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February 2008

New Mobile Features Offered at Classified Flyer Ads

Posted at 6:53 PM, Feb. 26, 2008

For Immediate Release: Feb. 26, 2008 For more information, contact: Lyn Mettler, (843) 388-8376, lmettler@mettlerpr.com AIM: LynMettler Classified Flyer Ads Offers New Mobile Feature GROVER BEACH, CALIF.-Flyers posted to popular Web site ClassifiedFlyerAds.com, which lets customers create professional-looking flyers that are automatically posted to a host of online directories, are now available not just on the Web, but via mobile devices. With the new "Ad2Cell" feature, viewers can email or text a specific address on their mobile device, including cell phones and Blackberrys, to receive basic information included on a particular flyer. The Ad2Cell feature gives paid customers of ClassifiedFlyerAds.com a unique mobile email address for every classified flyer ad they create. They can then advertise this mobile email address outside of the Web, such as on signs, print ads, postcards, etc., so interested parties can receive additional information. When an interested buyer emails or texts the given address on their mobile device, they immediately receive a reply that includes product sale specifics, such as price, beds, baths and property address for a home, or price, make, model and year for a vehicle. A text link address to a mobile version of the online flyer is also included in the reply. For every request made to the Ad2Cell access number, the flyer creator will receive both a text message to their mobile device and an email message that informs them of the inquiry, which flyer was requested and the inquirer's phone number. This information will also be logged and accessible in their member area of ClassifiedFlyerAds.com. "Ad2Cell gives our customers one more way to communicate with potential buyers in a way that is convenient to them," says Michael Thompson, chief operating officer of Go Smart Solutions, LLC, the parent company of ClassifiedFlyerAds.com. "Now you don't have to be sitting at a computer to get information about a specific flyer; you can view it on the go." ClassifiedFlyerAds.com, owned by parent company Go Smart Solutions, LLC, is an online tool popular with realtors, employers and auto dealers that allows individuals to promote a product or service via classified ads throughout the Web. A user-friendly process allows clients to produce professional flyers, which are then posted on more than 25 online directories and optimized for maximum exposure on the most popular search engines. A cost-effective way to promote homes or autos for sale, job postings or other services, ClassifiedFlyerAds.com offers many add-on functionalities to its flyers, including virtual tours, live view tracking, embeddable widgets and more. For more information, visit www.classifiedflyerads.com. ###

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What Online Directories are the most effective?

Posted at 9:50 AM, Feb. 2, 2008

We thought we would share some insight with you.  Many of you post your listings in online directories and are probably aware of the benefits.  We ran a query on 2 of the most active flyers created this week on ClassifiedFlyerAds.com and following are the views these flyers (listings) have had in each directory.  The report below only shows sources that had a total count above 10 views.  Anything below 10 views was excluded and keep in mind some directories such as Craigslist do not record opens (disallowed) so are not taken into consideration.

Source	View Count
Natural Search Engine Search	4150
Backpage	911
ClassifiedFlyerAds.com	631
OLX	420
Google Base	276
Oodle	205
Trulia	179
Email	98
Edgeio	84
RSS Feeds	78
Digg	63
Propeller	46
Vast	40
Ebay	37
eHouseAds	36
Lycos	30
Kijiji	22
Zillow	19
ActiveRain	18
Hotpads	17
Geebo	12

Natural search engine means flyer views that were made from searches done in Google, Yahoo or other search engines and as you can see those top the list.  What this tells us is many buyers are finding listings from a good old fashion search engine search over finding them in directories.  So if you can accomplish getting your listings ranked in search engines then your listings will benefit greatly.

Backpage is second on the list so if you are not posting your listings to Backpage you should start.

OLX has also returned good results on a consistent basis.

Of course the results vary based on listing, price and location but this should give you a general idea on the top online sources where you should be advertising your listings.

DON'T FORGET - most of the directories also allow you to create and post service ads.  Many Agents will advertisie their listings but forget to advertise their services.  Create "Real Estate Service Flyers" and post those to directories too.