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Craigslist marketing FAQ's

by cash89
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So after ignoring Craigslist (for some stupid reason) for a while now, I am ready to dive in. I created some pva's and I had a couple decent ads and headlines I've written so far. Just had a couple questions that i'm sure others have.
  • How many different ads should I have? I currently am using 2 but was thinking 3 would be good. I have a feeling 10 would be a bit much.
  • My ads are currently just text ads, but i want to make image ads? Should I use both?
  • Where can I get these image ads made? I want to be able to throw in some screenshots and copy. How do I post these multiple times a day without getting ghosted for duplicate content?
  • I have tried keeping my browser set to not save cookies, but when I do this I can't log in to CL? Why is this and how should I go about it?
I'm sure i will think of more questions, at which time I will add them to this thread. If anyone else has any they should add them too.
#craigslist #faq #marketing #tips
  • Profile picture of the author cash89
    Anybody know of any resources that can show me how to post html images to facebook?
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  • Profile picture of the author jpboxersox
    You can learn html using Free Web Tutorials - Quackit.com
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  • Profile picture of the author cash89
    @jpboxersox

    Thanks but thats not really what I was looking for. What I was asking, is they best way to post html images to craigslist. For example...

    -Where to host the images
    -How to use different code so theres no duplicate posts so that craigslist doesn't ghost the ad
    -A good place or software to make these images with
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  • Profile picture of the author aduttonater
    I would just upload the photo to blogger. The picture code will appear as html and you can put this into your craigslist ad. Most all photos have their own address link, that could be redirected to another site. All you have to do is change the website link and there you go. This is how I make banners out of random photos or logos.

    As far as duplicate posting and ghost ads, craigslist does like over posters or spammers. If you have to post your ad more then 10 times you are probably not doing traditional business.

    I post ads maybe three times a day, and renew my ads several times a day just so I can stay on top.
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    • Profile picture of the author DJL
      Do you renew your ads by editing the text, or are you referring to some other technique?

      Originally Posted by aduttonater View Post

      ... renew my ads several times a day just so I can stay on top.
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  • Profile picture of the author cash89
    I'm planning on doing at least 9 a day, in my area for now. I will post 3 ads using 3 different accounts.

    So will adding some line breaks be enough to throw Google off?
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