I marvel at all the people who I speak to who ask me to recommend to them some good free classified sites to post their ads to. No offense, but I would think that most people understand that, for the most part anyway, classified advertising on the Internet, at least for certain things, is a waste of time. In this article, I'm going to try to point out what free classified advertising is good for and what it's a waste of time for. Hopefully, after reading this, you'll have a decent idea of whether or not the product or service you're promoting is worth wasting a classified ad on.

If you're going to consider posting an ad at a classified site, you have to first look at what it is that you're selling. You also have to put yourself in the mind of a person who goes to a classified site. Why are they going there? What are they looking for? Classified sites online are not the same as classified sites in your local newspaper. Whereas people will immediately head for their newspaper to look for a job, when it comes to online work, most people will not look in the classifieds because the mentality is that they don't believe people will post jobs online in classifieds because the Internet is such a wide area. So as a result, you don't expect to find a lot of classified ads online for jobs. But the truth is, there are tons of them because the posters don't understand this mentality. It is actually ironic when you think of it. Bottom line is that classified ads for job or home business opportunities simply don't do well.

If that's the case, what kinds of classified ads work well online? The best kinds of ads, and the best place to post those ads is without a doubt Craigslist. This online classified site is simply massive. They have ads placed for just about every major city in the United States for just about every area you can think of. The ads that do best though, are the ones where people are selling things like antiques, books, furniture, etc. The reason for this is because of the mentality factor. People looking to the classifieds online are looking for things. Maybe they're looking for a good second hand car or even a bicycle. These are the items people expect to find and these are the ads that get the best response.

So the truth about free classified advertising is that it's only as good as what it is you're selling. If you're selling something that people regularly look for, you'll get a good response. If you're selling something that is just not a popular classified search, then you'll be lucky to get even one inquiry.

Now that you know the truth about free classified advertising, take a good look at what you're trying to sell.

You'll figure out if it's worth it or not.

To YOUR Success,

Steven Wagenheim

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