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Launch offer: display your YouTube video for free
Written by Administrator
Friday, 05 June 2009 10:14
As part of our introductory offer, we are pleased to annouce a FREE promotion of your house swap via YouTube.
As part of this offer, all you have to do is take a video of your house - preferably inside and out, and make sure that it lasts for no more than 10 minutes maximum. Then, when you have done, upload it to YouTube. You can then email us the link, and we will display your YouTube video for free on our website. This offer is valid throughout 2009 as part of our launch offer.
If you decide to add an audio track to your video, please ensure that you are using music that is free to use and not a commercial track that may infringe on the artists copyright. You can consider using the Free Music Archive, for example - please check the license details for the music you select.
To find out more about uploading your video to YouTube please click here.
We would just ask that you include HouseSwapFinder.com in the title of your YouTube video (not on the video itself, but when you upload the video, you have to provide a title for your video). Your video must not exceed 1GB in size, and should ideally be in .avi or .mov format.
This offer is valid for all users who register their house swap with HouseSwapFinder.com, whether you choose a FREE listing or one of the PAID listing options.
Last Updated on Friday, 05 June 2009 10:43
FREE house swap listing for 3 months!
Written by Administrator
Saturday, 23 May 2009 19:35
Signup today and advertise your house swap for free for 3 months!
If you are having trouble selling your house, wherever you are in the world, then why not consider swapping it with someone? Permanent house swapping is starting to get more popular, and you can find out more about it in our News section and also in a whole host of articles in our House swapping links section.
With a free listing, you can see what kind of interest there is in your house, and you never know, you may find someone who is looking for a house in your area.
What have you got to lose, it's FREE!
UK house swapping arrives!
House swapping isn't just limited to the States either. On this BBC TV feature, learn about how house swapping is starting to gain ground in the UK.
Learn more about the house swapping process, and the typical concerns people have - such as, does it require both the houses involved in the swap to have an equivalent value? As you will see from the feature, this isn't the case. Some people are looking to upsize while others simply want to downsize.
More stories of people who are looking to swap and hear about those who have successfully swapped.
Last Updated on Sunday, 10 May 2009 15:16
Swap your house for a cheap vacation
See how you can make your vacation cheaper this year. Learn about a couple who have swapped their house in Florida more than 20 times, for holidays overseas - including holidays in Great Britain, France, Luxembourg
It may seem unusual, but more and more people are trying to find ways of saving money following the credit crunch. What better way to both save money, but still have a great vacation, than to swap your house!
As your hotel or accomodation costs are perhaps the biggest expense, you can save on this completely by swapping your house with someone who wants to have a vacation where you are! This TV feature looks at the idea and interviews a couple who have done this with great success.
Last Updated on Sunday, 10 May 2009 15:15
House swapping is a hot option
On this CBS News segment see how families in the States are looking to swap houses - recognising the difficulty of selling properties the traditional way during a recession. You can see how people are using websites to list their houses for a permanent swap; saving on realtor fees and even getting closer to the asking price. But as the news item points out, you have to be flexible and try not to be too picky!
See how one couple in the States successfully swapped a house in Nevada with a house in Tennesee, to be closer to their family. "It was really painless and solved both our problems", comments one of the swappers. Lessons to learn?
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