Best Virtual Solutions: The Mechanics of Craigslist - Part 2

Posting to Craigslist is a perfect example of a task you may delegate to a virtual assistant, as it is both time-consuming and time-sensitive. Even though the site is free, you want the consistent results you can only be achieved by frequent posting. When you decide to delegate your Craigslist posting, you want assurance that the work will be done right, and done to your specifications.

In Part 1 of this series, Getting Started on Craigslist, we learned a little about the team, a few of our overall goals, and how we market this service to our clients. Read on to find out more about start up and what that entails, and how you will know that your listings are being posted.

The initial start up (or kick off, whatever you want to call it, once you choose to use the Craigslist Team) depends on how quickly we receive and log in your information, and the specifics (day to post/time/number of times etc.) for posting. Once we receive that information, you are assigned the same day to a Craigslist Listing Assistant, so your work can start that week, if your posting day has not yet passed. It is a very quick process, and very painless for our clients.

You really have tons of flexibility on how you choose to have your listings posted. By this, I mean you can pick which day, or days, of the week your listings get posted. Many agents prefer Thursday through Saturday if they are only using Craigslist once a week, but you can choose the number of times your listings are posted up to three times.  Three is the maximum number of times we can post, since we have certain time restraints on when a listing can be re-posted without getting flagged for removal. The Craigslist terms of use state that an item can be re-posted once every three days/72 hours. You can also choose a time of day you would like them posted, but most agents don't have a preference.

Like the Listing Management Team, we have our version of a "grid." We use a very simple email format, which provides a link to view ONE of your listings. The reason we do this is because you can have anywhere from one to 105 listings, and it isn't feasible to send a link to each and every one. (It is VERY time consuming to pull all of those links  - read that as "costly to you."  So, we choose one listing at random, and add that link to the email so you can see how things are going with your listings. These emails go out immediately after postings are completed, and include the total number of listings posted, and by what system they were posted (we will get into that in Part 3). The email is then sent to you AND listings box so it can be audited.

You'll learn how we choose who is on the Craigslist Team, and also about the systems we use, in Part 3 of How Best Agent Business Does Craigslist. Intrigued by the thought of saving that time and receiving additional exposure for your listings?  You should be!

Having your virtual assistant do your Craigslist posting is the perfect example of "working smarter not harder." Best Agent Business is anxious to do this for you. 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.