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Published Monday May 18, 2009, Classified News Blog by Daype Classifieds
Search Engine Optimization, better known as SEO, has become a bit of a buzzword in marketing circles these past few years. But what exactly is it? As the name suggests, SEO is, at its heart, about improving search engine rankings. Due to the marketing value of high search engine rankings, many companies now employ people just to optimize their web content…[more]
Published Friday, May 15, 2009, Classified News Blog by Daype Classifieds
Yes, you read that right. Twitter is now being used as a way to buy, sell, and job hunt online. To get my head around this new, 140 character way of posting classifieds, I spoke to people at Tweba, iList Micro, and the smaller startup Twitmart…[more]
Published Tuesday, May 5, 2009, Classified News Blog by Daype Classifieds
Welcome to the fourth and final part of my Craigslist 101 series. Last time, we covered flagging posts on Craigslist, and target audience and category listings. So, now that we’ve covered the the important parts of Craigslist, we’re going to look at four easy-to-use online tools to make your Craigslisting experience a little easier…[more]
Published Thursday, April 30, 2009
Welcome to the third part of my Craigslist 101 series. Last time, we covered how to reply an ad on Craigslist, and how to use the Craigslist RSS feed. Now that we’ve covered the basics, we’re going to delve a little deeper into Craigslist, and talk about flagging, target audience, and category listings…[more]
Published April 28, 2009, Classified News Blog by Daype Classifieds
Welcome to the second part of my Craigslist 101 series. Last time, we covered how to post an ad on Craigslist – today we’re going to talk about how to reply one, and how to use RSS feeds to get the most out of Craigslist…[more]
Published April 24, 2009, Classified News Blog by Daype Classifieds
Craigslist, Craigslist, Craigslist. Since its inception in 1995, Craigslist has been the online source for classifieds, with users in over 50 countries worldwide. Why? Craigslist is quick, easy, and popular.
Despite this, many classified posters – the less tech savvy, or those simply new to online trading and the like – aren’t quite sure how to take advantage of the power of Craigslist. But that’s okay, because this four-part series, Craigslist 101, is all about the hows and whys of perhaps the most powerful classifieds board the world over.
In this first part, we’ll tackle the basics: how to post an ad…[more]
Tweet-tweet, tweet-tweet – sometimes it seems like everyone’s talking about Twitter. Here are just a few things you can do to make your tweets stand out from the crowd.
1. Don’t waste words
Twitter has a 140 character post limit – make every one of them count. This can be particularly hard if you’re not good at self-editing, so take a minute or two to consider your tweet before posting.
- Is it succinct? Simple?
- Do the words work for you? Have you made a point, or just alluded to one?
- Can you read the tweet out loud without stumbling? If not, maybe you’ve used too much jargon or too many big words.
2. Focus
Think about why you’re tweeting.
- Are you going for brand recognition?
- Looking to network with like-minded individuals, or experts in a specific field?
- Trying to drive traffic to your own site?
Whatever the reason, jot it down on a piece of paper to help crystallize your Twitter focus. Then, every time you write a tweet, check that it’s in keeping with your Twitter focus. [Read more...]
