{"id":22642,"date":"2017-08-04T11:21:54","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T10:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/?page_id=22642"},"modified":"2018-11-13T16:01:19","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T15:01:19","slug":"stay-ahead-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/private-seller-hub\/stay-ahead-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Stay ahead of the competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Why should I compare my property?<\/h2>\n<p>Finding your property on Rightmove and comparing it to others which are advertised will help you understand the current market. It will also give you an insight into your competitors including those properties within the same area as yours.<\/p>\n<h2>How to start a property comparison<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h3>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Click on the country in which your property is located<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/homepage.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1052\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/homepage-200x69.png 200w, https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/homepage-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/homepage-400x138.png 400w, https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/homepage-600x208.png 600w, https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/homepage-768x266.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/homepage-800x277.png 800w, https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/homepage-1024x354.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/homepage.png 1052w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1052px) 100vw, 1052px\" \/><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Type in the region \/ town and select similar criteria as your property then click \u201cFind Properties\u201d<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22645 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/searchpage.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/searchpage-200x141.png 200w, https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/searchpage-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/searchpage-400x282.png 400w, https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/searchpage-600x423.png 600w, https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/searchpage.png 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>All available properties will appear on the next page. You will need to go through each page until you locate your property<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Once you can see your property advert, you can then start by comparing its appearance with others.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Important points to consider are:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Does the summary description have enough information to make it stand out?<\/li>\n<li>Are there enough images compared to other adverts?<\/li>\n<li>Are you using the same \u201cextra features\u201d compared to others\u00a0(such as Floorplans and Virtual Tours)?<\/li>\n<li>Does your main image stand out as much as theirs?<\/li>\n<li>Is the property price similar?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Look at this example<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22648 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/comparelisting-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1026\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/comparelisting-1-200x163.png 200w, https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/comparelisting-1-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/comparelisting-1-400x326.png 400w, https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/comparelisting-1-600x488.png 600w, https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/comparelisting-1-768x625.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/comparelisting-1-800x651.png 800w, https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/comparelisting-1-1024x833.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/comparelisting-1.png 1026w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1026px) 100vw, 1026px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This has plenty of eye catching key words which are capitalised within the summary description.<\/li>\n<li>This advert has more images than the surrounding properties and has even uploaded a Floorplan.<\/li>\n<li>Why not go the extra mile and upload a video tour of your property and give long-distance buyers a chance to walk-through.<\/li>\n<li>Comparing the main images, it shows the property better than the advert above. However the advert below has good variety by showing an internal and external photo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Actions for you to complete:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h3>Rearrange your images, add more or newer ones if you have them available.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Consider looking at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/overseas-magazine\/private-seller-hub\/photography-guide\/\">photography guide<\/a> to improve your images.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Upload a Floorplan, you may be able to find free mobile apps that can create these for you.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Consider recording a video and uploading as a virtual tour<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Capitalise keywords in your summary description<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Make sure the property location is correctly pinned on the map<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why should I compare my property? 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