Good Morning;
Today we will speak about Craig’s List (http://www.craigslist.org). This will include the many question our support receives daily, whats going on with Craig’s List these days and of course our opinion on Craig’s List.
The main question we get is should I use Craig’s List? Our response to that is sure you should. Craig’s List is a place that offers you free advertisements for items that you would like to sale. I would suggest that you post in the appropriate category to sale your item (s), list your service in the “small business ads” and of course list your business in the “services” category. Always use your full URL when placing your Craig’s List add this way you are driving people back to your website. Also be sure to check the “no contact information” as all the information about contacting you should be on your website.
Now if you are going to choose the above route with Craig’s List. There are some things that you are going to have to watch out for as Craig’s List is also a breeding ground for the average overseas scams. You will notice a more emails, more contacts, etc. You should keep in the back of your mind the old saying “if it sounds to good to be true! well chances are it is not”. These folks are real easy to pick out as they do not pay attention to your add or website. You should have full details about payments, shipping, etc on the website and these schemers will sit and ask you left and right about shipping, credit cards, etc. The best one is when they even offer to come and pick up the item. Should you get these emails simply respond with “all information of check out and shipping” are listed on the site. After that leave it alone as any other conversations with them is a complete waste of time.
Does Tahoe Web Service use Craig’s List?
We use Craig’s List from time to time. These days we use it when one of use has a free minute or to we might post a add for hosting service or even respond to an add of people looking for website design. The problem we face when it comes to Craig’s List is we compete with thousands of people using “auto responders”. These people that use this type of thing do not even read the posters add. By the time they get to our email They have received hundreds of emails from the folks using auto responders.
Has Tahoe Web Service ever used a Craig’s List auto posting program?
Pretty simple and that is no we have not. Half of those programs in our eyes are a rip off (do don’t buy them). Not to mention Craig’s List always changes security levels and limits your Craig’s List post’s now. They are not worth it to us as we only post a few ads.
All my posts get removed from Craig’s List?
Sorry we cant help you with that.. Think of it this way.. I can go in right now and post our hosting service and all the programs we offer and chances are it is going to be removed (it does even happen with us). Reason being is because it is your competition “flagging” your ad. We have many competitors in this hosting industry of which half of them can not offer what we do and at our price so of course they are going to flag our post. So if you get flagged be proud as you offer a better service or product at a better price.
How was Craig’s list When You First Started Using It?
It looked the same and acted the same however most service or product offers were legit during that time. We had no problems posting what so ever and we were also never limited nor did we have to use this new thing they have of verifying a phone number.
So with that being said folks.. Craig’s List is what it is..A free place to list your service or product. You have to take the word “free” to heart when using Craig’s List, it would be another story if you had to pay. I have noticed over the past few months a steady decline of Craig’s List as well as many programs Craig’s List is putting into place to help prevent some of the past problems they have faced. You will have to be the judge of just how much time you would like to invest when using Craig’s List and you will have to wise when using them as well…
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