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Wanna know how to make money on CraigsList? It’s incredibly simple and it’s one of the easiest ways you can make money. While there are many ways to make money online, most people are looking for free ways to make money working from home. Maybe they don’t have money to invest, maybe they have money, but don’t want to risk it. Whatever the case may be, there is a simple way you can make money online without spending a dime. Read this post to learn how to make money on CraigsList.

One of the best ways to earn cash online is through classified sites such as CraigsList. But most people simply over look it and most are afraid of it because of all the make money CraigsList scam stuff. Since Craig Alexander Newmark started CraigsList in 1995, CL has come a long way. It serves over twenty billion page views per month! CraigsList is one of the most popular websites in the world and millions of people visit it each month. And that makes it easy to earn money on CraigsList.

If you know how to make money on eBay, you may have a little easier time making money on CraigsList as it has some similarities. To make money online with CraigsList for free, you have to look into “For Sale” category. In the “For Sale” category of CraigsList, there is a section called “free stuff”. In this section, people give away stuff they don’t want, for free. You simply have to go pick them up. Some times people even include pictures of these items.

How to Make Money on CraigsList

Register for free
Go to CraigsList and register for a free account, if you already don’t have one. You can register for free and it only takes a few seconds.

Find free items
Search your local CraigsList and look for free items that are in good shape (whcih most of them are). Sometimes you have to contact the owner to let them know you are going to pick it up, but in most cases, they will put the item in front of their drive way, which you just have to go there and pick it up.

Clean up
This step is the “hardest” part of making money with CraigsList. If possible, spend a few minutes to clean it up or whatever it needs to make it look better. For example, if its a desk, put a fresh coat of paint on it. Just make the item look as nice as you can.

Take pictures
When people look for stuff to buy on CraigsList or anywhere else for that matter, they tend to click on ads with pictures. People want to see what it looks like. So, spend a few minutes taking a few pictures of the item from different angles.

List your item
Now you need to list your item on CraigsList. Log in and list your item in the “for sale” category, under the appropriate section. This is very important, make sure you find and list your item under the right section. For example, if the item is a chair, listed under “furniture”.

If the item has some history to it, or there is anything interesting about it, use that to add a nice description of the item, even if its just a few words. In your ad, make sure you put your phone number or email address, so people can get in touch with you quickly.

Repeat the process
Now that you have listed your first item, go back and keep looking for other free stuff. Do this over and over again. After a while, you will know what items sell easier and faster, and what kinds of items don’t. As you do this over and over, you will gain some experience and the process becomes much faster and easier.

This is all it takes for making money on CraigsList, free. In a few hours or so, you will start to get calls and emails from people who want to buy the item. It is unbelievable how easy it is to make money with this method.

You may not believe it, but there are people who make (close to) living picking up free stuff from CraigsList and selling them back on CraigsList. It doesn’t take any skills, you don’t need any money, you don’t need a website, nothing. You don’t need anything but a free CraigsList account and internet connection. Its as simple as that.

If you want to make money without spending a dime and you don’t have any skills to offer, this is the way to do it. Finding free stuff on CraigsList and selling them back on CraigsList is how you can make money on CraigsList.

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Ariel
December 6th, 2011 at 11:40 am

I find the drawback to this method is picking stuff up. Some of these listing are close by but some are as far away as the valley, I would suspect you spend more money on gas than on selling the stuff :-( not for me, gas is waaaay too expensive nowadays

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satrap Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 4:25 pm

Well, that is something to consider as well, Ariel. Of course, you can always deal with people close by, plus with some items, it may be worth it to spend a few dollars on gas if you know you can make a decent amount of money selling that item.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts Ariel.

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brittany
August 22nd, 2011 at 12:44 pm

Just make sure you’re quick…cuz chances are if you live in a big city that there are about a hundred or more people watching the craigslist free listings at all times, trying to do the exact same thing as you. It really comes down to who can get there the fastest.
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Nick Reply:
September 12th, 2011 at 12:07 pm

@brittany, Check out http://www.listings2sms.com. It’s a paid service, but the price is cheaper than anything comparable. All you have to do is set up a Watchlist, and it’ll send you a text message on your phone whenever there’s a new listing. It’s way faster than RSS or email notifications, and you don’t have to sit in front of your computer all day checking email and other sites.

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Michael
August 19th, 2011 at 10:16 am

Thank you. Great content. Another way to generate money into craigslist is using fiverr.com and share skills to the world.

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Mike Moyer
August 19th, 2011 at 7:36 am

This is great advice. Don’t forget to mention though that once you start making money, there is more profit in high dollar items like appliances and electronics. But there is also more risk.
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Seth Archeson
July 16th, 2011 at 5:49 pm

There’s a flip side to that coin. I never put stuff up on CL in the “free stuff” section anymore. I’ll put it up for a dollar or five dollars or something low… to weed out the types of people that scrape the “free stuff” forums. Flaky, strange people that JUMP on things – I mean they reply within 5 minutes of me posting – and then take forever to pick it up. Hell, half the time they don’t even pick the stuff up. :-P

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Satrap Reply:
August 11th, 2011 at 6:32 pm

@Seth Archeson,
I never experienced that. That certainly is wired that people call and schedule a pick up, but never actually pick it up.
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David Lockwood
July 4th, 2011 at 6:14 pm

I make a full time income off of craigslist, and in my experience the free items have a ton of traffic and most times if its left and your the lucky one to get it its not in very good shape, (not cost effective to repair and resell.) My email is davelockwood@rocketmail.com. For a fee I can show you the majority of ins an outs off making a full time income off of Craigslist, I am in the process of doing a video course. I have done this in three Florida markets an in Charlotte NC. Its great money, you can make it quick and very consistently.

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Al Reply:
July 16th, 2011 at 2:24 am

@David Lockwood,

Right.. nobody in their right mind would be dumb enough to pay you for tips when they can search for free.

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Satrap Reply:
August 11th, 2011 at 6:37 pm

@Al,
Thats not true!
This is not to defend David, as I clearly stated everything you need to make money with this method, in this post for free, lol.

There are people online that pay for simplest things to be done for them, simply because they dont want to spend the time to do it themselves.
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Satrap Reply:
August 11th, 2011 at 6:35 pm

@David Lockwood,
Thanks for sharing your experience David. However, I would advice against leaving your email address in places where you comment as spammers can easily scrape your email using softwares and bombard you with scams.
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Miami Beach Maid
July 2nd, 2011 at 9:08 pm

craiglist is the best way to make money online i love it i have a cleaning bussines and is the best i love it

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Satrap Reply:
August 11th, 2011 at 6:39 pm

@Miami Beach Maid
Yes, craigslist is great for businesses like yours as it provides an easy way to gather clients.
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Em
May 31st, 2011 at 4:13 pm

unfortunately, I find that free stuff gets replies in minutes, but items that are even as low as a dollar take forever.

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Satrap Reply:
August 11th, 2011 at 6:43 pm

@Em,
Thats true in some cases. However,with a little trial and error you can find ways to speed up the reply.

For example, by writing attractive titles for your listings, you can entice people to click on your listing, then with a powerful description of the items and why and how it can benefit them, you can bring them to buy the item.
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steven papas
February 28th, 2011 at 6:10 am

I was unaware of CL. I just visited the website, but as expected, it doesn’t work in Athens. Thanks though for the info.
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Satrap Reply:
August 11th, 2011 at 6:44 pm

@steven papas,
Sorry to hear that Steven. CL operates in a lot of countries and cities, but unfortunately not in every country and city.
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rani
January 17th, 2011 at 12:32 am

U are great i got some important money related ideas

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satrap Reply:
January 18th, 2011 at 1:21 am

Rani,
Thank you, I am glad the article was helpful.

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Alex Papa
January 10th, 2011 at 4:28 pm

Great topic! Craiglist list a great tool to use. Unfortunately, it is still underutilized as most people still don’t know it as well as they know eBay. It is amazing how easy it is to buy and sell things on Craiglist!
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satrap Reply:
January 11th, 2011 at 10:27 pm

Thanks for stopping by Alex. Yes, craigslist is truly an over looked source that can be great for making money.

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