A Step by Step Guide to Use Craigslist

A Step by Step Guide to Use Craigslist

Table of Contents

Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 3 What is Craigslist? ................................................................................................................. 5 Tips to Get Started ................................................................................................................ 6 How to Use ........................................................................................................................... 9

Marketing and Advertising .......................................................................................................... 9 Low Cost Advertising ........................................................................................................... 11 Networking ......................................................................................................................... 12

Offline Networking .................................................................................................................... 12 Online Networking .................................................................................................................... 12 Discovering Networking Opportunities..................................................................................... 13 How to Make a Living with Craigslist.................................................................................... 14 Independent Contractors .......................................................................................................... 14 Small Business Owners.............................................................................................................. 15 How to Market with Craigslist ............................................................................................. 16 Basics of Affiliate Marketing ..................................................................................................... 16 Find Potential Affiliates ............................................................................................................. 17 Affiliate Opportunities............................................................................................................... 17 Craigslist for Your Business .................................................................................................. 18 Craigslist Marketing for Emerging Startup Companies ............................................................. 18 Craigslist for Existing Companies .............................................................................................. 18 Analyze Competition with Craigslist..................................................................................... 20 Analyzing Your Competition...................................................................................................... 20 Analyze Competition with Craigslist ......................................................................................... 20 Target Audience with Craigslist............................................................................................ 22 Discussion Forums..................................................................................................................... 22 Find Your Target Audience on Craigslist ................................................................................... 23

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Introduction

Craigslist is an innovation in internet marketing and searching. This eBook is a useful guide that tells the basics of craigslist. Craigslist, in some form, has been available since 1995, yet may people are not aware of the idea behind it or how it is used. These people are missing an amazing opportunity of being a part of a community that is continuously evolving and growing. Craigslist can be an amazing platform for purchase and sale of things, discussion of important topics, or searching for dates, friends, information or jobs.

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Community

The community section features local information. This section includes; local news, politics, lost and found, events, among many others.

Personals

If you are looking for a lifelong companion or a casual friendship, the personals section is for you. However, you need to be 18 years of age to use the `personals' section.

Discussion Forums

With this section, you can inquire and reply to questions, exchange information, give voice to your opinions or keep in touch. Discussion forum has many different categories. You can even find people with similar interests.

Housing

The housing section covers your local area along with approximately 450 locations. It includes; apartments, parking, sublets, commercial space, amongst many other things.

For Sale

As the name suggests, this section is for trade, sale, requesting or giving physical items. Like other sections, this also has many categories.

Services

Services section is idyllic for service providers' business owners, along with owners trading in physical goods. Make sure that you post your ad in the suitable category.

Jobs

This is the largest section of Craigslist. There are many different categories listed in this section, including part-time, full-time, work from home, contracted work or office job.

Gigs

These are short-term opportunities, one-off with few categories. If you are looking for something temporary, post your ad here.

Resumes

If you are looking for a job, post your resume in this section. It does not have any subtopics, so use a catchy headline for your post.

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What is Craigslist?

Craigslist offers almost everything that is offered by any virtual community. Other than goods and services listings, activities, and events, it features `discussion forums' where individuals can share their point of views regarding many different issues. Though, Craigslist gets many page views each month and is valued by users realizing its worth, there are many who either don't know about it or do not understand it completely. It may sound confusing, but it is not. Go to their website , you will notice how clear it is. Along with that, it is a useful tool for people who are looking to buy or sell things, or for any kind of information. It is also a very convenient tool as it divides a large chunk of information into categories and sub-categories.

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