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kenwrites
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#1 · Posted: 14 Jun 2011 00:33
Quite a few beginners use free classified sites as a way to build traffic. The problem with free classified sites is that your ad gets buried in a few hours if you are advertising in biz opp niches or other popular niches. So how do you get the most exposure for the brief time your ad is on the first page of results?
I have found that early mornings and early afternoon are the best. I'll use a couple of sites like Backpage and Craigslist locally for some products. My personal results are as follow:
Monday - Early morning between 9AM and 10AM and early afternoon between 12:30 and 1PM.
Tuesday - Again early mornings but for some reason the afternoon is just plain dead.
Wednesday and Thursday - The same as Mondays
Friday - Forget it. People are cashing checks, buying necessities and looking forward to relaxing.
Saturday - I'' place ads between 10AM and noon. After that, everybody is probably out doing their thing.
Sunday - Same as Friday. If you are in the "make money" niche you might get a few stragglers who aren't looking forward to Monday morning, but all in all everybody is just chillin.
Now the exception to this, for me anyway, is when I am offering a tangible product. then Thursday through Sunday is good as people are shopping online rather than going out to the store.
Again, this is just my personal method. Try it out for your stuff and check you stats. Adjust as necessary until you find those peak times for you and your business.
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Just2EZ
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#2 · Posted: 14 Jun 2011 01:18
kenwrites: Monday - Early morning between 9AM and 10AM and early afternoon between 12:30 and 1PM.
Best time to find people who hate their jobs and are looking on-line for money.
My favorite time for Craigslist is midnight, your ad is last of the day - or first the next day.
I prefer last ad of the day since it has white space above it and stands out.
Of course the TITLE is the first most important aspect to get any clicks.
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Barb Thornback
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#3 · Posted: 24 Jun 2011 13:57
I use Backpage to rank my ads on google 
Pay attention to your title - long tail keywords and you can get them ranking really quickly.
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getagrip
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#4 · Posted: 27 Jan 2012 02:42 · Edited by: getagrip
Depending on the kinds of sites you advertise on, the time of day will very little impact on whether or not your advertisements will be seen online. Please note that I'm NOT referring to Craigslist.
I'm referring to free advertising sites like USfreeads.com. The reason I say this because most people who buy from online classified sites like USfreeads don't go looking for those sites to buy things online. Rather, they stumple upon these sites when doing keyword searches on Google and other searches, often days or weeks after the advertisement was initially placed.
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payment proof
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#5 · Posted: 28 Apr 2012 23:23
Monday through Thursday seem to be the best days for me. I think less people are looking for work and income opportunities on Friday and some also take the weekend off from looking too.
But I'm sure it varies from person to person, and what they are promoting/advertising.
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