I think this week goals is to start marketing more through Craigslist, Backpage, and Kijiji to bring in leads while, at same time seek out REO properties, and pre-foreclosures. I need step the marketing and drive people to me, rather than the other way around. Last week sent out 73 postcards, 15 pre foreclosure letters. I hope hear something soon.

Mo' Tips

Today’s lesson is especially important if you don’t have any particular expertise with this technique. Please pay attention carefully, print it out, and then re-read it later:

The process of using classified ads to generate sales for any product – whether it be an original product or an affiliate product – is often over-simplified or even discouraged altogether. This is, in part, because it actually is one of the harder ways in which you can advertise. It requires you to use a small amount of words to communicate an important point, which will either make or break your ability to garner interest in the product in question. In most cases, supposed experts will discourage you from using classified ads because they themselves have never had much luck using them – not because classified ads aren’t a viable method of advertising. Just look at the number of people that are viewing Craigslist at any given moment, the true “trick” is capturing those eyes and getting the click.

So how can you use classified ads correctly to generate a considerable amount of traffic to your affiliate product sales page?

The first step entails finding viable places to advertise. Again, many of the so-called experts will jump in and either tell you to use free sites or that free sites never work. The truth here, too, is somewhat in between: free sites can work, but you must use them carefully. For instance, if you want to generate traffic from sites that allow you to post free classifieds, you will have to find ones that actually receive traffic themselves.

An example of a site that receives a massive amount of traffic, was mentioned above, craigslist, it’s free but allows you to post classified ads, which you can find at the following URL: http://www.craigslist.com.

As long as you post classified ads in the proper section, you can do it completely free of charge. Additionally, you can do this on each of the craigslist sites for the metropolitan areas in the United States.

If you go to Craigslist, you’ll notice that you are, by default, sent to the San Francisco Bay Area site, where you will find a giant word cloud of different terms and cities. You can access all the other metropolitan area craigslist sites through this portal. What you’ll want to do next is start looking for Craigslist cities that allow you to post ads for free. These aren’t too hard to find. Simply browse through the list of cities until you encounter them.

Once you’ve found a number of city sites where you can advertise, all you’ll need to do next is click on the word cloud text button that best matches what you plan to sell. Is your product related to health? Does it tell people how to make money? Does it tell people how to make crafts with their children? Take this into consideration when selecting a category.

Once you’ve selected your category, everything is pretty straightforward. Simply click the “post” button, add a short but powerful ad (which directs viewers to your site), and then duplicate this process on other craigslist sites while you wait for the traffic to start rolling in.

It is important to remember not to abuse your positing privileges . If craigslist members flag your posts for whatever reason, do not repost. Craigslist is a valuable place to put your classifieds; and abusing it could prevent you from having any access at all.
Another place you can post free classified ads is Yahoo. You can find this feature at the following URL: http://classifieds.yahoo.com/. Again, as long as its on topic, you can post a classified at for whatever you want.

Another classified ads site you may want to check out is US classifieds, which you can find at the following URL: http://www.usfreeads.com/. This is a massive classified ads site, where you will find a lot of both buyers and sellers. Most products are physical; however, there is no rule prohibiting the sales of electronic products.

Other good classified ads to sell on include the following: http://www.kijiji.com (new from Yahoo – craiglist’s big competitor), http://www.livedeal.com, and http://www.classifiedads.com/. In addition to these sites, you will want to scour Google in search of local classified ads sites. There are literally hundreds of sites that actually receive traffic and will let you post an ad for no charge at all. Additionally, some of them will allow you to post the URL of your site in that ad, allowing you to get a backlink from a highly-ranked site in the process.

Now, with this in mind, you will want to consider the best way in which you can construct your classified ad. I personally suggest creating a headline or first line that uses psychological triggers. Remember: with classifieds, you’re not paying by the click. It’s either free or you’re paying for a certain period of time or impressions, so your goal should be to generate as many clicks as possible, so use words like “cheap,” “free,” “proven,” and “shocking” to draw attention to your ad.

Once you have successfully drawn attention to your ad through the headline, you will then want to seal the deal by providing viewers with a reason to click through, provided that your affiliate product is something they will want to buy. You can do this by explicitly stating a quantifiable benefit in the second line of the classified ad – and then stating a crucial feature in the third line.

The best way to test your classified ads before they go live is to simply ask one of your brutally honest friends or family members. Ask them whether it would catch their attention; and, if so, whether or not they’d consider purchasing it (if, indeed, it was something they are interested in). It sometimes hurt to hear the brutal advice of others, but this can be quite helpful, since it is often hard to see your own flaws.

Once you have gained some experience posting ads on free classified ad mediums, you will want to move on to major electronic publications, including large e-zines and authority sites; however, before you do this, you could be confident in the classified ad and your conversion rate.

By Terry Wygal

While this news is upsetting to most, it’s an excellent opportunity for us in the Short Sale business to continue to create win-win-win situations for us, homeowners, and lenders.

Click the Play button below, to listen to CNBC’s Diana Olick report on how banks have been holding on to their foreclosed properties for months, but now they’re getting ready to release them onto the market. 

Hey Guys, I don’t know what this mean to you but this is good new for my business.

The Article was from Shaun McCloskey from http://blog.shortsalewealth.com/ 

Great Short sale guy and a Great Blog too.

Guys give me some feedback what do you think? Good or Bad for Investors