How To Build Your List Using Free Classified Ads

Today is the day you visit and start using one of the biggest, busiest sites on the Internet:

CraigsList.org (which gets a whopping 10 BILLION page views per month).

There are two ways you can use CraigsList to drive new subscribers to your site:

1.) Start posting (free) classified ads on the site.

CraigsList.org is incorporated as a for-profit site (despite it’s .org name). However, many users of the site are very anti-commercial. They prefer to see one person selling one product to another person… and they report any posts that look more commercialized than that.

Example: If you post an ad to sell your car, that’s great. If a dealer posts an ad to sell a car, some of the long-time CraigsList users will cry spam and “flag” the ad for abuse.

Does that mean commercial posts will get removed?

Not necessarily. But because some people are a little too eager to click the “flag this ad” button, you might get reported (and your ad might possibly be removed) if it looks to commercial.

To avoid this, be sensible.

That means you should only post a few ads in a couple regions each day. Before posting anything, find the most appropriate category, look at what else is being posted (especially those ads that are at least 24-48 hours old), and follow suit.

In other words, model your ads after the types of ads that seem to be working on the site.

2. ) Network with other CraigsList users by joining the discussion forums.

CraigsList has a huge network of discussion forums across topics ranging from adoption to yoga… and everything in between – including adult-oriented forums.

Treat the CraigsList forums as you would any other niche forum or social network site. Specifically, don’t spam the forums with your offers. Instead, post thoughtfully to build your good reputation and establish yourself as an expert in the niche. After you’ve spent some time doing that, you can begin to use your signature link.

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About the Author:
This article was created by Tim Dodd, Head Trainer at 3dInternetMarketing.com. 3dInternetMarketing are fast building an excellent reputation showing online business owners where they can quickly & easily earn additional profits from their existing client base and how they can literally tap into an unending source of well qualified, eager to buy, new customers. To learn more visit www.3dInternetMarketing.com today.

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