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For Property Managers

Use Advertising Console

  • Create an account, and submit your listings.
  • Flexibly switch between the free or paid programs.
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For Bulk Advertisers -- Large ILS and PMS companies

Free Feed Program

  • Get additional traffic for absolutely no charge.
  • Simply submit an XML file comprising of all your listings.
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Paid Affiliate Program

  • Get preference in ranking + included in featured section.
  • Performance based fee -- pay only when we send you the traffic.
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Our Advertising Partners Include:

Data Feed Program

The data feed program is designd for bulk advertisers, including large ILS and PMS companies. As bulk advertiser, you may choose to submit a free feed or a paid feed, depending on your marketing needs. Kindly note that if you want to submit individual properties, please use our Advertising Console.

  • Free Feed: Get additional traffic for your listings from our site for free. Simply follow the following instructions.
  • Paid Feed: Get preference in ranking. You will pay only for the traffic that we send to you. Email or call us to learn more.

Instructions for submitting your XML feed:

  1. Read our data format specification (see below), and ask your engineering team to create an XML feed comprising of all your properties. See an example file here.
  2. Submit the URL link of your XML feed using the form below.
  3. Our search engine will crawl your feed everyday, and notify you if there are any errors in the integration.
  4. Your listings will be shown in our search results. If you want preference in ranking, please sign up for our Affiliate Program.
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Specification

Element Format Required Description Example
version Numeric Required Version of the feed xsl. It is 1.0 for now. -
feedurl URL Required The URL of the feed. http://your.site/feed.xml
url URL Required The URL which contains the detail information about the rental unit. Cazoodle re-directs customers to the original sources. http://your.site/example-unit
source String Required The name to show on our website, i.e. landlord name, website name. yoursite
contact String Required The phone number of the property owner. 217-864-8378
apartmentname String Optional The community name. -
address String Required Address of the rental unit. It contains street address, city, state, and zipcode. 60 Hazelwood Drive, Suite 122, Champaign, IL 61820
rent Numeric Required Monthly rental price of the unit in numeric or decimal format. It can also be a range. $1800
$1800 - $2000
beds String Required Number of Bedrooms for the rental unit. 2
2-3
studio
baths Numeric Required Number of Bathrooms for this rental unit. Half bath should be defined as .5 1
1.5
2
2.5
sqft Numeric Optional Total Square footage of this rental unit. 1100
image_urls URL Optional The URLs of the images for this rental unit, seperated by ";". http://your.site/1.jpg;http://your.site/2.jpg
description String Optional Description for this rental unit. -
amenities String Optional Amenities for this rental unit. -
availability Date Optional The availability date for this rental unit. 04/30/2009
04/30/2009 - 09/30/2009
expire_in_days Numeric Optional The number of days that this rental unit will be expired. If it is not set, the default is 30 days. A value less equal than zero will delete the record. 5

Example (Download XML File)

<apartments>
            <version>1.0</version>
            <feedurl>http://www.1stlake.com/feed.xml</feedurl>
            <records>
                <record>
                    <url>http://www.1stlake.com/palmettocreek-river-ridge-apartments.php</url>
                    <source>1stlake</source>
                    <contact>504-733-7256</contact>
                    <apartmentname>Test apartment name</apartmentname>
                    <address>5101 Citrus Boulevard River Ridge, LA 70123</address>
                    <rent>$1050 - $1245</rent>
                    <beds>1</beds>
                    <baths>1</baths> 
                    <sqft>1049</sqft>
                    <image_urls>http://www.1stlake.com/images/property_images/new-orleans-apartments-palmetto-livingroom.jpg</image_urls>
                    <description>SPECIAL: Exceeding expectations not budgets! 2 bedrooms $1250! 1 bedrooms at $1050! Non-Smoking Homes available! Expires 3/31/09. SMOKE-FREE APARTMENTS AVAILABLE! Give yourself the keys to luxurious l</description>
                    <amenities>Access Gates ,Bubbling Creeks and Flowing Fountains ,Formal Garden Arbor ,Flexible Lease Terms ,Gazebos ,Jogging Trail with Workout Stations ,Lavish Landscaping ,Off-site Fitness Center ,Off-site Tennis Court ,Pet Walk ,Swimming Pool ,Smoke-Free Apartments ,Theater Room</amenities>
                    <availability>01/01/2009 - 08/01/2009</availability>
                    <expire_in_days>90</expire_in_days>
                </record>

                <record>
                    <url>http://www.1stlake.com/palmettocreek-river-ridge-apartments.php</url>
                    <source>1stlake</source>
                    <contact>504-733-7252</contact>
                    <apartmentname>Test apartment name Test</apartmentname>
                    <address>5876 Citrus Boulevard River Ridge, LA 54236</address>
                    <rent>$1245</rent>
                    <beds>studio</beds>
                    <baths>1-2</baths> 
                    <sqft>1000</sqft>
                    <image_urls>http://www.1stlake.com/images/property_images/new-orleans-apartments-palmetto-livingroom.jpg</image_urls>
                    <description>SPECIAL: Exceeding expectations not budgets! 2 bedrooms $1250! 1 bedrooms at $1050! Non-Smoking Homes available! Expires 3/31/09. SMOKE-FREE APARTMENTS AVAILABLE! Give yourself the keys to luxurious l</description>
                    <amenities>Access Gates ,Bubbling Creeks and Flowing Fountains ,Formal Garden Arbor ,Flexible Lease Terms ,Gazebos ,Jogging Trail with Workout Stations ,Lavish Landscaping ,Off-site Fitness Center ,Off-site Tennis Court ,Pet Walk ,Swimming Pool ,Smoke-Free Apartments ,Theater Room</amenities>
                    <availability>01/01/2009 - 08/01/2009</availability>
                    <expire_in_days>90</expire_in_days>        
                </record>
            </records>
</apartments>