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#11 (permalink)   01-02-2010 collectorofmasks Contributing Member Company name: Artisan Virtual Office Solutions LLC My latest Twitter: A_V_O_S: As the holidays approach let us help with...   Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Mocksville North Carolina Posts: 92 Re: Advertising on Craiglist I agree about researching any possible client prospects that you may receive. Craigslist is a good site once you wade through all of the mess. Amy

#12 (permalink)   01-04-2010 UptimeVA New Member Company name: Uptime Virtual Assistants   Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 24 Re: Advertising on Craiglist I've seen VAs posting in the 'Resume' section of Craigslist. I am planning on trying it out, maybe I'll post in 'Small Biz Ads' and 'Resumes' to see what happens. For those of you who do use Craigslist to advertise, do you generally advertise in your local area or multiple cities? I was thinking about posting in the largest cities in my state. Also, do you reply to job opportunities or just submit a posting of your own VA business services? ~ Gloria __________________ ~ Gloria http://www.uptimevirtualassistants.co m

#13 (permalink)   01-04-2010 arynnichols Contributing Member Company name: Time Savers Virtual Assistants My latest Twitter: WANTED: Average Internet Users for $100-250 Hourly...   Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 82 Re: Advertising on Craiglist The main thing about Craigslist is - if they send you an email asking you to click a link - best not to click the link at all. If it's a legit company just type their name into google and you should find their website that way!

#14 (permalink)   01-13-2010 The Invisible Assistant Contributing Member Company name: Invisible Business Solutions My latest Twitter: Just finished a 36 page double spaced transcriptio...   Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Washington Posts: 103 Re: Advertising on Craiglist I agree with Kathy. You have to be careful when using Craigslist for business or personal uses. Try to figure out who's sending you info and if they are legit. A lot of times you can tell from subject lines alone, but definitely be wary of opening any attachments or clicking on links in an email if you don't know who it's from (probably best to just delete). __________________ Gina Cozza Invisible Business Solutions

#15 (permalink)   01-13-2010 executive_assist Active Member Company name: List 2 Close Assistant My latest Twitter: seritadiana: Have you looked at Google Drive yet? ...   Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 582 Blog Entries: 7 Re: Advertising on Craiglist I have never used it myself, especially since I have heard all the bad things the people on here have to say about it, but I did connect with a VA in my area that got her 2 clients from answering ads placed there. She says they keep her busy enough that she doesn't need any other clients. It may be worth checking out, but I would definitely choose carefully which ones to contact. __________________ Serita Diana, the List 2 Close Assistant REVA Academy

#16 (permalink)   01-15-2010 RaquelSD Contributing Member Company name: Paramount Virtual Office Solutions My latest Twitter: GoDaddy.com Domain SALE http://fb.me/1anRuCmdI   Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Houston, TX 77017 Posts: 58 Re: Advertising on Craiglist I have posted ads on Craig's List about 2-3 times. The only responses I have received are from scammers

#17 (permalink)   01-15-2010 AdvantageAdministrativeSltns Junior Member Company name: Advantage Administrative Solutions   Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Princeton, MN Posts: 301 Re: Advertising on Craiglist Originally Posted by YourVirtualServices Has anyone gotten clients from Craigslist? I see a lot of spam type ads there so it takes time to sort through them for the valid ones. Thanks! I just got a client from my ad on CL under the small biz section. I was posting a couple of months ago and then I stopped. I also post my resume for finding a job and that is where I get all of the spam mail and scams. However, I have received to interviews from it as well. One thing that you have to remember is that you have to repost every other day to make sure that you stay on the first page. __________________ Erika Glem www.advadminsol.com Let my administrative solutions be to your advantage.

#18 (permalink)   01-15-2010 AdvantageAdministrativeSltns Junior Member Company name: Advantage Administrative Solutions   Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Princeton, MN Posts: 301 Re: Advertising on Craiglist Originally Posted by UptimeVA For those of you who do use Craigslist to advertise, do you generally advertise in your local area or multiple cities? I was thinking about posting in the largest cities in my state. Also, do you reply to job opportunities or just submit a posting of your own VA business services? ~ Gloria You can only post in one city in your state, they can remove you if you "over post" I am in Minnesota and I place my ad and resume in Minneapolis because even people in St. Cloud or Duluth will look at Minneapolis. As for replying to job opportunites, I was doing that until a couple of days ago when I applied to three of them and the response that I received where scam emails. Now I don't apply to any ads, I just post them. __________________ Erika Glem www.advadminsol.com Let my administrative solutions be to your advantage.

#19 (permalink)   01-15-2010 AdvantageAdministrativeSltns Junior Member Company name: Advantage Administrative Solutions   Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Princeton, MN Posts: 301 Re: Advertising on Craiglist Originally Posted by The Invisible Assistant I agree with Kathy. You have to be careful when using Craigslist for business or personal uses. Try to figure out who's sending you info and if they are legit. A lot of times you can tell from subject lines alone, but definitely be wary of opening any attachments or clicking on links in an email if you don't know who it's from (probably best to just delete). I always google the email address; I have found a lot of the scams this way. I also google the links to find out what they are and then I actually go to the site that they recommend manually, not using their link. __________________ Erika Glem www.advadminsol.com Let my administrative solutions be to your advantage.