Image Ads Exposed!Creating Clickable Ads for Craigslist

What do I need?

You need to have the following to post your image ads:• An image hosted on a

remote server• A destination URL for your

visitors

That’s basically all you need but it’s a bit more complex than it appears.

How to Make an Image

• Create your own image from scratch using Photoshop – can be difficult and expensive if you don’t have PS

• Create your image using your default image editor on your computer – can be difficult but basically free

• Have an image created by someone else – easy but can cost money (try fiverr.com to outsource this if you want)

• Make your ad on a word processor and add clip art or theme backgrounds and different fonts – easy and basically cost free

There are many different options available

How to Hosting an Image

To place an image ad you must have your image hosted on a remote server.

Free options include:

• Wordpress.com

• Screencast.com

• And more

How to Make Your Link

Simply copy your desired link from your destination website and paste it on a note pad or word processor page

How to Make Your Image Ad Code

This is a bit of a difficult step. But if you’ve got your image hosted it’s really just a matter of copying and pasting to get the HTML code you need for your ad.

HTML Code

You need:

• Your destination website URL (http://YourDestinationURL.com)

• Your remotely hosted image URL (http://YourImageURL.com)

HTML Code

To make an image ad now you need to put these URLs together using some HTML code.

<a href=“http://YourDestinationURL.com”>

<img scr=“http://YourImageURL.com” />

</a>

Copy and paste your links in the appropriate locations and save in your notepad.

Placing Your Ad

• Copy and paste all of your code in the message editing section of the advertising website

• Also place some type of text like a quotation after the code – use a different quote with each ad to keep the posts unique

An Example Ad

Code:

<a href=“http://unlimitedprofits.mixedcoffee.com”><imgscr=“http://mixedcoffee.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/click-apply.png” /></a>

Final Points

• Subject or headline is extremely important to attracting viewers to your ad

• Category is important as well – most people check out jobs

• Don’t use the same headline or exact same ad and quote combination more than once

Happy Posting

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• We can also design an image or QR code (small cost is involved for this service)