Craigslist isn’t pretty, but people are used to it. And it works. Though we at TeachStreet hope to one day become a one stop shop for pottery teachers and poker coaches alike, there’s no avoiding the fact that Craigslist is the gold standard for online listings. Think about it, you need an apartment, a bike, a job, a strange encounter, or anything else, where do you look?

Though many folks have been using Craigslist for years, I’ve had a number of teachers ask me over the last couple weeks what classified sites they should post to. In light of this, I thought I’d mention a couple teacher friendly classified sites.

Though there are a million out there, some listings are geared more at e-commerce, or employment, than they are at classes or lessons. A couple of these sites include Google Base, Facebook Marketplace, MySpace’s Classifieds, and Yelp. Don’t waste your time here. Pick sites that with categories that are consistent with what you teach.

5 Best Classifieds for Teachers

• Backpage
• Oodle
• Kijiji
• Craigslist
• Seattle.net

Also, avoid Mistakes that will cause you to lose your audience.

• Title - It’s a river of ads on these sites. Differentiate yourself by coming up with an interesting title. Don’t assume being vague is enticing. It’s not.

• Typos and Misspellings - This goes without saying, but different from a text message, you’ll likely not get a response if you have a sloppily written ad. So take an extra pass and proofread what you post before you post it.

• Contact Info - Obvious as this one is, it’s amazing to me how frequently you see people not list their contact info.

And for those who are neither copywriter, nor web developer, we’ve added a new resource to our teacher toolbag: customized classified templates. This was a request from one of our registered instructors who wanted a more professional ad she could copy and paste into her posts. More features to come, but hopefully this helps for the classified postings. Thanks, Mary.

If you want a customized template for yourself, let us know. We’d be happy to send you one.

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Phone: 206.381.0652