One week on craigslist: How to make money over there

The economy is crazy and horrible right now. It is not a surprise that everyone is ready to find a way to make money online.

Of course you can find the traditional people that offer a services or a product.

You can find escort people sending affiliate links all over the place.

I want to focus on those people:

Those affiliates…. They don’t have a product so it is hard to pitch something on craigslist.

So I was wondering how I can pitch something on craigslist without sounding like a spammer.

I’m targeting 2 majors market dating and dating.

My idea is simple I should give you what’s in my pitch.

For example: 3 tips to get laid tonight on craigslist

I give a useful report or tool. By useful I mean something that you can use right now without doing or buying anything.

After that I should be very transparent about the fact that I want them to do a very specific task.

I plan to do it by email like that:

Post an ad on craigslist

Put some very clever information in my signature. Answer the e-mail with very useful tips. Tell him that I’m going to follow up in 2 days.

In the follow up: pitch or not… I’m going to see.

 

2012 my online prediction

It is never easy doing some prediction but I noticed some trends. I decide to put my thoughts online as a reminder where I should focus.

Everything mobile

It is without surprise that mobile is going to be king in 2012. There is a single reason for that, more and more people own a smartphones. Almost every young people cannot live without their device for real.

Should I develop for IPhone android windows etc…?

The answer is quite simple. I should create a web mobile app.

The reality is everything changes so fast. Last year IPhone was king and in 2012 the android is going to be king.

Of course each platform has a market place for their apps. It would be stupid to avoid them but at the same time there is a real opportunity to build something one time and works with any platform.

Maybe it is time for universal app or something like that. Anyway mobile is the right thing to check in 2012.

Dead simple

More and more casual and non tech savvy people are looking for apps solution. The best marketing and the dead simple apps are going to make a fortune in 2012.

The bubble is over in 2012

I think there are too many startups or too many wannabe dev on the market right now. I really think that in 2012 the market is going to correct the situation. Many people are going to stop any app development because of that.

With over 300 000 apps you can not fit everybody and many people are going to change direction.

Online payment

Put a payment link on your website today. I should do it too. More people are ready to buy online. 2012 is going to be the best time to start selling some thing online.

 

Facebook PR move about Privacy

I was on Facebook this afternoon and I saw this news from Facebook in my news feed.

I follow the link and I found out this page:

I find it very clever from Facebook. You must educate your user before the media do it for you.

It is also clear that in 2012 it’s all monetization for Facebook.

The most important thing I can lean about that: educate your user about you business all the time. Transparency is the best tool.

Spoiler alert: it cost around 1 billion dollars to run Facebook today….

I plan in 2012 to educate my users more. I also want to be more transparent.

2012 is going to be all about monetization and transparency for me too.