Hello
You are receiving this newsletter because at some time over the last six years you have signed up for yours2share's newsletter. It tells you about some important changes to the yours2share website, making it easier to use. Please have a quick read to see what has changed and then come and visit us.
This email tells you about:
- Passwords
- Replying to ads
- Private messages
- Half price ads for the rest of December 2012
- Some background about yours2share
Passwords
In both the old and the new websites, every member’s password is securely encrypted and this makes transferring passwords from system to system difficult. For this reason, we have not transferred your old password into the new system. Everyone’s password has been reset. To login, go to the login page and click “Lost your password?” Enter your username or email address and you will be sent an email. Click the link in the email and you will be able to set up a new password.
Replying to ads
The new system makes it easier for people to reply to ads. To reply to an ad simply complete the form next to an ad and this sends an email direct to the advertiser. The person replying cannot see the email of the advertiser (unless the advertiser has chosen to put their email directly onto their ad.)
To reduce the lilelihood of advertisers receiving spam or unwelcome emails, the person replying must register and log in to access the reply form.
Private messages
As a result of the new system for replying to ads, there is no need for an internal private messaging system and this has now gone. If you have messages that you need to access, please reply to this email or contact me, and I will send you the information in your old messages.
Half price in December 2012
For the remainder of December 2012, there is a 50% discount on both new ads and the option to feature ads to make it more prominent.
To obtain the discount, simply post your ad, selected featured options if you wish, and enter 2012 in the Coupons box. A 50% discount will automatically be applied.
Background
If you’ve registered with yours2share in the last nine months, this is the first time you will have received a newsletter from me. I’ve been quiet.
yours2share underwent a major update in August 2011, but from the start there were some major issues, particularly with the way the website performed on Google. No-one was at fault; even with hindsight I don’t know what I would have done differently.
Since February, I’ve been contemplating whether to continue running yours2share or not. As will be pretty evident to anyone who has been following yours2share for a few years, I strongly believe in enabling private syndicates and rental sharing.
Unfortunately the best way to make a profit doing this is to be part of the sale of the asst and take commission. However I have three isses with this. Firstly it is is a logistical nightmare: the owners can be in several countries and the asset in yet another. Secondly, it's not something I'm interested in doing!
But the third issue is the most important, I believe that a critical part of the decision to go ahead with a private syndicate is the partners’ personal evaluation of the other members of the syndicate. Negotiating the contract is the perfect way to do this. If you can do this, then you can probably overcome any issues that might arise throughout the life of the syndicate. If I do this for other people, I’m concerned that people will not spend sufficient time getting to know their partners, but just rely on me. I don't think this is a good idea.
As well as running your2share, I am also an online marketing consultant and I build websites based on Wordpress for other people. Until recently, the one thing Wordpress couldn’t do well was run classified ads, but this has now changed. I realised a few months ago that I could use Wordpress as the basis for yours2share and this is what you will now see.
So the new yours2share is stripped down, just the ads and the guidance. And it works better than any other classified system that I’ve ever tested.
I’ve had a steady stream of people contacting me over the year asking me about yours2share, telling me that they’ve sold shares and generally giving me their support. I really appreciate this.
I also really appreciate the fact that so many people using yours2share have arrived via word of mouth; this has been particularly striking as I've been up to my elbows in user data over the last few days. Please keep telling people about us. I’m particularly keen to see more properties from Spain, Greece and Portugal on here. I know they are hard to sell at the moment, and people might like to consider the option of selling a half share, or a couple of one third shares.
Let me know what you think of the new website and if you find something that doesn't work, please tell me. I hope you enjoy it.
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Some great ads on yours2share.
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my choice; good pictures are a key factor. |
 1/8 share Squadron 52, Alcudia, Mallorca, Spain |
 Horse for share with beautiful hacking, Guildford, Surrey |
 Double room in four bed detached house in Swindon, Wiltshire |
 Yacht share(s) offered 2013 Balearics/Spain |
 Lovely 16.1hh mare needs a new sharer, north of Reading, Oxfordshire borders |
 1/4 share, Sunseeker Predator 58, Palma, Mallorca, Spain |
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