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Before choosing a 'free to advertise' internet property service, homeowners need to consider carefully what they are likely to get 'for nothing'. It cannot work - it is theoretically possible to connect to the right potential buyer, but it is like winning the lottery somebody always wins but the odds are millions to one chance. If it is free, who pays for advertising the website. Try it yourself, go to www.google.com and type "sell my house" in the search bar the results will be 22,400,00 websites purporting to be the best way to sell your house
The problem is that most 'free' sites are poorly marketed (due to inadequate budgets) and rely either on advertising for their profit or worse selling advertising space to anyone who will pay. This is likely to put off the majority of buyers searching for property from using such sites. The only adverting on www.NoAgentsFees.com is for businesses directly related to buying and selling houses.
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Many sites offer to list homes for the do-it-yourself seller, with photographs, for sale boards and other bells & whistles supplied for various fees - so how do you choose? Like any marketing, it's all about EFFECTIVE VISIBILITY - just being on the net is not enough in itself - to stand any chance of being noticed your property must be in the RIGHT WEBSITE And BE WELL PRESENTED.
Not all private sites offer the same type of service even though they may appear similar. Many sites have copied and recycled the business concept of an existing high profile service, without fully understanding the implications. There are numerous examples of so-called private advertising sites, offering these types of property services. Therefore it is essential to choose a well-established professional company if the advertising is to be used alongside an agent.
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