Saturday, November 22, 2008

How To Put Your Craigslist Marketing On Steroids

By Kylon Trower

Craigslist marketing has become increasingly popular in recent years and is an sure-fire way to drive traffic and gain exposure for your business. Many people are making significant full-time incomes from Craigslist alone. You must really know the strategies it takes to join the crowd of top earners though.

Many people get on Craigslist and try to post a few ads here and there and think they will strike gold. Quickly they give up due to the frustration of having their ads deleted by Craigslist or they don't receive much traffic. This can be difficult to swallow for any new marketer.

The best and brightest marketers stay on top of their game by altering and testing their campaigns until it becomes a science. If you think they have information you don't, you're right. Let me share a few things that separate the big dogs from the newbies.

1. Sell a product that is priced right. Like in any other sales environment you will have competition. Other ads will be competing against yours and everyone wants a deal. Offer a special or consider a one time offer at a lower price to get the sale but stay competitive.

2. Put an image in your ad to spice it up. Images allow your reader to imagine having your product and the benefits it will bring. A picture is like a thousand words. When it comes to an ad with a picture or one without, a buyer will choose the ad with an image more times than not.

3. Give a strong, compelling description. This has to do with your sales copy and there is nothing better than a strong, eye popping headline to get your viewer in the right frame of mind. If you don't stick the headline then you've pretty much lost them from the start. The headline does ninety percent of the heavy lifting when is comes to your Craigslist ad.

Although the competition is fierce, the rewards of Craigslist marketing are undeniable. Ask anyone that has had success on Craigslist and they will tell you undoubtedly. M personal experience has been favorable due to the additional knowledge I picked up along the way.

Before you get started or throw the towel in (depending on where you're at), make sure you do ample research on the new Craigslist techniques that have literally made millions of dollars for marketers all around the world.

The best advice I can give you is not to give up or get frustrated before you really get started. It's like riding a bike, once you've got the basics down you'll be poppin' wheelies and cashin' checks in no time. - 15790

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