Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Posting Free Ads: The Trend for Now and the Future

By Alex Wu

If you have something to sell, a service to offer, or a job that needs filled you can post an ad for free on the Internet. You can reach a large audience by using online advertising services. There are several websites that you can post for free.

There are benefits to using this type of advertising. One is that it is free, how many things can you say that about? The other is that if you are selling something you can list it and it can be seen in all states and in some cases globally.

People that are giving away things should not have to pay for ads anyways. One person's trash is another person's treasure as the saying goes. The person that needs or wants items can post how much they are willing to pay, and if someone has that item, they already know how much you will give them for it. This is an easy way to match people with items to people that want or need them. This is a great service that many people use.

Pets are one thing that you can find in free ads. Often times they are even free to a good home. You can find cars or car parts listed, game systems and games for them, which is great for parents so that they do not have to pay the in store price. It may be used, but if it is not that old and it works, that works for me.

On places like E-bay you pay to sell your items, on the free websites there is no fee, no bidding, just set a price and wait for the e-mails or phone calls. That is easy to do, and many more people will see the ad, than would in your local paper. If you have items that you are looking for, you can post a free ad and someone may just have it for free or a minimal cost.

Having a PayPal account is a good idea if you sell many things. It gives an easy way for people to pay, and you are guaranteed to get your money. Plus the buyer is protected as well. You should also set up an e-mail account just for your postings. This way you will not get a bunch of mail in your main e-mail account.

You also have the option to post on many free classified advertising websites. This gives you more exposure. Post on the most popular ones. No matter you reason for needing to post an ad, you cannot do better than free. This service is growing strong and will continue to grow into the future. It is something that everyone can use whether as a buyer or seller.

When you post ads for items wanted or for sale, you should open up a separate free e-mail account just for this purpose so that your main e-mail account does not get bogged down with e-mails and spam, as this can be frustrating. I would not advertise my main e-mail. Get a hotmail or g-mail account for this. This is a good service for everyone. - 16003

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