Best Virtual Solutions: Getting Started on Craigslist - Part 1

In recent blogs, we have talked about free marketing opportunities available to agents, particularly Craigslist.  This handy tool has gone far beyond just used furniture sales and is now an important real estate site. Though it is free, posting there still takes your valuable time, so adding your listings to Craigslist is a perfect task to delegate to a virtual assistant.  Best Agent Business can help you get started on Craigslist.

The Craigslist Team at Best Agent Business was split off from the Listings Team to become its own entity, but still communicates with the Listing Management Team.  Steve wanted to have a team specifically dedicated to handling just Craigslist Posts in response to what often happens in real estate offices.  The listing assistant will post the original listing, but it often never gets re-posted, as it get very time consuming to keep up with.  When that responsibility is shifted to us, we free up the time of both agents and their in-house staff, while helping the client maximize exposure.

Our Craigslist team has 8 Craigslist Listing Assistants who currently service 20 clients.  Of those clients, we have one who posts 2 times per day at specified times, one client that we post randomly for up to 3 times per day, and then others that choose to have us post 1-3 times per week.  So our team is equipped to handle the ever changing needs of our clients.  Clients are assigned to a Craigslist Listing Assistant on a rotating and work-load basis.  We are constantly testing and adding new Craigslist Listing Assistants and promoting others to full Listing Assistants so we are always prepared to handle growing client needs.

Some clients ask about Craigslist on their own and we get the ball rolling for them.  We also reach out to new and existing clients about our Craigslist team services:

1. For new clients, we mention on the Client Kickoff Call with the Listing Management Team that our Craigslist service is available.  This helpful service might be worth including in their initial lineup of services.

1. On a monthly basis, we review the list of clients who use our Listing Management Team to create a list of all the clients we feel can benefit from the Craigslist Team and email each client individually letting them know of our services.  The Key Assistant is always copied on this email, so she knows what is going on, and is aware that this option has been presented to the client.

1. We also approach clients already using Craigslist to advertise their listings, who might like for our team to take that over and manage it for them.  This will free up a lot of their time and promote their listings.  

Keep checking back for parts 2 and 3 of  the Craigslist series.  You won't want to miss the rest of the story!  If you want some creative ideas to help your business or want a cost effective way to put ideas into practice, Best Agent Business is on the job. Take 30 minutes today to schedule a call with Steve Kantor to see how a part time virtual assist can transform your business. Interested in a part time career with us?  Visit our website for more information on how to apply.