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Generally, if you are seeking to increase your affiliate sales, you will be told that classified ads won't work. Under certain circumstances, however, classified ads can help you increase your number of visitors and enhance affiliate sales.

Your first priority in creating a classified ad is to make it no more complicated than necessary. The ad is intended to promote visitors to your site and not direct sales. With that in mind, let's look at the structure of your first classified ad headline.

The first priority in composing your headline is to employ key words that pull your readers in. There are certain terms that readers will always pay attention to; use them and your site will get clicks. Several of these words that will elicit clicks from readers are "cheap", "free", "proven" and "shocking". Track each of your ads so that you know which ones are generating potential customers.

A template for the URL you should use if you use more than one at the same site would be www.yourdomain/?=trackingcode. (The tracking code should be a 3 or 4 number code.) Record the tracking code for each of your ads somewhere, so you can tell which hits come from which ads. Use a different number, preferably randomized, for each tracking code. This way, you won't be confused. Every single time you refer to the same ad, use the same tracking code.

The next important part of putting together your advertisement is writing the first line of the copy. Many experts have said that you need to put a definable benefit to the user in the first sentence. The positive effect needs to be something that convinces the reader immediately that he is on to something good. A good way to do this is to tell the reader exactly what solution your product offers them.

The third line of your ad should be about a crucial feature of your product. If the feature is unique to your product, that's even better. The purpose is to draw the reader into clicking through now to find out the details and price of the offer. The ad should say what is necessary and nothing more. The goal when advertising with classified ads is to use as few words as you can to achieve the greatest results.

In fact, using a bigger, more complicated ad will only lessen your chances of success. So do not write heavily worded ads, or you might waste a lot of time and effort.

Next you will need places to post your new ads to. The criteria here is to find places that will allow free classified ads that get large amounts of traffic themselves. The sites Craigslist.org and Yahoo! Classifieds satisfy both of these important criteria.

Both of these sites will allow you to post your classifieds for free if you place your ads under the CORRECT TOPICS. Do not break this rule ever. Your ads will be removed and you may be thrown off the sites unless the ads are in the proper place. Prior to placing your ad, closely peruse the terms of service.

Your overall success and profits will be greater when you follow this proven method of advertising using free classifieds. Increased affiliate sales and greater positive publicity for your promotions will come from taking these simple steps. Clicks and revenue are sure to follow once you finish producing and placing your ads.