If you know how to take advantage of it, it is easy to make money with Craigslist. You might discover it to be a goldmine. There are millions worldwide who use the online classifieds referred to as Craigslist.

It does not actually matter what it is you are providing, more than likely there is a big part of your niche market that is most likely utilizing it to discover what you...

I use Craigslist a lot when I do a retail store closing sale. It is a great way to promote the sale when the sale prices are 50% off or more and especially for selling fixtures and bulk products. These same methods would work with a retail store doing a sale.

For selling products, I generally use under For Sale:
General Category , Garage Sale for Saturday events and a specific category depending on the merchandise being sold. I take pictures of entire departments for customers...

The answer to this question is yes and no and maybe. It all depends on the way in which the business owners utilize Craigslist. Savvy Internet marketers who are able to identify the target audience and create sales copy which entices the reader may find advertising on Craigslist to be incredibly profitable. Conversely Internet markets that do not do their research and take a spamming approach to advertising on Craigslist are not likely to see significant financial gains.

There is certainly...

If I see one more WSO talking about how great Craigslist is for marketing an offline consultancy business, I may scream. Beyond that, I may personally hunt down and eviscerate the person touting it!

Now I am perfectly willing to admit that maybe it's just me, but...

I've rarely encountered a site that is a bigger waste of time or pain in the ass.

First, they make it harder and harder to use in any effective way day by day. There are more and more hoops to...

Advertising on Craigslist is worthwhile for just about any business offering products or services. Whether these products are offered through ecommerce websites or physical stores, the business owners can see financial gains through advertising on Craigslist. Firstly unlike other advertising opportunities there is very little risk involved in posting on Craigslist. With the exception of job postings and housing postings in specific markets, advertising is free on Craigslist. Users are asked to agree...