lodgify's subscription stays low; our flat retainer is tiered to your portfolio. No revenue share, no per-booking cut.
See what working together looks like.
A 30-minute strategy call. No deck, no pitch — just a look at your current direct-booking percentage and where the leverage is.
Book a Strategy CallPrograms by Portfolio Size
Most Lodgify operators are solo hosts or small managers and start on Foundation. Here's how the programs map — quoted to your portfolio.
5–25 doors
Foundation
- Brand audit + listing copy refresh (all units)
- Distribution audit across 60+ channels
- Listing photography QA + replacement priorities
- Monthly social content cadence (2 posts/week)
- Monthly performance reporting
- Email support, 48-hour response
25–100 doors
Operator
- Everything in Foundation
- Direct-booking website (built, not templated)
- Technical + content SEO (12 long-form posts/yr)
- Owner-acquisition campaign (paid + landing page)
- Paid ads management (Meta + Google)
- Quarterly strategy calls with founder
100–500 doors
Portfolio
- Everything in Operator
- Dedicated account team (3 named operators)
- Multi-location SEO (per-market landing pages)
- Influencer + creator partnership program
- Custom CRM + owner-acquisition pipeline
- Monthly executive call + quarterly board-ready report
500+ doors
Enterprise
- Multi-brand structure (parent + sub-brands)
- White-label option (we operate as your in-house team)
- M&A marketing support (acquired-property integration)
- Multi-region content + paid programs
- Annual on-site planning
All tiers are month-to-month after a 90-day initial engagement. No long-term contracts. No revenue share. No booking commissions.
Making the Lodgify site actually book
A direct-booking site earns its keep only when guests find it and trust it. We give your Lodgify site the brand, SEO, past-guest email, and retargeting it needs to convert — so bookings shift off the OTAs and you keep the 15–22% you'd have paid them. For a solo host, that shift is often the difference between a side income and a real one.
Growing beyond one tool
Lodgify is a great place to start and, for some, a place to outgrow. As you add doors, we help you scale the marketing — and, when the time comes, advise on whether a heavier PMS fits. We're tool-agnostic; the growth engine we run travels with you whatever you run underneath.
Lodgify operators ask us these
What DIY operators want to know before handing off.
Do I have to move off Lodgify?
No. Lodgify stays your operational base — channel sync, payments, calendars. We work on top of it, building the brand and driving the traffic that make your direct site convert.
I already built a Lodgify site. Can you just market it?
Yes. If it converts, we brand it and drive SEO, paid, email, and retargeting traffic to it. If it's holding you back, we'll build a stronger converting site connected to your booking flow and market that.
Isn't the whole point of Lodgify that I do it myself?
Lodgify makes the tooling DIY and affordable, which is great. The marketing behind it is also DIY — and that's the part most operators don't have time to do well. Cavmir does it for you.
Do you take a cut of bookings?
No. Flat monthly retainer, tiered to the size of your portfolio. No revenue share, no per-booking fees, no cut of owner commissions. Your booking revenue is yours.
I'm just one or two properties. Is that too small?
Our Foundation program fits small operators. For one or two units, our individual-host packages may suit better — request a quote and we'll point you to the right one.
How fast do results show?
Brand and listing work shows in 30–60 days; SEO and the direct-booking engine compound over 90–180 days. We report weekly on what's actually moving.
Let's look at your numbers together.
30 minutes. Bring your last quarter's direct-booking percentage and a door count. We'll show you the two or three highest-leverage moves for your portfolio. Free, no pitch deck, no follow-up sequence.
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