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Monitoring your ads is important. The more products you have listed for sale, and the more places you have ads listed, the more difficult it is going to be to keep track of it all.

Classified ads on Craigslist for the cities of Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, Seattle, SF Bay Area, and Wash, DC expire after seven days. Classified ads on Craigslist for all other cities expire after 45 days.

Because ads are listed chronologically with the newest appearing first, it makes sense to delete your older ads and place new ones in the same city and category. (remember that the Craigslist terms prohibit you from placing multiple ads for the same item) The newest ads are much more likely to be seen by casual category browsers.

US Free Ads also prohibits posting multiple ads for the same product. A free account limits you to two ads running at the same time. A gold account limits you to 25 ads running at the same time. There is no limit to the number of ads on a premium account. Ads on US Free Ads run for 40 days.

Again, the longer your ad has been running, the further down in the listings it will appear to category browsers. Something else worth mentioning is that premium ads appear before gold ads, and gold ads before free ads.

There are only 14 ads in the bowling category at US Free Ads, and they all appear on one page, so it is likely a category browser would see even an older free ad. Of the 14 ads, one paid extra to be a featured ad. That ad appears as the first listing. All of the other 13 ads are premium. So a gold member placing an ad in the bowling category at this time would be at the very bottom of the pile.

Because of the prohibition against placing duplicate ads, it may also be wise to cancel aging ads and place new ones at US Free Ads. Browsing categories where you have ads posted once or twice a week to see where yours stand would be a wise practice.

One way to keep track of your ads is with a simple spreadsheet. Note what you’re advertising, where the ad is posted, the date you posted it, what city and category it appears in, and when the ad will expire. It might make sense to maintain separate lists for Craigslist and US Free Ads, since the categories are different, and one uses cities where the other doesn’t.

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There are all kinds of people in the world. Some are so lazy that they couldn't be bothered to drive away the fly sitting on their nose. If you happen to be from among these people, then don't worry. I have alternative solution for you as well.

Even though this method is simple, still you may not want to do it regularly. Or you might do it for a few days and then forget about it. It happens all the time. In

that case, I provide a service where I shall produce videos for you, create Youtube accounts and upload them. Then I shall give you the usernames and passwords of the Youtube accounts. I will also add links in all video description to your site.

You just need to give me your URL and some keywords if you wish, or else I shall search for keywords on my own. Then do rest of the work for you. This service is super cheap and I hope to give you fast turn around times.

I have different packages ranging from small to big ones, so everyone can give it a try. Here are the details, do check them out - Mass Video Marketing Service

Wouldn't this kind of a service be such a blessing? First of all, you can get traffic from video marketing, secondly, you can get links from Youtube to your website which can help with your website SEO and provide link diversity.

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Using Image Descriptions

Using images will definitely contribute positively to the traffic movement towards a particular site. Therefore it would be prudent to have some knowledge on how this works and its positive contributing factors that facilitate the ideal traffic flow.

Description

Adding descriptions to any image uploaded would provide the platform for the SEO optimization as it will ensure the site is ranked higher in the search results because of the higher interest in the site’s content.

Otherwise known as alt tags the purpose of the image descriptions is to help the search engine understand the contents of the images and its related matter which is designed to contribute in a complimenting capacity to the write up material.

By providing the explanation platform through the alt tags the SEO is better able to adjust the ranking accordingly thus providing the encouragement to viewing the site. Therefore the more information that can be provided the better the understanding and eventual placing by the SEO would be.

Through the alt the SEO is also able to direct traffic to a site when the search for images is keyed into the search exercise. The relevant images will then be directed to the ongoing search effectively and immediately the viewer will be privy to such visuals.

A handy tip to remember is if there is a need to add an image to an email from the image library or website the individual will be the option available to include the image description at any time. Changing the image descriptions is also possible in the email drafts. It would be a less frustrating exercise to make the logos or images into clickable link to the original website.

In general there is no real need to be specific about thumbnail size as the user will select one that is most suitable for their preference.

Make Sure You Have Fresh Content

Good and relevant content that is ever changing to adopt to the current needs of the viewing public is very important to the site staying competitive.

The Material

When the material posted is left undisturbed for long periods of time the significant drop in interest will be reflected in the loss of traffic to the site thus eventually rendering the site almost redundant.

When this happens it will probably be an uphill battle to get back to the original position of favorable SEO ranking status. Thus being careful to avoid such a possibility the individual would need to stay relevant and current with the material posted at the site.

The following are some recommendations to help avoid being stagnant in relation to the site status:

Get into the habit of regularly performing site reviews for all the content posted at the site. Questions such as is the material relevant to the current market needs, are there any industry changes that would cause the current material to be redundant, what is needed by those visiting the site and any others that may require the reassessment of the content material currently featured.

If it is a blogging material that is being assessed then this should be done without any reservations as blog material when left unchanged will then be categorized as boring and uneventful thus discouraging further interest in the postings.

Making small changes is not good enough to consider the material fresh from any perspective. Therefore there is a need to revamp the entire content to ensure its freshness. Small changes will not serve to pacify the SEO standards adequately.

Use Social Media And Technology

Any tool that is going to gain the attention of the SEO to ensure optimum ranking recognitions will always be welcomed. The use of social media and technology is no exception and the need to explore these further is evident for the benefits it can bring.

The Tools

Much of the web traffic generated is basically done through some form of effective social platforms which would include social media tools.

This form of social sharing for inbound marketers is often a huge though sometimes untapped source of traffic and thus should not be ignored.

The visibility of a site can be elevated through the use of both the social media and technology tools which will contribute to the site having material listing that is current and relevant to those participating in this arena.

Using the social media and technology available to attract the attention and get the site to a point where is becomes a hot topic which everyone is excited to be part of will facilitate the phenomenal traffic flow to the site.

This kind of exposure will greatly benefit the searchers where the products or services are directly linked to the site thus effectively creating the interest which could turn into real revenue earning possibilities.

It is also help to keep the competition in check if the use of such tools is optimized to cater to the viewing publics needs before anything else.

Through the exercise of utilizing the social media and technology clearly shows the individual’s interest in wanting to be able to cater to and stay connected to the prospects and existing customer base.

The is one way of building the trust element while making the effort to learn more about the customers’ needs and interest and try to provide for it accordingly.

Final Words

The SEO ranking will definitely be adversely affected if the material posted is not updated or changed altogether periodically.

Additionally the fresh content will play a major role in the keeping the repeat visits more frequent as interested subscribers want access to the latest posting on the site.

Learn everything you can and stay on top of your site for success.

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In this chapter of our series on Ebay, we’re going to cover some more time saving tips and work our way towards the end of this series. We’re almost there, so hang on.

In our last chapter, we went over a few time saving tips. Another really big time saver is drop shipping. Bottom line, you don’t want to have to constantly pack things yourself all the time, especially if your business is booming.

The thing with drop shipping is that you have to make sure that there is excellent communication between you and the drop shipper. The reason is because there is always the possibility that they will deliver the items to the wrong address. This is the dangerous part about drop shipping. So make sure you first of all find a reputable drop shipper and then make sure you cross all the T’s and dot all the I’s with them for every delivery.

Another way to save time is to buy your items in bulk. Imagine you’re looking all over town for 100 cases of the latest magic cards but none of the suppliers near you have more than 20 cases in stock. By going through a huge wholesaler, you can not only get the number of cases you want, but you will also get them a lot cheaper.

Another way to save a lot of time is through the number of times during the week that you actually ship items. Do NOT ship everyday. This is a real time killer. My advice is to do your shipping on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. You don’t have to ship more than 3 times a week. The items will still get to where they need to get to in plenty of time.

Finally, if your business real starts to boom and you can’t do it by yourself, hire help. I know this sounds like it’s going to cut into your profits, but if you’re doing that much business, you can afford it. The alternative is that you’re not able to keep up with your business and your reputation gets shot to hell. This is the last thing you want. So if it gets that big, bite the bullet and get help.

Now, the kind of help you will need will depend on the kind of jobs that need to be done. For certain things, like packing, you want somebody who is skilled at packing. If the items arrived damaged, you’re going to have some pretty angry customers.

Ideally, you want to hire people to do the jobs that anybody can do. Why? If they quit, you don’t have to look around for just the right person to do this job. Anybody will be able to do it. Save the difficult jobs for yourself or somebody who you trust not to walk out on you.

In our next chapter, we’ll finally be finishing up our series on Ebay with some final thoughts.

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Okay, let’s get right down to the step by step process of niche research, starting with your brain.

I’m going to assume that you know absolutely nothing about Internet marketing and don’t have any idea of how to begin thinking of a niche, let alone researching it. So that brings us to the first question.

Where do we start?

The easiest place to start is with your own experience in life. You do live, right? Good…I hate talking to dead people. Anyway, in everybody’s life, each person has, I hope, at least one interest. Even if that interest is simply staying alive to see tomorrow, you have to have at least one. Hopefully, you have more than one.

Okay, here’s what I want you to do. I want you to take a pad and a pen or pencil. Yes, get away from the computer. Go sit on a couch somewhere. Take your pen and pad and write down everything in your life that you enjoy doing. I don’t care how silly it is.

Okay, have your list? Great! What we’re going to do is have you take the first thing on your list for this next exercise.

And in case you’re wondering, this was my list when I first did this exercise for myself.

Notice anything about my list? Well, if you understood my definition of niches, these are NOT niches. They’re markets. A niche is a segment of a market. So what do you think I had to do when I looked up these markets thinking that they were niches?

Right…I had to further break them down into niches.