How to sell web design on Craigslist using Wordpress Image Ads

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  • Good stuff Defacto... thanks for the idea...I don't do much on CL but I hear some get some business out of it so what the hey?

    Keep the good ideas coming
  • I will be testing this method with the headline and sales message found today in this thread:

    http://www.warriorforum.com/offline-...5k-2-days.html

    Finding good headlines has been a challenge sometimes but the info in that thread is too good to pass up!

    I will follow up with results.
  • Man, I have tried this several times, not for web design but sales training. I have great images & copy, but clickthrus are few. I think I have 4 or 5 of these.

    I suspect the issue is the category (though nobody seems to look in 'lessons', and 'small business ads' isn't the right one, either). I've tried targeting both business owner and salesperon... no luck at all there.

    EDIT:

    Anyone have suggestions?
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    • Yep, you need to split test until you find one that pulls just a little then duplicate it using outsourcers. But make different image links so they are not all the same (I use several different sites and the pages are never made public on the sites) and make sure to make them different sizes too. Just slightly, not noticeable to the naked eye.
    • yeah, drop it in the jobs section.

      you will get flagged, but you will do good before it happens.

      now with that said, i haven't messed with cl in a yr , maybe a yr and a half
      but i was running in every job section i could post in
      and the results were incredible.

      O, one more thing i did different then others
      i set up 3 auto responders, based on 6-15-20 min
      ( desktop , with filter triggers )

      it was all made to look like real time conversation, then
      when it they got to a certain point, i had another trigger set up
      so i would know they were ready to be talked to in real time.
      i.e ready to be sold
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  • I dont think that selling anything on Craigslist works anymore, its just full of spammy posts.
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    • I wish more people would think like this...... I'd do even better than I am now.
  • Yea...Like Jason, I've tried this too to no avail.


    When I post in "Small Biz" or "Computer" I get flagged as spam from pieces of *&*$ that think they should own CL.



    I've tried a few other sections and haven't had anything but spam emails. But many people swear by Craigslist...I just swear when I read the grammar people use on it.
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    • CL can be frustrating but then again, so can Adwords, until you get a profitable campaign set up. At least with CL you can do all your testing free.

      I would recommend setting up an ad for just one section. For example, Labor & Moving, and stick to that. Don't overdo the ads from your personal account. You run the ad then wait until CL gives you the option to renew it. One good ad in one city can bring you a couple clients a month. So you make money and then outsource more ads in other cites. Always keep it low key and don't put too many out under any account, at least that has been my experience with CL and I don't pretend to be an expert. I just advertise there a lot.

      You know the movers are checking out each other's ads, so this is the perfect opportunity to get your website offer in front of them.



  • What categories do you post in?
  • @ Jason: I can't reply to your PM, don't have enough posts yet. But I can answer if you PM me an email address.
  • I think Craigslist is not good for selling products. It's good for spam and build link only.
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    How to sell web design on Craigslist using Wordpress Image Ads

    Just make a Wordpress page like normal, upload your full page image that you made in Photoshop and link it to your squeeze page. Make sure to have a strong call to action with a "click here" link (even though the whole image is clickable). Then just copy and paste that code into your Craigslist ad. This is the easiest and fastest way I have found to make clickable image ads for CL. I have done this to promote everything from CPA offers to web design and if you create compelling images (just one image per ad, no text required because your image will have sales text) then you will see a noticeable increase in response.