Classified advertising
can be described as the form of advertising that is specifically common in
periodicals, newspapers or online. The difference between standard advertising
and classified advertising is that the latter enables private individuals and not
only corporate entities or companies to seek sales for their services and
products.
Classified advertising
is in most cases text only and can even have the type of the item being sold
and the phone number, which one can use to enquire for more information. There
is however those that may contain much detail such as name, contact, and
address as well as the product's description. In most cases, graphics and
pictures are never included in the advertisement though logos may be included.
Classified advertisement is referred to such as it is grouped under different
headings classifying the service or product that is being offered. Such
headings may be: automobiles, farm produce, jobs, education and personal
services among others.
They are usually some
few columns in length and are usually created in abbreviations so as to save
money and space. Internet classified ads do not use per line pricing models
making them longer. They can be searched easily, create a sense of urgency by the
way they are structured and can reach a wider audience scope. Free classified
ads, as their name suggests are offered for free as they have a nature that is
self policing. Some of those companies focus on their local regions while
online services (aggregators) amass from sources such as RSS feeds and blogs
instead of just relying on those submitted manually.
One can post ads to
potential marketers. One will just need to go to one or more sites of companies
that accept free classified ads and register for an account and afterwards post
his or her ads. Many of these websites are free to the members of the public
and offer high response advertising for businesses, products, services or even
affiliate programs. The ads are displayed to the active members and one can
also view other members' sites. To register for the free classified ads, one
may be required to fill in his or her details that include; the user' name, the
password (and confirmation of the password), and email address. Other
information required may include: the member who referred the one registering
to the website and appropriate time zone to facilitate the automatic correction
of timestamps.
There are different
sections in the websites where one can post his or her free classified ads.
Such sections include; "Business opportunities," where one can post
his free classified ads that are related to home-based business opportunities
as well as work at home. On the section, "Products and services" one
can post ads about new services and products such as e-books and software among
others. On the "Income opportunities" section, one can post free
classified ads relating to down line, up line, matrix, MLM and other affiliate
programs that would assist a person to earn money via internet while still at home.
Agriculture classified ads
