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.