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How To Post Your Single Property Website To Craigslist – Part 1

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As many in real estate know Craigslist has stopped allowing almost all HTML tags in their ads. This means no more flyer-style ads with customized, branded and colorful page layouts, embedded images or a menu of hyperlinks. It does mean plain text ads with a maximum of 24 directly uploaded images and a map, for everyone.

This now levels the playing field so agents have to ensure their Craigslist ads are clean, clear and concise if they want to get viewers to their single property Website.

The good news is we have made it simple for you. In the ‘HTML Flyer’ section of the AgencyLogic software (Marketing >> Lighthouse Marketing >> HTML Flyer), you will now find an option for a simple, auto-generated Craigslist ad using only HTML accepted by Craigslist (the fully formatted HTML flyer is still available):

AgencyLogic Craigslist Screen

Using three elements from your single property Website (the Website address/URL, the home page introduction and the home page description) together with some of the very few allowable HTML tags, the ads generated work to highlight your single property Website and encourage viewers to visit the site. However, it’s highly recommended that you edit the content of the auto-generated ad to make sure make sure your Craigslist ads are the best they can be.

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How To Post Your Single Property Website To Craigslist – Part 3

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This is part three in our four part series explaining how to post your single property Website to Craigslist. The previous parts can be found here: one, two.

The following tips continue to help you create a great Craigslist ads using the AgencyLogic auto-generated HTML as a starting point:

4. Photos: All photos in your ads must now be uploaded using the Craigslist photo uploader. Definitely add photos! Each ad is allowed 24 photos but we recommend that you limit the number of photos to the best ones. Also upload photos that highlight details mentioned in your description. Also, you may want to point out many more photos they can expect to find on the single property Website (i.e. “55 more photos available on property site”).

Single Property Websites

5. Add a Screenshot: Consider adding a screenshot of your single property Website as one of the photos. Viewers be able to quickly recognize that you’re providing them with a source for much more information on the listing. Also, since there is no way to specifically add your logo/branding to the Craigslist ad itself (other than typing your company name), uploading a screenshot of your single property Website is a clever way to get your logo and branding into the ad.

6. Maximize the HTML: If you’re feeling adventurous or are comfortable with using HTML tags, use lists to highlight best features. Some HTML list tags are still accepted (<UL>, <OL>, <LI>). Tomorrow will will detail more examples and will provide a guide to other currently allowed HTML tags.