The local paper wants to charge you a large fee to advertise something, and the fee is almost as much as the item you want to sell. Try the Internet free Classified ads. They are a great money saver for those of you that have items to sell. You can sell anything from real estate to jewelry. The Internet targets a larger audience for you. They will target local and statewide audiences, and some even global for those small items that you want to sell.
You wonder why they are free. Well they have many "link ads" on their web pages and the more ads they have, the more pages they have to place those ads on. They are often paid on a per click basis. They also offer upgrades like you can post a picture with your ad for a fee, or get a premium membership and pay no fee for the extra feature.
Free advertising through these classified ads can reach a large audience. People who do not get the paper, or even if they do, often go online to look at the Classifieds for better deals, it is also an easy way to find something that is needed.
Free classified websites make their money off of click ads that are placed on each of their web pages, and also by charging extra feature fees such as for placing a picture with your classified ad this seems to keep them running quite well. They are not all free, so be sure you know what you are getting into.
Once you know what you want to sell and where you will place the ad, make sure that you have a good, clear, and brief ad describes your item or service and set your price and method of payment accepted. Place a contact e-mail address not a phone number. You do not want your number all over the Internet.
When you choose a payment method make sure that you do not send any item without receiving payment first. PayPal and Money Orders are both good ways to accept payment. If you decide to accept checks, make it clear that the item will not ship until the check clears. You have to protect yourself from the Internet scammers.
When you decide on a website to sell on, check to see if they have a forum or message board there. Read them to see how well the ads on this website work. Get involved and ask questions as well. The better informed you are will make you a better seller.
When you decide on the website that you will place your classified ad on, look into the terms of service and use. Make sure you know of any costs that they charge, and for what they are charged. Know what restrictions they have as far as what you can advertise on the website. The ads usually run between seven and thirty days, know what yours will run for. Do your homework and you can sell many things for free on the Internet. - 16732
You wonder why they are free. Well they have many "link ads" on their web pages and the more ads they have, the more pages they have to place those ads on. They are often paid on a per click basis. They also offer upgrades like you can post a picture with your ad for a fee, or get a premium membership and pay no fee for the extra feature.
Free advertising through these classified ads can reach a large audience. People who do not get the paper, or even if they do, often go online to look at the Classifieds for better deals, it is also an easy way to find something that is needed.
Free classified websites make their money off of click ads that are placed on each of their web pages, and also by charging extra feature fees such as for placing a picture with your classified ad this seems to keep them running quite well. They are not all free, so be sure you know what you are getting into.
Once you know what you want to sell and where you will place the ad, make sure that you have a good, clear, and brief ad describes your item or service and set your price and method of payment accepted. Place a contact e-mail address not a phone number. You do not want your number all over the Internet.
When you choose a payment method make sure that you do not send any item without receiving payment first. PayPal and Money Orders are both good ways to accept payment. If you decide to accept checks, make it clear that the item will not ship until the check clears. You have to protect yourself from the Internet scammers.
When you decide on a website to sell on, check to see if they have a forum or message board there. Read them to see how well the ads on this website work. Get involved and ask questions as well. The better informed you are will make you a better seller.
When you decide on the website that you will place your classified ad on, look into the terms of service and use. Make sure you know of any costs that they charge, and for what they are charged. Know what restrictions they have as far as what you can advertise on the website. The ads usually run between seven and thirty days, know what yours will run for. Do your homework and you can sell many things for free on the Internet. - 16732
About the Author:
Alex Wu is fascinated by numbers and trading in marketplace. He wants to build a free classified ads site that leverages the power of social networks to facilitate business transactions in his free classifieds social network.
