As you're probably aware, traffic costs, and right here is where the Rat and Mouse continues paying. Which is why we're encouraging advertisers who feel they might have something to gain from seeing their brand served up to homeowners, renters, landlords, movers, media shakers on around 4,000 pages a day. As part of the deal, you'll get a heartfelt thank you each and every week, which is why, tonight, we're saying thanks to...
... LandlordNanny, an innovative, hi-tech, but simple-to-use, drag-and-drop online organiser for everything a landlord needs to remember, whether managing a single property or a giant portfolio. As well as providing a useful directory of recommended letting-sector professionals (accountants, mortgage providers, HIPs providers etc), they're a registered letting agent, which means that customers get to advertise properties on the large property portals, including Primelocation.com and Propertyfinder.com. Use of the basic service is free. Upgrade to a premium account (£99.95, but £49.95 during the current introductory offer) and you get access to legal documents, automated invoicing, web-based accounting software and more. In other words, the kind of things that would cost a great deal more than £99.95 if you handed them over to a lettings agent.
A toot on our own trumpet [June 9, 2008]
Why advertise with the Rat and Mouse?
Sorry you feel that way.
I feel Poppy has a lot to offer, and I'm glad she's helping the Rat and Mouse out. Since the site was launched several years ago, I've been the only contributer. It's going to take more than a fortnight (particularly my vacation fortnight) to work out the best way to integrate two - or, perhaps, more - bloggers.
Which brings me to your second point. The Rat and Mouse brings with it hefty bandwidth costs. If the blog's to continue, it needs to feature advertising. As part of the deal, I don't think it's too onerous to offer a "thanks" post, once a week. Because this has been a quiet fortnight (see holiday, above), it's meant that two such posts have appeared on the front page at the same time.
Before "quitting here" please bear in mind that this blog isn't funded by or related to any business. It's entirely independent, costs us money, but it's there for your enjoyment... every day... except weekends and bank holidays... since 2005. If it was perfect, it would be miracle.
