How to Make Money Placing Ads on Free Classified Ad Sites

July 14, 2009

Backpage.com Sales Guide: How I Make $100-$150/Day
Promoting Affiliate Products Using This FREE Classified Ads Site
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Preface

How would you like to consistently make $100-$150/day promoting affiliate products? And the best part — spend only about an hour and a half per day doing it? I do and I’ll tell you exactly how so that you can easily duplicate my success.

I decided to write this e-report because I’ve been using the free classified ads site, backpage.com, since January (2009). I started using it to sell one affiliate product. Sales were so brisk that I then started to use it to sell my own e-products.

New to Affiliate Marketing

Other than placing a few occasional ads on Craigslist, I’d never promoted products via free classified ads sites.

The only reason I decided to start doing it regularly is because I was starting to market affiliate products. Since I didn’t want to go the paid route (eg, “pay per click ads”) until I had more experience with affiliate marketing, I was looking for free outlets to hone my skills.

Craigslist vs. Backpage

I stopped using Craigslist because the site has too many restrictions and you get flagged for too many things. As a newbie to affiliate marketing, I just didn’t have the time to worry about if my ad was going to be placed or not, or if I was going to get banned for violating some rule I didn’t even know about.

I fell in love with backpage because the site was easy to use, the ads were placed quickly and as long as you adhered to their easy-to-understand guidelines, you didn’t have to worry about getting banned or having your ad removed.

Averaging $100-$150/day Placing Ads on Backpage

Immediately upon placing ads on Backpage for my first affiliate product, I started seeing sales. Since January, I’ve averaged between $100-$150/day in sales using the site.

I know it could be more, but remember, I’m a busy freelance writer and only devote an a hour to an hour and a half per day to placing ads on backpage.

At first, I started out placing just a few ads – like maybe 5-10 per day. Now, I consistently place on average of 20-25 per day for each product I promote.

At any given time, I’m promoting three or four different affiliate products, in addition to my #1 selling ebook, How to Make $250+/Day Writing Simple, 500-Word Articles (found at http://work-from-home-writing-jobs.com).

How I Place Ads

I want to point out that – to date – I have not used any software to place ads. I place all of my ads manually. It takes me about 20 minutes to place between 20-25 ads.

What about Backpage Ad Placement Software?

A colleague of mine recently purchased a software that allows you to place like 100 ads in about half an hour. She loves it. In the near future, I will be trying this as my affiliate income is starting to grow and I’ll be devoting more and more of my time to this form of marketing.

Update: I got the software and I love it! Read more on this below.

Now that you understand more about my background using backpage, following are the nine elements I’ve noticed that increases sales when using this free classified ads site.

All of These Tips Discuss Free Techniques; NOT Paid Ones

FYI, all of the information in this e-report is about free ad placement techniques; no “pay for placement,” or any other method that’s going to cost you money is discussed. This means you can start making money — without having to spend any money.

Notoriously Cheap; Focus on Profits

I’m notoriously cheap (I prefer the word “frugal”) when it comes to spending money on business. This is because I’ve been a freelance writer for years. Living a feast-or-famine existence forces you to be really judicious in how you spend money. Why am I telling you this?

I like to look for opportunities to make money that don’t cost anything. Although these days I can well afford to spend money to make money, I still find myself sticking to simple, easy, free/low-cost ways to do so. I guess some habits are hard to break.

Why Most People Never Make Money Online

Most people never make money online because they try to make the big bucks. They respond to ads that scream, Make $15,000 in 30 days!!; or Work 2 Hrs/Day and Make $1,000!!! and Make $5,000 in the Next 7 Days — Guaranteed!!.

Making money online just doesn’t work like that. I know. I’ve been a freelance writer since 1993 (and have written sales copy for many online marketers); write and publish my own e-products (since 2004); am the webmaster of several minisites with Google AdSense (since 2008); and now do affiliate marketing (since 2008).

Living Life On Your Own Terms

In other words, I believe in making small amounts of money from different sources. At the end of the month, they all add up to a very good income. It allows me to live life on my own terms.

I work from home — in my pyjamas most of the time. I work 7-9 hours a day most days by choice (except weekends). Hey, I love what I do.

A Recession-Proof Income

One of the reasons I like promoting products on free classified ads sites like backpage.com is that it gives me a recession-proof income. I already have it as a freelance writer but one day, I want to retire from this profession. Having a residual income from promoting affiliate products on free classified ads sites gets me closer to that goal.

The Perfect Work-from-Home Job or Part-time Job

If you’re looking for a way to work from home, promoting products on free classified ads sites like backpage.com is ideal. Again, it doesn’t cost anything to get started. You simply choose products you want to market (go to Clickbank.com to select if you don’t already have one in mind), follow the advice outlined in this ebook, and start posting ads.

If you have a full-time job, you can post ads before you go to work, on your lunch break at work, or in the evenings when you get home from work.

If you’re already home, you can get started in minutes. Again, select a product from major affiliate sites like Clickbank.com, PepperJam.com or CommissionJunction.com, follow the advice outlined in this ebook, and start posting.

Following Is a Complete Table of Contents Of This Ebook: This way, you’ll know exactly what you’re getting.

BACKPAGE SELLING TIP #1: WHICH TYPE OF “ADS” TO PLACE (Page 6). Most online marketers don’t make any money (that’s right, none!) because they’re too busy placing ads. I don’t place ads. I use something that works much better. I discuss what it is, the psychology behind it, how to write effective ones and show actual samples.

BACKPAGE SELLING TIP #2: WRITE EFFECTIVE HEADLINES (Page 8). Your ad’s headline will determine if it gets clicked on or not. No matter how great your article ad is, if it doesn’t get read, it can’t be effective. I’m a professional copywriter by trade. I outline 4 elements I use for writing successful headlines for my backpage ads that you can use too! Samples are provided as well.

BACKPAGE SELLING TIP #3: CREATE A BLOG OR SIMPLE WEBSITE (Page 13). I explain why this method is so effective for selling more. I also lay out some guidelines for whether or not to create a website or blog, and how to make money from Google AdSense if you decide to go this route.

BACKPAGE SELLING TIP #4: USE THE APPROPRIATE CATEGORY (Page 16). Here I explain the rationale behind multiple category posting, when to do it and perhaps more importantly, when not to do it.

BACKPAGE SELLING TIP #5: THE USE OF GRAPHICS (Page 18). Here we discuss why graphics are extremely important in online marketing and I give a list of about 30 sites where you can find free, professional-quality, stock photos to use. This way, you’ll always know where to go to get graphics for your ads.

BACKPAGE SELLING TIP #6: TIMING YOUR AD PLACEMENTS (Page 20). Did you know that the time of day you place your ad can affect sales? In this section we discuss why this may be true, and some best times to post.

BACKPAGE SELLING TIP #7: HOW OFTEN TO PLACE (Page 21). Just as when you place your ads can affect sales, so can your posting frequency. I tell you how often I place — and why.

TWO MORE BONUS TIPS (Page 22): One extremely effective method I discuss is one I use to advertise my internet marketing firm, New Media Words (NewMediaWords.biz). This one method has literally brought me thousands of dollars in sales and repeat, high-end customers. The second tip is one I use in practically all of the ads I write to promote my products. It’s one that can literally double your sales almost instantly; especially if you do it consistently.

HOW TO CHOOSE A PRODUCT TO PROMOTE ON BACKPAGE (Page 24). This ebook is about how to increase sales from a product or service you may already be promoting on backpage or other free classified ad sites. But, just in case you’re not promoting anything, I outline 5 tips for how to go about selecting profitable products and services to start marketing.

Length: 30 pages of detailed info.

A Note about Affiliate Marketing: A lot of success in affiliate marketing depends on the product or service you’re promoting. No matter which techniques you use, if the market is too small for a particular product/service, or the product/service is no good, then you’re not going to make sales.

So keep this in mind when deciding on which affiliate products to get behind. FYI, I divulge three of my best-selling products in this ebook.

How Would You Like to Place Hundreds of Ads in No Time at All & Double or Triple Your Daily Income (ie, Make $200-$300/DAY)?

With Backpage.com Ad Posting Software, You Can!

Post hundreds of ads daily in very little time using this software. The first day I used it, I went from placing 40-60 ads manually to placing like 500. The next morning when I woke up, I had multiple sales of a brand new ebook I had just finished writing two days before.

If you know anything about ebook publishing, you know that it can take a week, two weeks or even a month or more to start seeing sales from a new one (depending on the subject matter and price). So it works! Get important info about this software in this ebook.

Learn more about backpage ad posting sofware. Note: Software only works on PCs; not MACs and can only be used when you post ads from the U.S. or Canada.

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