Be careful when you respond to that “Remove Me” or “Unsubscribe” Link

Posted on June 27, 2009 by freeadlists

We all receive unwanted email everyday and wish it would stop at our command. To get the point across, we sometimes take matters into our own hands . However, you should consider this question first. Did you subscribe to the mailing list in the first place? No? So before you decide to respond to that “Remove Me” or “Unsubscribe” link, you might want to visit Spamhaus.org and read why that might not be such a great idea. Spammers send out millions of emails each day, but they don’t know which ones are valid or invalid. All you are doing by replying to the link is confirming the email address – now it is valuable to a spammer.

For more Internet spam information, visit Spamhaus.org

Online Classified Ads – Where does this leave print advertising, especially newspapers?

Posted on June 13, 2009 by freeadlists

In my last post, I mentioned “Where does this leave print advertising, especially newspapers?” Well, there is a report by a consulting firm estimating Craigslist’s revenue will top $100 million for 2009.

Undoubtedly, this will add more pressure to print advertising revenues. It is no surprise and expect the trend to continue for print, especially in a flagging economy. Everyone likes free or very close to it.

With Craigslist traffic numbers, they could substantially grow revenues but its founder, Mr. Craig Newmark, and CEO, Mr. Jim Buckmaster have made it well-known that they are conservative in growing revenues.

How much more can the classified ads space grow? Frankly speaking, I think this space has a lot more growth potential left.

Classified Ad Use is Trending Upward

Posted on June 10, 2009 by freeadlists

I received this article from Peter of www.mykidscloset.com and it mentioned that online classified advertising use is up — substantially. Frankly speaking, I am not surprised as many people around the globe are becoming familiar with the Internet. So what is the biggest draw to classified ad sites? It is something that everyone can afford — they are FREE. The vast majority of them offer free classified ads. The biggest player in the classified ad space is the venerable Craigslist. Here is their staggering traffic numbers for last month via compete.com — 53 million unique visits and 447 million total visits.

Where does this leave print ads, especially newspapers?

At any rate, here is the article by Pew Internet: classified ad use is up.

FreeAdLists.com’s Community is Growing on Twitter.com

Posted on May 16, 2009 by freeadlists

A little more than a year ago I remember checking out twitter.com. Frankly speaking, I was not all that impressed because it did not seem too stable at the time. However, it appears those stabilization issues are now under control.

What is twitter.com? It is a free social media website that keeps twitterer’s connected to each other in real time via a 140 character or less “tweet.” – really a simple text message. It is all about spontaneous communications and you know what…it is dang catchy! It is a great utility for quickly spreading the word on something you or someone else is doing.

Twitter.com’s traffic numbers have grown exponentially per compete.com – 1.5 million to 19.5 million twitterer’s per month - April 08 to April 09. They have a ways to go before they catch up with the other big social sites — primarily myspace and facebook – but its viral nature makes it quite doable.

Follow FreeAdLists.com twittering and see what we are doing in real-time.

Seeking Requests for Proposals for a Legal Counsel of Koror State Government

Posted on May 11, 2009 by freeadlists

Here is an interesting classified ad. The Koror State Government (Palau) appears to be searching for a Legal Counsel. As usual, you should perform your due diligence to ensure accuracy. But of course in this case, the job seeker would be a practicing/established attorney so due diligence should be academic.

Here is the Featured Ad below:

http://www.freeadlists.com/details_179105_Request-for-Proposal-Legal-Counsel.html

Notice is hereby given that Koror State Government, P.O. Box 116, Koror, Palau 96940, Telephone Number (680)488-8600, Fax Number (680)488-4006, Email: finance AT kororstate.org, is hereby seeking requests for proposals for a Legal Counsel of Koror State Government. The Position will be a two year contract to begin May or June 2009. Proposals should include the following: The candidate must be a member in good standing of a bar of a state in the United States. The applicant must have at least five years of trial and land/real estate and preferably collections experience. The position calls for an individual who is hard working and who has a friendly, relaxed, open-door approach to dealing with people.

This notice is issued by Koror State Government. Questions or inquiries may be made to Marlena Sato, Procurement Officer, Treasury Department, Koror State Government.

My Top 20 Job Related Websites

Posted on May 9, 2009 by freeadlists

It is no big surprise that unemployment in the USA and around the world has been steadily climbing, especially with the ongoing global recession. There there are signs of recovery per the Fed. So it might be a good time to post a job related classified ad and update your professional profile/resume. There are a lot of online resources to help potential job seekers find a new position.

Here are 20 well-known job websites that I have used in the past or heard positive comments through the grapevine.

Here are two salary calculators – Salary.com and CBSalary.com

And if all else fails, you can always post a job classified on FreeAdLists.com

So-Call “Ad Posting” Classifieds are Not Wanted

Posted on May 9, 2009 by freeadlists

I have received a few complaints from posters who are attempting to post so-call classified ads for “data entry,” ”copy and paste posting” and “ad posting.” Please stop sending messages. Why? Those type of ads are considered junk ads. They provide absolutely no value to readers of this site. I know other classified ad sites accept them but that is their prerogative. We do not.

Most, if not all, of these “ad posting” or “data entry” job classifieds/work at home programs are scams. The scammers will likely ask you for a so-call registration fee. After that, YOU will be posting ads with little IDs around the Internet searching for suckers to join the registration program. These are NOT real jobs…Do not be fooled!

From the FeedJit.com feed widget (flags), I can tell some “prospective ad posting posters” have tried or are trying to figure out what the heck is going on when they can not post those scam/junk ads.

Frankly speaking, the site’s traffic has taken a small hit since we implemented more stringent filters – but that is okay – because that particular traffic was truly unwanted. And in the long-run, it was/is the best path to take.

Join our FreeAdLists Page on Facebook.com

Posted on May 2, 2009 by freeadlists

We finally created a facebook.com page for FreeAdLists.com. Frankly speaking, Facebook is a really hard medium to ignore and its reach as a social service is second to none. We are hoping it is another channel for us to get the word out on our free ads service. We will be updating the page frequently so check in. So with that being said, go ahead and join the FreeAdLists.com Facebook Page and don’t forget to tell your friends about our service.

Stumbling Classified Ad Websites Yields Surprise

Posted on April 26, 2009 by freeadlists

I would be a liar if I said I did not stumble another classified ad website from time to time– basically to see who has not been snuffed out yet by the “big boys classified ad sites.” But this particular stumbling experience was quite a surprise. Frankly speaking, I thought it was just another ho-hum maintenance notice. But after closer review, I realized it was an explanation as to why Stumblehere.com was not doing business as usual. And anyone who runs a quick query via compete.com can see their unique visits have significantly dropped off. Why? Their server collocation facility had been raided by the FBI!! Their server is in the custody of the FBI. I guess that is a very good reason.

Stumblehere said they were NOT under any investigation, but it might be awhile before their server and database resources are returned. Stumblehere is being proactive and they are not waiting for their server resources to be returned — but they definitely need their database returned. They are promising to come back with a new and improved look — better than ever.

Good luck to Stumblehere.com and their impending return to the classified ad arena.

By the way, I have absolutely no affilation with Stumblehere.com

Always use Caution When Meeting Someone via Classified Ads

Posted on April 25, 2009 by freeadlists

Lately, there has been a lot in the press about adult type classified ad postings. This type of advertising is usually acceptable as long as it is within the TOS, legal and not used for predatory purposes. In theory, that sounds obvious and logical. However, the truth of the matter is there are scum-bags/psychos (criminals) in the general population who will exploit the classifieds for illicit and predatory purposes.

So I strongly recommend that if you plan on meeting someone via the classifieds, you should bring a friend and always meet in a public setting. After all, you do not know this someone. Be alert!

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