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Id like to thank the best friends Ive had in recent years, the Friends of Abe, who
understand what business and entrepreneurism is all about, and as usual my son
and daughter, Haley and Holly, for their love and support.

Introduction

If the Internet went down for 24 hours, it might bankrupt the majority of businesses across the Western world. Surfing the web is not just a favorite pastime anymore, its how most people conduct their professional and social lives. The use of craigslist perfectly epitomizes this phenomenon. You probably know someone in your own life that got a job via craigslist, met someone for dating and maybe even married, furnished an apartment from listings on the site, bought a car, or hired personnel when starting a business.

As an Internet phenomenon, craigslist inherited the culture and values of the community codersthose who strive for aesthetics, simplicity, and usefulness; and by adopting this idealistic, inclusive philosophy, this book teaches you how to prosper and profit while serving the craigslist community as a buyer and seller, as an employer and employee, and as a generator and consumer of most useful content and commerce.

What began as a list to help others has become a worldwide mainstay in peoples lives. Its used by major businesses to find employees. Aspects of craigslist get changed due to legal attention it gets from certain areas of the site. Newspapers complain that the free listings and low-cost ads on craigslist destroy their profits from classified advertising. Its hard to find anyone who doesnt know what craigslist is about.

Its equally difficult, though, to find someone who has explored all the areas and categories of the site. How many of the links on the left side of the home page have you explored? Do you know about the Craigslist Foundation and all the training and seminars available for free, both online and at yearly workshops? Did you ever discover that both Craig Newmark, the founder, and Jim Buckmaster, the long-time CEO of the site, both have blogs that keep craigslist users abreast of all developments?

This book came about simply because there was no resource that fully dealt with the myriad of possibilities offered by the site. In this book, youll even learn about the hidden places on craigslist.

This is not merely a tour of the site, however. A great many websites have sprung up that tie into and make more efficient the ads on craigslist. Youll find discussions of software, and even an application for use on Facebook, that ties into craigslist. If you ever wanted to search an entire region of craigslist sites all at once, well tell you how to do it.

Although the site was originally designed for people making local transactions in San Francisco, and still recommends those interactions take place in person, paying cash, the fact is that people come together from all over the world on craigslist sites. Given that, you need to know how to keep yourself safe while building a business.

From dealing with the government and using its free resources to keeping track of the proper legalities, there are many things you need to know when you begin profiting using the advice in this book. Whether youre just looking for a job, or wanting to hire a staff for your business, you might pick up some tips.

Let us know how it works out for you. Like craigslist, well try to stay on top of changes, and will depend on feedback and participation. Hopefully, that will come from you.

How to Use This Book

The Complete Idiots Guide to Making Money on craigslist is divided into five parts:

Part 1, How craigslist Works,covers all the basics of the site, from the default location you have when you arrive on the site to all the others around the world. You learn everything about all the columns on the home page, how to set up a craigslist account, and the most efficient ways of using the site, including using outside sites and software.

Part 2, Getting Down to Business,offers advice on the basics of listings, from the people who work for craigslist to what your responsibilities and recourses are if things dont go well. We offer advice on getting paid while doing Internet business, and where to find and how to use sites that are similar to craigslist.

Part 3, Jobs, Jobs, Jobs,explains the difference in jobs and gigs, tips on how to use both categories to get hired and stay employed, and everything you should know about how major companies use the site and what theyre seeking. You find tips on maximizing a resume, a whole chapter for writers and editors, and advice on staffing your own company from listings on craigslist.

Part 4, Buying and Selling and Profiting,delves into the age-old practice of bartering (its own category on craigslist), then moves through a hundred other possibilities with collectibles, valuables, and bigger-ticket items like vehicles and real estate. There are opportunities available worldwide via craigslist sites. You find tips on all of them, as well as how to use eBay in conjunction with craigslist for maximizing your profits in your chosen area of interest.

Part 5, Covering All the Bases,offers advice on keeping everything safe and legal. Should you operate with a dba (doing business as)? Would a corporation be better? Just about everything you need to know about doing business both domestically and internationally is available via government resources and we tell you where to find it. And last but not least, we offer a tour of the discussion forums and how they can help you when you cant find answers elsewhere.

Extras

This book features, sprinkled throughout each chapter, snippets of information in boxed sidebars. These sidebars provide you with basics on the website, additional ideas that make your craigslist journey more interesting and profitable, clues on more effective web surfing in conjunction with craigslist, and things that are a waste of time or troublesome.

List Notes

How things on craigslist work, both basic and those things more complex.

Skips Tips

Insider clues to using the areas of craigslist that might not be obvious, and other things off-site.

List Losers

Warnings and cautions about things that might come up while using the craigslist site.

Online Heat

Information that increases efficiency and results when doing business on the web and craigslist.

Acknowledgments

As anyone who is a parent working at home to provide a living for children knows, its quite a balance keeping them happy while keeping a business running. The better the kids, the easier it is. I feel blessed that my son, Haley Alexander Press, and my daughter, Holly Olivia Press, are bright, responsible, and loving, thus making my own journey so much more worthwhile. Ive told them I love them in many book dedications, but in this one I mean it more than ever.

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