Friday, December 10, 2010

Craigslist, love it or hate it!

One of the best ways to advertise your home for sale or any product that you wish to sell is Craigslist. It has been very good to me for advertising Rental property and house hold goods that I no longer wish to hold onto.

There are just a couple of steps that you need to know in order to make the Craigslist experience a good experience. When you list anything on Craigslist just know that the majority of the hits are going to be scammers. These are people that click on your ad and then send you an email with a website or email address to send back. Don’t click on anything that was not solicited. Just delete the email and all is well.

Craigslist operates on the premise that you remain Anonymous. This means that your address is not seen when it is online. You then click a link to send to the poster. You will know if the person is a legitimate customer if they request a phone number to call you. Allow them to call you; don’t call them back unless they give you a local non 800 phone number. You can still be scammed by calling an 800 number.


Never meet anyone to show your property or home by your self. If they request to meet you in an out of the way place, refuse to do this. Use these simple rules and it will make you online experience a good one.

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