The Cotswolds
From 3 enquiries a month to 18 — without paying commission
A converted-barn venue near Cirencester listed free, completed the photo + pricing checklist in their first week, and bought a 4-week homepage spotlight to mark the start of the booking season. The change in enquiry volume was visible from week two.
We were paying a big directory hundreds a month for a handful of enquiries we could actually respond to. With Cherished we doubled that in week one — for free.
Key moves
- →Free basic listing live in 4 days
- →Used the AI Listing Assistant to rewrite the description for couples (not for SEO)
- →Bought a homepage spotlight in March, before the spring booking surge
Devon
A polished listing turned 9% enquiry-to-viewing into 28%
A country-house hotel had decent traffic but couples weren't converting. The Listing Health Score flagged photos and pricing clarity as the two biggest gaps. After a 2-hour focused edit session — new gallery cover, "from £8,500" pricing line — viewings tripled.
Cherished told me the exact two things to fix. Two hours of work, three times the viewings. That's the kind of feedback I wish my old directory ever gave me.
Key moves
- →Followed the dashboard's "Top action" three weeks running
- →Pulled price clarity into the headline, not buried in the description
- →Added 12 new photos focused on the ceremony space
East London
Featured placement paid for itself in 11 days
A modern East London venue tested a 4-week category-page featured placement at £400. The slot drove 38 qualified enquiries and 3 bookings — paying for itself before the second week. They renewed for 12 weeks at the discounted rate.
Per-week placement pricing is the part nobody else does. We could test the channel without committing for a quarter.
Key moves
- →Started with a 4-week test placement on /wedding-venues/london
- →Used Cherished's AI Reply Drafter to keep response time under 2 hours
- →Renewed for 12 weeks at the volume-discounted rate after the test
What all three examples have in common
All three examples turn on the same three moves, in this order — and the dashboard nudges you toward all three.
Got the listing health score above 70
Photos, pricing, capacity, FAQs, response speed. The Top Action card on the dashboard surfaces the biggest gap; clear it, repeat.
Replied to every enquiry in under 6 hours
Speed wins. The AI Reply Drafter helps when you can't write from scratch. Lead-quality scoring makes it obvious which enquiries to prioritise.
Tested a 4-week featured placement
Per-week pricing means you can test the channel before committing. Most venues in this list renewed at the discounted rate after the first 4-week test.