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Craigslist like sites for Canada

Enam — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:23:11 +0000

Like craigslist.org in USA, craigslist.ca is also very much popular in Canada. Craigslist has implemented phone verification for Canadian cities too. So it’s time to seek other sites like craigslist for Canada. Following are some popular online free classifieds sites of Canada I frequently use:

kijiji.ca : In Canada Kijiji is as popular as craigslist. In some cities kijiji is even more popular than craigslist. Kijiji has many more Canadian cities on it’s list than craigslist.ca
backpage.com : Although very popular in USA, backpage has only a few Canadian cities: Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal
Red Leaf Ads: New but nice free ad site. Try it.
http://www.adpost.com/ca/
Tradepoint : Tradepoint is Canada’s free online classifieds network for used autos, cars, used trucks, boats, computers, Canadian real estate, antiques, furniture, electronics and much more.
Oodle free classifieds : free classified site as well as free classified search engine.
http://www.cdncc.com/
Classifieds.Ca a premiere free classifieds ad network of Canada
Adoos Canada
Canadaclassify.com Canadian Online Local Classifieds Service
BuyAndSell.Canada - Canada’s National Free Classified Ad Network.
btcanada.com – Free Ads – Canada Free Classifieds
OLX Canada
http://www.sellitbuyit.ca/
http://www.classified.ca/
Canada’s bargain city
Kugli local classifieds
Hoobly free local online classified site.
Locanto Free Canadian Classified Ads.
Post an AD is a FREE Online Classifieds Website for Canada.

Craigslist money making ideas

Enam — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:10:23 +0000

craigslist.org is the largest free advertising venue on the internet. Millions of people are doing trade on craigslist. It’s free both for the buyers and the sellers. There are a lot of ways to make money from craigslist.org. Some people browse craigs list to spend their leisure time, some people to find out home business opportunity, some other to find out their soulmates. You can make money from these floks if you can advertise properly on craiglist.

Following are some ideas for making money from craigslist.org:

Sell your old un-used household items like old furniture, dress, toys etc. on craigslist.
Advertise your affiliate links on craigslist. Don’t forget to hide your affiliate link with free URL redirection or better with your own domain. Affiliate links normally will not work directly on craigslist.
Advertise your service on relevant section of craigslist to get some more clients.
Collect emails from craigslist and email people offering your service. Be aware of being blacklisted due to spamming.
Post ads for other people. Craigslist posting service has good market demand. You have learn the tricks of craigslist posting first very well to offer ad posting service.
Make phone verified accounts and sell those. Only US residents can avail this option.
Teach people how to post on craigslist successfully.
Write eBooks and sell on craiglist. You can write eBooks on a lot of subject like Photoshop tutorial, how to make money online, affiliate marketing, credit repair etc. Quality eBooks are sold well on craigslist.org.
Search gigs section of CL. A lot of people post ads on this section for people to do specific tasks. Contact them for the jobs that you can do.
Advertise on craigslist for fund raising for charity.
…. [please list your craigslist money making ideas as comments] ….

Tips to get maximum response from craigslist posting

Enam — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:40:32 +0000

Following steps may help you to get maximum response from craigslist posting:

1) Put all necessary details in description but keep it as short as possible. Use short description with phone number, if applicable. But don’t use your personal email address. Use anonymous email feature if you need to receive email queries from the visitors.

2) Use image whenever possible. In the categories where you can’t use external image and need to upload the images, image size is restricted to 300×300 pixels. If you upload images more than this size, craigslist will downsize. So it’s better to use image not larger than 300×300 pixels.
3) Use attractive titles which clearly describe what you are offering. Avoid using excessive symbols and capitals. Lenght of title is limited to 70 characters only. If you title is more than 70 characters, craigslist will discard the extra characters which may make your title meaningless. Be careful not to use titles longer than 70 characters.
4) Use your webpage URL in description, if you need traffic to your webpage. Use multiple domains if required. Free URL forwarding services like tinyURL.com will not work. So you must register your own domain to redirect visitors to your webpage.
5) Post the ads on appropriate time. Proper posting time varies depending on service or product.
6) Post the ads under the appropriate category and appropriate locations. Posting ads under wrong category or location may compel the visitors to flag your ads.