Free Classifieds: Frequently Asked Questions

• How do you calculate number of views?

The system records an ad view when a visitor clicks on a details link in ad listing pages or an ad header in various recent ads columns. So, the number of ad views indicates the number of times visitors have viewed the ad details.

• How can I post an ad to all the US States, Cities, and Countries with just one click?

The short answer is: you cannot. The long answer is: you do not have to post to all the States, cities, countries. If one click post to all the States, Countries, Cities exists, than there is no need for State, Country, City classifications because most people will choose to post in "All States", "All Countries", or "All Cities". The site uses a different approach. It is the ad viewer who has control over what he or she wants to view. By default, your ad gets equal exposure no matter where you post your ad. However, the ad viewer can filter the ads in different ways.

• Ads displayed in "Recent Ads" box on the home page ignore States, Countries, Cities. Every ad is displayed in "Recent Ads" box on the home page.
• Ads displayed in "Recent Ads" box on the state list page ignore States, Cities. Every ad posted in any us state or us city is displayed on the state list page.
• Ads displayed in "Recent Ads" box on the state category page, e.g. California, ignore all cities in that state. Every ad posted in that state or any city in that state is displayed on the state category page.
• Ads displayed in "Recent Ads" box on the country list page ignore countries. Every ad posted in any country is displayed on the country list page.
• Ads displayed when someone clicks on the category link from the home page, ignore states, cities. Every ad posted in any us state or city is displayed for that category.
• Default search ignores all us states, cities, countries. When an ad viewer clicks on the default search button, all ads have equal chance of exposure.

As you can see from the list above, every ad has plenty of opportunity for exposure no matter where the ad is posted.

• How can I post an ad that will stay for 30 days?

When you post an ad, by default it will stay for 8 days. The system uses an internal algorithm to scan ads and assigns scores. Some ads are than automatically promoted to a 30-day life. When you post, renew or update an ad, it will always show an 8-day expiration. You cannot do anything to promote an ad to a 30-day expiration period. Only system selected ads are promoted to 30-day expiration period.

• How can I keep my ads fresh and get maximum exposure for my ads?

Ads are displayed according to the most recent ads first. Follow the following simple rules to keep your ads fresh and for maximum exposure to your ads.

• To keep your ads fresh, renew your ads every few days.
• Write a good title or ad header for better search result listing.
• Post your ads only in relevant categories (3 to 5 categories maximum).
• If you are seeking local buyers, post your ads in your city, a few surrounding cities and your state.
• If you are seeking buyers from a particular countries, post your ads in that country only.
• if you are seeking buyers from all over the world, create as many version of your ads as possible with different titles, and variations in ad description and then post in as many US states and Countries as possible. It will be like posting a number of different ads in different countries and US States.

• How can I be sure that my ads are posted successfully?

There are different ways to check it. Immediately after you post your ads, please check in the "Recent Ads" column on the home page, or state listing page or country listing page. The ad should show up in one of these "Recent Ads" column. You can search your ad using the search tool and key words from your ad header by filtering categories, state, country, etc.

• Are these ads spidered by search engines? Can someone find my ads using the search engine?

ClassifiedsForFree.com is one of the very few web sites whose ads are spidered daily by search engines. Check the recent ads spidered by search engine.