craigslist? what do you get out of it?

[ezdayman]

do you list your business on craigslist? I have and the only people that calll are the other people im trying to steal busineess from. asking for quoets etc.. Im just wondering if you have any luck with C/L?

[DocAllbright]

I've been on for about three months and have not got anything out of it.

[PPC]

ted i see you been advertising alot in myrtle beach are you getting any work this way

[bigchaz]

Got my biggest job to date on craigslist. Also gets me website traffic and helps with my keywords

[big mike]

EZDAYMAN-
First, no one running an actual money making operation in our area is going to waste there time calling a hack off of CL to price shop them. Pay for some real advertising, and you'll get results. Every post you make you whine about not getting work, well its not just gonna fall out of the sky into your lap. You don't even have you business name and number in your signature, so how can any of us take you seriously? Sorry if this sounds harsh, but you're my neighbor if you're really from Anoka, MN. There's work, it just isn't as EZ to get as you want it to be.

[ezdayman]

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[Bryan C]

Originally Posted by ezdayman

I learned my lesson from putting my number up! so thanks for being a smart ass and making since at the same time I do get jobs but I cant figure out why people are scared to try something thats all... Dont be an ass to me When I get low on cash I get nervous "kids,truck payment, and house payment...... Times are hard and I was more asking if people do place adds on there since its free.... If you want to talk i sent you an e-mail i dont want enemys i came looking for new people/friends that share the same interest.... ttyl

Last time I checked, there is a signature requirement. What lesson did you learn from posting your phone number? Legitimate businesses have their business name and contact information listed. I don't think he was trying to be a smartass.

Craigslist is for bargain hunters and price shoppers. Don't plan on running your business from posting there. Tons of hacks and guys washing for beer money. If you have a website, it is nice for the rankings, that is about it.

As far as the way you run your business, that is your decision. Doesn't sound like you have much business sense based on your posts here. JMO. Take it for what is worth...

[ezdayman]

Wow is this like a website to get bashed on!! WOW.....
I do have business sense don’t be a smart ass and dont talk to me until you know all the facts!... I don’t place my number in web site cause the only people that call are ass clowns looking to see how much you charge i.e. the other guys..... Did your mom not teach you any lessons growing up? If you don’t want to say nothing nice Don’t say nothing at all...

[ezdayman]

3 other people on this same thread have been nice and answered, it was a question.... if i knew how to do a poll I would have done a poll. I see this site has some uptight people....

[Rick2]

This is getting good.

[MudDuck]

Don't sweat it ezman he's just trying to **** you off since your close enough to him to be his competition. He's trying to draw you out to see what kind of competition you are and probably suspects your a 99.99 low baller stealing "his" business. Your question wasn't out of line or whining. I can't figure out how anyone could have twisted in into whining about no biz but thats just me. I'm not familiar with any of your other post which couldn't be many, this was post #19 for you. Post what you want and don't worry about anyone here. Some here forget this is a forum to "Educate, Integrate. Motivate" and come here thinking it's "their" private forum to socialize like a bunch of pedigreed school girls looking down on others who are starting out and or don't have a 50k rig running a million dollar operation.
Again don't sweat it there's plenty of room here on the short bus with me.........And don't pay the catty drill team any mind...

[ezdayman]

Hey thanks man thats the best thing someone said to me all day! really made my day... Thats why i joined this site to be "Educated, Integrated. Motivated" Thanks for the message!!!

Have a good one!

[PressureX]

I post occasionally on craigslist. Not very many callers, but it gives my website hits. I had 1 job off of craigslist in the past month.

[CleanPortland]

I post regularly on craigslist, not in hopes of getting consistent work, but to help drive traffic to my website. I have only got a few jobs from craigslist but one or two jobs is worth the two minutes a week I spend posting the free ad. You will definitely fail if this is the only way you advertise.

[FLORIN]

Craigslist works great for me. I get about three jobs a week thru CL. I don't know if its the area that I'm in or what but I get some really good paying jobs. Of course you get some bargain hunters that call but I could usually weed those out with me telling them what my minimums are. They call. Then I tell them what my process is. Then I give them a minimum price and a high price and tell them its going to be in between that depending on difficulty and dirtyness. Then I ask them what day is convenient for them for me to come out and do a free onsite consultation to firm up the price. Out of those calls I go out to about 70 percent of them and land about the same number. Same goes with me about landing my biggest payday thru craigslist.Now I've heard a few people gripe about people overposting on the site. I do it anyways. I post about six different ads every two to three days. This way I stay on the top of the list. I've found any longer than that and they won't call or they have called a few companys already that their business plan is to get customers on price rather than salesmanship. Most times after they call me they don't call any further once they are educated on what to expect.Well that's my 2 cents worth. Oh by the way as far as the guys that are just starting and are calling you for prices goes. I think you should be more than willing to give the a ballpark price. At least they aint gonna sell a housewash for 99.99. They will see that they can get more and hopefully won't draw the prices down. I think there is plenty of work to go around.