puls1234 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2003 Here is a little suggestion for everyone when running your classified ads looking for homeowners or tenant buyers. Before any word in your ad start the ad off with an asterisk. The reason is because papers classify ads by symbols then numbers then letters in that order. So if your ad starts with an asterisk or an exclamation point you will be the first ad in your category or one of the first few ads which means more eyeballs will hit your ad! Good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ctrmrz31 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2003 Thanks for the tip! I will try it out and see if it works here in the wild, wild, west.I will let everybody know the results.Brandon or Cruz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Tony- 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2003 good idea for we buy houses add Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mpine 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2003 In my market you are not allowed to use symbols to start an ad, so we use AAA to begin with instead.. if there is already an AAA just add an A or 2 Mike :ph34r: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkerton 0 Report post Posted January 11, 2004 Folks, I recently placed an ad in the major Sacramento California paper and they're hip to the techniques discussed to get your ad higher--or first. They go strictly by alphabetical order...but I tried! Mike p. The Legal Eagle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MichaelC 160 Report post Posted January 11, 2004 Folks, I recently placed an ad in the major Sacramento California paper and they're hip to the techniques discussed to get your ad higher--or first. They go strictly by alphabetical order...but I tried! Mike p. The Legal EagleOf course, Mike. Everything about you Left Coast people is "Hip". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark in St. Louis 0 Report post Posted January 12, 2004 I tried the same trick here in St. Louis this weekend. It will sort of work. Turns out, they rank the order of the ads based on the number of lines in the ad first, and then by alpha. So, here money buys your placement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites