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#1 (permalink)   03-17-2008 marylocke Contributing Member   Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 100 Craigs List I'm not sure I'm starting this thread in the right location or not, but I was wondering if anyone has ever marketed themselves on craigs list. If so, what are the pros and cons? There was 2 ways I was looking at it. Searching for employers looking for PT help and sending a response asking them if they ever thought a VA could help them? The other was actually posting a classified ad in craigslist. Please advise. __________________ Mary Lou Locke Lock-in Success with Locke Virtual Assistance www.LockeSolutions.com:

#2 (permalink)   03-17-2008 Rebecka Melson Resident Member Company name: Virtual Business Services   Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oklahoma, USA Posts: 1,118 Re: Craigs List I've done both, placed an ad and replied to ads. Neither really did anything for me. __________________ Rebecka Melson ~ Virtual Business Services

#3 (permalink)   03-17-2008 Maria Junior Member Company name: Quick Link Virtual Assistant Services Virtual Thoughts: How Your Testimonial Can Work For You Too   Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 345 Re: Craigs List I placed a classified ad on craigslist and have hads two inquires already. __________________ Maria Quick Link Virtual Assistant Services www.getquicklink.com Let Quick Link be your link to today's virtual world

#4 (permalink)   03-17-2008 Tess Senior Member Company name: Codehead, LLP Latest blog post: SEO Q&A   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 9,131 Blog Entries: 3 Re: Craigs List When I was first starting out I responded to an ad for a VA on Craigslist and contracted my first client - she's still with us today __________________ Create a welcome packet for new clients with this guide and free templates! (Available in PDF and Kindle versions)

#5 (permalink)   03-17-2008 marylocke Contributing Member   Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 100 Re: Craigs List Maria & Tess, Both great news. Thank you. I posted my classified online. It might be all in the wording, but I hope people don't look at the ad with skepticism. I said they are free to review my website and contact me directly. I'll keep you posted. Rebecka, You should try again. It doesn't hurt and it's free. __________________ Mary Lou Locke Lock-in Success with Locke Virtual Assistance www.LockeSolutions.com:

#6 (permalink)   01-01-2009 PrairieDog Contributing Member   Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 77 Re: Craigs List craigs List seems to be a mixed bag, it opens the door to many self-promoters, but it has brought a few leads. just be careful who is responding to you and why. __________________ Lara Prairie Dog Communications Virtual Assistance LLC

#7 (permalink)   01-01-2009 CyberAsst Contributing Member Company name: My Cyber Assistant   Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 52 Re: Craigs List I agree that Craigslist can be a good tool to use. Although sometimes there are scammers so you have to be careful.

#8 (permalink)   01-01-2009 McCaul Assistance Contributing Member Company name: McCaul Assistance Direct   Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bucks County, Pennsylvani Posts: 238 Re: Craigs List Danielle is right on it. I got one client whom I did some work for last year and many leads from Craigslist so it can be a valuable tool. However, I've also responded to ads and was left with nothing but SPAM in my inbox. Usually the ads that are too good to be true are... Lori

#9 (permalink)   01-01-2009 MountainVA New Member   Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 46 Blog Entries: 1 Re: Craigs List Question: Do you keep your contact information anonymous or do you include your phone, email and/or website? And, any concerns with too much spam? __________________ ~ Jennifer ~

#10 (permalink)   01-01-2009 JKVirtualOffice Resident Member Company name: JK Virtual Office Resources Facebook Marketing Magic: Facebook Announces Video Chat in Partnership with ... My latest Twitter: Good news for social video apps: Facebook introduc...   Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,309 Blog Entries: 5 Re: Craigs List I include a link to my website and a link to one of my online profiles. I don't like my email on there. If they want to contact me they can do so through my contact form on website or through the anon. email link on my CL ad. I post an ad in the small biz services section but I have not responded to any ad on CL for work. __________________ Kimberly Facebook Marketing Magic!