I’ve been asked this question a few times and finally decided to write a detailed post about it . There’s a lot of power in controlling the images that go into your Craigslist ad. This can work a couple different ways:
A) Your entire ad can be image-based (or a single image) that could look much more appealing than the standard text-based ads that users are used to looking at (stand out!)
B) Your ad can incorporate more than 4 images, and they can be placed Read more…
E-Commerce, General Marketing, Graphic Design, Guerrilla Marketing, Web Site Design
Add new tag, ads, craigslist, flickr, hosting, images, more images, photobucket, posting
You hear people everywhere talking about the benefits of networking, both for business and personal reasons. It’s true. Networking can help expand your business contacts, generate more sales, and ultimately allow you to live a more fulfilling life. However, those that are most successful at networking have learned one important rule:
Build your network for the benefit of your network
Have you ever been to a party or event, and seen the type of person who is loud, boisterous and is always in search of the most important or well-known person in the room? They could care less about anyone but themselves. They look at the situation and ask “what can i do that is going to benefit me the most”. You don’t want to be the schmoozer. The question you should be asking is: Read more…
General Marketing
facebook, networking, relationships
These last few days I’ve been out of town on vacation, and have been using Google Maps to help me find my way around. Searching for grocery stores, coffee shops, and free wi-fi reminded me how important it is to list your business with Google Maps and Yahoo Local. In case you’re Read more…
General Marketing, Guerrilla Marketing
Guerrilla Marketing, marketing, search rankings, seo, website
Lately I’ve been studying testing and implementing the best tactics for Craigslist posting. I’ve been experimenting for over 4 months now, and I’ve gotten measurably better responses (ad views and click-throughs to my website) by using the strategies outlined below, and for the first time ever, I’m sharing them with you.
Tip 1) Don’t Blend In.
Your first goal on Craigslist is to not get lost in the crowd. To view your ad, visitors have to find your title in the category page, which is easier said than done these days.
With so many ways to create titles on Craigslist, it’s sometimes a hit or miss getting people to read your ad. Keeping this in mind, we ran many different titles using an assortment of fonts, wording and symbols. Then, we used tools like Google Analytics and GetClicky to gather information by measuring clicks, bounce rates , new users and time at site.
GetClicky.com and Google Analytics both allow you to track what people are doing at your site. They tell you how long people stay, what actions are they taking, bounce rates, clicks, and their physical location - all of which is very useful information for trying to obtain more visits to your site. Both are really simple tools Read more…
General Marketing, Guerrilla Marketing, Web Marketing
analytics, craigslist, design, portland