One major benefit to a paid classified ad is preferred placement.
Free classified are usually smaller and less visible than paid ads. Also, paid advertisers might have the opportunity to choose where they want to place their ads.
When placing a free ad, space is first-come, first-served. Businesses are not able to control where the publication chooses to print their ad information. Enhanced placement is critical for businesses that rely heavily on business from classified ad readers. Classified ads are relatively small with limited characters.
Purchasing a classified ad grants you access to more space. This can be helpful if you need to include comprehensive information, such as the description of a service or a bullet-ed list of products.
Free classified advertisers frequently use abbreviations to maximize ad space.
If you want to maintain a professional looking ad, consider purchasing more space to accommodate your marketing copy.
Contrary to what some may say, free advertising on the Internet is NOT a waste of time.
Before posting free ads, it's STRONGLY recommended that you set up an extra business e-mail address.
Free classifieds are free for a reason: When you post ads, you will receive "confirmation e-mails" that your ads were posted. If you post to classified networks, you can receive hundreds of confirmation e-mails per day.
Simply set up a free Hotmail or Yahoo account to catch these emails
In many cases, you must register and verify your business e-mail address before you can post your ad.
Place your ads in categories such as, Business Opportunities, Work At Home, Home Business, MLM, and the like. Do not post ads in unrelated categories. If you have to option to post in several relating categories, do so.
Your goal is to find as many classified ad sites that bring a positive result; those sites will be your goldmines!
Place ads during the most active hours on the day. Then, at the end of the day, log in and make notes of the Websites that gave you a positive result
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One major benefit to a paid classified ad is preferred placement.
Free classified are usually smaller and less visible than paid ads. Also, paid advertisers might have the opportunity to choose where they want to place their ads.
When placing a free ad, space is first-come, first-served. Businesses are not able to control where the publication chooses to print their ad information. Enhanced placement is critical for businesses that rely heavily on business from classified ad
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