Q: What is lakesearcher.com?
A: lakesearcher.com is a lake property advertising service. We are here to help individuals, realtors, and agents rent lake properties. We do not own any properties ourselves. We are not a real estate company. We do not operate on a commission basis. Our service is lake property advertising for a flat fee.
lakesearcher.com is also a lake information resource. We have included a lake map, weather, boating, fishing, camping, and local area information for most of our lake pages. We hope you will visit us whenever you have any questions about a particular lake.
lakesearcher.com was launched in January 2005. It is a spin-off from our hugely successful website, Lakehouse.com, which has been online since 1997 and is based in Arlington, Texas.
Q: Why should I advertise my lake property on lakesearcher.com?
A: lakesearcher.com has many benefits over the other vacation rental websites. We are a specialized advertising service. Since we only feature lake properties, your home will not be lost among thousands of other properties that are not lake related. Our uniqueness is what brings you closer to finding more rental customers. Visitors to lakesearcher.com are here looking specifically for a lakehouse to rent.
We have a member database consisting of thousands of interested buyers who have requested that we contact them about new ads. As soon as your ad is posted, our Auto Notify system sends out emails to the people whose search criteria match your property's description. We may already have a customer on file just waiting to be informed about your property!
lakesearcher.com services the entire United States. Many times, people are not exactly sure where they want to spend their vacations. Here they can browse over 2,000 lakes at one time and make their search easier and quicker.
Q: How do I advertise my property on lakesearcher.com?
A:
STEP ONE: Read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
STEP TWO: Register if you are not already a lakesearcher.com member. Being a member is completely free. If you are a member, LOGIN to your account.
STEP THREE: Once you are logged in, click on "New Ad". From there, you complete a simple form.
Q: What does it cost to advertise lake property on lakesearcher.com?
A: DELUXE Ads are $89/year and include:
(10) large color photos
Unlimited text description of your property
Featured Ads placement
(located on the top left of every page of our website)
Map link (for an exact location)
Contact information (name, phone #, email)
Link to another website (if you have one)
Visitor counter
Buyer/seller match-up - instant leads from our database
of 5000+ potential customers!
BASIC Ads are $69/year and include all of the above but only (5) photos.
We accept most major credit cards, money orders and personal checks.
Q: What is meant by a "GOLD STAR AD"?
A:  Gold Star ads get the most exposure because they sort to the top of search results. Your ad can be a GOLD STAR ad for only $10 more.
Q: What is meant by a "FEATURED AD"?
A: Featured ads are randomly featured on all lakesearcher.com webpages in the lefthand column. (5) different properties are displayed at a time. Properties are also featured on the various state pages, randomly, (5) at a time. This gives your property optimum exposure. All paid ads with a photo are displayed in the Featured Ad column.
Q: What is meant by a "DELUXE AD"?
A: Deluxe Featured ads are the same as Featured ads but with (10) property photos instead of (5).
Q: Do you offer free ads?
A: The first 90 days is free, but does not include a phone number, availability calender or website link.
Q: How do I update or remove my ad?
A: You have 24 hour/7 day a week access to instantly update your ad. Simply login to your account and click on "My Ads".
Q: How do I pay for my ad?
A: If you skipped the payment page while submitting your ad, you can pay for your ad by logging in here: LOGIN and then clicking on the option "Pay" that is next to your ad. If you are already logged in, click here to go to your account: MY ACCOUNT
Q: What if I forget my login id or password?
A: Your login id is your email address. If you do not remember which email address you used, you can contact us, by using the contact form and we will look it up for you. If your email address has changed since you registered with us, contact us and we can change it for you. If you have forgotten your password, go to "My Account" and click on "Lost Your Password?". You will receive an email very shortly with your password. The email will be sent to the email address that you initially registered with.
Q: I am having problems logging in.
A: You may need to clear the cookies and temporary internet files on your computer. You can also try to enter the website thru a different URL. Try one of these:
http://lakesearch.com/login.php
http://lakesearch.com/account.php
Q: How long will my ad be displayed?
A: All paid ads will be posted for 12 months or until you request it be removed.
Q: What is the best size photo to use?
A: Because the average monitor is 17", set at an 800x600 screen resolution, we recommend that you submit photos that are 667x500 pixels, in order to get the best and biggest possible photos for your ad. There is also a limit of 1 mb on the file size (in bytes) of the photos.
Q: What formats are allowed for photos?
A: Your photos must be in either .jpg or .gif format to load properly to your ad. If you are receiving an error like this when trying to upload photos:
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then your photos are not in the correct format.
Q: What is the difference between .bmp, .jpg, and .gif photo formats?
A: A photo stored in bitmap format (.bmp) is not as internet efficient as a photo stored in .jpg or .gif format. For example, a 600k bitmap photo is only approx. 60k in .jpg format. If you have photo editing software that can convert a bitmap photo to a .jpg photo, then you will get the best photo type for use on the internet and this website. |