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5. End off the post by making it VERY easy for the reader to contact you: After listing the main specs, I like to tell the reader how to contact me and make it VERY easy for him to do so. Fortunately, Craigslist provides an email with each post that the reader can use to contact you without having your real email address. See the pic below:

I like to tell viewers to email me if interested and then I put a copy of the email address Craigslist provides at the end of my listing as well. This makes it easy and clear for them to contact me. Making it easy for people to contact you is a huge element in getting more sales.

I've seen posting after posting with no indication of how or when the reader should contact the buyer. Yes, it can be understood to use the Craigslist email provided as the top of the posting. But everyone does not know this.

6. Don't include your personal email address or phone number - When writing a description I always use the email address Craigslist assigned to the post. I NEVER use my main email address, and I NEVER list my phone number in the description. Why? The reason is because this is how you get on SPAM lists. Spammers are constantly sending spiders(programs that comb the net for information) around the Internet trying to scrape up any phone number or email address it can find. If your email address or phone number is on a page that can be accessed by the spiders and you could be put onto a spam list or your phone number can be put onto a call list. Spiders cannot access secure pages, so don't be wary about giving Craigslist your personal info, just be wary about putting the information yourself onto public pages, that can be accessed by all.

Use Hypnotic Language!

One of the keys to selling is to realize that the majority of the worlds population are in a somewhat hypnotic state. By hypnotic, I don't mean like a zombie. I mean slightly unaware and susceptible to receiving suggestions. This may not be real to you but is certainly true. And many , many advertising companies base their wording of advertisements on this.

A fully aware person cannot be hypnotized but how many people do you know who are fully aware at all times. We're you ever driving down the street behind a fairly bad driver and honk your horn at them? Well, they certainly wake up a bit and drive better! You raised his awareness and he is now functioning more in the present instead of somewhere in the back of his mind.

Most people are mildly unaware at all times and are therefore receptive to hypnotic commands. Advertising companies have this down to a science and use such techniques to get the public to do what they want. An example is “CALL NOW!” A very unaware person may actually reach for the phone immediately upon hearing this command without even knowing why. While a more aware person may have an urge to pick up the phone but may not give in to the urge. A fully aware person may be rational about the command and only pick up the phone if he is actually interested in the product.

You can use hypnotic commands in your title and description to get a person to click on your posting or even to contact you.

By using hypnotic commands, I'm not saying to do things like “take off your coat” or “touch your tie”. I mean give commands to the public like “Read this ad!”, or “Check this out!”. Put these in your post , in the title, and you will certainly get more viewers.

What commands are hypnotic? We'll I'm not a master of this field, but for starters, any word that suggests an action will work. Like “Act Now!” or “Email me fast!”, or “Don't Wait!”.

To get more advanced into this subject, and it is a huge encompassing subject, I suggest some texts that may help you from the master, Joe Vitale:

The Hypnotic Writing Wizard: www.hypnoticwritingwizard.com

Joe Vitale's Hypnotic Writing collection: www.mrfire.com

You should definitely consider hypnotic language when writing descriptions and titles. I learned these tools while writing sales letters for my web sites and just transferred the knowledge nicely into my Craigslist sales. You can do the same.

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