Are you considering getting onto the online classified ads wagon and reaping the benefits you’ve seen others rake in? This article will tell you what’s involved in doing just that from the first step to the last one.
At the outset, allow me to give you the current picture as far as online classified ads are concerned – with the manifold increase in the number of online classified ad websites, the benefits are getting a bit harder to come by. This however, doesn’t mean that online classified ads have lost their power to attract audiences, but that it’s harder to get the same sort of results that were had a couple of years ago.
Having said that, online classified ads still remain the best method by which to promote your product/service, increase your market base, drive hundreds and thousands of customers to your website, increase your sales volume and even get your website indexed by popular search engines. All these reasons more than justify the extra effort that this process calls for these days.
Now that we’ve got that clear, let’s get to the actual process. Your first step involves research for which you can make use of search engines. With the help of these you’ll want to identify the most commonly browsed online classified ad websites that are frequented by customers belonging to the niche market you represent. Use the right key words in the search option and you should be able to pull up long lists of potentials. For instance, if you’re in the Beauty Products field, then your keywords should include that as well as “free online classified ads.” By doing this you will not only be able to seek out websites that allow you advertise for free but will also find those that are frequently visited by your potential clients.
Ideally your research should provide you with at least ten different websites. Keep a track of these either by jotting down the details or creating a document on your computer. The next step is to compare all these sites and see how they rank. The best way to do this is to make use of Alex.com which provides reliable information and can also bring to your attention other such websites that correspond to your field.
When you’ve decided on the ones you’ll post your ad on, make sure to read the guidelines of each one of them so you’re sure to create an ad accordingly. Then, create an ad that’s as attractive and compelling as the guidelines allow. Save the final version that you will use, on a document as this makes it easy to post it on many different websites.
Post your ad to all the websites and you’re set to roll. That however, isn’t the end of this process. Remember that keeping a track of your ads’ performance is also part of the process of ensuring it’s effective. This is possible by comparing the statistics provided by the websites with the increase in your sales volume.
