While there are a number of free classified ad websites out today the most notable are Craigslist, Backpage, and an up and comer called Kajiji. You can find more less-known websites by conducting an online search via Google or Yahoo. All of these websites will have places that you will be able to put in free classified ads in order to promote your business, but in all cases you have to go about it a certain way. Here are some of the things you need to know when posting free classified ads about your business:

     Do it manually: Don’t create a blanket ad and then post it all over the place as doing so will have you labeled as a spammer and not only have your ad removed, but possibly have you banned for life from the site. Submitting an ad manually and making each one unique will show the sites that you are not a spammer and are adhering to their rules.

     Make it relevant: When posting your classified ad be sure you are doing so in an appropriate spot on the website. Again if you randomly post your ads all over the place you are in fact spamming and nobody likes a spammer.
Identify your customer needs: Instead of just throwing up some arbitrary blurb about your business take some time to go through the website and see what members of the community are talking about. This will help you find your niche within the site and you will then be able to target a certain group of people in within the website community. (more…)

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