Had a phone call from this magazine yesterday saying they wanted to feature us on a special they were running about people looking to buy in France and who might be looking for somewhere to rent whilst looking. Normal price for a 1/4 page ad = approx £600 but were doing this for just £99 + VAT and were we interested? Freebie paper newspaper distributed in the 3 counties and also online. I rang a couple of other owners who had been in earlier issues and they said they had nothing back and not even a copy of the magazine. One owner said they had made loads of errors on her ad (muddling photos of 2 properties) and several had phone numbers that were incorrect as I could not get through.
Looking at the ads I suspect they have been trawling OD for properties to call as many mention OD reference numbers.
Has anyone else been approached by them or used them?
Bucks Berks and Oxon Guardian
We were also approached by them and I was led to believe that it was a 'feature' they were doing rather than just an advert. I supplied photos and also wrote the text myself as I wanted to be sure it was 100% correct. They emailed me a proof to check and approve before publication which I thought was good practice. We did receive a complimentary copy and it was a much thinner publication than I expected. Our piece looked OK and was part of a section of similar adverts. However I have not had a single enquiry as a result.
Hold on to your dreams!