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I have a new free classified ad site for promotion. Friend's can you tell me what i do for it....

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Quick, practical checklist for getting a free classifieds site to rank and convert — built on ideas from , , and but with concrete next steps.

Make listings truly indexable and useful. Each ad should have its own clean, human‑readable permalink and unique title/meta description. Prevent sitewide blocks (robots or noindex) and publish an XML sitemap so crawlers can find new ads. Use canonical tags only when content is genuinely duplicate; otherwise give each listing unique fields (photos, specs, condition, delivery options) so pages aren’t “thin.”

Turn keyword advice into templates, not stuffing. Match titles and descriptions to likely search intent — e.g., Brand + Model + Condition + City + Price — and require helpful details in the body so pages answer real queries. Avoid automatic one‑line dumps; small quality gates (required fields, minimum description length, good photos) improve rankings and user trust.

Leverage social and community channels the smart way. Add Open Graph and Twitter Card tags so shared ads look good. Seed targeted local groups and an email digest of “new in your area” to pull buyers back. Use referral incentives to jumpstart listings and focus on balancing buyer demand with seller supply.

Fix technical fundamentals and monitor results. Serve the site over HTTPS, make pages mobile responsive, and optimise load times. Add schema.org markup (Product/Offer or LocalBusiness where appropriate) to improve SERP appearance. Track crawl errors and search queries with webmaster tools and analytics; remove or noindex low‑quality/expired ads. Combining site health, unique ad content, and targeted community promotion will produce the most reliable Google visibility over time.

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Member Avatar for era27

YOu can use longtail keywords for your classifieds
you can choose more and more keywords for all sites.
you can do bookmarking of the classifieds
Can choose all highly usewd classifieds sites with same keywords.

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Hi, Social Media Sites are the best marketing tool to promote your classifieds site. Get Here the tips on how to promote your classifieds site, through Facebook Fan Page.

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if is a craigslisclone then each ad is a separate page and can get listed in Google results

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