{"id":6020,"date":"2015-12-16T05:37:08","date_gmt":"2015-12-16T05:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/?p=6020"},"modified":"2026-04-05T11:07:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T11:07:05","slug":"fed-up-with-bad-flatmates-post-a-great-ad-like-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/fed-up-with-bad-flatmates-post-a-great-ad-like-this\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Write a Flatmate Wanted Ad That Works"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6020\" class=\"elementor elementor-6020\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de1079 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2de1079\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15dd6ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15dd6ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_20130525_141437-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10365\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_20130525_141437-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_20130525_141437-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_20130525_141437-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_20130525_141437-scaled.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af4c357 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af4c357\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fddf9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fddf9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have all come across a bad flatmates at some stage in our lives, whether it be hanging out with our friends flatmate or living with one, they can dampen your mood, but also your spirits about what living with flatmates is all about &#8211; having fun and sharing great experiences.<\/p><p>If you have experienced a bad flatmate in the past, that doesn&#8217;t mean you should stop your quest to find that perfect flatmate.<\/p><p>In fact, why not just be upfront, quirky and upbeat about your bad experiences with your new flatmate ad.<\/p><p>Check out what this guy did below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e529f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f1e529f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c656ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c656ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0011.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6022\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0011.webp 635w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0011-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0011-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0011-65x65.webp 65w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0011-610x610.webp 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c9fa5b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c9fa5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7a4074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7a4074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It seems like a completely normal ad, right? 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