How to Post On Classified Ad Websites

Classified Website Posting

Have you been considering using classifieds website and a classifieds posting to sell an item or service? Read these top tips on how to use classifieds postings on popular classifieds websites securely.

Classifieds Posting Tips-  

Are you getting ready to use classified websites to sell an item, to buy a product or service, or to simply shop around to see what kind of deals you can find? You may be surprised to find out that  using a popular classified website such as Craigslist, Oodle, Swip Swap, Kijiji /Ebay, Recycler, Pawngo, Adoos, Hoobly , PeerHub can quite frequently become quite stressful and annoying for the unknowing. As classifieds websites can be a lot of fun in terms of shopping for great deals on services  or interesting stuff, there are certain thoughts that should cross a person’s mind when making a purchase or sale through a contact on a classifieds website.  I am sure you have all heard of the many different news stories pertaining to people getting robbed, beaten, and even killed using popular classifieds posting websites. This is not to say that you cannot enjoy the many benefits of using classifieds posting websites, it is just that you have to take certain pre-cautions into consideration as to protect your identity and to keep yourself secure.

Over the past few years there have been many unique, exciting, and fun classifieds posting website variations that have launched. Due to this fact, there have been many more opportunities for online shoppers to find interesting items on different classified websites and with less competition.

Classified Website Posting Tips-

-    Keep your name, contact information, address, and phone number private until the very last minute, where applicable. Some people and business owners prefer to use their contact information publicly for specific types of classifieds postings.
-    When you do find a buyer for your item(s) , opt to meet them at a public place that has a lot of foot traffic, or even close by to a police station. This will help mitigate risk in terms of filtering out some of the possible scandalous people that may have ulterior motives.
-    Bring a friend with you to the designated, public meeting place for the transaction.
-    Write up a receipt or bill of sale for important items prior to the meeting. This allows for a faster transaction and less opportunity for someone to decline the sale or any other bad idea.

How to Classifieds Posting -

Set Up - Set up a new email account(s) on a free email services, sign up for new classified websites, and confirm new accounts, fill in only the information you need; most people (not all) remain anonymous till there is a genuine interest in their classifieds posting.

Classified Ad Posting- There are many different ways to secure yourself or your business when it comes to posting on classified websites. You can even try out legitimate classifieds posting services. Use anonymous mail relay system or other privacy means where applicable to safeguard your contact info. There are scandalous people as well as programs called web scrapers and web harvesters that crawl these sites everyday looking for, and collecting, contact information. After your contact information has been scraped, usually your address, email, and phone numbers will sometimes all start to get bombarded with unsolicited spam offers.


Top Classified Website List-
Craigslist.org
Oodle.com
SwipSwap.com
Kijiji.ca a.k.a EbayClassifieds.com
OLX.com
Geebo.com
Recycler
Adoos.com
ClassifiedAds.com
Hoobly.com
PeerHub.com
Pawngo.com

As you can see, it can be exciting to use both new and old classifieds posting websites for shopping, selling, or buying items and services online. Just be aware and prepared by using some of the tips on how to use classifieds posting websites safely and securely.