So who is Craig? And whats so great about his list? Do I even want to be on his list?
As some of you may or may not know there is an online community known as CraigsList. CraigsList, which was started by a guy named Craig in San Fransisco, was designed to be a community that is run and created by the people for the people.
CraigsList is free, and used in a multitude of ways. Here, people come to meet, sell items, promote events, post rentals, find rentals, and in this case sell real estate. Did I mention that it's free? Also, CraigsList cover all of the US, and many parts of the world.
So I'm sure you're telling yourself "So, It's not Realtor.com. I can get more traffic and exposure from there" Here is a list of things to consider:
1. CraigsList is the 9th most visited website in the US. Realtor.com is only 600 in the US. Click here to see the top 100 sites in the US.
2. Yes, you can pay for traffic from Realtor.com, CraigsList still free
3. CraigsList can also help with search engine placement by getting the search engine spiders to your website more often.
4. Did we mention that it's FREE?
There is one thing I would like to clear up. Realtor.com DOES NOT and I repeat DOES NOT carry all the available listings in your area. It's no secret that Realtor.com has had many issues in regards to listings and how current they are. Because of this, many MLS's have stopped feeding Realtor.com
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Great article! Lots of real estate agents put a lot of credit in Realtor.com. But why not? They have been told from the beginning of their real estate education that they need to be on Realtor.com. Promote the self!
I would also like to add that Craigslist is not the greatest site (keep reading though!) for the home buyer who is just starting their research. It is hard to compare prices and locations with such a diverse group of posts (although you can search by price, I am not sure too many people use that feature).
Why is this good for the real estate agent? Leads from Craigslist have done their home buying research on other sites. They use Craigslist when they have an idea of what they want. This causes leads turn over within a month or two!
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