Craigslist Changes

If you are posting on Craigslist, and if you’re not, you should be, then you have noticed some changes recently.

So you’ve changed your ad body and used a new email address. You’ve done EVERYTHIING in your power to ensure your Craigslist ads get posted. And yet…

You’re STILL getting blocked. Guess what? Your IP Address may be the cause. See, your IP Address is your digital footprint. Every time that you visit a website, any website, your IP Address is visible.

So what are the reasons your IP Address may be getting blocked? Here are a few:

• Someone in your office triggered the blocking – if you’re using a shared Internet connection to post your ads, like at your real estate office where dozens of agents are using the same IP Address, this could be your problem.

• A mistake by Craigslist – you can try to contact them, but good luck!

• Previous over-posting by you – which would put you on the IP “Black List” forever.

• But more importantly, what are the solutions to this problem? The bottom line is that you need to change your IP Address.

Some effective techniques to change your IP Address are:

• If you are technically savvy, you can try to reset your Internet connection (i.e. router, DSL modem, etc.) or call your Internet provider to see if they will reset your IP Address.

• Buying a proxy service, although this may backfire, since many are already blocked.

• Using a dial-up connection when posting your ads, although this is slow – remember the dial-up days?

• Going to a public Wi-Fi spot and using their network (like a Starbucks Hot Spot)

But the easiest way to take care of this problem is to visit my friends at Real Estate Marketing Service. They will go through the trouble and headache FOR you, to ensure that your ads aren’t getting blocked due to a bad IP Address (or for any other reason).

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Whatever your solution, remember that once you trigger a filter on Craigslist, there really is no removing it. You just need to go around it.

P.S. – There are a ton of other issues that could make your ad not perform to its full potential. BizBlitz Marketing takes care of these issues, seen and unseen, so you don’t have to. Here’s that link again: http://www.bizblitzmarketing.com

Make Your Phone Ring

This article is for all of you frustrated Real Estate Agents out there.  You can increase your transactions per month right now, you just have to change your marketing strategy a little bit…oh and you have to know where to fish.

I have developed a new marketing strategy that has flooded my phone with active buyers! It is really simple and I’m going to share it with you today. I employ this strategy when posting to Craigslist, Backpage and other classified websites.

I no longer post a house with the goal of selling it. I changed my focus just a little bit and my results when through the roof. This is so important that I’m going to repeat it …

I stopped posting ads to sell houses.

Instead, I posted ads to get my phone to ring. Does that sound like the same thing? Actually, this one little shift in strategy has changed everything about what I do. Here is an example:

Before – post one or two properties three times per day each.

Now – post a variety of properties evenly spaced out throughout the day.

Before – post pictures and detailed information about each house with links to property web site and virtual tour.

Now – post pictures and very brief description with my phone number and email link so interested buyers have to contact me for more information.

These are just two example of what I have changed, there is much more. I also did more tracking and found out the best times to post aren’t as simple as morning, noon and night. For example, the absolute best time to post an ad is Sunday night. I’m not sure why, but my hunch is that there are less ads on Sunday nights so mine get more exposure.

Other good times are major holidays. Last Easter Sunday was a great day for me. I had over 50 calls and emails (not including spam) in one day.

There is a lot more to my new marketing method, like new techniques for creating headlines that really get lots of clicks, whether or not to use template flyer ads (this answer will surprise you) and exactly how to close out an ad to ensure the maximum number of caller.

The bottom line is that one minor change in my focus has more tripled my results!

Here is how you can get your phone to ring the same way …

I have designed a program that replicates my new method and is sure to get your phone to ring. I have work with BizBlitz Marketing to make this program available to you exactly the same way that I do it, and at a very low price.

With this new service, you send them a list of the best deals on properties in your area and they do all the work. They create the ads the way that I do, they use the format that I use, and they make the phone ring like I do.

In addition, they will also email you weekly reports so you can see how many times your properties were posted and how many people saw them. This is a turnkey solution. All you do is provide a list of properties and then get ready to answer the phone.

I hope you take advantage of this offer. This is a great deal and can really provide a spark to your business. Right now you can take advantage of their “Try it, Before you Buy it” promotion and make your phone ring, Free for 14 days. Check out their Free Trial Page, you won’t regret it.