YOU would be forgiven for thinking that a blog is pointless on a website that advertises property for sale in the Dordogne.

However, at premierfrenchproperty.com, we like to think of the blog as an innovative twist to marketing property and commenting on all things France.

Traditionally, property websites took a presciptive approach to advertising. For the most part they still do.

ON the home page of the site there are two orange squares. One is labelled 'Latest Properties' and the other is in the News section.

All this means is that there is frequently updated information available that you can subscribe to by clicking on the icon.

THE orange square on the site means that by clicking on it you can subscribe to what is known as an RSS feed.

Great! you say. What's an RSS feed?

An RSS feed is a technical way of saying that there is new information available, in our case new properties for sale, that you can choose to have delivered automatically to your web browser. You just need to tell us you want to receive these regular updates by clicking on the orange square.

Most people visit the same sites on a regular basis. To see the latest information from all of these sites they need to visit each one in turn.

premierfrenchproperty.com is packed with lots of innovative features designed to make your search more productive.

One of the newest features on the site is the integration of Google Maps.

How to get the most from the maps

On the home page our Featured Properties map highlights the location of a property with a marker, a picture of a house.

Click on any marker to see a one line description of the property. If you would like to see the full details then click on this one liner.