How I Made $1860 + $500 Recurring Monthly For $3

MaxwellB 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Andy Lemos

Bro you should create a WSO on this!!

Why? He just gave it all away for free in one thread.
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- mmiys 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by MaxwellB
  
  Why? He just gave it all away for free in one thread.
  
  He's only scratched the surface...he could do an entire PDF on "How to write a good headline"and then couple it with "How to write an informative article that sells."
  
  People like step by step...with the success he has had, this Would be a valuable SEO.
  
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ewenmack

11 years ago

Ah my old Warning style ad layout is still producing.

Thanks for the post.

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opalfx

11 years ago

im excited about this. i think this could be another cool gun in my collection. thanks for the post.

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Scott Stevens

11 years ago

Good going, Payoman. I know you've been having success with cold calling, so it's good you've added ads to your arsenal, too. Much like IAmNameless recommends.

Gumtree is the Craigslist of England, too. I haven't used it yet to sell offline services.

With Craigslist, some people use image ads to avoid duplicate content/ghosting/spam issues - can this be done with Gumtree, do you know?

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payoman

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Scotty Stevens

Good going, Payoman. I know you've been having success with cold calling, so it's good you've added ads to your arsenal, too. Much like IAmNameless recommends.

Gumtree is the Craigslist of England, too. I haven't used it yet to sell offline services.

With Craigslist, some people use image ads to avoid duplicate content/ghosting/spam issues - can this be done with Gumtree, do you know?

I guess so, since I only use about 5 variants of images for my ads and my guy hasnt mentioned it being an issue.

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Michael Nguyen 11 years ago

That headline definitely works and I think I pressed a few buttons. Here's one of the replies I got LOL
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- Scott Stevens 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Michael Nguyen
  
  That headline definitely works and I think I pressed a few buttons. Here's one of the replies I got LOL
  
  That's pretty funny. Sour competition, maybe?
  
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  Michael Nguyen 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Scotty Stevens
  
  That's pretty funny. Sour competition, maybe?
  
  Of course. The website he saw is in my signature LOL. Great headline pulls.
  
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hotpassion

11 years ago

Great post, guy, I have tried Classified ads before without success, since I'm not US based.

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Brokep 11 years ago

Originally Posted by hotpassion

Great post, guy, I have tried Classified ads before without success, since I'm not US based.

Same here although I recently gave it another shot and saw some results at last!
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jbearnolimits

11 years ago

I love this thread. It gave me a couple of ideas on my own ads. Think this would work in the yellowpages here in the states too? Maybe you can give us a few other examples of headlines? That would be great...CAUSE I WILL STEAL THEM FROM YOU LOL.

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RockNRolla

11 years ago

I use to market hard on Gumtree UK back in 2009/10 when the posting rules were a little more relaxed. Harder to post the same volume of ads these days but still a great source of traffic for certain niches. I must admit though, I have never tried advertising my IM services on there before. Glad it's going so well for you.

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Andy Lemos

11 years ago

Bro you can create a WSO on this. This can be helpful for many marketers here in the forum.

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dimjim77

11 years ago

yes especially the headline because this is the main goal to intrigue the headline so they click on the ad good content mate

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nuz

11 years ago

Thanks for the info I'm definitely going to run with this. I used this technique with a free report, never thought to do it for a classified ad.

Good job!

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rodsav

11 years ago

Great - clever post - I will give it a try. Thanks!

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J R Salem

11 years ago

The headline is key for all types of advertising, whether free classifieds or paid traffic means.

There is a VERY large PPC company in the USA and all of their ads read similar: "Don't Hire a PPC Company Until You See This."

People like intrigue, controversy and things they aren't used to seeing. This is why your technique is effective, even though classifieds can be tough.

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flipfire

11 years ago

What a great share, did something on those lines quite a while back, might just give it another shot with a new project!

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Lee

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dietmtndew

11 years ago

Great idea! Can you give us on article ideas that convert to leads?

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payoman 11 years ago

Originally Posted by dietmtndew

Great idea! Can you give us on article ideas that convert to leads?

Anything that educates the visitor about the problem they are trying to solve in a meaningful way.

Here is what most advertisers write, that is not meaningful :

We are X/Y/Z Widgets. We provide :
- X Widgets
- Y Widgets
- Z Widgets

Lowest prices!

This isn't meaningful, because the prospect already KNOWS what sort of widget they need (most of the time).

I mean, if your carpet is filthy, you generally know you need a carpet cleaner. That's why you are looking at classified ads in the first place.

Here is a meaningful ad :

7 Reasons Why Carpet Cleaning Can Improve Your Families Well-being
- By using specific chemicals, germs that are normally more resilient are easily dealt with.
- By using specific treatment techniques, we can preserve the quality of the carpet despite using strong chemicals.
- By extending the life of your carpet using specific checmicals, the value of your home itself can be preserved longer.

etc etc

Basically, you are going above and beyond the competition by providing MEANINGFUL information to the person who already knows they need a carpet cleaner.

By providing added value, you increase the chances they will contact you.

In a nutshell :

- Find information your prospect could benefit from learning that they might not already know.

- Provide that within the copy of your advertisement.
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internetmarketer1

11 years ago

Good post. Classified ads definitely are a goldmine in some form.

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Matt Lee

11 years ago

If you know how to market on CL, you can really make bank. Nice method & thanks for the share.

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pingsters

Banned 11 years ago

Sound's like a great idea. But i don't think this is going to work for craigslist.

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DABK 11 years ago

Why don't you think it's going to work?

Originally Posted by pingsters

But i don't think this is going to work for craigslist.
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- AussieT 11 years ago
  
  Great post Luke, very helpful info that will work for many niches as well as for posting pay per call lead gen.
  
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LastingLifeSuccess

11 years ago

This method sounds effective enough with proper "on top of it" management.

Thanks for the good work on this post. Something I will look at closely.

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mrtrance

11 years ago

Originally Posted by payoman

How's that for a title? I felt like making another one of those threads with tons of views and posts because the title draws in all you money hungry offliners(

).

While the title is a minor exaggeration of the truth (the total cost was probably more like $15 per week), I will explain what I mean within.

How I Made $1860 + $500 Recurring Monthly For $3

So Online Classified Ads. Holy moly, can they be a goldmine!

Now you Americans have Craigslist and while it is definitely in use here in Australia, we have a more popular (and very localized, right down to specific towns) version in Australia called Gumtree. So everything I lay out here should work exactly the same for Craigslist I assume. But anyway, here's what I did :

Step 1. Find a free online classifieds website that allows you to post ads for business services for free. (I use www.gumtree.com.au, I'm sure there are many others)

Step 2. Hire an experienced online classified ads poster from oDesk or another job site. Negotiate an acceptable rate. (My rate is $3 per post. They spin some of the posts content to avoid 'ghosting' and also use ip changers/email changers etc, since some sites actually requires you are 'local' for your potential customers PFFFFT!)

Step 3. Write the ad content yourself and create the thumbnail yourself. This is the secret sauce step I am going to share. Anyone who has read any good books on copywriting will know the key here, but here it is anyway...

Headline : "Warning : Read This Before Hiring A Web Designer!"

Thumbnail image : A big, bold, exclamation point, or DANGER sign, like you would see on a road sign.

Body Content : A written article, information marketing based, NOT a list of dot point services, that explains the '7 things to be wary of when hiring a designer'. Include your phone number at the end.

Now, the beauty of Gumtree, is that I can actually see how many visitors my ad has VS the competition. And OMG...direct comparisons (both ads posted the same day and time) showed that my ad receieved about 7-8 times more visitors than ANY OTHER ad in the web design category.

My ad had something like 80 visitors. The competition directly above and below, had like 7 visitors. Why? Because EVERY OTHER AD looked EXACTLY the same. Here is what to AVOID :

Headline : Amazing Web Design, Cheap Web Design, Free Hosting (etc)

Thumbnail image : Pretty websites, pretty ponies and rainbows, smiling office workers LOL

Body copy : Dot point list of services, free hosting, CALL NOW or other useless copy paste crap.

This is failure in advertising copy. Don't breathe this!

Step 4. Write a few articles, than have them spun by a very good spinner who is native english (be VERY careful with your outsourcer trying to spin the headline ESPECIALLY, since a not-quite-right sounding headline is DEATH for the ad) and get your guy to post them in all the popular cities/towns/suburbs you can afford.

Step 5. WATCH THE LEADS ROLL IN!

This has literally been my ONLY other effective lead generation method for my web design/SEO business besides cold calling. Fair enough I haven't gone into direct mail yet, but geez, for the cost, this method is making bank.

So guys, hope you enjoyed this, and get out there and start posting some ads because there is money to be made!!

If you are spending $15 a week then your poster is only posting 5 ads a week correct? Are all 5 ads the same or they are spinned versions? Do you post all 5 in the same city during the week or different ones?

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MsMogulNike

11 years ago

Good post!

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AndrewCavanagh

11 years ago

Seeing what a few of my clients are doing I'm beginning to
think that the real money in online classified ads is setting
them up for brick and mortar businesses.

I'm seeing some clients make some serious sales with simple
free online ads.

Being an expert in writing and posting these types of ads is
potentially a hugely profitable business.

Kindest regards,
Andrew Cavanagh

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MyLuckyYear

11 years ago

Originally Posted by AndrewCavanagh

Seeing what a few of my clients are doing I'm beginning to
think that the real money in online classified ads is setting
them up for brick and mortar businesses.

I'm seeing some clients make some serious sales with simple
free online ads.

Being an expert in writing and posting these types of ads is
potentially a hugely profitable business.

Kindest regards,
Andrew Cavanagh

Hey Andrew, Where would you recommend that one can start looking to start such a venture? Appreciate your advice on this matter.

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laurencewins

11 years ago

As a fellow Aussie I use Gumtree for my resume writing services and I get anywhere between 2-5 jobs per week which is great as it's easy for me to do.
I also advertise my writing services but that's a more specialised field. However I do get some work from the site for that sort of work too.

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DABK 11 years ago

Not if you spam your affiliate link all over the place, right?

Originally Posted by moneyminer

you cane make a lot of money online.
i juse xxxx and xxxx .
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- Adrian John 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by DABK
  
  Not if you spam your affiliate link all over the place, right?
  
  An you quote his message with his spammy affiliate links Just edit your post
  
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devonm

11 years ago

Neat. Wonder if I can use this twist for my CPA based advertising?

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Frank08NJ

11 years ago

Great Article............BUT....BE CAREFUL!!! Alot of the pay per call offers the advertisers do NOT allow for classified ads like Gumtree or Craigslist here in the US..So if the advertiser runs your ppcall number on Google and finds your ad, Guess What? You could get BANNED!!!

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The Local Marketeer

11 years ago

Great Post. Love the idea. I am going to explore more on Gumtree, tried it several years ago, but if it has changed, should be good to go. Thanks

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rizy

11 years ago

Will Australians and UK on Gumtree would be willing to work with companies outside of Australia? Or would they rather speak with a person directly? DO you accept payment through PayPal, and do they trust that? Cause I am based in California and I tried something like this for a different country and it didn't work.

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