| If you want to sell your house quickly it's important to | | | | are charged by the number of lines they take up in the |
| cover all bases to target potential buyers. Local papers | | | | paper, so make sure you only include the most |
| normally have a property section with houses for sale, | | | | important points and use abbreviations where |
| houses wanted to buy and also information on | | | | appropriate - you can find information on the internet |
| properties to let. What the sections are called, costs | | | | about commonly used abbreviations in property |
| and which day of the week the property section | | | | advertising. Remember if your goal is to sell your |
| comes out can vary from location to location. | | | | house fast at the highest price you want to be as |
| In Nottingham the property section comes out each | | | | clear and to the point with prospective buyers. |
| Thursday. If you purchase through the paper's website | | | | Most people are now searching the internet for |
| you'll get one charge for coverage in each of these | | | | properties on sites like rightmove and finadproperty - |
| places: | | | | these sites have pictures which can be a big selling |
| - Nottingham Post | | | | point for your home. This means if you're using more |
| - Recorder Series | | | | traditional methods like the newspaper you need to be |
| - Messenger Series | | | | even more compelling with what you say in your ad. If |
| - East Midlands Metro | | | | your local paper allows inclusion of photos or some |
| - | | | | graphics when you place an ad in the property section, |
| Advertising in this classified section is reasonably | | | | this can be a way to make sure your ad stands out |
| inexpensive and you'll be targeting buyers who are | | | | from the others on the page. |
| looking for houses directly. Make sure you have a | | | | The other thing to consider is buying an actual ad in the |
| good headline and short and sharp information about | | | | property section rather than a classified listing. These |
| your house, focus on the key information: | | | | will normally allow more flexibility with content and the |
| - Location | | | | option for more graphics. If you want to make sure the |
| - Number of Bedrooms | | | | ad for your property gets seen, this can be a more |
| - Recent Rennovations | | | | expensive, but much more effective means of |
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| Don't include unnecessary details, most classifieds ads | | | | |