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I'd help you, but I don't have a CLUE as to what you're doing on cl. Selling, renting, buying, offering $1000 free? I'm sure others also don't see what you want. CL has been VERY good to me on buying, renting, and selling. I haven't offered the free $1000, but I'll bet that would go well also. Please explain. Rich.

$1,000 a month of marketing is plenty.
You can easily outsource it like what motiva8td said, or you can simply do it yourself. Since you are posting on Craiglist, I am assuming you are talking about the online approach to marketing?

First, Craiglist is only one of many free listing sites, although Craiglist is might powerful in driving leads.

Than, try to get a small website going with your contact info, business description, and etc. This shouldn't cost much, and you can even do it for free.

After you get a site going, trying put some of that $1,000 into PPC marketing for your site.

You can also do direct mail post cards, business cards, fliers and etc. This off-line marketing, and a bit-costy, but can boast pretty high conversion rates.

I offer marketing "advice" not service. If you want to know a bit more, feel free to PM me.

A great site for posting properties (and it's free for up to 5 posts) is www.postlets.com. You create professional looking ads that can be pasted to Craigslist.org, Backpage.com, etc. Postlets.com will also send your ads to their syndicated partners. You can do the same on Sawitonline.com. (It's also free for up to 5 posts.)

I think Craigslist is great (if you know what you're doing).

Hi Marlene,
I'm in agreement with the others $1000 is way too much. I have used Elance.com in the past to find many professionals that do great work from many professions including internet marketing. Im currently researching a provider that works for $2 hour from India. Which would add up to about $20 week or $80 a month. Take a look.

Karen,
Thats alot of sites to post wholesale deals on. I use craigslist also and it has helped me establish great relationships and get some deals done. Would you mind sharing the other sites you use?

Just google it, there are tons out there that will do it. You could also look into a virtual assistant that specializes in posting ads on craigslist.

Brian Haskins

Wow thanks for the list Karen! Also, I second Nick's suggestion that you read those CL blogs. Especially the one that he just wrote. Good stuff!

I agree that CL is flooded and hard to get noticed...We are in the very early stateges of a concept of an online investor exchange..where birdogs, wholeslers, short sellers and investors could post their below market deals for other investors...this would not be too beneficial for someone looking for retail buyers..but we are of the opinion that a "investor exchange" could be helpful..sort of like a CL just for wholesale property..thoughts?

Steve I think that is an awesome idea. Keep everyone posted on the development. Maybe you can partner with Josh and make it a sister site of Bigger Pockets. Just thinking out loud. But great idea!!!