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Although Craigslist has been around in one form or another since 1995, there are still some who have no idea how to use Craigslist. These individuals are missing out on a wonderful opportunity to be a part of a growing and continually evolving online community. This community is an excellent resource for finding information, finding jobs, finding friends or dates, making purchases, selling items or discussing important issues. This article will provide a brief introduction to each of the major sections on Craigslist.

Community Section
The community section of Craigslist is very useful for finding a great deal of local information. This may include activities, events, activities and lost and found just to name a few. This is definitely the section to check out if you are looking for things to do or see in a particular area.

Personals Section
The Personals section is where individuals can meet platonic friends or romantic partners. This section is set up with a number of different categories making it possible for both heterosexuals and homosexuals to find potential dates. The personals section is restricted to users over 18 years of age.

Discussion Forums
The discussion forums provide a location for individuals to voice their opinions, answer questions or otherwise exchange information. This section is divided into a number of different categories to make it easier for users to find others who share their interests. Certain categories allow users to post without logging in while other sections require users to log in before posting.

Housing Section
Craigslist’s housing section offers a variety of options related to lodging. Users of this section can find apartments or homes available for rent, sublet opportunities, potential roommate situations, house or apartment swaps, real estate sales, vacation rentals and even storage, parking and office space for rent or sale.

For Sale Section
The for sale section of Craigslist is largely self explanatory. Like most sections, it is divided into a number of different categories. Each of these categories describes the types of items which are offered for sale within the category. Additionally, there is a wanted section where users may post advertisements seeking to purchase particular items. Not all of the items listed in the for sale section require a fee to be paid to receive the item. Some of these items are available for free or in barter situation.

Services Sections
In the services section, service providers may place advertisements for the types of services they offer. Advertisements should be placed in appropriate categories but if there is no appropriate category the advertisement may be placed in the generic small business section.

Jobs Section
The job section is by far the most extensive section on Craigslist. This section is broken down into a number of different categories to make it easier for users to search for potential career matches. Users may find full time as well as part time opportunities in this section as well as telecommute positions and contract positions.

Gigs Section
The gigs section is similar to the jobs section but advertisements in the gigs section are supposed to refer to one time only opportunities as opposed to ongoing work. For example advertisements for volunteer staff needed for a one day event should be placed in the gigs section while advertisements for full time staff positions should be placed in jobs.

Resumes Section
The resumes section enables job seekers to post their resumes. The key to getting noticed in this section is to use a catchy headline for the resume. The resumes are not divided into different categories making it difficult for users to search through these resumes.

Are you feeling lost when it comes to finding a niche idea? Do you think you might want to start your own niche site, but don’t have a clue. Well I have good news for you. John Delavera has created a simple piece of software anyone can use.

This is a no cost simple tool anyone can use. Here’s what the software does : It displays ideas you can use for creating your own (niche) products. All ideas have been based on what people search for on search engines and have been retrieved by those searches. How to use this tool?  Simply connect to the Net and open the application and click the button for a new idea.

There are over 50,000 ideas so I know something will appeal to you. Then just take the idea and run with it. More and more people are finding that money can be made on the net when you cater to an individual niche. This tool will let you know exactly what people are looking for. You may also give it away to your friends. Hope this helps to get those ideas rolling.

http://www.judesmultiinfo.com/ideagenerator.zip

 

It really pays to work well with others. Also known as referral programs, affiliate programs are normally commission based sales. You’ll recommend a site to your visitors and then pick up a percentage of any sale that those visitors make. You’ll benefit from the commission and the merchant benefits from the sales.

If you already have a website set up, you can run an affiliate program from it, or you can simply build a site to promote a particular product or service. As long as it brings in more cash than it takes to build or run it, you’ll be fine.

With any marketing program, you’ll need to be careful when you select an affiliate program. The benefit of an affiliate program will give you another way to make money from your users. Instead of selling them a product, you simply send them to a partner then take a cut of the profits.

Even though it may seem tempting to go for programs with the highest commissions, those programs won’t pay you anything if your visitors don’t buy them.

Below, you’ll find some tips to help you select an affiliate program that’s right for you:

1. Do not accept any less than 25% with commission. You can find many programs with great payment structures and high percentages of pay in just about any field.

2. Look for statistic pages that list the number of click throughs, sales, and earnings so you’ll be able to see how you are doing.

3. Always look for programs that offer a wide variety of tools to put on your web site, including banners, text links, and of course graphics.

4. Find out how often you’ll be paid and be sure that the payment schedule meets with your own expectations. Some programs will pay monthly, while others will pay quarterly.

5. Be sure that top level support is included. If they can’t answer your questions in a quick and timely manner, you don’t want to work with them.

Once you learn what you are doing with affiliate programs, you can make money. If you are just starting out, you should always use common sense and not rush into anything. As you become more familiar with how things work, you’ll be well on your way to making money - and enjoy making it. If you have to work hard, you’ll be glad you did.

When I see this term used on any sales copy even though I might have been interested in buying their product, I immediately flee the salespage. “This is a No-Brainer” What exactly does this term mean?

Well to me it infers that the product is so simple to use that you don’t have to have a brian to use it and since I do have a brain I figure I don’t need it. I take it as an insult. It seems to be the copywriters catch phrase to sell a product now a days.

If I can’t use my brain to figure out a products usefulness to me, then I certainly don’t need them telling me that I’m stupid if I don’t buy their product. That is a big turn off for me.

 

I think it’s pretty sick when someone wants to add something sexual here. Is it spam or just someone being stupid. I dunno, but it will not happen. I want this to be a good site that people can type to me about things they care about. I have deleted some ugly stuff.

I don’t think it will happen again. I have to go to bed now, but tomorrow I would like to talk about Marketers that use the phrase

This  is A No Brainer… I hate that …. more than anything!