What Is Craigslist--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(C) Richard Butler www.richardbutlerthesuccesscoach.com
WHAT IS CRAIGSLIST?
Millions of people visit Craigslist every month. Still, many more have heard of it, but are notsure what it is. This article is a quick overview of the primary categories of Craigslist. Eventhough Craigslist has been available in some kind of form going back to 1995, there arepeople with no real idea of what it is or how it's used. However, these people are missing aterrific chance at being part of an online community that is constantly growing and evolving.The Craigslist community can be a great asset for buying and selling things, discussingpopular topics, or when looking for: information, jobs, friends, mates or dates. Here aresome of the main sections presented in order as they currently appear on the site.
Community
There's a lot of local information that can be found in the Craigslist Community section.Things that can be found in this section cover events, lost and found even local news andpolitics, among others. If you want to look into a specific area then this is one section youwill want to take a look at.
Personals
Whether you are looking for casual friendship or a lifelong mate the personals is for you.You must be at least eighteen years old to use this section. There are categories for alltastes, including opposite and same sex listings.
Forums
The Craigslist forums are a place where you can keep in touch, ask and answer questions,voice your opinions or exchange information. The forums contain several differentcategories. This makes finding others with similar interests much easier. You can post tosome of the forum categories without logging in, but for others a login is needed.
Housing
If you are looking for roommates, a house swap, an apartment, a house to buy, parking,storage, vacation property, sublets, tenants, commercial or office space then the housingcategory on Craigslist is the place to start. It is good for your local area or if you needhousing in any of the 450 or so locations covered.
For Sale
The Craigslist For Sale section is for the sale, trade, giving or requesting of physical items.As with other sections, it is categorized. If you can find it for sale in a newspaper's adsection you can find it on Craigslist - with the two additional categories of 'barter' and 'free'.
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