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Placing
Effective
Internet Classifieds
by
Brian
Alt
I've often been asked, "Do free internet classifieds
really work, or
do they just bring in lots of spam?"
Well, they do bring you a lot of junk email, although I would
imagine that
whether or not it is
"unsolicited" is debatable.
I'm sure at one time or another, all of us have gotten an
email that
started like this: "Hello, I just saw
your online ad. How are things going for you? Are you a
person who keeps
your eyes and ears
open for new opportunities?" Blah, blah, blah, on to the
new
opportunity that will change your life and income
forever. People browse the ads and harvest addresses of
"opportunity
seekers",
then put forth a feeble attempt at a "personal"
message. I made
the mistake
of using my main mail account, webmaster@firstsolve.com,
to place some ads. Boy was that a mistake! I didn't think I'd
ever get off
all those lists.
It's annoying, right? Well, publicizing your email address is
in a sense
"soliciting" responses. The
question arises then if internet classifieds are really worth
their
trouble. Judging from my personal
experience only, I would say that they are. In fact, studies
have shown
that just placing 5-10 ads daily can significantly
increase sales.
So what do you do with all this junk email then? How can you
use it to
your advantage? The answer is simple:
autoresponders. Most classified ad sites require you to use a
valid email
address, and it's
in your best interest to do so anyway. After all, those who
are genuinely
interested in your product/service should be able to
reach you! The advantages of an autoresponder thus become
twofold. Not
only will your interested prospects get info
back in a matter of seconds, but those who spam the address
will learn the
hard way that for every message
they send, they'll receive one as well.
You can get a free autoresponder at sites like bigfoot.com,
or you can
purchase sets of 10 or more at discount prices
in various places online (such as http://www.firstsolve.com).
Get started placing internet classifieds the right way. For a
list of
hundreds of free classified ad sites, visit the
following URL: http://www.firstsol
ve.com/freead
s.html
Good Luck! :-)
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Brian Alt is the publisher of the EzineSeek Informer
(http://www.ezineseek.com) and
Ezine-Tips daily
Ezine
(http://Ezine-Tips.com).
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