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Craigslist Classified Search Tools ? Best Way To Search Craigslist Classifieds

Craigslist Classified Search Tools ? Best Way To Search Craigslist Classifieds

It is often a matter of debate that which is the best way of searching through Craigslist.com classifieds? Different people have different opinion over this matter. A majority of people find it tough and inconvenient to search through the traditional Craigslist classified listing, as it lacks in several features and people have to visit through several search results one by one to find the result of their interest.

Due to the complexity and lack of advanced search features at Craigslist.com, very few people use the traditional mode of searching through Craigslist.com classifieds. Nowadays, there are several search tools specially developed to make Craigslist searches simpler. Most of the Craigslist searches are made through these third party innovative Craigslist search tools.

Benefits of Craigslist Classified Search Tools

There are several benefits of using a third party tool of website for Craigslist classified search. A common feature of these Craigslist.com search website is that they reduces the need of selecting a particular city or geographical region. If someone is using Craigslist.com search tool, then there are no more hassles of changing cities and doing the same search again and again in Craigslist.

People can search classifieds from every city and all categories within Craigslist.com in one search. It reduces the time and efforts required in finding a property, job, or used car sale classified easily.

Advanced Craigslist.com Search Features

People can enjoy several advance search features if they search through a dedicated website for Craigslist.com classified search. They can compare the different searches of their interest and save them for future consideration. Some websites made is easy to keep people updated about new classifieds being posted in a category of their interest using RSS feeds. The person just has to subscribe for the RSS feeds in that category.

The third party craigslist classified search tools are a great help for people looking for a job or a property on rent. Visiting a website that allows job seekers to put in the cities and categories they want to search in one go will help make the job-seeking task much easier and less time consuming.

In summary, there is no doubt about the usability of third party websites of search tools offering easy Craigslist.com search. It is certainly the best way to search enormous classifieds or advertisements posted on Craigslist.com through third party dedicated Craigslist websites. Aforementioned reasons are enough to describe the usability and ease of using them.

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Craigslist ad posting tips. Follow this simple advice and you will have no worries

Craigslist ad posting tips. Follow this simple advice and you will have no worries

If you are having problems posting ads on Craigslist then take a second and read this article, perhaps it may help you.

If you have more than one craigslist account that you’re posting ads to then it’s very important that you use a land line dial-up connection with a dial-up Internet Service Provider when you do it.

Craigslist monitors IP addresses of each account. You WILL need different IP addresses if you have more than one CL account, that is if you expect to keep them open and not have them shut down permanently.

If you have a Cable Internet or DSL Internet based telephone service then you have what’s called a static IP address. What this means is that you have one IP address so when you are placing ads through multiple Craigslist accounts their computer picks up your IP address and knows right away that it is the same person placing the ads. This is not good and it could cost you all of your accounts and your ads, not to mention your time.

By using a dial-up Internet service, every time you redial you get a different IP address. Please note: Most dial up modems will be damaged if you connect them to one of these Internet-based phone services.

You NEED a land line connection and a solid  dial-up Internet service provider that has good amount of dial up numbers.

When choosing a dial-up Internet service provider you want to avoid companies that use proprietary software like AOL, Net Zero ect. You need a basic Internet service provider with no bells and whistles. You need to find a company that has a lot of dial up numbers in the USA and Canada if you are posting there, preferably one that is inexpensive.

Many of the dial up number networks are old so you’ll have to test each number out. Don’t always go by the displayed speed of the connection, try to surf around a little bit and see if you get disconnected often or if it’s surfing really slow. Once you find  a good connection number make note of it so you don’t have to keep searching different numbers each time you want a dial out. Try to use an area code that is in the area where you are posting your ads if possible.

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Another posting tip that is very important. NEVER jump around from state to state posting ads. For example; don’t post one ad in Maine, one in Nebraska, one in Chicago, one in New York, one in Dallas and one in Phoenix. If you do this Craigslist will think you’re a spammer and all of your ads will be removed and not just the ones you did today either, all of your ads that you have active in that account will be removed also. You will end up losing everything and have to start all over again. So DON’T make that mistake!

Your account may also be red flagged and they will limit your ads sometimes to only one per day. They do this by ghosting out your ads. Your ads will appear to be live in your account control panel yet will not go live on the site. This is called ad ghosting. I always post 2 ads first then wait to see if they appear on CL before posting anymore so I don’t lose my work to ghosting.

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I look forward to writing my next article soon with many more tricks and tips to successfully make money on Craigslist.

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Easy Ways to Increase Your Income

Easy Ways to Increase Your Income

There are two parts to getting out of debt and changing your future.  You can either raise your income or lower your outgo.  That sounds pretty simple, right?  Well, there is a bit more to it than that.

While you cannot out-earn stupidity (believe me, I have tried), you can develop a plan and use an increased amount of income to get out of debt very quickly.  The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says that in the next 4 years we will see a broad shift in the labor force.  Less than 50% of the workforce will be actual employees.  The rest will be independent contractors, temporary workers, free agents, electronic emigrants and entrepreneurs. 

You can begin increasing your income today in fact.  Currently 2 out of every 3 homes in the United States operate a home-based business.  Most of those households’ occupants also have full-time jobs.  Obviously those people are contributing to the income of their household.

One of my clients recently posted an ad on Craigslist for computer repair.  If he can’t fix your computer, you pay nothing. This may be the deal of the century as he only charges /hour and is extremely helpful.  Give him a call if you are near Raleigh, NC and need some help with your computer.

Other clients have also gotten involved with making money with ideas that intertwine with their passions.  Melaleuca is a company centered on helping people improve their lives and make them healthier.  Several of my clients have become involved in businesses such as this and it’s been their main source of income to help them reach their goals.

What can you do to increase your income?  There are thousands of ideas that you could use to double your income.  Find one that centers on your passions and you may have a home-based business that can replace the drudgery of your current job.

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3 Strategies to Help Bookstores Survive Amazon.com

For some time now, I have been hearing about how bookstores are struggling to stay in business, not only the small, local bookstores, but also the big chains, such as Borders. My perception is that Amazon.com’s success is partly responsible for these struggles. I like Amazon.com, and I also like “bricks and mortar” bookstores. Amazon.com’s future seems pretty secure at the moment, so I propose three strategies bookstores can use to remain in business and survive Amazon.com.

THE NEW MARKET ENVIRONMENT

Once upon a time, if you wanted to buy a book, you bought it from a bookstore. Book buying possibilities have changed. Now you can pay to download a book to an e-book reader or buy it from an online source (e.g., the author’s or publisher’s website, Amazon.com). Book buying behaviors have changed, but bookstores seem to be trying to maintain the way they do business. Other than adding a coffee shop, bookstores now look much like I remember them before Amazon.com made online book shopping practical.

In my opinion, one of the advantages Amazon offers book buyers that bookstores don’t is the breadth of selection. Amazon has a wider selection of books than bookstores. The second advantage is cost. The price to purchase a book online is often lower than the cost bookstores offer. Amazon doesn’t have to pay for store furniture, decorations, floor walkers, fancy buildings, etc. With lower operating costs per book and greater volume, Amazon can keep prices down. As my Aunt Irene used to say, “Ain’t pretty, but it works.” To attract book buyers, bookstores are going in the opposite direction. This doesn’t seem to be working.

Sure, I can buy books directly from bookstore’s websites. I can go to the Borders site, for example, look up some books, and buy them. However, if I’m going to buy books online, I’ll probably buy them from Amazon.com. Bookstores offer a very different experience than online shopping, and I want bookstores to succeed. Thus, the advice I have is for getting more people to buy books in bookstores.

RECOMMENDATIONS TO BOOKSTORES

1. Employ e-book and web-based technologies.
Bookstores need to use the new technologies, not resist them. I’m specifically referring to e-book readers. When I was at a Borders bookstore earlier this week, I checked out the Sony e-book readers they had for sale. I was pretty impressed. The sample models were preloaded with long excerpts from about 15 books. They were firmly attached to the counter, so I couldn’t pick them up, much less walk around with them. While playing with them, I glanced around the store. Against nearly every wall and in every corner, I saw people sitting in comfy chairs reading books. They could browse the shelves, pick up a book, carry it to a chair, and read. I couldn’t do any of that with the e-book readers being displayed. That got me thinking about sales possibilities and buyer behavior.

People in bookstores like to browse books, pull out a selected title, and read a few pages. If they like what they read, they will buy the book. Unfortunately, they are limited to the books on the shelves, which might not be what people want. For example, I wanted to look at books on building tree houses. None were available on the shelves. (I was referred to the local hardware store!) I wanted to flip through the 2009 Writer Watchdog. I couldn’t do it. I wanted to read a few pages of Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates. Not available. Maybe I could look at Interpreter of Maladies, the first book by Jhumpa Lahiri. Same problem.

I understand that bookstores cannot stock every possible book in their databases. That’s a given. But shouldn’t I be able to look at them anyway, whether or not they are on the shelves? This is where e-book technologies can play an important role.

Here’s the scenario I envision. I check out an e-book reader (for free, of course) from the service counter. The e-book reader is connected wirelessly to the bookstore’s network. I walk over to the computer at the end of a bookshelf or the touch screen panel situated in a book rack. I search titles, check out authors, look at covers, and find a book that seems interesting. I punch in the number of the e-book reader I’m carrying, and the first 40 or 50 pages of the book are downloaded to the reader. I take the e-book reader to a soft chair, hook one leg over the armrest, and read. Maybe I find 10 books that look interesting. I download the excerpt from each.

(Why didn’t I just browse through the e-book reader? E-book readers are black and white—currently. I want to see color covers, so I use the color computer monitor or panel.)

Two of these titles are sufficiently interesting that I want to buy them. I pull up the menu on the reader and add them to my shopping cart. When I’m done browsing, I hit the purchase button. According to the displayed information, one of the books is in the store and will be waiting for me at the main counter. The other book isn’t available in the store, but it is in the warehouse. I can get it for a 10% discount. Would I like to buy it and have it mailed directly to me? Sure, I would!

(Why the 10% discount? First, if it’s not in the store, then the corporate office has determined that it is not a book that is likely to have high volume. It’s going to take up inventory space in the warehouse, and keeping inventory costs money. The discount encourages me to get it off their hands. Second, the discount helps justify the delay caused by shipping. Third, the discount also helps the store compete with Amazon.com prices. If I’m going to wait anyway, then the cost should be competitive. Otherwise, I will just buy it from Amazon.)

I can enter my credit card information and buy the two books through the e-book reader. If I don’t want to enter my payment information through the reader, or if I want to pay cash, I take the e-book reader to the sales counter. The clerk scans the number of the reader and pulls up my purchase details. The first book is, indeed, waiting there for me. The clerk confirms that I want the other book, too. I do. I make my payment, get the first book, drop off the reader, and I’m done. I’m another happy bookstore customer.

2. Improve book searching at bookstores.
I’m referring to new semantic mapping technologies. When I enter a book title or author name, I should not only get specific search results, but also I should get a list of books that are related. (This is similar to how Pandora.com creates online music stations for users based on the user’s musical selections.) If I am interested in a particular book or author, then the search engine should also recommend other selections. This will need to be far more in-depth than simple category searching currently available.

For example, if I enter the term “Sherlock Holmes,” I should see titles of other books in the Sherlock Holmes series, other titles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, other mysteries with a lead male detective, books written in the same style, and books written around the same period. Instead of just books about Sherlock Holmes, I can browse a broad selection of books that are related by a comprehensive set of identifiers. I can hit the “more like this” or “not like this” buttons to further refine my search.

Eventually I get to Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. I have never thought of reading this book, but it fits my interests; I just didn’t know it. “Ok,” I think, “I’ll check it out.” I download it to my e-book reader, read 10 or 15 pages, and find that it does, indeed, interest me. I buy a book that otherwise I would never have thought to buy. I’m another happy bookstore customer.

3. Use print-on-demand (POD) technologies.
Print on demand can increase available selections while decreasing inventory costs. As my former managerial accounting professor said, “Inventory is bad.” In the perfect world, a bookstore has no inventory. Exactly the right numbers of books are available, all the time, to meet customer demand. Of course, this is impossible. However, reducing warehouse inventory is possible by using POD.

Instead of warehousing 1,000 copies of a book in a central repository (or 25 copies for an independent bookstore), a bookstore only keeps enough books to meet expected demand for the next short period. This may be only 10 or 20 books if expected demand is low or unknown. The bookstore company (e.g., Borders) uses POD technologies to produce additional books as needed. Using POD technologies, short runs of books can be produced very quickly. Even 1 book can be economically produced using POD.

For large runs of books, over 1,000, for example, offset (i.e., traditional) printing is usually more cost effective. A new book by Stephen King should be printed with offset printing. The books will be on bookstore shelves, not in inventory, and will sell fairly rapidly. Inventory costs are not the same problem as they will be for less well-known authors or less popular topics. By using POD, bookstores can maintain a very small inventory (or none) of most books and have the books printed when they are demanded. Through POD, a book can be produced overnight.

Think about the first scenario above. I find a book I want, but it is not in the store. I can buy it and have it shipped to me. What I don’t know is that the book isn’t in inventory, either. All I know, all I need to know, is that the book will be shipped to me tomorrow. When I buy the book, the order is submitted, the book is printed that evening, and the next day it is shipped.

Bookstore companies can go about this process two ways. First, the bookstore company can license the right to print the books at its own facilities. The book will be the exact same book that the publisher would have printed: same ISBN, same cover, same everything. The bookstore is not the publisher—only the printer. This may be costly at first, but it will allow the bookstore to sell books efficiently without having to put in a buy order to the publisher or deal with “middle-man” costs and inefficiencies. The major costs will be incurred by the purchase and set-up of the printing technologies, as well as personnel to operate and manage the process.

The second way to do this is less expensive but also less efficient. Major bookstores can give preferential treatment to those publishers that employ POD, thus encouraging publishers to create this possibility. The corporate book buyer can then send an order to the publisher requesting 5 copies of a book. Normally, the publisher would laugh at such a request because it uses offset printing. However, a publisher that uses POD can do it, and the books will be ready tomorrow.

If the bookstore wants to keep books in inventory to reduce order and delivery costs, it can use a kanban system in conjunction with POD to keep books available while keeping inventory costs at a minimum. A kanban system uses a “pull” process to initiate the creation or purchase of a product. When only a specific number of books remain in inventory, an order is placed, and more books are printed. Here’s how this works.

Let’s say the bookstore anticipates selling 7 copies of a book per week, or approximately 1 per day. Some days, 2 copies are sold, but never more than 9 books in any week and never more than 4 books in 3 days. Let’s also say that books can be printed and delivered in 3 days, which is nearly impossible with traditional printing but simple with POD. Then, using the kanban system, when only 4 books are in inventory (the maximum that will be sold between the time of the order and the time of the delivery), the company places an order for another 9 books. This way, just when the inventory has no more books from the previous order, the next order arrives.

A bookstore can order 1,000 copies of a book. Some will be sold right away, but others will sit in inventory for a long time. Using print on demand publishing and a kanban system, many small orders are placed. Inventory is kept at a minimum, costs are reduced, and the books are always available when demanded. As the book shopper, I get the book I want, either right now or in a few days. I’m another happy bookstore customer.

LOOKING AHEAD

That’s it. Those are my recommendations for keeping bookstores alive and valuable to book buyers. My hope is that when I’m 80 years old, I won’t be heard saying, “When I was younger, we could go to an actual place where books were sold. It was called a bookstore. Gosh, I miss those days.”

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Craigslist: Your Portland Shopping Guide

Craigslist: Your Portland Shopping Guide

If you’ve never been to Oregon, you should definitely plan to visit sometime in your life. Oregon is where tranquility and excitement meet to form an unforgettable vacation experience. It’s absolutely beautiful and the endless mountain and country views will take your breath away. Portland, Oregon, is also quite an experience all in itself. It’s known as the “city of roses” and home to the Trail Blazers basketball team. Needless to say, it also home to wonderful shopping.

While planning your trip to Portland, look into craigslist to find the best details on local shopping from actual residents. Craigslist Portland has its own discussion forum to talk about shopping, and here you will learn where the best shopping is, what time the stores open, and you can even get an idea on how much you could expect to spend at a certain store. Not only will you find information related to specific stores in the area, but craigslist Portland also provides information on collectibles and antiques. Although craigslist was originally developed for San Francisco, it has expanded into over 450 cities nationwide as well as international cities. It all began in 1995 and today it ranks as the eighth most popular website.

In the craigslist Portland shopping discussion forum, you will see discussions on a popular home décor store named Ikea. Ikea carries contemporary furniture and accessories, but it is known to be a bit more expensive than your typical home décor shops. Portland residents discuss their local Ikea store and talk about sales and specials you otherwise would not know about. Additionally, you can get advice and opinions on the latest home furnishings and styles you may be considering for your own home.

Another store that is widely discussed among users on craigslist Portland is CompUSA. Apparently, Portland shoppers at this store are required to consent to a bag search prior to entering the facility. One discussion states that it has become such a hassle to those who have shopped there many times before, and several customers have left CompUSA to shop at other local electronic stores such as Best Buy. Additionally, there are discussions on craigslist Portland that talk about where to find quality diamonds in the city. There are several local jewelry stores mentioned and it’s been advised to not purchase fine jewelry from department stores, such as Macy’s or Sears. Residents claim these stores carry diamonds that are not of good quality, explaining they are cloudy and dull. In addition to diamonds, residents discuss where to find souvenir jewelry, such as that made only at local stores found in Portland.

To find out more about where to find bargains in and around Portland, visit craigslist Portland today. It is a free website to use and you can engage in several helpful conversations about the city and where to go, what to do, and even discuss where the best places to stay are. Not only is it free, but you will find the site very easy to use. Planning a trip to Portland has never been easier!

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Did Amazon And Bonanzle Kill The EBay Star? Two Top EBay Alternatives Revealed

A few years ago, eBay was king of the auction sites.

Those days are quickly becoming a distant memory as eBay loses more ground every day to other venues.

Changes made in eBay policies during the past couple of years have made eBay increasingly seller unfriendly while driving stock prices down into the single digits.

Besides making eBay almost impossible for sellers to stay afloat and realize a profit, the bizarre policy changes and frequent increases in fees have driven many sellers away in search of less expensive and more hospitable places to market their wares.

Not only are sellers leaving eBay in droves, so are buyers.

For some reason, the long acknowledged leader of the auction sites decided to break away from its tried-and-true success formula as the place to find unique, rare and collectible items, and model itself instead after Amazon; focusing on new mass produced items from sellers such as Buy.com.

In a nutshell, eBay took on Amazon, and Amazon ate eBay’s lunch.

According to internet retail market studies, Amazon experienced a growth in sales last year, while eBay showed a decline in sales and traffic compared to the year before.

So, if you are an eBay seller who is barely hanging on by your fingernails, take heart! There are other websites out there that are not only seller friendly but much cheaper than eBay, and your buyers will follow you.

Amazon is a great alternative to eBay for many sellers! Basically, it depends on the type of thing you sell.

If you are a seller of vintage and collectible clothing and/or textiles, then Amazon won’t be a good fit for you because they don’t have a category for these types of items.

But, if you are drop shipping or reselling books, electronics, music or any one of a number of other products, you can leave eBay and find a new and happier home on Amazon!

Since Amazon grew in traffic and sales last year while eBay declined, you will have more traffic and potential buyers on Amazon than eBay.

Plus, you’ll find the fee structure and policies for sellers on Amazon a breath of fresh air! Besides being considerably cheaper on fees, which means more profitable for you, Amazon is extremely seller friendly.

Bonanzle is another up-and-comer on the auction site scene. Although still in is early stages, Bonanzle is growing by leaps and bounds as eBay sellers—weary of being gouged with high fees, decreased visibility due to a search function that doesn’t work properly, loss of traffic and buyers, difficult seller policies and more—are picking up their marbles on eBay and taking them to Bonanzle.

Like Amazon, Bonanzle is much more economical for sellers and definitely more seller friendly than eBay!

Unlike Amazon, Bonanzle does allow the sale of vintage, collectible and used clothing and textiles. So, if this happens to be your market niche, you would be right at home on Bonanzle!

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