Give Your Craigslist Ad a Better Look with Pictures and HTML Formatting
Here are some formatting ideas that will improve the look of your Craigslist Ad. You should think about adding pictures, tables, changing the font and maybe even a little bit of color. With a little formatting and some graphics, you can make your Craigslist ad look like a squeeze website page.
The first thing you should do is write your Craigslist Ad in a word processor or Google Apps Documents. When you need to post your ad, simply copy the text with coding and paste it into craigslist. This will save all kinds of retyping and will the easy placement of images in your ad.
You may want to reference these resources for which HTML Tags Craigslist allows for formatting:
Craigslist HTML Reference Page
In my Craigslist training program, it shows detailed videos with examples on how to format Craigslist ads with pictures, tables and fonts.
Here are some thought starters for Craigslist Ad formatting:
- Use HTML tables to organize the text and pictures on your page
- Link to pictures on your website, Picassa or Flickr using IMG SRC HTML.
- Use the <HR>, horizontal rule to add a line to help breakup your information.
- Use the <FONT> tag to change the size and color of some of your text. Don’t overdo it, just enough to emphasize the key points.
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