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Old August 24, 2008, 09:48 PM
Jason Hatchett
 
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Default Craigslist Templates?

Does anyone know where to get the craigslist templates to take your boring ads from this:
http://spokane.craigslist.org/ctd/810992202.html

To this:
http://spokane.craigslist.org/ctd/810225763.html

I can’t seem to find any.

Thank You,
Jason Hatchett
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Old August 25, 2008, 04:51 AM
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Default Re: Craigslist Templates?

Hi, Jason - one way to do it is to view the source code of the ad which you like and substitute your information for theirs. These folks have used a standard html template with tables, columns and rows and put in links to their images, etc.

Hope that helps
Margaret
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Old August 25, 2008, 12:52 PM
Pete Egeler
 
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Default Here you go...Re: Craigslist Templates?

Hi Jason,

Check out this one.. (Free) http://www.slozzle.com/

Good luck.

Pete
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Old August 25, 2008, 01:52 PM
Phil
 
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Default Re: Here you go...Re: Craigslist Templates?

Seriously consider...
http://www.vflyer.com/
http://activerain.com/blogs/vflyer
http://activerain.com/search?cx=0164...sa=Search#1071

Definitely worth the small investment for all the benefits, features and results that you can achieve...

Phil

Last edited by Phil : August 25, 2008 at 02:00 PM. Reason: additional info
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Old August 25, 2008, 10:55 PM
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Default Re: Craigslist Templates?

This isn't a template source, but I recently learned a trick with CL posting. Here is an example of a post I made:

http://stgeorge.craigslist.org/bfs/811112253.html

To do this you'd either need to know html (which I don't) or have a good software program for creating web pages. I have Dreamweaver, which allows me to create the page in design mode (graphical interface), then switch to html view - which lists the html code. So...I created the graphic you see linked above as a web page, and uploaded the page to my server. Then I copied the code from Dreamweaver and pasted it into the post area of Craigslist. (I make this sound harder than it really is!)

The benefit - I have full control of what I put up, I can change it at will - and I don't have to pay anyone to do it for me. The down side ... you have to have a website and software that lets you view and copy code after creating it.

Hope this helps...
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Old August 26, 2008, 03:09 PM
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Default Here's what Remi did in plain speak...

Created an html table with a few rows. Within that table placed various graphics in the different rows and table cells. The graphics all come from remi's website.

As MMacGillivray said... when you see an ad you like the look of, have a look at the Page Source to see what the code was they used. Then use the same layout code but replace their content with Your content.

Or start from scratch. Do a Google for How To Make a HTML Tables. Or visit Joe Barta's page at http://www.pagetutor.com/html_tutor/index.html and go through the first few lessons - make sure you learn tables. Joe's had these lessons available for yonks.

You don't need any complicated software to make a webpage - even an alright looking one. Just a text software - such as notepad that comes with windows or any text software - there are plenty of free ones. And the knowledge of some basic html.

Michael Ross
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Old August 29, 2008, 10:39 AM
Jason Hatchett
 
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Default Re: Craigslist Templates?

I found this company http://www.classifiedflyerads.com that have better flyers than Vflyer.com and they even have a spot where you can make your own from scratch, similar to MS Word. But they informed me that it is against CraigsList rules to be a posting agent. But you could charge $10 to create the flyer for CraigsList, but they would have to post the ad themselves. I don’t know how CL could enforce this.

Thank You,
Jason Hatchett
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Old September 2, 2008, 01:40 AM
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Lightbulb Re: Craigslist Templates?

Is craigslist even still a viable advertising source with all the phone verification required to post in certain sections and all the flagging that's going on?

Last edited by MichaelRoss : September 2, 2008 at 04:21 AM.
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Old September 2, 2008, 05:10 AM
Phil
 
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Default Actually Craigslist marketing is better than ever because...

Posting this for anyone who can decipher the encrypted message...

Just like with forum posting...

If you follow and respect the Craigslist rules and community you can still make some very Good money...
http://www.craigslist.org/about/help/

The real plan is to get particular internet marketer's Thinking exactly as some are...

Which is working Great...

Competition bit by bit is slowly disappearing...

Opening up the door for all kinds of Creative ideas and possibilities, some very simple...

Linkless affiliate Ads, email communications, continually testing and more testing, tracking and Outsourcing some of your craigslist work if you need access to Computers in other IP locations etc. etc...

The key with Marketing on craigslist, is to Track & Study the Smart Marketers and income Producing ads...

It's really No different than using and Applying other Marketing tactics...

Search out every Craigslist related keyword including the news and follow the Top Quality proven expert advice...

Most of the info is Free if you do your research and homework well...

Phil
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