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Business/Organization & Individual Postings

2008-09-25T14:35:00.003+01:00

Many people have asked us to better differentiate between postings from individuals and postings from businesses or organizations.

We've been asking people to specify this during the publishing process for several months now, and today we've started displaying this information—in the form of small icons—on category listing pages and posting detail pages.

When you click on a category, you'll see either this: (for business/organization posts)
... or this: (for posts from individuals).

Of course, the accuracy of this system depends on the honest participation of everyone using the Franglo platform. If you see postings that are not properly identified, you can send a message to us at admin@franglo.com, but the problem is better dealt with at the source. So, please consider simply replying to the post and asking that user to repost under the appropriate category. It will make Franglo more useful for everyone!

Add tags to your postings

2008-09-23T14:27:00.003+01:00

Now when you create a posting on Franglo, you can include tags.

What are tags and why would you want to use them?

That's simple. Tags are words or short phrases that describe your posting and can help your posting get found and properly indexed by search engines. By tagging your posts, you can make them easier to access. All you need to do is think of how people might search for your content, and then add one or more tags. You can add as many as you like, up to a maximum of 250 characters. Just enter your comma-separated tags on the form where you create or modify your posting.

New countries, some improvements & a call for your help...

2008-09-15T13:55:00.002+01:00

We've been working hard to create an easy-to-use and effective classifieds service, tuned to the specific needs of expats and internationals like you. Today, we're proud to announce that Franglo is now available for expats in many, many more places... nearly 60 countries and regions in all!

It's pretty easy for us to launch Franglo sites for new places. What's hard is getting people to use them... a classifieds website isn't very useful without lots of postings to browse. So I'd like to ask you for your help.

Please spread the word! Take a look at the list of available sites. Tell your friends and colleagues living elsewhere around the world about Franglo, and ask them to give us a try!

Some other recent improvements...

• See country/region information in "My Postings"
• More user information in replies
• Greater visibility for Featured Postings
• New, more effective (and more affordable) banner ad program

...and there's a whole lot more coming. Over the coming months, we'll be adding a wide range of features that will make Franglo even better—more effective and easier to use. Stay tuned!

New banner ad program

2008-09-10T15:11:00.005+01:00

We're happy to announce a new banner advertising program on Franglo that is straightforward, very visible, and inexpensive.

You get a large 200x150 pixel banner ad on Franglo and exclusivity in the country/category of your choice, starting at only €19 per week. How's that for affordable?

Target just the categories and countries that you want, upload your banner to us, and presto—big visibility almost instantly. Put your product or service in front of Franglo's affluent community of expats and internationals... try Franglo banners today!

Click here for more information and/or to get started.

More user information in replies

2008-08-01T13:17:00.004+01:00

One of the biggest challenges we all face with online classifieds is dealing with scams and fraud. To that end, we've just added new information to the message you receive when someone responds to your posting.

We now recommend that people sign in to franglo before they respond to a posting. That way, when you get a response you'll see whether the sender is a registered franglo member or not. People don't have to sign in to respond to a posting, but we recommend it because it helps build trust.

As always, we recommend that you avoid high-risk things like wiring money, sending cashier's or bank cheques, money orders, and dealing with distant buyers/sellers. For more information about identifying and avoiding fraud, see http://www.franglo.com/fraud.

New UK and Ireland sites!

2008-06-09T16:10:00.003+01:00

Now that we've got the site relaunch out of the way, we're planning on rolling out localized franglo sites for a wider swath of the world, starting with Europe. So today, we've launched the UK and Ireland. We're counting on our regular users to get the word out and help get some postings up there soon! The more postings there are, the more useful franglo is for everyone.

http://unitedkingdom.franglo.com
http://ireland.franglo.com

Welcome to a new franglo!

2008-06-05T13:27:00.002+01:00

If you are a regular franglo user, you'll notice that we've just given the franglo.com family of websites a pretty significant facelift. We're excited about this redesign because it brings a more modern, colorful, and appealing look to franglo, but also because the interface is designed to be easier to navigate and use. Some of the new elements include:

more ways to find the postings you're interested in;
greater visibility for featured postings;
improved accessibility across platforms and browsers.

Of course, everyone's taste is different and you may have comments or criticisms. We'd love to hear from you, so please feel free to contact us anytime. Sinply click the "contact us" link at the bottom of the page.

Get added visibility for your Featured Posting

2008-06-03T09:49:00.002+01:00

We've just launched a new way to get added visibility for your Featured Posting. As you may know, the Franglo email newsletter goes out each week with a list of recent Featured Postings as well as other information. The newsletter is sent to over 8,000 Franglo users each Tuesday.

The subject line of the email newsletter is traditionally chosen at random from among the posts included each week. Having your posting title used as the newsletter's subject line brings much more visibility to your posting. You can see a list of recent newsletters and subject lines by clicking here.

For the first time, we're offering Featured Posting customers the ability to pay an additional fee of 99 euros to have the title of their Featured Posting used as the subject line of the newsletter. If you would like to give your Featured Posting a big visibility boost, this can be a great option!

We've already sold out for June 2008, but dates in July and beyond are still available.

Notice some changes?

2008-04-23T16:06:00.002+01:00

You may have noticed some more or less significant changes on Franglo.com this week. Yes, we've changed our logo slightly and have made it consistent across all country sites. And yes, there's now a big ad space on the top of Franglo.com pages. The new ad space is our latest attempt to offer advertisers value and results without distracting our users from the most important contact on Franglo, the classifieds. And we also made some less apparent changes to the design, making the pages a little lighter and easier on the eye.

If you're paying attention you'll probably see a lot more changes on Franglo in the coming weeks. We're working hard to add features, improve functionality, and make the service more useful for everyone.

We'd love to hear your thoughts. If you have comments, criticisms or even praise... please feel free to email us.

Newsletter archive

2008-04-10T12:50:00.003+01:00

Franglo This Week is sent each Tuesday to thousands of expats and internationals. If you were wondering what was in the last issue, or want to have a look at older issues of Franglo This Week, you can now access an archive of the current and past newsletters.

Simply visit http://www.franglo.com/thisweek/.

New prices

2008-03-21T16:10:00.006Z

The Franglo Network has been growing rapidly, and now counts for more than 40 websites in 10 European countries. That means that traffic to our classifieds service has been growing too, and all postings are getting more exposure.

Featured Postings have always been a great value, ensuring that your ad gets the most visibility, the best placement, and the maximum number of hits. We've recetly raised prices to help cover expenses and to reflect the increasing value of Featured Postings on the Franglo Network.

The new prices for Featured Postings are:

€14 for two weeks for individuals / €21 for businesses
€35 for six weeks for individuals / €52 for businesses
€67 for three months for individuals / €99 for businesses
€99 for six months for individuals (no change!) / €149 for businesses

Thumbnail images for all Featured Postings

2008-03-13T12:33:00.006Z

Now when you buy a Featured Posting on Franglo, you get one more benefit... a thumbnail image of your primary image/photo right on the category listing page. Featured Postings now stand out even more, giving you even more visibility.

Featured Postings still include all all the other benefits that have always offered:

Prominence: Bolder, more colorful display on web pages throughout the Franglo Network.

Position: Appear in the "Featured postings" box on the left side of every Franglo page, in rotation.

Priority: Stay at the top of the category listings—don't get pushed down the list as newer postings are added.

Promotion: Get inclusion in at least one edition of the weekly Franglo email newsletter.

Results: Typically 10 times to 25 times as many hits as standard postings, and sometimes much more (your results, of course, may vary).

Welcome to The Paris Times

2008-03-13T09:57:00.002Z

The Paris Times (http://www.theparistimes.com) is an online newsmagazine covering selected cultural events, local news and debates and features magazine-type stories, literary works, and profiles of Anglophones living in Paris.

With Anglophone contributors from all over the world, The Paris Times jouralists have solid experience with writing and the press... and expatriation. The approach is both foreign and French, allowing for a wide range of points of view. With a unique tone and format, The Paris Times participates in a new, attractive trend: the free with value.

We would like to welcome The Paris Times and its readers to the Franglo Network.

Welcome to Essonne Image

2008-03-12T10:01:00.002Z

We would like to welcome Essonne Image (http://www.essonneimage.co.uk) to the Franglo Network. Essonne Image is a great meeting place for English speakers, native or not, who live in the Essonne département (91) of France.

Welcome Lost in France

2008-03-11T14:29:00.003Z

Lost in France (http://www.lost-in-france.com) is a leading online resource providing a wealth of information to people living in, visiting, or buying property in France. Lost in France offers comprehensive information and useful tools — everything from fact sheets and forums to news and personal blogs.

We would like to welcome Lost in France and its user community to the Franglo Network, and we invite anyone who is not yet familiar with Lost in France to visit the website.

Welcome LG2G

2008-03-11T14:24:00.003Z

The Legal Guide to Germany (http://www.lg2g.info), aims at helping citizens of other countries, either living in or coming to Germany, in gaining a reliable orientation toward their every day legal rights and responsibilities in Germany. We would like to welcome LG2G visitors to the growing Franglo community in Germany.

Welcome to Paris Soirées

2008-03-11T14:20:00.002Z

Patricia Laplante-Collins created Paris Soirées events to bring Americans, expats, hip French and the international community together in a global meetup, in Paris. We would like to welcome Paris Soirées (http://www.parissoirees.com) to the Franglo Network!

Quick find by posting ID

2008-02-26T16:44:00.000Z

Did you know... If you are looking for a specific Franglo posting and you know the posting ID or reference number, you can find it quickly — just enter the posting ID or reference number in the search box and go.

Welcome Spain & Portugal for Visitors

2008-02-22T11:52:00.003Z

We'd like to welcome the newest member of the Franglo Network, Spain and Portugal for Visitors (http://www.spainforvisitors.com).

With detailed text on topics including cities, activities, culture, travel, employment and much more, Spain and Portugal for Visitors offers a wealth of well-researched information for expats and tourists alike.

The Spain and Portugal for Visitors website includes Franglo-powered country-specific classified sections for both Spain and Portugal.

Get huge exposure for just 149 euros

2008-02-19T14:43:00.005Z

We've just introduced a new advertising format and new pricing in order to make advertising your company or service on Franglo as affordable and effective as possible. The compelling new half-banner format appears on virtually every Franglo.com web page and includes two lines of text below the banner to add detail and peak interest. See:
Here's the bottom line: A half-banner for one month costs just 149 euros, and we will never sell to more than five advertisers at a time. That means your ad will appear on 20% of all Franglo.com page views. Want more info? Click here to contact us.

Welcome to The German Way & More

2008-02-18T10:29:00.004Z

Welcome to The German Way & More (http://www.german-way.com), the newest member of the Franglo Network.

The German Way & More is a comprehensive website dedicated to language and culture in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. You can find detailed information about a wide variety of topics, from the Autobahn to Women's issues, and everything in between. The site also includes the informative free email newsletter, WebNotes, and excerpts from Hyde Flippo's excellent books, The German Way and When in Germany, Do As the Germans Do.

The German Way & More website includes Franglo-powered country-specific classified sections for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

New country sites for Austria and Portugal

2008-02-18T10:19:00.005Z

We're very happy to announce the launch of two new Franglo country sites: For Austria and for Portugal. You can visit these new Franglo country sites here:

Austria: http://austria.franglo.com
Portugal: http://portugal.franglo.com

Franglo now offers country-specific classified ad websites for nine European countries, as well as regional mini-sites for each of France's 22 regions. We're pleased to welcome expats and internationals in Austria and Portual to the Franglo community.

Limited time: Newsletter advertising special

2008-01-17T15:13:00.000Z

If you have never advertised to Franglo's international community of expats and Anglophones, now is a great time.

Each week, the Franglo email newsletter is sent out to an affluent community of Anglophone expats and internationals. We're currently offering very attractive "introductory" email advertising rates that will deliver your business message directly to over 9,000 Franglo users.

For a limited time, you can advertise in our weekly newsletter for just 349 euros. Here's what you get:

Graphic: A 120x90 pixel "tile" banner ad - for your logo or other graphic
Text Message: Up to 50 words of text describing your business and/or offer
Direct Links: Users can get to your website in 1 click
Exclusivity: Your ad is the only display ad in the email
Top Placement: You ad appears at the top of the email message
Affordability: Reach your market for less that €0.04 per user

For an example of how your ad will appear, see the "Today's Special Offer" box at the top of this webpage.

If you would like to take advantage of this offer, please contact us as soon as possible. There is only one advertiser per weekly issue, and availability is on a first-come-first-served basis.

New category: [Services] Business

2008-01-17T15:12:00.000Z

We're happy to introduce a new Franglo category for business services.

Welcome Expatica

2008-01-15T13:36:00.000Z

We are proud to announce that Expatica.com, a site devoted to happy, healthy living abroad, has become the newest member of the Franglo Network.

Expatica’s purpose is to improve the quality of life abroad and bring the international community together. With a current readership of over 4.8 million yearly readers, Expatica contains some of the most frequent users of international banking services, insurance, travel, luxury cars and real estate services.

Expatica offers country-specific websites for the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland and Spain, as well as micro-sites for jobs, dating, and housing.

The new Expatica Classifieds, powered by Franglo, is the first to make use of Franglo's new partner integration API enabling a seamless user experience. Expatica members are automatically logged in to Expatica Classifieds without having to re-enter their login email and password.

Visit Expatica: http://www.expatica.com