Marketing Through Craigslist
This post was made Apr 22, 2008 by Carlos del Rio
photo credit: The Rocketeer
Craigslist is both a bane and a boon to your work. It is popular, easy, highly effective, and frequently abused.
Here are some tips for getting better results from Craigslist:
- Get a Craigslist account – This will make posting and reposting quicker and easier.
- Write like you are advertising – You are given plenty of space to write, so give the viewer plenty of information.
- Link to your site – Show them that you are professional.
- Show your e-mail – People place more trust when you are transparent about who you are.
- Use the right pictures — Use non-stock image that are from your site so viewers get to see that you are consistent and original.
If you use these tips you will get ahead of the spammers and amateurs who fill the services sections of Craigslist. Trust is one of the main factors you have to consider; take advantage of the extra presentation options you have on Craigslist that you don’t have in things like paid search.
