Making the most of...Craig’s List
As real estate professionals, we are always looking for great marketing options. If you haven’t already tried it, Craig’s List is a great way to market yourself, your listings, open houses, and much more.
Marketing Your Listings on Craig’s List
- If you use a service such as Postlets or vFlyers, you can copy the code for your listing flyers and past it right into a Craig’s List post for a beautiful html version of your listing flyer. Then, simply post it under the real estate section and city for your listing.
- Be sure to remove and repost your flyers on Craig's List every week to keep them fresh in the listings.
- Post price reductions on Craig’s List to give your listings added exposure in their city listings.
- Post open houses on Craig's List to tell people when they can get a tour of your listings. This will give you more exposure than your newspaper advertising will provide.
Marketing Yourself on Craig’s List
- Create a nice advertisement for yourself and post it on Craig’s List under “Services, Real Estate” for the appropriate city.
- Be sure to include your specialty area, if you have one (such as first-time home buyers, relocations, move-up or move-down, military, etc.).
- If you focus on a subdivision, cul-de-sac, or community, make those names as prominent as possible to draw attention to them.
- Include a call to action in your post. Make mention of your newsletter, mailing list, VIP club, etc. to give people a reason to not only see your information but make the leap to contact you as well.
When used properly, Craig’s List can be a wealth of both buyer and seller leads! Happy hunting!
Emcee Arah
RE/MAX Excellence Realtor with Architectural Dimension
Serving all your Real Estate needs in MD, VA & Wash., DC
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