Marketing through classified ads?

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by Daidevo, Oct 10, 2006.

  1. #1
    Greetings everyone, this is my first post here and I'll start out with a question :)

    I have a website that im targeting the 'work from home' crowd with. I'm trying to come up with some ways to advertise and have thought of doing classified ads. I was wondering if anyone had ever done this and what the results were like? I was thinking of posting to a lot of the free online classifieds but that seems like a daunting task. Any thoughts on this?
     
    Daidevo, Oct 10, 2006 IP
  2. The Critic

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    This is actually something I've been considering as well, I just haven't gotten around to it yet.
     
    The Critic, Oct 11, 2006 IP
  3. Missie 81

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    I have posted a few classified ads and have had ok results but I never worked on it fully. It does work though, I set a few ads a few months back and still get responses from them.
     
    Missie 81, Oct 11, 2006 IP
  4. jameskon

    jameskon Well-Known Member

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    i feel that is only spammmmm

    tried that with out any luck n sucess in the past...

    belive me its only wasting time!
     
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  5. Daidevo

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    To those that have done it - did you post in your local newspapers on online classifieds?

    jameskon - what are some other ways you can reach potential offline customers?
     
    Daidevo, Oct 11, 2006 IP
  6. EdRSelby

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    Well, I can tell you, there's sort of a secret to this. It's not that it's something more obscure or less obvious, just a trick. It goes against the grain of the typical approach. I would suggest you look at some ads that appear in multiple media that match identically, and you can find some answers by cross-referencing those ads. Hope this helps.
     
    EdRSelby, Nov 8, 2007 IP
  7. EdRSelby

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    I apologize if you didn't see this post from before, it wasn't actually available for viewing since the upgrade dissociated it from the queue. I'll take a look at whatever you have when i get a chance. Send me an IM and we'll chat.
     
    EdRSelby, Nov 9, 2007 IP
  8. QiSoftware

    QiSoftware Well-Known Member

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    I used Noahs Classifieds to set up a service-- ProfessionalProfiles. See my signature. It is based on a service that I saw on a women's site.

    Q...
     
    QiSoftware, Nov 9, 2007 IP