I try not to think about all the job lost and stock melt downs, pending closing and swine flu (ooops H1N1) these are tuff days. It just keeps getting tuffer but I know that I have to control my costs and convert my unwanted items back into cash - Last week I found some motion sensor lights in my garage that I never hooked up and sold them for $60.00 cash deal.
To control costs and not pay retail when I have to buy things - I use BuyAndSell.ca Sure I own the site but I am just an average Canadian Guy trying to get by.
The Buy And Sell offers the best Canadian market place to do so. Search our data base of over 1.5 million ads or Post an ad and we will blast it to over 80,000 other websites and pages. Add a link or picture and within minutes your item can be viewed all over Canada and worldwide.
Our site is indexed big time by Google and Yahoo etc. so even your ad can appear when a person does a search for a product or service (make the title count - give lots of details - used 2003 mustang for sale Winnipeg)
So how can you save? well just take a peek at all the ads over 1.5 million items for sale - new items every hour - we should have what you are looking for and if not just wait a few minutes - we post hundreds of thousands of new ads everyday.
Buy the stuff you need ~ Sell the stuff you don't!
We will get through all this mess and be better, stronger.
M.
Buy And Sell .Canada
Monday, April 27, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
How do I post the best ad?
Excellent question! The internet is all about someone finding your ad. Now if you read the above Q/A about where the ad is posted you know that the ad will be exposed to many people on many different sites. So let’s post the best ad we can.
Step # 1 Sign up for the site – You do not need to provide much information, it’s free and it takes less then 5 minutes. Members can post better ads and make changes to those ads.
Step # 2 The Right Category and Area – if you do not post to the right place the wrong people will be viewing your ad – make sure you have the right area and category!
Step # 3 The Title - This can make or break your ad – make sure you tell them what’s for sale or for rent. “One Bedroom Apartment in Abbotsford $1250.00” The title will be helpful for the search engines to find it. The big search engines like Google, MSN, Yahoo etc. and the search engines on the websites use title lines to find and index an ad.
Step # 4. The Description – Now this is the short description but you can still add a little more detail here. Is it a large building with lots of extras like a pool or a small family building? Is the vacation property on the water or is the office building near the subway or bus line. So add everything you had in the title line with just some more detail here.
Step # 5 Long Description - So again add all the detail from the title line and the short description but here also tell them everything you know about your rental. The more the better but make sure you remember that a human will also be reading this so try and stick with the facts just lots of them. Tell them what you expect also like first and last months rent. How new the car is. How many bedroom and washrooms? It is near which schools? Do you need them to sign a contract or post a deposit? When is it available? New or used.Tell the story of your item. You have a lot of space available use it.
Step # 6 URL – If you have a website you can add a link to it from the ad. The cost for this is $1.00 - well worth the cost. If you have a website link to it and if possible link back to www.buyandsell.ca it helps make the site even more popular.
Step # 7 Name/eMail/Phone - All useful *note what you share in your ad is available on the internet for all to read. We can not stop messages and emails etc.
Step # 8 Google Maps Address – People love to view maps and this is how a map is posted with your ad – You need to use Street Names, City, Province and Postal Code – very helpful – highly recommended.
Step # 9 YouTube.com Video – If you have a video camera or you can get your hands on one use this – it is 100% free to post video on the site and it adds major value to your ad people can take a tour of your items. Worth every second of your effort. Check out www.youtube.com
Step # 10 Keywords – These are words that are related to the item you have for sale. So the name of the city it is located. The number of rooms. Name of the condo, near what land marks, the city. Example: One bedroom, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Marshall Road, Pool, Golden Cross Church, Sunshine Garden Mall, Hardwood.
Step # 11 Price/Category/Areas – you know how important these are. Be clear and make sure you post to the proper areas.
Step # 12 Pictures – Worth a thousand words, right? Very right! Click the “browse” button and search for the file you keep your pictures in and click on it. Under the picture post some words about the picture if it’s the bathroom – write something like large bathroom with new sink – this will appear under the picture when people view it… so point the value of what they are looking at. Maybe it’s the view from the drivers seat. Post three pictures for free.
Click on the “Submit” button – if something is incorrect the system will let you know.
Step #13 Extra Features – While you do not need to purchase any of these they do add value to your ad. Here is a brief review of each of them.
Marked by Bold – This will bold the title lines of the ad and make it standout from the other ads.
Highlighted – The entire ad will be marked to make it standout from the other listings.
Featured Ad – These ads appear at the top of the catergory they are post in.
Featured on Home Page – Maximum exposure for your ad – the ad will appear on the main page of the site.
Extra 10 Pictures – Need to post more pictures? 10 More are available.
Duration – While you can post a basic ad for 30 days for free – you may want to post for longer – pick the duration of your ad here.
The price for these extras are clearly posted below the extra features for your review and consideration.
We accept only paypal.com for payments – you can use visa and most other major credit cards to pay for the services you choose.
Click the “submit” button and you are done and we start to work for you... we take your ad and offer to over 80,000 other classified ad sites, facebook and high traffic websites all over the internet. We also have RSS feeds on the site which other sites and services pick up and post. We do not know of a better site for you to post your ad on! Other sites charge you $ to do this and only send your ad to a fraction of the sites we do. Think about it within minutes of your posting your ad has been blasted to thousands of sites for maximum exposure at no cost to you.
Step # 1 Sign up for the site – You do not need to provide much information, it’s free and it takes less then 5 minutes. Members can post better ads and make changes to those ads.
Step # 2 The Right Category and Area – if you do not post to the right place the wrong people will be viewing your ad – make sure you have the right area and category!
Step # 3 The Title - This can make or break your ad – make sure you tell them what’s for sale or for rent. “One Bedroom Apartment in Abbotsford $1250.00” The title will be helpful for the search engines to find it. The big search engines like Google, MSN, Yahoo etc. and the search engines on the websites use title lines to find and index an ad.
Step # 4. The Description – Now this is the short description but you can still add a little more detail here. Is it a large building with lots of extras like a pool or a small family building? Is the vacation property on the water or is the office building near the subway or bus line. So add everything you had in the title line with just some more detail here.
Step # 5 Long Description - So again add all the detail from the title line and the short description but here also tell them everything you know about your rental. The more the better but make sure you remember that a human will also be reading this so try and stick with the facts just lots of them. Tell them what you expect also like first and last months rent. How new the car is. How many bedroom and washrooms? It is near which schools? Do you need them to sign a contract or post a deposit? When is it available? New or used.Tell the story of your item. You have a lot of space available use it.
Step # 6 URL – If you have a website you can add a link to it from the ad. The cost for this is $1.00 - well worth the cost. If you have a website link to it and if possible link back to www.buyandsell.ca it helps make the site even more popular.
Step # 7 Name/eMail/Phone - All useful *note what you share in your ad is available on the internet for all to read. We can not stop messages and emails etc.
Step # 8 Google Maps Address – People love to view maps and this is how a map is posted with your ad – You need to use Street Names, City, Province and Postal Code – very helpful – highly recommended.
Step # 9 YouTube.com Video – If you have a video camera or you can get your hands on one use this – it is 100% free to post video on the site and it adds major value to your ad people can take a tour of your items. Worth every second of your effort. Check out www.youtube.com
Step # 10 Keywords – These are words that are related to the item you have for sale. So the name of the city it is located. The number of rooms. Name of the condo, near what land marks, the city. Example: One bedroom, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Marshall Road, Pool, Golden Cross Church, Sunshine Garden Mall, Hardwood.
Step # 11 Price/Category/Areas – you know how important these are. Be clear and make sure you post to the proper areas.
Step # 12 Pictures – Worth a thousand words, right? Very right! Click the “browse” button and search for the file you keep your pictures in and click on it. Under the picture post some words about the picture if it’s the bathroom – write something like large bathroom with new sink – this will appear under the picture when people view it… so point the value of what they are looking at. Maybe it’s the view from the drivers seat. Post three pictures for free.
Click on the “Submit” button – if something is incorrect the system will let you know.
Step #13 Extra Features – While you do not need to purchase any of these they do add value to your ad. Here is a brief review of each of them.
Marked by Bold – This will bold the title lines of the ad and make it standout from the other ads.
Highlighted – The entire ad will be marked to make it standout from the other listings.
Featured Ad – These ads appear at the top of the catergory they are post in.
Featured on Home Page – Maximum exposure for your ad – the ad will appear on the main page of the site.
Extra 10 Pictures – Need to post more pictures? 10 More are available.
Duration – While you can post a basic ad for 30 days for free – you may want to post for longer – pick the duration of your ad here.
The price for these extras are clearly posted below the extra features for your review and consideration.
We accept only paypal.com for payments – you can use visa and most other major credit cards to pay for the services you choose.
Click the “submit” button and you are done and we start to work for you... we take your ad and offer to over 80,000 other classified ad sites, facebook and high traffic websites all over the internet. We also have RSS feeds on the site which other sites and services pick up and post. We do not know of a better site for you to post your ad on! Other sites charge you $ to do this and only send your ad to a fraction of the sites we do. Think about it within minutes of your posting your ad has been blasted to thousands of sites for maximum exposure at no cost to you.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Copy of a Scam Letter
The letters below show the exchange of information from a potential scam artist - potential because our seller didn't fall for the trick - no he sent it to me so I could post it for all of us to learn. Take a read and see if you can spot how the scam is being played. I would spell it all out but I don't want to help the scammer get better. Overall I think this is a check scam - over pay and you return the extra dollar amount (see Fake Checks posting) I changed the names.
Buy And Sell Local ~ Be a Local Trader!
From: name removed
Subject: Re: A message from a visitor of buy and sell .canada
To: Bob
Thank you for your note and your reply ....
I want this for my son birthday who is about to graduate from University, who pledged to
buy it.. But i will like to surprise him with this, i will love the car in the amount of
$5000, so if you are ok with the price kindly get back to me. Now I am in Australia on a
very busy workshop that really my time ...But I do not want to delay the purchase, Also I
want you to know that I am paying by check .. Therefore, you have to your data
1) Name:
2) Address:
3) Postcode:
4) Phone num:
--- On Thu, 4/9/09, wrote:
From: Bob
Subject: Re: A message from a visitor of buy and sell .canada
To: "name removed"
Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009, 3:55 PM
Hello,
Our daughter bought it from York Chevrolet in Orangeville used.
She has been driving it for 3 yrs,she is the second owner.
She has married and moved to the United States,her mother and I already have our own cars.
Car was certified last Friday and new rear brakes installed,the last E-test was done in April 2008.
Car has a few dings and a little rust around the bottom of doors usual for a 7yr old car but is otherwise in excellent mechanical shape it wouldn't have passed the certification if anything was wrong.
Bob
At 11:17 AM 4/9/2009, you wrote:
Hello,
Thanks for the response, i will like to know this.
how long have you been using the vehicle?
are you the first owner of the vehicle?
why do you want to sell it?
when was the last time the auto inspected?
was the condition of the vehicle now?
Hope to hear from you soon.
Dawson
--- On Thu, 4/9/09, wrote:
From: Bob
Subject: Re: A message from a visitor of buy and sell .canada
To: nameremoved@yahoo.com
Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009, 3:06 PM
Hi,
It's a 2001 Pontiac Sunfire 4dr,automatic, 143,000 KM,Certified and
E-Tested,rear brakes just replaced drums and shoes,our daughters car
a non smoker
Price just dropped to $2700
Bob
At 11:00 AM 4/9/2009, you wrote:
>Hello
>
>I saw an advert on the Internet about you selling cars . and I'm
>really interested in buying the product ... I want you give me your
>last price and photos, so let me know if you are the owner and let
>me know their
>condition.
>Thank you reply to my mail yahoo
>Do not forget to give me your price
>
>Dawson
>
>
>Email:
>Name:
*******************************
*******************************
*******************************
Buy And Sell Local ~ Be a Local Trader!
From: name removed
Subject: Re: A message from a visitor of buy and sell .canada
To: Bob
Thank you for your note and your reply ....
I want this for my son birthday who is about to graduate from University, who pledged to
buy it.. But i will like to surprise him with this, i will love the car in the amount of
$5000, so if you are ok with the price kindly get back to me. Now I am in Australia on a
very busy workshop that really my time ...But I do not want to delay the purchase, Also I
want you to know that I am paying by check .. Therefore, you have to your data
1) Name:
2) Address:
3) Postcode:
4) Phone num:
--- On Thu, 4/9/09, wrote:
From: Bob
Subject: Re: A message from a visitor of buy and sell .canada
To: "name removed"
Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009, 3:55 PM
Hello,
Our daughter bought it from York Chevrolet in Orangeville used.
She has been driving it for 3 yrs,she is the second owner.
She has married and moved to the United States,her mother and I already have our own cars.
Car was certified last Friday and new rear brakes installed,the last E-test was done in April 2008.
Car has a few dings and a little rust around the bottom of doors usual for a 7yr old car but is otherwise in excellent mechanical shape it wouldn't have passed the certification if anything was wrong.
Bob
At 11:17 AM 4/9/2009, you wrote:
Hello,
Thanks for the response, i will like to know this.
how long have you been using the vehicle?
are you the first owner of the vehicle?
why do you want to sell it?
when was the last time the auto inspected?
was the condition of the vehicle now?
Hope to hear from you soon.
Dawson
--- On Thu, 4/9/09, wrote:
From: Bob
Subject: Re: A message from a visitor of buy and sell .canada
To: nameremoved@yahoo.com
Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009, 3:06 PM
Hi,
It's a 2001 Pontiac Sunfire 4dr,automatic, 143,000 KM,Certified and
E-Tested,rear brakes just replaced drums and shoes,our daughters car
a non smoker
Price just dropped to $2700
Bob
At 11:00 AM 4/9/2009, you wrote:
>Hello
>
>I saw an advert on the Internet about you selling cars . and I'm
>really interested in buying the product ... I want you give me your
>last price and photos, so let me know if you are the owner and let
>me know their
>condition.
>Thank you reply to my mail yahoo
>Do not forget to give me your price
>
>Dawson
>
>
>Email:
>Name:
*******************************
*******************************
*******************************
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