A neighborhood garage sale sign
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Garage sale junkies are turning to the Internet in increasing numbers as they plan their weekend garage sale routes. While old-fashioned neighborhood signs can be useful to direct potential buyers to your home, using Craigslist.com can attract people who otherwise might not have known about your garage sale. Also, it is free to use so you won't be spending additional money advertising your garage sale. You
When to Post
Familiarize yourself with your city's Craigslist.com section. Under the "For Sale" header, there is a section for garage sales. This is where you'll be promoting your sale. Some garage sale junkies plan their entire garage sale route by using the listings on Craiglist.com so it's important to let your community know in advance that you're planning a sale.
In general, it is not wise to post your sale more than a week in advance. This is because garage sale frequenters usually plan to attend garage sales for the upcoming weekend as opposed to planning weeks in advance. You can start with something as simple as a listing with your address and a time frame on the preceding Monday or Tuesday to give your neighbors the heads up on your garage sale.
On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, you can start posting specific details on what you will be selling. Try to feature or highlight different items in each posting so that you feature all of your different items while you are not spamming with the same post repeatedly. By featuring different items throughout the week, you can build up some excitement for your sale. Limit your posts to one or two a day so you are not flooding the site with your garage sale.
On Friday, your last post before the garage sale should be a culmination of your previous posts. Include all the items you featured throughout the week so that last minute pursuers can get an overview of your garage sale. It is also helpful to include a map of your location, which you can link through Google Maps or Mapquest.com.
Advertise Why People Should Come
When to Post
Familiarize yourself with your city's Craigslist.com section. Under the "For Sale" header, there is a section for garage sales. This is where you'll be promoting your sale. Some garage sale junkies plan their entire garage sale route by using the listings on Craiglist.com so it's important to let your community know in advance that you're planning a sale.
In general, it is not wise to post your sale more than a week in advance. This is because garage sale frequenters usually plan to attend garage sales for the upcoming weekend as opposed to planning weeks in advance. You can start with something as simple as a listing with your address and a time frame on the preceding Monday or Tuesday to give your neighbors the heads up on your garage sale.
On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, you can start posting specific details on what you will be selling. Try to feature or highlight different items in each posting so that you feature all of your different items while you are not spamming with the same post repeatedly. By featuring different items throughout the week, you can build up some excitement for your sale. Limit your posts to one or two a day so you are not flooding the site with your garage sale.
On Friday, your last post before the garage sale should be a culmination of your previous posts. Include all the items you featured throughout the week so that last minute pursuers can get an overview of your garage sale. It is also helpful to include a map of your location, which you can link through Google Maps or Mapquest.com.
Advertise Why People Should Come
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Dania
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11/09/2009
Awesome post on how-to market your garage sale on Craigslist. I just wanted to where on Craigslist I should post, but this detailed article gave great ideas on how to market it well.
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