Help for classified users

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This guide will assist our classified users with managing their accounts and creating/editing/deleting advertisments.

If you have any questions which are not detailed here or would like some more information please contact our support team at support@french-property.com

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1. Introduction to your IFP account

• Introduction to your IFP account

2. Using your IFP account

• Creating a classified advertisement
• Editing a classified advertisement
• Creating a new rental advertisement
• Creating a featured property
• Advertisement tips and tricks

3. Images

• Uploading and resizing images
• Resizing batch images

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1. IFP Classified Manual

Navigating and using your IFP account

Once you have registered with Internet French Property and received your activation email, you are ready to begin advertising with us!

Firstly log into your account using your username and password, you will have received this information when your account was created.

Access the IFP homepage and log in using the quick login boxes on the left hand side of the page. Alternatively you can access the login page at the following address:

www.french-property.com/login/

Username: Your username

Password: As requested

If you experience any difficulties logging into www.french-property.com please contact our support team on +44 207 135 2222 or support@french-property.com

Go to the classified property management page Your Account Page: Once logged in you will access Your Account Page, as shown below:

Please note: If you are logging in for the first time, it is important to change your initial password to something more secure. To do this click on Edit Account, listed under the heading of Account details. Now input a secure password into the password and confirm password fields. To save your new password, click update personal settings.

Also please update your Personal and Address details if necessary.

To return to the Your Account Page click on Your Account Home at the top of the left-hand column or alternatively click on Your Account in the top right hand corner.

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2.1. Classified advertisement creation and management

Go to your classified property management page

1. Logging into your account

Firstly log into your account using your username and password. Your username is typically the email address used to register your account.

The Log-in box is located in the top left of the homepage, just under the “Home” button, as shown in fig.1. If you are not a registered IFP user, click the “Register” link to create an account.

Once logged in, access your account page by clicking “Your Account” located in the top right hand side of the homepage.

2. Creating a new classified advertisement

To create a new advertisement you must navigate to the “Private property advertisements” section. This can be found under the “Advertising” section of “Your Account”.

If you have not already registered as a classified advertiser you will need to do so. Under the “Advertising” section of “Your Account” you will find the registration links. Click the link that corresponds to the type of advertisement you would like to create, either a classified property advertiser, or a rental property advertiser. Once your registration is confirmed, you will be directed to the "Private property advertisements" section.

You are now at the classified property management screen. From here you can create new advertisements and resume incomplete advertisements. You can also edit or update the details of existing advertisements. To begin with we will demonstrate how to create a new advert.

To start the new advertisement wizard, click the “Create a new property advert” link.

The new advertisement wizard is divided into 5 stages...

1. Stage 1 - Advert type and property location
2. Stage 2 - Address details of advertiser
3. Stage 3 - Full property details
4. Stage 4 - Images of property
5. Stage 5 - Preview advert and edit/confirm details

Stage 1

Select the type of advert that you would like to create, then select the department in which your property is located , and the town which it is closest too. Once these boxes are filled in, click “submit”.

Stage 2

This stage of the wizard requires you to enter your address details. These are your personal details that you would like to use for billing information, not the details of the property you are selling.

Our system keeps a record of your address details, so when you create a second advertisement, this form will already be completed for you.

If any of the details are incorrect, please change them here and our records will be updated.

Stage 3

The third stage is a form for entering the main details of your property.

Enter the title of the advertisement and the price of the property.

If you have any extra price specific information, enter it into the price comment box.

You are also able to enter 5 highlights. These appear near the top of your property advert and should display the best features about your property to grab the viewer’s interest.

The description box allows you to enter a full description of your property.

Please make sure you enter as much information as possible as this makes your property a lot easier to find via the search engine.

Use the location box to provide a little more information about the property's immediate location.

Any further specific features your property may have can be detailed in the position box and other related boxes. You may select as many features from each section that apply to your property.

The final boxes relate to your property condition and other important property information.

When this information is complete, click “continue” to proceed to the next stage.

Stage 4

You will now be able to upload images of your property. A normal classified property advertisement is allowed a maximum of 10 pictures associated with it, while a premium classified advertisement allows you to have an unlimited number of images.

To upload your images, select the number you require to upload and fill in a title for each. Next, click the “Browse…” button to locate the images on your home computer.

All the images you upload will appear at the bottom of the screen. You can Edit the title of an image, change its position or remove it by using the links next to the images.

When you are happy with the images associated with your property, click the “finalise” button near the top of the page to continue.

Stage 5

Once you have completed the 4 stages of the advertisement wizard you will have a chance to review your property details. A preview of the completed advertisement is shown below.

If you would like to change any of the property details, click “Edit my Property Details”. When you are happy with your advertisement, click “Continue to Payment”. This will take you to our online payment system.

Once you have completed the billing process, your advert will be placed online and you will receive a conformation email.

3. Managing existing advertisements

You will now be able to manage your advertisments. Once you are logged in, in your account, click on "Private Property Advertisments", this will enable you to create a classifed advert and manage any existing ones that have been created.

You will also be able to move these advertisments online (will be visible to users) and offline (will not be visible to users). This will give you the advantage of being able to rotate your properties.

You will be able to edit the details of you properties to correspond with construction or aesthetic changes made to any of them, thus allowing you to update the information of your property advertisments and display them to the user.

You will be able to delete pictures you have already uploaded for your advertisments and upload new ones, you can also change the order the pictures are displayed.

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2.2 Editing Your IFP Classified Advert

You can edit your advert at any stage, simply login to your account and press the "Account Home" option on the left hand side of the site. Once on your account home page; just follow the instructions below to edit your advert:

• Select "Private Property Advertisements"
• You will then be presented with adverts you have created.
• Active adverts will have an option to move online or offline,
• Inactive adverts will have an option to continue to payment.

If you advert is active you will also find the following links:

More detail - Will present you with the published advert

Move offline - Will remove the advert from search results

Edit - Will allow you to make changes to the advert

Archive - Will move the advert to your archive folder

More Stats - Will show detailed advert statistics

To make changes to your advert simply press the edit option where you will be presented with the page shown on the right.

Here you can edit the price and description for your advert, when finished press submit at the bottom of the page to save your changes.

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2.3. Creating a featured property

A featured property will allow you to have your property displayed on certain pages throughout our website, most notably the home page. IFP Ltd call this promotional service Spotclicks and it allows you to direct our site visitors directly to your property advert.

If you are a classified advertiser and you would like to create a featured property, simply login to your account and select the 'Puchase Spotclicks' option from your account homepage. You will then be prompted to purchase some Spotclicks and assign them to one of the properties you are advertising. Payments can be made online through our secure payment system provided by www.protx.com

Each time a visitor clicks on your featured advert one click will be deducted from your account, allowing you to direct anything from 500 to 10,000 visitors to your property advert(s). If you require more information or any assistance with Spotclicks please email us

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2.4. Tips and Tricks when advertising with www.french-property.com

1. Property Images

The photos of your property are the most important aspect of your advert, Your property photos need to be eye catching as it takes just seconds for a visitor to decide to click on your property advert. Photos taken of the front of your property and in good light are generally the most effective. The first photo\thumbnail is the most important as it will be displayed in the search results alongside other adverts, you should always use a landscape orientated photo as the first photo\thumbnail as portrait orientated images will be cropped to fit in with the site formatting.

The more photos that can be included on your advert the better, as they will often determine whether a visitor makes an enquiry. IFP Ltd recommends at least 5 photos per advert. That said you still need to be selective when choosing photos, try not to include photos taken on an overcast day if you have the option.

Please note that internal photos used as thumbnail images generate very few views and therefore enquiries.

2. Property title

Use your property title to promote your property. The title and the thumbnail image are the first impression for any visitor browsing our adverts. Wording the property title for the market you are targeting is very important. For example replace the following title "apartment" with "Stunning coastal apartment with spectacular harbour views". A good descriptive title which describes some of the benefits of your property will pique a visitors attention.

3. Price

Price is one of the other major factors is attracting visitors to view your property, a competitively priced property will attract lots of interest, especially in a tightening market. If you are unsure about the price of your property we recommend searching for similar properties in your area to compare and contrast your property and price to other adverts on the website. Alternatively you can contact some local property agents to obtain a valuation as they will be able to provide the most accurate valuation of your property. You can find agents in your area on the following section of the website www.french-property.com/agents

4. Featured property adverts

Use the IFP Ltd Spotclicks to promote your property advert. Ensure that only properties with eye-catching thumbnail images are used for the featured property adverts. Please click here for further information regarding Spotclicks.

5. Property description

Adapt the property descriptions to the Anglophone property market.

• Write a thorough description for your property, what makes your property desirable?
• What are the benefits of living in this area?
• List complimentary information eg. Nearest town, access routes by train, road and especially budget airlines (Ryanair, Easyjet, BMI, Flybe) include distances if possible, local tourism and facilities, potential rental income etc.

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3. Adding and Rearranging Images

At the top of Property Details page you will find a link titled 'Click here to Edit Images', click on this link to add and change images for your advert.

Standard adverts are allowed a maximum of 10 images and premium adverts are allowed an unlimited number of images. If your advert will allow more images to be uploaded, you will see a drop down menu as pictured on the right. Select the number of images you would like to upload (maximum of 5 at a time) and you will be prompted to browse on your local computer for your property images.

Once you have browsed to the file and entered a image description select the "Upload Images" and you will see the new images when the page reloads.

Now that the images are uploaded you can change the order of them, on the left to each image you will find a button to move the image up and down. Click these buttons to move the images up or down until they appear in the desired order. The thumbnail image for your advert will be automatically generated from the first image displayed on this page.

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