Wednesday, August 05, 2009

How does craigslist work?

I have heard so much about Craigslist but don't know how it works.
Go to Craigslist.org. The various Craigslist pages are presented by location. There are more than 500 locations in 50 countries. Craigslist may be an international website, but it works on a local level. The assumption is that things you are looking for need to be close to you. Find the geographic area closest to you and click on the link.

Craigslist essentially is an Internet classified ad page. It is just on a larger and more comprehensive scale than other classified ad pages. It is immensely popular because it is mostly free and it works for many users. It gets 10 billion page views per month and has an estimated 40 million users. Craigslist says they list jobs, housing, goods, services, romance, local activities, and advice--just about anything.

What Do You Use Craigslist For?

Craigslist is an exceptionally-popular, free community website.
Here's a good description from a USA Today article: Craigslist is a giant Internet bulletin board where people buy and sell their stuff, trade humor and political wisdom, look for dates, seek home repair advice, share their poetry and often just rant. Jon Jason ('Not Udell') Kottke has a nice case study about a mover in New York that's getting most of his business for free (in terms of advertising dollars) through Craigslist.



How To Post Craigslist Ads That Receive Considerable Attention?

To learn how to do this effectively, you need to explain the concept of the forum-based website. Craigslist, a classified site, linking communities of people all over the world together, to find work, buy or sell items or even date others, is a powerful marketing tool for your business. There is a multitude of categories and subcategories where individuals can find whatever their heart desires/needs/calls for, etc.

Within a local sense, one can click their home state and/or city closest to them to find things relative to them. For others, looking all over is effective in finding new customers, new work, etc. Ultimately, whatever works for you is the way to go!
It takes a few minutes for the ad to appear sometimes.

How do I use craigslist?

I love craigslist. I buy things off of there all the time. Just remember you set the price and you compete against others on there with same item for lower or higher prices.
Depending on what you are selling there is of course small rules on there not hard to follow at all but then of course you get stupid people that don't agree with what you say in your posting sometimes and flag it (takes a lot of that) to get your posting erased off of there so got to stay on top of it.
And describe what you are selling exactly and it helps to post PICTURES they sell the item for most part. It is for mainly your locals around you it’s not like eBay where you have to ship everywhere. It’s easy. Click post ad and fill out the boxes title price location description and then add picture. Something’s sell faster than others so be prepared for lots of emails or phone calls. You have to go to your email and verify it and to post it until you make an account which if you are going to sell lots of stuff is a good idea.
Answer any questions you think someone may have on it in your ad because you will get a lot of emails or calls asking the same questions most of the time. Meet at a local spot if possible not your house.

As long as you have something good to offer for the right price, you should have no problems. Look around and see what others are selling for, this will give you an idea of how much to sell your for as well.



Can You Use Craigslist To Make Money?

When money gets tight try and make ends meet through craigslist.
You can really earn a full time income just by using Craigslist? The site itself gets a massive 40 BILLION page views each and every month.
I’m sure your product won’t apply to all of the visitors, but don’t you think at least a few are bound to be interested? The key here is that there is room for just about anything…whether you sell a tangible product, an eBook or offer some sort of service. If you are posting lots of ads then you can use an auto poster.



Who is using Craigslist?

One final advantage to searching for a new job through Craigslist is an impressive amount of available positions. More and more employers are beginning to realize how widely Craigslist is being used and are also beginning to realize they cannot afford not to place their available positions on Craigslist.

Companies of all sizes realize they cannot afford to miss out on the wealth of potential employees who are flocking to Craigslist in search of exciting new job opportunities. Available jobs positions appear on craigslist communities from small mom and pop companies to multibillion dollar corporations.

No comments: