Craigslist Is 3 for 3
by Billy Goodnick
Since this seems to be working, I thought I'd share.
I started posting my services at Craigslist a few months ago and left myself a monthly tickler on my calendar to update the posting. I use the Creative Services category and so far I've had three calls, each of which has generated a paying visit and one has lead to an additional word-of-mouth referral. At least two of the three connections will be long-term projects.
The Craigslist "blurb" starts with a pithy intro...
1) Billy Goodnick has been enhancing Santa Barbara....demystifying ... his philosophy is simple...
[There, I've set the hook, time to start reeling them in!]
2) Services include analysis, design diagrams, construction material selection, plant palettes, custom services for do-it-yourselfers, chimney sweeping (no, not really, just seeing if you're paying attention).
[WOW! Can't resist THAT!]
3) Resume: Billy landscape career spans...
[Ah, but can he fold towels and whistle at the same time?]
4) If they need more information, I have a link to my blog and to my web site.
Just enough to entice people to delve a bit deeper. I don't have a counter at my web site (yet) but will be adding that to figure out how many inquiries I get for how many site visitations.
As for the web site, it looks like a million bucks, but is the result of me spending about four hours using iWeb on my iMac and subscribing to .Mac services for about $100 per year. That gets me web hosting, a photo gallery I can send clients to, back-up storage and a bunch of other stuff. You don't have to have a Mac to use it, but why would you own a PC if you could have a Mac? (just a bit of Mac arrogance).
Hope this helps some. If you want more info, contact me via e-mail at billygoodnick@yahoo.com. To view the full Craigslist blurb, click here and find your way to Services > Creative.
Visit Billy's website at www.billygoodnick.com
Billy, Thanks for sharing the craigslist experience. In my area I've been seeing a lot of "fly-by-night" garden coaching postings on craigslist. As well, I've been seeing homeowners posting "opportunities" for non-paying garden mentoring gigs. The terminology is out there. Let's just hope these posters are up to the standards we pioneering professionals have set for our garden coaching industry!
Posted by: robin | 2008.01.28 at 04:37 PM