In my previous post I mentioned that I recommend using free classifieds ads to drive traffic to your website. When it comes to free classifieds, Craigslist.org would no doubt pop up as the top website of choice. Indeed, Craigslist is one of the most visited website on the internet and can bring you tremendous amounts of traffic if you know how to use it.

However, it is because of the popularity that internet marketers use and abuse the most. Thus, Craigslist has since came up with more stringent posting requirements and smarter bots to detect “advertisement spam.” Whenever an opportunity presents itself, it is almost always abused by marketers online. Sort of like Google is now taking helm to crack down on “spammy” looking, page generated, Adsense websites. Most marketers would then give up, some will persevere, and others will move on to another “opportunity.”

Same goes with Craigslist and MySpace. If you shall choose to move on, then have a look at Backpage.com. The playing field is wide open even though it doesn’t promise as much traffic as Craigslist. Does Craigslist still “work”? Sure it does. You just need to be smart about it.

*hint* As an additional bonus to bringing traffic directly to your website, it can also boost your PageRank for your website if you direct link from your ads. I was able to bring a brand new domain from PR0 to PR6 in 3 months with no other backlink promotion.