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In this section, we cover some great tips on how to place and improve your classified ads. We talk about topics such as how to write a great classified ad title, what the best ad duration is, how to make your listing as captivating as possible and more. If you have any questions about these tips or if you need further assistance with anything regarding our website, please feel free to contact us. We're here to help.
This is a very important section. It may, in fact, be the most important page on our entire website. The reason for this is because it might make or break the ads you place with us.
We're going to offer some very important tips in the space below. You can read them and then place your ads or you can place your ads, read the tips and then edit your ads (if you agree with the tips). The choice is yours, but we suggest you at least give this page a once over so you can see what's good and what might need some attention.
How To Write a Great Classified Ad Title
The title of a classified ad is very important. It's the part of the ad that says, "Hey, check me out!" It's what tells people, in 70 characters or fewer, what the ad is all about. So, with this in mind, you know you need to spend some time on it.
First, I am going to write a poor title. This title would solicit very few clicks, if any at all. Also, this title wouldn't be very appealing to search engines as they crawl our website deciding which pages to show in their index.
"For Sale"
Okay, let's add another one.
"This is Really Great!"
Let me ask you a question - if those two titles above are supposed to describe what the ad is about, can you figure out what the member is trying to promote? Neither can I.
So, what does a good classified ad title consist of? Well, it's less than you think and it's really easy to write one. I'm going to give you an example of a good title:
"For Sale: 2009 Harley Davidson Chopper That Will Make Your Head Spin"
Now that's going to get some clicks. The title above has two parts, an "action" and a "statement." The action for the above title is the "For Sale" part. It says to the buyer, "Come on over and buy me." The statement above is the "2009 Harley Davidson Chopper That Will Make Your Head Spin." This states what the item is and what the owner of it thinks about it. It's a pretty great title. Also, the "That Will Make Your Head Spin" adds a bit of excitement and uniqueness to it as well. If you do a search in Google for that exact title, I'm pretty certain that you won't find anything. If you were to search for "2009 Harley Davidson Chopper" by itself, you'd find a whole bunch. If you just wrote "For Sale," forget about it. You'll never see the ad in search results.
So, what I'm trying to say here is that if you spend some time to craft a well written classified ad title, you not only increase the chances of someone clicking on your ad while browsing our website, you also increase the visibility of it in the search engines. And that's important.
How To Write a Captivating Classified Ad Description
Now, this is a bit different than writing a great ad title. The title is meant to grab a visitor and pull them into your ad, but the description is meant to really sell them on your ideas.
Like I did above, I'm going to offer you a poorly written classified ad description:
"2009, hardly ridden, must sell - wife had baby."
If you were to read this description without seeing the title, would you know what the ad is about? Can this description stand by itself? I didn't think so. What is it even about? Is it a horse? Who knows.
This is a very important section. It may, in fact, be the most important page on our entire website. The reason for this is because it might make or break the ads you place with us.
We're going to offer some very important tips in the space below. You can read them and then place your ads or you can place your ads, read the tips and then edit your ads (if you agree with the tips). The choice is yours, but we suggest you at least give this page a once over so you can see what's good and what might need some attention.
How To Write a Great Classified Ad Title
The title of a classified ad is very important. It's the part of the ad that says, "Hey, check me out!" It's what tells people, in 70 characters or fewer, what the ad is all about. So, with this in mind, you know you need to spend some time on it.
First, I am going to write a poor title. This title would solicit very few clicks, if any at all. Also, this title wouldn't be very appealing to search engines as they crawl our website deciding which pages to show in their index.
"For Sale"
Okay, let's add another one.
"This is Really Great!"
Let me ask you a question - if those two titles above are supposed to describe what the ad is about, can you figure out what the member is trying to promote? Neither can I.
So, what does a good classified ad title consist of? Well, it's less than you think and it's really easy to write one. I'm going to give you an example of a good title:
"For Sale: 2009 Harley Davidson Chopper That Will Make Your Head Spin"
Now that's going to get some clicks. The title above has two parts, an "action" and a "statement." The action for the above title is the "For Sale" part. It says to the buyer, "Come on over and buy me." The statement above is the "2009 Harley Davidson Chopper That Will Make Your Head Spin." This states what the item is and what the owner of it thinks about it. It's a pretty great title. Also, the "That Will Make Your Head Spin" adds a bit of excitement and uniqueness to it as well. If you do a search in Google for that exact title, I'm pretty certain that you won't find anything. If you were to search for "2009 Harley Davidson Chopper" by itself, you'd find a whole bunch. If you just wrote "For Sale," forget about it. You'll never see the ad in search results.
So, what I'm trying to say here is that if you spend some time to craft a well written classified ad title, you not only increase the chances of someone clicking on your ad while browsing our website, you also increase the visibility of it in the search engines. And that's important.
How To Write a Captivating Classified Ad Description
Now, this is a bit different than writing a great ad title. The title is meant to grab a visitor and pull them into your ad, but the description is meant to really sell them on your ideas.
Like I did above, I'm going to offer you a poorly written classified ad description:
"2009, hardly ridden, must sell - wife had baby."
If you were to read this description without seeing the title, would you know what the ad is about? Can this description stand by itself? I didn't think so. What is it even about? Is it a horse? Who knows.