Craigslist For Marketing CPA?

lovegtm · 07-01-2011, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Kenster

Lots of "bum" ways to promote on CL. Most people try spamming and get the ax right out of the gate

Any suggestions on some of the bum ways? Not a full method, just some general clues. I'm still stuck in a bit of a sales mode when I think of CL.

warrenj1979 · 07-01-2011, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mtmjohn

Be careful ... Use a CL traffic friendly network to promote.

lol their are so many spammers on cl

subho67 · 07-01-2011, 03:34 PM

Can you recommend me some networks which allows cl traffic??

Kenster · 07-05-2011, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by lovegtm

Any suggestions on some of the bum ways? Not a full method, just some general clues. I'm still stuck in a bit of a sales mode when I think of CL.

I used to take a look at high converting CPA offers and then manually (not through software) set up ads related to the offer but not selling anything. So if you are eventually trying to promote an employment offer, you can post an ad in the jobs section (this is a bit gray...but just so you get the idea).

By bum, I just mean that you manually and individually reach out to all responders and some how work in your CPA offer. The most important thing is that you aren't selling anything on the front end and just "bumming" or spending time individually responding to people and somewhere in the communication (perhaps a few emails deep) will you be promoting something.

Justin Stowe · 07-05-2011, 11:14 PM

Although a lot of CPA networks don't accept CL, I'm learning more that if you go straight to the vendor instead of through a network, they may not care as much.

Especially for lead-type CPA, not just rebills/email submits etc.

And if you're getting leads for local businesses, they probably don't care as long as the prospect is targeted and they can close sales with the leads you're sending em.

aminur · 07-05-2011, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by nerodea

Here's my question guys:

When researching offers, I have come accross many that have craigslist as one of their main sources of traffic generation. My question to you all is this. What method are people using on craigslist to drive traffic to these CPA offers?

you can make y money from craiglist using cpa offers. I'll give you a small hint. i have seen some good paid wso about CL with cpa. Sorry i can't name it . go to the wso offer section and find the cpa wso's and start sending Pm. you will find the person easily. Thats all i can say

AnnaSEO · 07-06-2011, 01:14 AM

Select offers that will attract the general public and you will succeed in craigslist.

blueonblue · 07-06-2011, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Kenster

I'm not going to say too much because its a clever idea that I think is going to do really well, but its related to employment. If it turns out to be just a mediocre campaign and not worth pursuing for either of us, then I will reveal the whole thing...mediocre for somebody is gold for another right!

Wish I could be more helpful...eeek

What about the city or geographic region? Would you say perhaps that New York City would be better than a suburban area? I would think with an offer like Netflix, everyone every where would be interested, but if the offer was for say a membership dating site, perhaps areas with more money would work better?

I have also tried CL for something else, asking people to email me for more info. I tried NYC and Chicago, I got no responses. I was just wondering how I check the stats as you have said your friend knows how many viewing he has gotten.

Thanks for your input. I have learned so much about CL/CPA. Is there a CPA/Twitter thread on here too?

awsomnick1 · 07-06-2011, 09:04 AM

using craigslist isnt a good idea because they might blacklist your IP, and now they are suing people for abusing their services.

Kenster · 07-06-2011, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by harlank44

What about the city or geographic region? Would you say perhaps that New York City would be better than a suburban area? I would think with an offer like Netflix, everyone every where would be interested, but if the offer was for say a membership dating site, perhaps areas with more money would work better?

I have also tried CL for something else, asking people to email me for more info. I tried NYC and Chicago, I got no responses. I was just wondering how I check the stats as you have said your friend knows how many viewing he has gotten.

Thanks for your input. I have learned so much about CL/CPA. Is there a CPA/Twitter thread on here too?

I haven't heard many good things about CPA/Twitter...just fyi

As far as targeting, sure you can target. In truth, many of the people doing a lot of ads are still in the cat and mouse game of using software to post and aren't as discriminating in how they target geographically.

If you are "bumming it" then sure, try and target as much as possible. As you pointed out, its easier to target some offers than others!

DIABL0 · 07-06-2011, 03:16 PM

How important is using an IP that is local to the area that you are posting to?

If it is important, what is the best solution?

The only thing that I can think of is just using a nationwide dial up.

martbost · 07-07-2011, 04:51 PM

I am having pretty good success by outsourcing MicroJobs to workers to post a Spinnable Classified ad on Craigslist. Right now, I have a total of about 60 ads per week getting posted. That's 31 days of exposure for each ad. It seems to be working well on conversions by sheer volume.

One word of advice is to have your ads posted in the mid-afternoon and it should be toward the top of the ad list when folks get off work and check for ads after dinner

JayBay · 07-07-2011, 10:23 PM

Way to sell it man lol

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Originally Posted by gbarrows31

I kill it on CL not to Brag or Boast but I do. I do so well I'm an authority on it.. I use it for my own product, I use it for Aff. products, I even created a whole program 100% based on advertising on CL... Don't take my word for it, go to Google and type in, How To Make Money On Craigslist I'm # 4...

It's a 1 page site and all I do it talk about CL.. So Yes you can Kill in it CL. The biggest problem people face when they stat of is being Ghosted!! Hate that, Sorry guys 98% of my ads stick, even in the same city posted many times over..

Another thing is PVA ,, ? Ya I go over that as well.. Simple Fix..

So CL is a gold mine and thanks to there stringent rules It's my gold mine.. It could be yours too.

Best of luck..

Hope this was helpful..

jeffrey73 · 07-07-2011, 10:36 PM

Nah, the BIGGEST problem with CL isn't getting ghosted, but getting your accounts froze due to spamming. If you want to make any decent money, you need to run ads in numbers, and to them that is spamming. CL has many ways to track you down.

Congrats on all your success with them, I don't know how you do it. I think it's more of a waste of time always trying to bypass all their BS.

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Originally Posted by gbarrows31

The biggest problem people face when they stat of is being Ghosted!! Hate that, Sorry guys 98% of my ads stick, even in the same city posted many times over..

Cray. · 07-07-2011, 10:36 PM

not a good idea..
CL = BH = Ban nuff said

luboff · 07-22-2011, 07:50 AM

Kenster

Left you a PM a few days ago, not sure you've seen it?

JC

sicnarf · 07-28-2011, 12:29 PM

I think there's still plenty of opportunity for CL but as Kenster and others have said, you have to know the rules. If you look at CL as a way to harvest contact information, that's probably the best way to go. On the other hand, if you are simply putting a link out there to get a sale, you'll get banned.

andyyoo9 · 08-07-2011, 07:59 PM

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magentawave · 12-13-2011, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Kenster

My buddy, with a little creative help from me did a craigslist campaign two weeks ago. Cant go into details, but drove traffic to a splash page then to a squeeze, then email marketed as part of a 3 part series.

Results = good

Still potential if done right. Again some networks dont want anything to do with CL and others are okay if you put steps in the middle like this.

Without going into the details of your friends CL campaign... Could you at least tell me about the copy he put in the actual CL ad that drove traffic to the splash page?

Andrew Zapp · 12-13-2011, 10:13 PM

You don't necessarily have to look at it as direct linking from craigslist to your offer. What you can do is find people that are looking for work, pay them to hand out flyers for instance. Then you can earn money on the backend.

magentawave · 12-14-2011, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew Zapp

You don't necessarily have to look at it as direct linking from craigslist to your offer. What you can do is find people that are looking for work, pay them to hand out flyers for instance. Then you can earn money on the backend.

But what if your offer is an ebook on how to make money? Can you link directly to the site that sells the ebook without getting ghosted?

jeffrey73 · 12-14-2011, 06:59 PM

You might get ghosted, flagged or your account frozen. It is hard to tell, but this is definitely against their TOS. They will catch on quickly.

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Originally Posted by magentawave

But what if your offer is an ebook on how to make money? Can you link directly to the site that sells the ebook without getting ghosted?

MakeMoneyJames · 12-14-2011, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by magentawave

But what if your offer is an ebook on how to make money? Can you link directly to the site that sells the ebook without getting ghosted?

Yes you can direct link with image ads too on CL with your website with out getting ghosted. Getting flagged is another story, so you will have to present your offer as "compliant" as possible. Not make it look spammy and scammy.

I post image ads with direct links in jobs section and services section. If you just hire a poster you wouldn't have to worry about posting. Which is what I do. Alot of posters won't post image ads because they don't know the correct way to do it with out it getting ghosted.

magentawave · 12-14-2011, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jeffrey73

You might get ghosted, flagged or your account frozen. It is hard to tell, but this is definitely against their TOS. They will catch on quickly.

I've never heard of an account getting frozen? What is that? I thought once your ads get ghosted that account is done.

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Originally Posted by MakeMoneyJames

Yes you can direct link with image ads too on CL with your website with out getting ghosted. Getting flagged is another story, so you will have to present your offer as "compliant" as possible. Not make it look spammy and scammy.

I post image ads with direct links in jobs section and services section. If you just hire a poster you wouldn't have to worry about posting. Which is what I do. Alot of posters won't post image ads because they don't know the correct way to do it with out it getting ghosted.

I assume being "compliant" with an image ad means the title shouldn't be too in their face? So is your image ad just one big giant link? Do you need to host the big image somewhere besides CL?

MakeMoneyJames · 12-15-2011, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by magentawave

I've never heard of an account getting frozen? What is that? I thought once your ads get ghosted that account is done.

Your accounts can go "on hold".. Which basically means, banned. That is different then ghosted. Ghosted just means your ads never went live.

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Originally Posted by magentawave

I assume being "compliant" with an image ad means the title shouldn't be too in their face? So is your image ad just one big giant link? Do you need to host the big image somewhere besides CL?

There is really no straight guidelines on it. Just test headlines. Test images ads. Test offers.

My image ad is just one giant link. You need to host image ads somewhere else. Like photobucket.

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