Many people forget the importance of Craigslist in promoting their businesses – helpful resources!
This site receives a large amount of traffic as it’s not only the most visited site, but also one of those that people turn to when looking for jobs. This site has a lot of opportunities available nationwide and is easy to navigate.
You can literally show your team the marketing strategy on Craigslist. Remember, the easiest way to grow your business is to demonstrate and implement a simple to follow strategy. It can be implemented by anyone in your team whether they are 100 levels or directly below you.
Have you ever tried to teach a second grader how to use the quadratic function?
It is difficult, even if they don’t know their times table.
In addition, you can find a lot of qualified leads on craigslist that are likely to be open to the opportunity. I personally post a few ads a day and I’ve seen positive results.
You may be wondering what steps to take to reach your goals.
Let’s look at the steps that you can take to make your marketing efforts on Craigslist successful.
STEP 1 – SET UP GOOGLE VOICE ACCOUNT
This is a crucial step as it keeps you organized for all the leads that will be coming your way. Easy to do, setting up your Google Voice account is free. Just go to http://www.google.com/voice to set up the account. When you first set it all up, the system will ask you if you want to set up a voicemail. But you can do that later. You are going to:
Click an icon that looks like “gears” found on bicycles, which is located at the top left corner of this site.
Click to “Voice Preferences”
Click on the “Voice-and-Text”
Click the first “Record a New Recording” button and then follow these steps
STEP 2 – SET UP VOICE MAIL GREETING
Ron Gelok has taught me how to use a voice greeting.
Hello there, we appreciate you calling the office of Your Name. This number is most likely listed on craigslist. We are receiving many calls. Please leave us your name, telephone number, as well as what makes you unique from the rest of those who are calling. We’ll contact you within 48 hrs.”
STEP 3- SETUP AND POSTING YOUR AD
I suggest that you create at least 2 or 3 accounts with Craigslist because your ads could be flagged and put on hold. No problem if it happens. It’s just part of craigslist advertising. You should post locally, especially if there are meetings scheduled every week.
This ad is one I made using.
Looking For Reps
No experience necessary, training is offered
$500 – $1000 per month part-time
Call (909) xxx-xxxx (Your Google Voice Number)
My job ads usually appear under sales or Marketing.
WHAT TO TELL YOUR LEADS WHO LEAVE VOICE MESSAGE?
You must have wondered what you would say when calling back leads. Before I do that, you should have POSTURE. You might want to ask, if it were you, would a person with no confidence or backbone be more likely to succeed in business?
When you tell your leads that you are the ” keys of success”, it creates interest and curiosity. If someone doesn’t want to join your business, that’s fine. You still have many leads coming from all of your ads.
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If you are talking to prospects, it can make a difference in whether or not you get sponsors. When I am talking to prospects, Todd Falcone comes to mind. For each script, he has an “Agenda”, and it is as follows:
Introduction and opening question
Asking Permission To Continue
Qualifying
Taking their temperature
Closing and Conducting 3-way Calls.
Google Todd Falcone’s A Little Black Book Of Scripts to download a six-page sample of Todd Falcone’s scripts.
Craigslist marketing is a free method and it gets lots of traffic. But, remember that building your business takes time. Once you grasp the concept of marketing through Craigslist, it will make you glad that you included this in your arsenal.