Mark O'Sullivan 🌎

@markos.dev

Building an alterantive to Airbnb alternative called Caza de Casa (https://cazadecasa.xyz) 🏡

The latest blog post that I published for the Caza de Casa blog about the Distrito Palermo in Medellín is appearing in the Images section in the results to a Google Search for "distrito palermo medellin" I've never had this happen before so it feels pretty cool

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The UTM links look ugly I went deep down the rabbit hole of looking into how to make them nicer Which lead to me buying a domain for shortened links which will redirect to UTM links Not a priority right now but I thought the domain suited Caza de Casa well so went ahead and got it

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Finally started using UTM links to help me determine which WhatsApp groups are getting me the most amount of traffic Before it would have been showing as direct traffic instead of coming from whatsapp The links are a bit long and ugly but that can be fixed in the future with a URL shortener

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I spent time this afternoon looking at the total unique users for Caza de Casa the past 6 months A big spike in users during the month of March lead me down the rabbit hole of trying to identify if there was a particular reason for this

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"What's the best internet provider in Medellín?" Over the past 6 years Huw Rayner has tried and tested every major internet provider and can tell you who is the best and perhaps more importantly - which company to avoid. Read all in the blog 👇 cazadecasa.xyz/blog/medelli...

I Tried Every Internet Provider in Medellín. Here's What Six Years Taught Me

Huw Rayner shares his honest experience with Claro, Tigo, Movistar and Somos after six years living in Medellín, and explains why he finally stopped switching.

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The Uneed launch day concluded and Caza de Casa finished #5 Why launch on Uneed? By submitting your product on Uneed earns you a dofollow backlink from a high domain authority site which helps improve your search engine ranking This should help Caza de Casa appear in more search & AI results

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42 upvotes and it's got 3 reviews (!) so far today on Uneed Thanks to everyone who's voted so far Hopefully Caza de Casa can get a few more before the day is finished

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Caza de Casa is launching today on Uneed I know it's still early in the day but it was really cool to see Caza de Casa in third place If you could find 2 minutes to give Caza de Casa an upvote today it'd be really appreciated 🫶

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I recently added screenshots of Caza de Casa in to the Spanish app stores. But before I could publish them I needed add a link in the privacy policy page in Spanish. This wasn't possible with the existing setup for the landing page.

The home page for Caza de Casa in Spanish

"If you're looking for a better value longer stay it's worth keeping an eye out on platforms like Caza De Casa (available on iOS & Android) who work with local hosts to minimise the booking fees associated with Airbnb and in turn pass on less expensive rates." I love reading shoutouts like these ❤️

A shoutout for Caza de Casa on holdall.work a travel blog which wrote about their experience in Medellín in Colombia

Uber is following Airbnb in adding hotel bookings to their platform Uber and Expedia are partnering to offer over 700,000 hotels directly in the app “Uber is now an app for everything,” CEO Dara Khosrowshahi In June the Expedia app will offer Uber rides

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Nearly 2 years ago I got on a flight to move to Medellín. I've learnt a lot from my own experiences and hearing stories from others about renting in Medellín. What if you don't want to pay high prices on Airbnb? What options do you have? I reveal all below 👇 cazadecasa.xyz/blog/how-to-...

How to Rent an Apartment in Medellín Without Airbnb Fees (2026 Guide)

Learn how to rent a furnished apartment in Medellín without paying Airbnb service fees. Compare Facebook groups, local sites, estate agents, and better alternatives.

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Someone on Reddit investigated the 1 year depreciation for many popular 2024 car models by gathering used car prices I love seeing when someone has put time and effort into gathering data and presenting it in such a useful way for the benefit of others

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