How To Sell On Craigslist: Full Guide from Prep to Purchase

How much do you want to make selling on Craigslist? In this video, we will set that number and I will show you how to use the sales tracker to reach your goal. I share with you two MAJOR secrets that will take you from someone who is just selling on Craigslist to someone who is repeatedly making money so you can move your dream / passion project / business to the next level.

In this video, I share with you why selling on Craigslist is perfect if you want to make some extra cash fast.

Print out the 2 PDFs: the Let's Get Started Checklist and the Price Guide. Then watch this video to complete the very first step to selling on Craigslist - gathering the items you want to sell. How do you know what to sell? I will talk about it in this video. HINT: Throw your logic out the window!

Nobody likes cleaning (unless you're my mom!) - but this is an important step that should not be overlooked and will make you stand out! It's really not as bad as it sounds - in this video, I show you the simplest way to make your items look presentable and ready for posting on Craigslist.

Next, we need to take photos of your items that will be selling on Craigslist. In this video, I show you the simplest way to do that and I also share a few picture taking tips that will make your photos more attractive, which will increase your likelihood of making those sales!

If you haven't already, please print out your Craigslist Sales Tracker - the PDF attached to Lecture 5 in this course (I've also attached it again here). In this video, we will prepare the tracking of your Craigslist sales, so you can keep you on target to your income goal (how much you want to make selling on Craigslist).

I decided to gather another round of Craigslist items to sell, so I filmed this vlog for you to show a quick example of how all 4 preliminary steps are brought together.

Print out the 2 PDFs - Lets Get Listing Checklist and the Craigslist Listing Template - attached to this video lecture. In this section, you will get to look over my shoulder as I show you exactly what to fill out for every part of creating your Craigslist ad. In this video, you will create your free Craigslist account and I will also give you an overview of how to sell on Craigslist using an attention grabbing ad that SELLS, which we will create together in the next few videos. NOTE: You do not need to have any sales or copy writing experience for this.

In this video, I will show you how to choose your location and what category is best to list your item in.

How you write your Craigslist ad description is CRUCIAL to having interested buyers contact you for your item. I give you my exact Craigslist Listing Template (download the attached PDF) which has proven to work over and over again for selling on Craigslist.

Your ad title is the first thing people see and no matter what anyone says - FIRST IMPRESSIONS COUNT! In this video, I give you tips and show you examples of titles you can use to stand out against your Craigslist competition and grab attention of interested buyers so you can increase your likelihood of making the sale.

Please download my Craigslist Price Guide if you haven't already (PDF attached to this video). In this video, I talk about how to use this price guide and how much I've sold various items for so you can get an idea of what to price your items fairly. In a later video, I talk about how and when to reprice your item in case it doesn't sell.

In this video, I will show you what to write for the posting details section of your Craigslist ad.

Having presentable photos of your item is also CRUCIAL to selling on Craigslist. In this video, I share with you exactly what I do to upload GREAT photos of the item and we will also go through publishing the ad together so you can see your Craigslist ad live.

Once your Craigslist ad is posted, you will start to get potential Craigslist buyers contacting you. Knowing the 4 types of Craigslist buyers will save you a lot of time and energy when communicating with them, and will help ensure your deal goes smoothly. In this video, I share with you what those 4 types are and how to deal with each.

So what happens when people start contacting you? If you have someone who truly wants to buy your item, their decision on whether they meet up with you or not depends entirely on what you say to them. In this video, I show you my effective template message (which you can copy) for replying back to interested Craigslist buyers and I also show you a few examples of communication from past Craigslist deals.

I've never had any problems selling on Craigslist where I felt my safety was threatened. However, I've always made sure to stay cautious every time I meet up with someone who wants to buy an item that I'm selling on Craigslist. After all, you are meeting up with complete strangers. In this video, I share with you several tips for what you can do to stay safe during the meet up.

I didn't want to just end this course after showing you how to sell on Craigslist - I want to actually help you reach your income goal. There's so much more money to be made and I want to share with you what you can do to continue making sales. It doesn't just end after making your first sale. You gotta keep going! This video, and the videos in the BONUS section will show you what you can do to continue selling on Craigslist to ensure you reach your income goal.

If you notice an item is not selling on Craigslist, reposting the ad is one thing you can do to give it another go. But at what point should you repost the ad? And how do you repost the ad without creating it from scratch all over again? This video will help answer those questions.

Even after following everything in this course - taking great pictures, creating the perfect ad, communicating effectively, adjusting the price, reposting the ad, etc. - you are STILL not seeing that item budge?? Don't worry, I've got you covered :) In this video, I share with you at least 3 additional things you can do to ensure your item sells.

In Lecture 24, I shared some other sites where you can sell your stuff. This video - Lecture 25 - is a follow-up using The Coca Cola Bottle as a perfect example of what to sell on eBay to make some extra cash quickly.

This is a tip from me about selling seasonal items on Craigslist, which could have saved me a lot of time and effort when I first started selling on Craigslist! This tip could mean the difference between you selling your item or not seeing any replies to your Craigslist ad.

If you've rummaged through your house and can't find any more things to sell on Craigslist, this doesn't mean you've hit your cap for making money. There are other things you can do to continue selling on Craigslist so you can reach your income goal. This is what I share with you in this video.

If you become obsessed with selling on Craigslist like I have, you will love these creative strategies which can take your income earnings to a whole 'nother level. In this video, you will see how adding bonus items, Rue La La, Ali Express and your local dollar store will become your best friends :)

In this video, I discuss what you can do to capitalize on the upcoming holiday season and what items particularly sell on Craigslist best, just before Christmas hits.

Watch me sell on Craigslist and do live deals, giving you real proof that I do as I teach. Use these videos as reference examples when doing your own Craigslist deals. I encourage you to share your own videos with me and the rest of the class! Doesn't need to be fancy...just snap a quick video describing the sale you just made and post it in the discussion section of this course. I look forward to seeing them!

Watch me sell on Craigslist and do live deals, giving you real proof that I do as I teach. Use these videos as reference examples when doing your own Craigslist deals. I encourage you to share your own videos with me and the rest of the class! Doesn't need to be fancy...just snap a quick video describing the sale you just made and post it in the discussion section of this course. I look forward to seeing them!

Each month, I break down my monthly income report as a way to track what items are selling on Craigslist and for how much. I figured this would be a perfect way to give back to all of you who are investing your time/money taking this course - I want you to see that I am doing what I teach, that it works, and that you can do it too.

Each month, I break down my monthly income report as a way to track what items are selling on Craigslist and for how much. I figured this would be a perfect way to give back to all of you who are investing your time/money taking this course - I want you to see that I am doing what I teach, that it works, and that you can do it too.