If you have not heard of Craigslist yet, let me give you a quick definition of what it is. Craigslist is an online free classifieds site where people go to either purchase or buy some sort of product or service. Even though this site is not really an auction site, it is sometimes put into the same category as Ebay and Amazon. This article will give a few simple tips when trying to make a little extra cash as a seller on Craigslist.

First off, you need to understand a little bit about how Craigslist works. The basics behind Craigslist are; once you set up an account on Craigslist you will be able to post several ads that can be used to market something that you are trying to directly sell or to drive traffic to a website that will then lead to more sales. The problem that a lot of people run into when attempting to post ads on Craigslist is, getting their ads seen. Yes, it is true that Craigslist gets over 45 million views a month but; the real truth is, there are millions of ads being posted on a regular basis.

So, how can you get your ad seen? Listed below are a few easy tips that you can use to help get your ads seen on Craigslist and in turn make some sales.

Post Ads In The Big Cities - This will be very beneficial because the majority of traffic that comes through Craigslist is from big cities. I would recommend posting in cities such as Miami, New York, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles and Phoenix.

Post In The High Traffic Categories - Posting in high traffic categories basically explains itself. Yes, there is more competition in these categories, but the number of potential buyers will out weight the competition. If possible, I would stick with posting ads in the jobs/sales/marketing categories. These categories ,hands down, get the most traffic on Craigslist.

Do Not Clutter You Ad Content - What I mean by this is, double space after each line in your ad. Make it look like a newspaper ad. Doing this will make your ad easier to read. Not double spacing your content will make you're ad look like a paragraph, that is a huge no, no.

Keep Your Ad Short And Suspenseful - If possible do not have more then 5 or 6 short lines in your ad. People do not want to read a whole bunch of ad content. The idea is to get people to act by either calling, emailing, or going to a site. So, when writing your ad, do not come off to "sales like". Give them just enough to make them want to pick up the phone or go to that site. This technique applies to the title as well. Make the title interesting enough to where they want to click on your ad.

You can make some real money on Craigslist. Applying these simple techniques can really make your experience with Craigslist a lot easier and better yet, more lucrative.