Craigslist Marketing 

If you are not using Craigslist, you are missing a valuable opportunity to drive plenty of traffic to your website or small business. Craigslist is a place where people can promote and sell. Craigslist allows users to post classified ads to a community bulletin board. Most users can place ads free, although there are charges for selected services in various locations. The board on Craigslist hosts millions of ads and has billions of visitors yearly. 

  The key is to follow the rules. Craigslist is one of the world’s busiest website that connects buyers and sellers in more than 300 communities.  You can place online classified ads by regions or city.

 The primary rule is never repeating your ad more than once every 48 hours, otherwise, you may get flagged and your ad and possible future ads deleted. The system is monitored by users and some are quick to flag for not following the rules. One of the primary advantages of posting on Craigslist, you have an excellent opportunity to rank high on Google if you select the right keywords.

  When you post an ad, Craigslist places it in chronological order. So, the more recent posts get attention because visitors see them first naturally. It takes 15 minutes or less for your ad to appear. Many times your ad will remain listed for up to 45 days. However, if you want to gain maximum exposure for your ad, you will want to post your ad often, so it rises to the top of ads posted on the “List”.

  You can also increase the odds of people searching for your posts by using keywords to describe your posts. Try adding popular keywords to your item description, so when people search for items using key terms your ad is most likely to pop up.

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