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Lead Generation Using Classified Ad Sites

August 25, 2011 By PREM Leave a Comment

Below are a few tips to get you started with generating leads using Classified Ad sites. Did I miss one? Comment below to let us know!

SUGGESTED SITES TO USE

BackPage.com (accepts .html)
ClassifiedAds.com (accepts .html)
Craigslist.com (accepts .html)
Kijiji.com (only if you have listings)
Oodle (accepts html but the link is shown in text as an outside link)
uPillar (only if you have listings)

GENERIC TIPS

Create junk email address for posting ads (suggest using gmail)
Forward emails to your user account and create rule to send posting emails to trash to keep inbox “clean”

CRAIGSLIST TIPS

Create one email account for each computer / IP
- Laptop at home = laptophome@gmail.com – use this login for only this computer and IP address
- Office desktop = officedesktop@gmail.com – use this login for only this computer and IP address
- DO NOT cross ID – computer – IP address
- Create a Word document with all your ads so you can track the posting days (do not use Excel – the code may not copy back into Craigslist)
- Do not create your ads in Word – create in a Craigslist and copy to Word or .html code may not work properly
- Try to post ads at least 3 times a day early morning / lunch time / dinner time
- Wait at least a minute between posts – if you post to fast you will receive a “slow down” message
- Add “keywords” to the bottom of some ads with a lot of spaces (zip codes, communities, etc.) – use sparingly with ads (I use at the bottom of 1 out of every 4 I post)
- Most URL shrinking sites do not work with Craigslist
- Create graphics in PowerPoint or Publisher to use in ad
- Rotate ads so they do not appear to the be the same ad with Craigslist
  - Unique the title
  - Unique body text
  - If possible, create multiple landing pages for the same type of ad

AD IDEAS

Property Listings
- Use Postlets, vFlyer or other listing syndication generated .html code
- Use generic text and add text and photos manually
- Create graphic with photo collage and upload
- Property Valuations
- Short Sale help
- Generic ads – homes for sale / rent by
  - Amenities – horse property, swimming pool, golf course, retirement (watch your wording so you are in compliance with EHO)
  - City
  - Community or subdivision
  - Property type – condo, investment, hi rise, multiplex
  - Sale type – short sale, bank owned
  - School zone
  - Zip

CODING HELP

CENTER: <center>TEXT HERE</center>
BOLD: <strong>TEXT HERE</strong>
HYPERLINK: <a href=”LINK HERE”> TEXT HERE</a>
H LABELS (H1, H2, H3): <h1>TEXT HERE</h1>

Filed Under: backpage, Craigslist, kijiji, Lead Generation

Using FREE ad posting to generate leads

November 30, 2010 By PREM 1 Comment

Do you need help creating or posting ads to the eClassified ad sites such as Craigslist, Backpage or Kijiji?

We can help you develop your campaign using text or graphic ads.

Also, once your ad campaign is developed, we will post the ads for you.

Filed Under: backpage, Craigslist, eclassified, kijiji, Lead Generation

Postlets & vFlyer for Lead Generation

November 20, 2010 By PREM 1 Comment

Do you love the power of listing syndication using Postlets and vFlyer but hate spending the time to upload all the data and post to the appropriate places online?

Contact us today to find out how we can help you save your time and generate more money through outsourcing your listing syndication with us!

We will upload your photos, fill out the data forms for each property and post to all your social networking sites (and to eClassifieds such as Kijiji, Backpage and Craigslist!).

Filed Under: backpage, Craigslist, eclassified, kijiji, Lead Generation, Listing Syndication, Postlets, vFlyer

Postlets vs vFlyer…Which to Use for Your Real Estate Listings?

January 24, 2010 By PREM Leave a Comment

Real estate agents are always asking me which to use…vFlyer or Postlets. I say BOTH!

Postlets is free and vFlyer has a subscription fee. So for a small fee each month (plus your time to enter your listings into each system) you can get your real estate listings “shot gunned” (syndication) to lots of other real estate sites.

When your broker syndicates to real estate sites, as soon they are in “contingent” or “pending” status, the feed updates the status and your listing will no longer be marketed. If you do your own syndication, your listing will stay on the internet a little longer and you will be able to generate more leads. (Plus, if you are a Trulia Pro member, you can brand the listing syndication properties long after the broker syndication feed has been removed.)

Both create .html code which can be used to post your listing to Craigslist and Backpage. Unfortunately, a lot of my clients are telling me that their ads using this code are being flagged when their “ugly ads” are not. So, if you are posting and this happens to you – this might be why and you may need to find alternatives for your ads.