SEO guide: How to use Craigslist for SEO?
Restored from the Empower Network archive (2011–2017), lightly edited to meet our current advertising standards. Views are the original author’s.
Craigslist is a popular classifieds advertisement website. It provides local classifieds and forums for personals, housing, jobs, for sale, events, services and local community. It is used by businesses all over the world.
People visit Craigslist searching for something. This is a great opportunity for online marketers. Here are some tips on how use Craigslist to improve your organic search rankings.
Google is the indisputable leader in search. If you want to improve online presence, you need to rank high in Google. In order to rank high in Google, it is very important to have a high quality content.
If you have a blog, Craigslist helps you to search for contributors to your blog. Search with keywords like “content writing”, “blog content”, etc. You may offer to write for their blog in exchange for a link in your author bio.
It is a wonderful opportunity to expand your reach, build profitable relationships and to establish a presence for yourself on the internet. It is always advisable to seek ways to expand your online presence. It will definitely help you in the long run.
If you intend to hire someone, it is advisable to offer something challenging and creative to attract the attention of skilled workers. You may create a challenging puzzle on your website for instance.
Top performers love challenges. If you write on your website that people need to solve the puzzle before the application can be initiated, you will surely attract people who love challenges. Use Craigslist job listing. In the listing leave instructions to job seekers to visit the page where you have the puzzle.
When your applicants solve the puzzle, if they like them, they will share with their contacts. It may go viral. Add share buttons on your website’s puzzle page so that it can acquire social signals. This will surely have a positive impact on organic search rankings. You will also get inbound links.
While hiring high quality content writer for your blog, you need to check the applicant’s knowledge of HTML, CMS experience and writing skills. One proven way to test these skills is to ask applicants to compose a new blog post on their personal blog detailing why they should get the job. This attracts serious, high performing applicants. It also creates a buzz around your brand. You may get a few links.
In today’s high-tech world, it is very important to find influencers. While interviewing applicants for the job of content writers, ask them for samples of their works.
If you see that they are writing for authority domains, see if they can publish your interview. Most of the writers will be more than willing to do this for you if they perceive value in your brand.
Businesses hold raffles and drawings to create social buzz around their brand. It is advisable to use Craigslist to generate the buzz by posting an item for sale on Craigslist and then creating a link to a page on your website with description on how to enter for a chance to enter win the item.
These are just a few ways to use Craigslist for SEO. Unleash your creativity. You will definitely be able to find more ways. By implementing the above-mentioned tips, you will enhance your online presence.
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