Thursday, February 5, 2009

Why pay for online advertising / Free Classifieds, Classifieds

By Chance Olsen

There are many ways to spread the word about your services offered, jobs offered and products you are seeking to sell. Many people rely on newspapers or penny savers to get the word out there. These are great resources to advertise, but may be a bit out dated, especially with the conception of the Internet. Therefore, whether you are looking to find a new employee or just sell a product the Internet offers ton of ways to advertise, but the best ones are those that are free. The following article will assist you in selecting the sites that are right for you.

Monster.com, FlipDog and CareerBuild.com are great websites for those who are looking to post available jobs, but may end up costly when posting multiple job offerings. Many job sites do charge a fee to post the job opening. There are a slew of sites on the Internet that offer free job postings. Jobertise.com and Smarthunt.com are two sites that offer free job postings and allow multiple posting as well. This is a great benefit for the small business owner looking to strengthen their staff.

Looking to sell a product(s)? If selling is your hobby or business then you may want to use a site that is effective at promoting your products. One that is very good is eBay.com. This site is great and offers a lot of features, but does charge a fee. One down side to the fee is that the seller may feel they have to bump up the price of the item to make up for the fees charged. So, if looking to save a few while posting, and who isnt, then Craigslist.com is the way to go. Craigslist.com offers similar services as eBay and usually does not charge a fee to post. The site recently added a nice feature, as seller can now add a picture of their product to their post.

Offering a service? Well the online classifieds is perhaps your best bet. Posting multiple times and on multiple free sites is a great way to take advantage of the free sites. Having your ad posted more than once will assure it is seen by more people then a newspapers classifieds. A multiple post will also allow your ad to pop up at the top of most searches. For example if you are advertising a Joes lawn service, just input Joes lawn service into your search and it will come up on top of the list.

The Internet is constantly offering new ways to better your business or find a job. If you select carefully you can have great success without having to spend extra cash. Try classifieds.

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