Writing articles are becoming more and more popular, is normally a hobby but many have learned that this hobby can easily turn into earning profits by writing articles online. Most writers can find this task to be an easy one but could use more incentives in promoting their articles. Craigslist is a very popular website that people normally use to promote business by placing ads that are normally free. What most people don’t realize is that Craigslist’s forums are very active and people visit them often looking for need resources and advice.
Things You’ll Need:
- Computer
- Internet
- Craigslist Account
- Published Articles
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Step 1
Craigslist City Selection AreaIf a Craigslist account has not been created then now is the time to do so.
Visit Craigslist website homepage and locate the “login” word link on the page, Click on “login”.
Below the login fields locate the “Don’t have an account? Click here to sign up.” By doing so your re-directed to an account sign up page. -
Step 2
Craigslist Discussion AreaOnce a Craigslist (CL) account has been created, locate the city that will be targeted and click on that city link. If a city is not chosen before a post then CL will default one for you.
Note: At the time that this article was created Craigslist was designed to only post in specific cities only. SF bay area is normally the default city. -
Step 3
Inside Craigslist Discussion AreaBelow the “discussion forums” area there are many topics available. Choose the topic related to your article. The most effective way to promote an article here is to post articles to a topic that already has comments only if it is related to the article.
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Step 4
Craigslist User Thread PostingsAnother way of promoting articles in the discussion forums of CL is to “compose new thread” to a discussion related to the article. This way may not be as effective as posting to a discussion that already has comments but it could be a lot easier if there is not many discussions on the topic create.
Not only can you use CL to promote articles but the discussion topics and forums are a great way to get good ideas of writing articles. There are many areas of topics that people are searching for advice.
