Lately I have been using Craigslist a lot. I have been using the site to look for a few things but mostly, I’ve been using Craigslist to post items. I have learned a few things on the way. I’m no expert, not by a longshot, but silly me just discovered how to put as many images as you want on Craigslist and how to post large images on Craigslist, not those little dinky photos they allow.
Images On Craigslist
It is actually so simple that when I realized how to do it, it was like a little slap in my face saying you dummy! You may already know how to do this, but it was an AHA Moment for me. Here is the answer, simply write your Craigslist ad in your WordPress editor. Upload your photos the same way you do for a blog post. Just make sure you do it in the HTML mode. When you finish writing up your ad, just copy and then paste into your Craigslist editor. The Craigslist editor allows a certain amount of html. You can bold text and insert links also.
Craigslist will turn your links into no-follow. But you can really add some sizzle to your ads on Craigslist by writing your ad in html and posting some big beautiful photos.
Make sure you add at least one photo using the Craigslst photo uploader. When you do that and someone reads your ad, it will signify that there is a picture associated with an ad. A photo ad will usually make me click it and take a look. If you do not place at least one photo with their uploader, Craigslist will not identify your ad associated with a photo.
Here is an example photo where I wrote a new ad this morning on Craigslist selling an illuminated floor globe. I wrote the entire ad in my WordPress editor and uploaded my photos. It’s really easy and it makes my ad really pop with some great photos.
The next time you post an image on Craigslist, first write it in an html editor. It may give you a one-up against your competition.
If you will take a little bit of extra time and learn how to post large photos on craigslist, I think it will help you sell your stuff a lot quicker.
Hey Steve – Appreciate this information. I had no idea you could copy and paste into CL from your WordPress editor. Indeed, I used your advice and did just that to sell a Total Gym last week that had turned into a giant dust collector. I’m still not in the shape I’d like to be…but I am 200 bucks richer. Keep the good posts comin’.
Ken Haedrich
Hi Ken, I will attempt good posts from time to time but you must promise me you will even read my crappy ones which is my specialty as you can clearly understand as one reads this blog.
Also consider posting with listhd.com. It provides an html editor as well as hosting up to 20 large images and providing several templates to choose from.
craigslistuploader.com is the easiest..