Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Making A List And Checking It Twice....

People tell me Craigslist is the WAY to go to advertise. In addition to being free, you can run photos with your listing.

I like the idea of showing a clear picture of what is for sale.

Looking over Craigslist, I see that many, many people have some really ugly pieces of furniture they're trying to get rid of.

Maybe it's like babies...YOURS looks better than anyone else's.

I thought I would go with a President Jackson approach: you bring me a crisp $20 bill and then you take your pick.


Well, $20 on selected items.

The bicycle would be $75-$100 (the tires ARE holding air and look good).

The 42" butcher-block dinette with 4 chrome chairs would be 4 Jacksons ($80) and it comes with an 18" leaf.

I have mixed feelings here. The paper background in my "studio" is the end of a roll of newsprint I got when I worked at The Post and Courier.

And using Craigslist means NOT using traditional print classified ads. But it would cost an arm and a leg to include a photo in a print listing. Hmmm.*

I would welcome ANY suggestions to make this alternative advertising work for me ... and avoid pitfalls. Anyone??

* An update: A buddy suggested I create a page with additional copy and photos to make newspaper ads work better, so I did and will include the link in those bare-boned ads. http://classifiedsale.blogspot.com

(As usual, click on the photo to enlarge for details.)

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