Hi I own Maid Service company and having a problem with CL ads. Is any one know how to make them right so they be on first page of Google/Yahoo search?
Thanks,

JSZ

Hi I own Maid Service company and having a problem with CL ads. Is any one know how to make them right so they be on first page of Google/Yahoo search?
Thanks,

JSZ

Hi, Ursa Maior!

I can show you how to word ads so that yours will show up on the first page in searches.

Thanks!

Hi again, Ursa Maior!

I've already started to address your other thread concerning this. Please do keep things to one thread. It's less confusing that way.

Thanks!

Hi Clough,

Thank you so much for responding and I would love to work with you on this. I will be looking for you when you are on line.

JSZ

I'm here right now, Ursa Maior! If you would let me know what time zone you're in, perhaps we could coordinate times to be on here at the same time.

I'm in the Central Time Zone.

Thanks!

Hi Clough,

I am in Eastern Time Zone and have no problem to work out around your schedule. What ever works for you.

Thanks !

I'm still here, Ursa Maior! If you would like to do any work on this now, I do have the time if you do. Please let me know...

Thanks!

This sound great Clough ! Would love to work on this now as well. What should I do?

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I know that you're a member of craigslist.org. Are you a member of any other advertising sites and do you have your own website, please?

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I am member just of CL and yes I have my own website. Is this OK to write URL of my website on this forum? If so I will do it.

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Yes list it, since it is obvious you are not "advertising"

Do you know how to post it as a tiny url? It would be okay if you did it that way. This site isn't to be used for advertsing, so we need to be careful that it doesn't look like that with anything that's posted.

I'm sorry Fr_Chuck! I didn't see your post. We posted at about the same time. If the url does contain certain words, it might be possible for it to come up when people do searches for things. Not likely, but possible. It depends on how it's posted.

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Not sure what means tiny url l.o.l , but how about this preferredmaid dot com

Is this OK? Please let me know.

I'm sorry, but I had to restart my computer because it was quitting doing anything on the Internet! It's really old...

Yes, that will work, because people are most likely not going to be looking for the words grouped together like that.

Would you please open up another browser or tab and give me a minute to regroup?

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Let him go ahead ( I am one of the moderators ) after you look at it and review it, we can always come back in a dayh or two and delete the link.

But we often post links, as long as it is not a ad. And at this point it does not appear to be.

No problem , please take your time .

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Here is a tiny url link to your site.

Site

Is that the site that you own, please?

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Okay, I hope that you've opened up another browser or tab. I'm going to need to take a look at your CL ad. Which CL is it on and which section of that CL, please?

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Yes this is my site, how did you do the link?

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I used the tool in message box here. It looks like a little ball that is blue with something on it. First you type the word that will replace the link, highlight it in the textbox and then include the entire link by clicking on the little blue thing.

I am back np please go to Hartford CL in CT , household services. Please look for... Maid Service House Cleaning Windsor. This is the last ad I have posted.

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Please give me a minute to do that. My computer might be messing up again.

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I asked just in case. Good to know.

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No problem , please take your time. I am here.

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Okay, I found it and copied it so that hopefully, my computer won't backfire on me again..

What's missing are a whole bunch of keywords in the ad that could show up when people do searches. Plus, most of the information that you've posted there can be found on your website, if I'm not mistaken. So, the key thing to do is to concentrate on the keywords to use for search terms in your ads.

Since you're not a member of Everything from Everywhere (hoobly.com), would you please join it and let me know, on this thread, when you have joined it, please? You would use your other browser or tab in order to do that.

The goal is to get you on the first page in a google.com search, and, that might even happen yet, tonight! Hoobly.com ads, if worded correctly, can frequently appear on the first page in a search within minutes.

OK , so those keywords on top and bottom of my ad is not enough. You must be talking about keywords in the content of the ad. Is that right?

Just give me a min or two and I will join it no problem. I will let you know as soon as I am done.

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Yes, the content of the ad...

An ad placed on the free advertising sites is kind of like posting a resume. You want to draw them to the ad, have them be able to spend a little time reading it, and if they're interested, they'll contact you and/or visit your website.

You do have a really nice website, by the way!

Here is a link to a search using the title keywords of your ad.

Link

Are you on the first page of the search anywhere? You do have a lot of competition, but in time you should be able to be the dominant one.

Did you join hoobly.com?

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Here are some links to searches for what I do, where I do it. Or, just me and what I do. If you study how I've worded my ads, you'll get an idea as to how to word yours.

Link One

Link Two

Link Three

Link Four

Link Five
The one called "Absolute", is me. You don't always have to use the same name for your business for what you advertise in order to get noticed.

Link Six

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OK so yes I have joined the hoobly.com and thank you for the advice. Yes I know I have a lot of competition and that is why I am asking for help from someone like you. You are the best of the best and I would just love to learn a bit from you if you don't mind. Now , yes I am on first page in some small towns like Wethersfield Ct if you type " maid service Wethersfield , CT my ad pop up on first page . My problem is that I am located in small town ( Glastonbury) and I have to advertise in more towns in order to have good amount of leads.

I have opened those links , very nice and this is what I am looking for. I have seen on one of them ( might be link five) you are on Google map... what it takes to get there?

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Thanks for the complement! It's much appreciated! :)

I have a lot to learn...

Now, you're getting the idea as to how people do searches for things...

Let's work on a hoobly.com ad. Okay?

If you click on the following searches, you'll find keywords that others are using that you can also use in your ads. Typically, the keywords that others use are just tags on the websites or in the texts of the ads. If there isn't the name of the business in them, there should be no problem in using them, espeicially if you don't group a large number of them together that might be exactly like another business has done.

Link One

Link Two

Link Three

Link Four

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Originally Posted by Ursa Maior

I have opened those links , very nice and this is what I am looking for. I have seen on one of them ( might be link five) you are on google map........what it takes to get there?

Thanks!

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Are you asking about the "Absolute" one or another one, please?

Thanks!

OK so yes I know how more or less how people do searches I did SEO for my website by myself . It works perfectly for Glastonbury, l.o.l but as I said I have to reach more than one town. What would you like me to do about the ad for hoobly.com ?

Yes I was asking about " Ablsoulte".

Lets work on the hoobly.com

I'm sorry! My computer "threw-up" again! Needed to restart.

The "Absolute" one was because I was in the Yellow Pages of one of the local phone books. However, in the past few days, I've discovered that it's free to join Google Maps. So, not only do I have the "Absolute" with them, another one that's about the same service. I just joined them with other ads a couple of days ago. Google will actually call you to verify who you are. Or, you can opt to receive a postcard from them.

I'm no longer in the phone books because I get much more business from the advertising on the Internet that I do for free.

Here is the link to join Google Maps.

https://www.google.com/accounts/Serv...hl=en-US&gl=US

With the hoobly.com ad, I would suggest titleling it Cleaning Services in (Your state, written out).

We can then go from there...

Thank you very much Clough for the info, OK so we know the title of the ad. What next ? Do we need a better ad or just copy and paste my old ad?

Thanks!

There are some keywords at the bottom of the post to use at the bottom of the ad. It's much preferable to have what you do and your contact information toward the top of the ad.

So, what we do is create a couple of paragraphs about what you do and briefly where you mainly do it - then, your contact information - (first and last names), phone number, email address and website address. If you use your first and last names, it makes you look more credible.

You might start the ad something like this: Home and office cleaning services available in and around (vicinities and state). We also are cleaners for new construction, carpet cleaning, window washing, pressure washing, floor waxing and polishing, furniture dusting and floor mopping, etc.

Over (years) experience.

Insured and bonded. References available upon request.

Home cleaners in (location), (location) carpet cleaning, home maintenance in (location), spring cleaning in (location), etc. etc.

[I'm sure that you catch my "drift". The locations can all be different.]
[It's important to vary the keywords used because the search engines will pick on things in different ways. For instance: cleaning, cleaners, carpet cleaning and carpet cleaners. Singular, plural, "ing" endings, etc.] Google does things alphabetically and doesn't look for repeated words. It's different with other search engines. Yahoo, for instance, loves repeated words!

[I would also suggest using keywords and phrases from some of the other ads that we found on sites on the first pages of the searches.]

[You can even add area codes and Zip Codes to the keywords and locations.]