- Spelling – check it twice.
- Check your spelling twice, especially in the title.
- Did I mention spelling?
I came across this posting tonight and had to share it. If you are going to post an obnoxious Craigslist title (that gets more eyes), make sure you are spelling all your words correctly – or it makes you look like a MORON (and people will be afraid of you): (what is “MOST SELL” anyway? – Oh, MUST SELL) Now I am not perfect and I have got my spelling wrong at times, but never on Craigslist, and especially on my titles. Double check them titles and you will have more people giving your listing a serious look.
Mistakes to avoid when using Craigslist
Craigslist
Craigslist
How Not To Sell on Craigslist
Over the weekend I purchased some patio furniture from Craigslist. It was a nice 7-piece set that sells in the stores for over 1k (I paid 1/4 of that). I found a couple that was moving because of a job, and they were getting rid of a lot of their stuff – patio furniture included (no pool where they were going I guess). The set was not even a year old and is in perfect condition. This is one of the many reasons I love Craigslist, but at the same time while looking through ALL of the ads I was also reminded me of reasons why I hate it sometimes. This experience is the reasons for this post – I want to teach you how to never sell anything on Craigslist. To do that, I will give some specific examples of what not to do. Hopefully, we can get a little reverse psychology going here and by learning what not to do on Craigslist you will actually pick up on everything you NEED to do to get your products to sell.
Craigslist
Craigslist, selling on craigslist
I recently made a decision to sell my car because I want to buy a new cross-over SUV so I have a little more room in the vehicle for things and what not. My old car (I now say old car because I sold it in about 3 hours after listing it) was a 2001 Ford Focus. I know that Focus’s are not considered hot or hip vehicles, even though there are some out there that trick them out, so I had thought about going the easy route and trading it in when making my new purchase, but the business man in me just couldn’t hack the thought of getting a trade-in value for the car that I knew would be 50% less than what I could sell it for on the private market. Because of that, I decided to put my marketing background to work for me and listed it on Craigslist and a local news station’s classified section here in Utah, ksl.com. It worked like a charm.
Sales and Marketing
Craigslist, Marketing, Sales
