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KNOWING MORE ABOUT CRAIGSLIST
Craigslist is a one stop resource for nearly everything a virtual community has tooffer. Along with a variety of event, activity, service and goods listings are the forums wherepeople can share their opinions on any number of issues important to them. The fact thatCraigslist also gets billions of page views every month shows there are a lot of people whorecognize its value. Still, there remains many who haven't heard of, or fully understand,Craigslist quite yet. This article answers three basic questions about Craigslist to help thosewho don't completely understand how to use Craigslist or what it is.
1. What Is It?
"What is it"? Is probably the most basic question asked when people first hear of the site.You can think of Craigslist as a mixture of the classified ads in a newspaper plus theeditorial page combined with a job seeking website, and presented online for convenientaccess. Another definition of Craigslist is of an online community that has ancomprehensive classified section. This includes sections for selling many different goodsand services, employment listings, posting resumes or even personal ads. In addition,Craigslist offers a discussion forum covering many subjects - whether for sharinginformation or debating serious issues.
It really is not as confusing as it may sound. A brief visit to www.craigslist.org makes it clearright away. It's easy to see useful the Craigslist community is for people looking for all kindsof information, goods or services. Craigslist doesn't just provide all of this information, itdoes so in a convenient manner. It divides the information into easy to understandcategories all based on one of about 450 different geographical areas. This makes it easyto find what's available in any given area.
2. What Can It Do For Me?
Even though you now know what the Craigslist site is, you might still be wondering how itcan, specifically, help you. There isn't one basic answer to that question. That's becauseany benefits depend upon what it is you are hoping to get from the Craigslist community.This section covers some ways to use Craigslist for people looking for goods, services,employment, romance or friends.
Craigslist has a section for people wanting to sell or buy items. People that have somethingfor sale post on the appropriate category to get responses from people that are looking forthat item. Craigslist also has a section where people that are looking for specific items canpost a request for the items along with the amount they will pay.
Craigslist is also a great site to visit if you are looking for a job. There is a section where people can read employment listings along with a separate section for posting resumes.
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The flexible employment options (full time, part time, contract work, telecommuting, etc.)make Craigslist ideal for people searching for jobs.
Making friends or finding lifelong romantic partners is also possible on Craigslist. ThePersonals section is where people post or view ads searching for friendship or love. Justlike any other dating situations, you need to be careful that any meeting with a potentialfriend or date is safe. Always arrange the initial meeting in a busy public place. You can alsobring along a trusted friend to make the meeting safer.
3. What Can It Do For My Business?
There are benefits for business owners on Craigslist too. The fact that Craigslist receivesbillions of page views on a monthly basis makes it efficient to reach large numbers ofpeople. The simplest way is to post ads promoting whatever it is your business offers. Youcan also Craigslist to research what your competitors are doing to reach potentialcustomers.
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