Get Your Ads To "Stick" On Craigslist
By Theresa Johnson

Craigslist receives over 9 billion visitors every month. Over the years savvy Internet Marketers have flocked to Craigslist to market all types of products and services and have made a lot of money in the process.

There are a number of articles available to show you how to use Craigslist. We will not go into that in this article. The purpose of this article is to share with you how to get your Craigslist ad to "stick".

Tips To Getting Your Ad To "Stick" On Craigslist

Tip #1

You want to make sure to include "http://" when you are adding a link to your ads. This will help you to get indexed in the search engines.

Tip #2

The San Francisco area of Craigslist is the most popular area to post ads and the search engines love this area. Posting in San Francisco may get your ads indexed in the search engines (more traffic for you!)

Tip #3

There are a few areas on Craigslist that have become over saturated. Marketing on Craigslist will require you to become creative.

Instead of posting your product or service in one area try to think of something you can give away for free like an audio, E-book or free consultation service and post in "Free", "Community" or the "For Sale" areas of Craigslist.

Also, don't limit yourself to just those areas. Craigslist is also a community forum. Use this area to develop relationships with individuals. Offer information or advice on a specific topic.

Tip #4

You may not be the only person marketing that product or service on Craigslist. Many companies offering affiliate programs provide marketing tools like ads, banners, etc. If Craigslist determines that the same ads are being posted using the same images and subject lines the ad will not post.

Be creative! Think of some other ads you could use. You will need to think like your customer. The subject line: "How To Get Your Ads To Stick On Craigslist" may work better than "Craigslist Marketing". Also, it is important to change the domain name. You can obtain several low cost domain names from a number of services and use the forwarding feature to forward your affiliate website to your new domain name.

Tip #5 - Important Tip

The are several tools and resources to help you automate your ad posting process. Craigslist does not like when the same ad is posted in several cities; all coming from the same IP address. Posting multiple ads under the same IP address will get your ads banned and you will no longer be able to post. There are marketers who are able to post 300 or more ads every day using services to automate this process. They have found a way to get their ads to "stick".

In order to achieve the results you are looking for on Craigslist it is imperative that you implement the things listed above. Follow the tips above and traffic to your website and sales will increase.

Theresa Johnson is an online entrepreneur and editor of Wealth Creators Ezine. To learn more about Building Your Business subscribe to our free online ezine and receive weekly business building tips. Learn more at http://no-hype-online-cash-system.blogspot.com and http://energize-your-income.info

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How to Use Craigslist to Increase Website Traffic - One Entrepreneur's Experiences
By Jamie Robe

It is very easy to get overwhelmed with all of the rapidly changing marketing strategies and online advertising schemes that seem to proliferate across the Internet. Your average online entrepreneur, such as a small business owner, author, artist, or website developer, often finds themselves struggling with implementing many of these seemingly foolproof techniques. I know, because I have been in that position myself after launching my website about my personal passion, open source website design. I was a computer engineer and a writer, not an Internet marketing expert, and I had to work out a way to get web traffic to my sites, one that I could actually do with my limited time and money. This article is a way to share the insights I have found that started boosting my web traffic and sales.

Let's start by looking at some of the reasons why the "systems" you read about in typical online marketing books do not work well for the average person:

1. Many of these guides or strategies are written by people who do not have REAL-WORLD online business experience. Things are different in the actual Internet trenches than in some academic marketing class, as you probably already have found out. I got really sick of reading books, written by so called experts (probably professors) because it wasted my time and money.
2. Most online marketing strategies are geared for the "big guys", websites and online businesses with the deep pockets and specialized personnel needed to implement effective, large scale marketing and sales campaigns. I didn't have a team or seed money, it was just me. No matter how well written a strategy is the only thing that counts online is (traffic & sales) per (cost & time of doing it).

Most of you reading this are starting online products and/or websites have real strengths and passions - that is what drives us forward. You may also be trying to bootstrap an operation on very limited funds, alone or with a small team, with a laser-like focus on getting your online product (website, e-book, etc) completed. If you are like me, you may have already found that your "finished" website is only getting a dribble of visitors, with almost no sales - very demoralizing. You need web traffic to generate more product sales or Google Adsense advertising revenue.

I knew that I needed a way to convert my sweat equity (writing about what I am passionate about) into a marketing strategy that reached real people interested in the lessons and materials I was providing on my website. I found that the best vehicle was Craigslist.org, which for years has been one of the fastest growing websites on the Internet, and which provides almost the ideal environment for viral marketing. I say "almost" because there are some limitations to Craigslist (these turn out to be critically important strengths) which have to be understood before you can capitalize on this amazing resource:

* Craigslist.org is not a single, unified national or international website.
* It is intrinsically a local resource only. It is designed to do one thing and that is to provide each craigslist market city or town or region with a local classified ad system.
* If you spend any time reading about Craigslist.org or about its creator Craig Newmark, you will see that it actually limits you to posting "local" ads only. You can't go to tampa.craigsist.org for instance and find a way to post your information to all 289+ cities across the US or world with one click.
* I found that it is best not to waste time and money on the automated posting software that is available out there. It blatantly violates the Craigslist.org terms-of-use, and will ultimately get your posts banned.
* People like you and I that use Craigslist.org sites to buy things or find out information are in general extremely savvy about ignoring anything that looks spam-like, and they will quickly flag spam-like postings for deletion, ultimately wasting your time and effort.
* Knowing the demographics of the areas covered by each of the 289 "local" Craigslist markets (where are they located, how many people use them, what are the race, sex, and ages?) will help you reach the most people with the demographic "profile" you want to reach out to, with the least effort.

As a Computer Engineer, I have over 15 years of experience using Geographic Information System (GIS) to analyze things like population changes, so I used that knowledge to help me put together maps and demographic reports for each Craigslist website. First I used the GIS to geolocate each website based on the city, town, or region in its website name. This was not trivial, but resulted in terrific map resource. See the resources at the end of this article for a link to a free map of the sites I put into a Google Map. Then I used Census and other available demographic data sources to mine for data I could link to each of them. It was a very time consuming process, but I ended up with a unique series of maps, reports, and data files profiling each of the 289 US craigslist.org market areas. I then began using these to focus my own posting efforts to reach the most potential customers for my open source website. I started seeing results, which I could track using Google Analytics. Slow but sure is how I would characterize my campaign, always being respectful of other craigslist users. I learned how to use the built-in craigslist.org account to manage my posts, and honed some simple techniques to make professional, but not over-the-top posts.

I started sharing my materials with my friends, and then decided to offer this all as its own e-book. Here are some other observations about how things have gone while doing this myself:

1. There is one important indirect benefit for using Craigslist.org as a primary marketing tool - increasing traffic from Google searches. Now a lot of material is out there on Search Engine Optimization or SEO, and you should follow every recommendation you reasonably can to make your product pages and websites look enticing to all the search engines; however, that in itself can be an overwhelming project for the average webmaster. I do not know if my craigslist.org posts, which are essentially links back to my website, directly boost my page rankings, but I do see those posts appear as first page search page results in many cases.
2. It is amazing how fast Google and the other engines pick up on new posts. I have experienced that using craigslist.org in this way has been more effective for me than paying for Google's Adwords system.
3. Using Google Analytics, I can see the traffic coming from my various posts. This gives you a method to track which Craigslist sites are producing the most visitors for you. Once again, it helps you redirect your efforts.

You can learn more about these techniques in my e-book, where I cover the "how-to" in detail and I include all the demographic data and maps that I talked about earlier. While I can't guarantee that you will have the exact same experiences as I have, the fact that my original websites are still generating visitors and revenue means that I am still out there, like you, fighting for my piece of the Internet's exciting and elusive web traffic. Good luck with your project.

Jamie Robe is the author of the e-book Craigslist for Entrepreneurs.

You can also visit his original open source website to find about his real passion as a computer engineer, website development using free, open source software.

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Low Cost Lead Generation - The Craigslist Goldmine
By Tina Starr

When searching for low cost lead generation to mass market their websites or products, many internet marketers are overlooking the best kept secrets. Advertising on Craigslist.org is a great way to drum up traffic if you know exactly how to post to make it work.

Classified advertising is not new idea. People have been placing ads in newspapers and magazine for as long as their have been newspapers and magazines. What is relatively new are free classifieds as a means of low cost lead generation. Although virtual, they have the potential to reach anyone who has internet access.

Although you may have tried this before- posting on a free virtual classifieds network such as Craigslist can bring your website an immense amount of traffic as well as build you a very large profitable list.

Our Avenue

CraigsList has been around for 12 years- and the records show: 10 billion page views, 40 million users, 2 million new job listings each month, 90 million user postings in 100 topical forums, and 10 million new images per month (and growing). Craigslist has both local and worldwide classifieds and forums for over 576 cities in over 50 countries worldwide.

With an online classified ads format organized by either region or city, Craigslist connects buyers and sellers in more than 300 communities; for the most part, posting on the site is free.

*This is a free and effective low cost lead generation tool that's within Your reach!*

How To Use Craigslist

Posting ads on Craigslist can be as simple as typing a 3-4 line text ad, or you can incorporate using html code and photos. When posting on Craigslist, you want to make sure your ad is relevant to the category that you are posting to. I like to use the name of the category that I am posting to in my title. So if I am posting an ad about inviting people to work at home, I would more than likely post to the sales, real estate, and marketing categories (this is where the most traffic is on Craigslist). So let's say I was posting in the Sales category, I would say something like, 'Need 11 people with Sales experience...'. What I have just done is targeted my approach to only people that have been in sales before.

Also, Craigslist is very strict about spamming. We do not advocate spamming on Craigslist. This means posting 5-10 of the same ad in the same city right in a row. But you can still get some great exposure on Craigslist without breaking their TOS. There are however tricks and secrets that can show you how to post thousands of ads on Craigslist in a very short period of time. This is especially good if you have a product or service that can be sold globally.

The Results

*Effectively drawing traffic is the pinnacle of internet riches.*

Craigslist, and free classified sites are a goldmine for any legitimate business that has anything for sale on the internet. These allow you to sell mass amounts of your product. There is a catch here; however, there are secrets on the online classified sites that you need to be well versed on to see positive results and growth in your business.

Tina Starr is a professional internet marketer that specializes in mass online free advertising to build large lists. She has developed a niche in Craigslist and has branded herself as an expert in the field. Visit her site to learn more about Low Cost Lead Generation

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How to Stay Safe On Craigslist
By Steve Mount

People attempting to find jobs, housing, friendship, or products and services will notice Craigslist to be a very valuable community. When you use the Craigslist community you'll find the opportunities mentioned above. On top of that you could also meet other people to network or talk about issues that you find important. Keep in mind that Craigslist is an online community so the risk of predators or scammers at the ready to take advantage is always there.

Even with millions of visitors and billions of page views monthly, the major bulk of the people using the Craigslist community don't have any harmful intentions. A small fraction, as with other online communities, may be looking to take advantage of people either financially or physically. However, there remains many plenty of very good reasons why the community at Craigslist is so useful. In this article you will learn some of the basics of the usefulness of Craigslist, in addition to some smart recommendations to stay safe when you're using Craigslist.

Several people still wonder why Craigslist has such appeal. Yes, other websites out there focus solely on employment searches, buying things or meeting friends and lifelong partners. What makes Craigslist appeal is that it offers a convenient place for each of these searches plus more. Craigslist may have begun by looking only at events happening in the San Francisco area, but since then it has grown considerably. With much more than just event listings in hundreds of cities around the world.

With each website focusing on a specific geographic region, Craigslist is an outstanding resource that lets users to communicate with others in the same area directly. This is a better alternative to sorting through huge worldwide listings in the hopes of finding local offerings.

Craigslist Safety

Craigslist is no more dangerous than any other online community. The main problem, just like any other public website, is how easy it is for people to use false identities. They can hide behind these aliases and fool people into thinking they're trustworthy, even though they aren't. Unfortunately, this holds true for individuals wanting to steal money and goods, along with those who'd like to cause physical harm.

The first line of defense in staying safe on Craigslist, and other internet communities, is to keep your personal identifying information private. Credit card and bank account information, social securities number or other identifying numbers should not be shared - unless the reason for the information is verified, along with verifying who is getting the information. If you determine that it is a legitimate transaction make sure you only send it via a secure server. It is vital to take these precautions to prevent fraud and identity theft.

Apart from not sharing identifying numbers, you need to also be careful not to give out other personal information. Things like your street address, full name or telephone number. This is crucial because information like this can be used by those with bad intentions to locate you. Most people already know not to share this information, but there are also other types of information to keep private. Apparently safe information like where you went to school, when you graduated, mother's maiden name or even a pet's name can be used for potentially unlawful purposes.

Now that you know how to stay safe on Craigslist you are ready to start discovering the many great things available there.

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The Perfect Wealth Formula - Learn the Secrets to Craigslist Marketing
By Ronald Fara

Does the Idea of working at home and making money interest you. The Perfect Wealth Formula is a system that can make that happen. How can you achieve this? By combing the marketing power of Craiglists exposure and a educational marketing system that teaches how to make money on Craigslist. I have spent the last 20 years of my life as an advisor to millionaires. The one common thing among my clients who have attained the status of "Millionaire" is that they own their own business. There are reports the show one of the fastest and easiest ways to become a millionaire is by owning your own business where you can be paid what you are worth. The home computer and internet has made business ownership a reality. The Perfect Wealth Formula is a system that combines the two into a marketing machine.

A review of the Perfect Wealth Formula and Craigslist Marketing show the power of Perpetual Marketing in Motion. Here are some interesting facts:

- Craigslist is one of the top portals to the internet The amount of monthly page views is staggering

- You can target by Town and be very demographically Targeted

- Most importantly your Marketing Cost is Free

- Craigslist Marketing can allow you to be picked up by the search engines for indexing on top marketing spots

- Your ad can be seen by hundreds if not thousand of prospective clients in a days time

-You can post to hundreds of cities from the comfort of your home

- When combined with the Perfect Wealth Formula you can

- Have a automatic Capture page in place to show your prospective clients how they can improve their financial lives

- The System has education tutorials on Videos that Show How to Market with Craigslist created by a marketing genius who has made a fortune on craigslist

- You can have Duplication of you efforts

- For each client you get through Craigslist Marketing, they watch and learn from the Videos and also be up and running on craigslist in no time

-For each client they get you will be rewarded a finders fee. Think about it income that comes in month after month

-Craigslist Marketing and The Perfect wealth Formula allows you to create that residual income from home that most people only dream about

I have invested the last 3 years of my life studying the marketing concepts on the internet. I have found that Craigsliist marketing Combined with an exciting educational system called the Perfect Wealth formula is your best bet to start up a home based business. Perpetual income is when you invest some time and energy and see results and automatic income for years to come. Success in any business requires 3 things:

1. A hungry market of customers who are actively seeking the information that you can provide. Craigslist can help you identify that target market.

2. A product that adds value to people's lives. The Craigslist Marketing Videos that are available on the Perfect Wealth Formula system are tops in my book for giving people the information they need to succeed in marketing on Craigslist.

3. A system in place to educate and inform your customers and how they can succeed, and you in turn create a residual income for life. Think of the happiness you would have by having the money you need coming in automatically in your checking account every month because you helped people help themselves.

The Perfect Wealth Formula and Craigslist marketing are here to stay. Tap in to the power of the internet as a tool to explode your home based business. Live the life of your dreams. Create a perpetual income stream for yourself and your family.

Craigslist Marketing and the Perfect Wealth Formula is a combination marketing system that can help you live the life you have dreamed about. Create Perpetual income with this easy and simple marketing system.

Learn the Secret of Advertsing for free with Craigslist. Harness the power of the Perfect Wealth Formula to send huge amounts of traffic to your website. Ron Fara has spent 20 years of his life helping his clients create profitable businesses. Click here to learn the secret traffic systems: http://BestHowToMakeMoney.com

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