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Old 01-01-2025, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by elshackovillages View Post
Seems like posting a classified on here, is a bit useless. If I post a $200- item for sale, at a price of only $40-, it gets 300 views, but never a buyer. Yet, if I post it for that same price on Facebook or EBay, it has a better chance of selling. Are people who look at classifieds on this site just lookers? Why waste your time, if you have no intention of ever buying?
Like Rainger said, the number of potential lookers/buyers on TOTV is dramatically smaller than on Facebook, Ebay, etc.

A comment I'll make is, truth bomb alert, most of the Classified ads on here are terrible. I contend that the listers wouldn't buy something based on their own images and text. I don't know what they're thinking when they post them.

Suggestions from a long time online marketer:
-- Good images matter! Use the best lighting you have, get up close to object and post the largest size photo this site allows.
-- Dimensions matter! Amazes me how many post furniture ads with no dimensions provided.
-- Describe the condition of the item and any other key attributes
-- Mention the Village name where it can be seen/picked-up. And include the price IN THE AD not just in the title. Otherwise, viewers are having to flip back and forth as they go thru ads. It's annoying. I would also include the date listed in the ad.

Bottom line: Think about what info, you as a buyer, would want to see to be interested in taking the next step.

Last edited by HappyTraveler; 01-02-2025 at 09:20 AM.