Yes, actually, I do and there are a lot of others in the No. Virginia area that do too!

Mon May 12 2008, 11:05

Absolutely, especially if you are in the Bay Area - Craigslist is huge.

I just went a neighbor;s house today. He said they (from Denver) saw this house (in Marin) , fell in love and ended up buying it.

I personally have two leads from my Craigslist, one bought a different property from me.

Sylvia

Sun May 11 2008, 23:13

I just posted one of my listings on Craigslist for the first time. I will let you know how it works for me!

Sun May 11 2008, 21:41

In case anybody is interested, I started my own business helping agents market their listing on Craigslist. In areas that I am expanding to I offer a free 7 Day Trial.

I guarantee to double or triple your exposure on craigslist, and backpage. I strategically post at times when buyers are actually looking for homes and embed keywords in the ads to insure they come up with consumers type in their search.

Why spend an hour or two daily posting ads, when it only cost $1.00 a day to post 2 times per day!

I am looking for agents in the following states to launch my service and offering a 7 Day Trial to:
Florida, Carolinas, Texas, Georgia, Michigan, New York and Colorado.

If you are an agent who wants some free advertising on craigslist please email or visit my website at
www.renter2buyer.net

Thats right for Free and if you like the results, its only a $1.00 per day. I can also post in more than one city to increase your expsure and your farm.

What have you got to loose..??

Fri May 9 2008, 20:11

I would make sure that along with Craigslist your actively persuing a SEO approach. I have been involved with SEO for about 15 years and have put several agents in the top lists, some have had mutiple pages in the top 5 of yahoo. I test each market I get into and don't sugar coat results. I will not take a job in a market unless I can gauantee top 10 placement. I also track stats to assure you pick the best keywords.
Contact me directly thru my website about your real estate marketing online goals, maybe I can help in the same way I have helped the rest of my clients.

Fri May 9 2008, 13:17

I have just started using Craigslist. I have had immediate contacts with it.

Fri May 9 2008, 12:04

Yes; it's another way to show the owner you're hustling to sell the property, even thought the effectivness of craigslist is open to question and varies from one area to another.

Thu May 8 2008, 20:43

Hi Jeff,
I use Craigslist and have great response on my listings. A lot of people use craigslist and its a great tool for realtors. If you use vflyer they automatically post it with craigslist. I sold a home recently because someone seen it on craigslist and they wanted to know if any of the furniture was going to stay. I told the sellers this and they said tell the buyer to look at craigslist for the sale of their furniture (they posted all their furniture they did not want on craigslist and sold the lot.) Its a Good Thing.

Mon May 5 2008, 09:48

Since I became a realtor 5 years ago, I started using craigslist to advertise open houses that I do for other agents (with their permission). And without fail, everytime I get a new listing, I post it at least twice a week. Being from the Bay area of CA where Craigslist originated, the awareness of this site is extremely high.

I've had the most and the best responses from people who turn to craigslist for everthing. I've had very good luck with craigslist from both buyers and sellers alike. Some of them say that they've clicked on properties that sound interesting and they see my name frequently --- and that's why they called. Their perception is that I must be very good at what I do. Make sure your title is catchy to get thme to click on the ad.

To spice up my postings so that they look different (and I don't get flagged for posting the same property), I post three different ways using: (1) www.postlets.com (which other people have already mentioned; (2) www.vflyer.com and (3) from my website which is onhttp:// www.point2agent.com

After all, variety is the spice of life!

Have fun!

Tue Apr 22 2008, 00:01

Yes, definately....I use as many free services to get my listings out there......whatever it takes

Mon Apr 21 2008, 22:14

Hi Jeff!!

Craigslist is a great tool for agents to use to market their properties, in most cases, for free. As many below have mentioned, it does work. Give it a try and please let us know how you do.

Best,

Rudy
Social Media Guru at Trulia

Mon Apr 21 2008, 16:52

I have used Craigslist and have had great sucess generating qualified leads. I find that when you add more photographs and html, the hits increase.

Mon Apr 21 2008, 09:10

Craigslist is great---just be careful to follow the rules of your broker (name, address, broker name, etc.). Also, I've had agents from other areas contact me regarding the listings because they are not in their MLS system! It's a great tool!

Mon Apr 21 2008, 08:39

Hi Jeff,
I use Craigs list always, anything that is free and can get your name and properties out there is wonderful in my book. I see everyone has told you about postlets. Great tool! Also, I see all the other sites you can post on. Takes a little time, but well worth it.

Mon Apr 21 2008, 08:06

I put my first listing on Craigslist about two weeks ago...nothing yet but we'll see. With 84% of buyers starting their home search online though...you'll want to pursue every possible internet avenue. There is no reason not to use it...it's free. You can't beat a return like that.

Sun Apr 20 2008, 17:38

Yes, I just recently started using the Craigslist and I believe it to be a valuable marketing tool for all. I have had several inquiries with regard to my current real estate listings.

Sat Apr 19 2008, 12:51

Absolutely! Use postlets for a professional mini-website on Craigslist. It's called Postlets.com. Check it out. I love it!

Fri Apr 18 2008, 17:42

In 2007 I literally lived off of Craigslist. It seemed like everything I posted would generate calls, emails, or other responces. Once the "downturn" approached in the fall every agent with a "marketing program" turned to over-posting or dumping their ads 2 -3 times a day. Now I would be lucky to get a response to 1 out of 40 property ads posted over a weeks time period, without overposting. I believe that the Craigslist viewer in the Dallas/Fort Worth market have given up on flagging the overposted ads. My time has been better spent with other prospecting methods, but still try to keep a steady supply of fresh postings.

Fri Apr 18 2008, 04:42

I always put my listings on craigslist, but here's a tip. Go to http://postlets.com. It is free and it is a template for posting a nice-looking listing. Your listing will appear on postlets and link to various sites. You can also copy and paste your listing directly into CraigsList from here. Since CraigsList always lists the most recent posting first, with postlets you can repost weekly to keep your listing near the top. Just save the confirmation email that you receive when you post in craigslist, and go in and delete it. Then go to postlets and copy and past and repost onto craigslist.

Thu Apr 17 2008, 21:30

I have been posting on Craigslist for awhile now. I do get responses on a regular basis. Plus, I put my Open Houses on Craigslist the day before & day of. Last weekend I had 2 couples show up at one of my open houses because they saw it on Craigslist- and ended up writing an offer on the house.
alot of people don't bother reading the paper anymore- they use the internet....

Thu Apr 17 2008, 18:41