The Key to Making Money on Craigslist: How I Make Thousands in My Spare Time - Softcover

Fies, Steven

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692335463 ISBN 13: 9780692335468

Publisher: Steven Fies, 2014

Synopsis

The Key to Making Money on Craigslist features a complete system for building sustainable wealth through merchandise resale. Over the course of more than 275 pages, Steven Fies shows you exactly how he did over $20,000.00 in sales and earned over $6,000.00 in gross profit in one year on Craigslist – all in just a few hours per week. With a core focus on teaching you reliable and tested methods for profitable resale, this book delivers immediately usable steps to harness your business acumen and realize success. In the book, you will: -Learn how to analyze pricing, spot deals, craft killer advertisements, take intelligent risks, and negotiate successfully with others. -Study real-life examples, actual transactions with buyers and sellers, and the underlying thought processes that lead to successful deals. -Discover the hard and fast rules for instantly becoming more profitable and avoiding the most common pitfalls. One chapter at a time, you will learn exactly what to buy, why to buy it, how to thoroughly research price points, and what to say to buyers and sellers to close deals. Graphs, screenshots, and even mathematical equations are introduced to help you grasp every concept in detail, so you can replicate the exact processes required for positive cash gains. Key concepts are reinforced and illustrated in context through insightful stories of the author’s transactions. The first chapter provides a “bird’s eye view” of the entire system from a big-picture perspective. Chapter two supplies psychological tools to help you conquer your fears and develop the mental strength to take calculated risks. The human fallacy of Loss Aversion is explored in depth, including a startling explanation of how this phenomenon sabotages our ability to succeed – and how to put it in its place before it gets the better of you. The third chapter offers several viable ways to raise money when getting started, even if you’re dead broke. By exploiting a relatively unknown gold mine, you are given the know-how to easily accumulate several hundred dollars in a short period of time – and you will learn exactly how the author turned an unlikely free item into $500.00 cash in a matter of weeks. The fourth and fifth chapters provide business-planning advice to help you achieve a definitive focus for your buying and selling activities. By the end, you will approach your dealings with a firm sense of context, and know precisely how to accumulate relevant price and product information. Then, in the sixth chapter, you’ll be shown a powerful way to automate this information gathering and analysis to free up your precious time. The remainder of the book builds upon this foundation with some crucial insights: -How to always be the first buyer to respond to a new listing – without ever having to check the listings! (How to leverage technology to generate powerful automated notifications.) -How to craft superior listings that demand higher prices for items that normally sell for less. -How to avoid the classic mistake that immediately destroys sales listings every time. -How to price your items to psychologically attract more buyers – all while raising your prices! (Plus, how to use this same tactic in reverse to your advantage when making offers to sellers.) -Why you should conduct an economic analysis of your niche market and how to do it properly, based on textbook principles of Microeconomics. -How to leverage trades to capture significant extra profit as a buyer or a seller. -How to frame any email, phone, or in-person price negotiation for a win from the first moment. This book instructs on solid business principles that can be applied in any number of transactional markets. Whether you buy and sell daily or infrequently, The Key to Making Money on Craigslist will ensure you consistently achieve maximum possible earnings.

About this title

About the Author

Steven Fies is a business professional with a passion for playing guitar, surfing, and spending quality time with his family. In his first sales position, he took the desk of a former rep whose annual sales volume was $225,000 and increased it to $500,000 within fourteen months. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Management Science from the University of California, San Diego, and currently lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and two dogs. Find him on twitter at @stevenfies

Review

"Fies delivers...well above and beyond the title of the book. An inspiring read." -The Examiner
"This is THE Craigslist textbook." ironfox, Amazon Reader
"Probably the best book available on this subject. Made my money back from this book 5 times over on very first sale on craigslist." Anthony Vanucci
"Unbelievable book! Helped me score a Craigslist jackpot worth $13,000!" Brett Gunther
"This book is very easy to read and understand how to buy and sell effectively. The real-life examples and recommended websites are excellent!" Sharon Moore
"Book is amazing. I am halfway through it and I still can't believe the amount of detail that is included in this book. He talks about inventory, the psychology of buying and selling, pricing, etc. I highly recommend this book." M. Schulze, Amazon Reader
"A REAL how-to book. Fies actually shares his secrets, starting with the right mindset for business. This book applies to so much more than selling on Craigslist. Highly recommended for anyone considering starting their own business of any kind." Julie Evans
"Fantastic book to empower those interested in making easy money in their spare time." Chiara, Amazon Reader
"With minimal time I have been able to bring in extra income for my family which has been an immense help." Rmiller, Amazon Reader
"This book does much more than give you a few "tips" for quick cash. Instead, it helps you develop an understanding of the principles to follow in generating consistent income through Craigslist." Thomas Pivnicny
"Great stuff. I have to admit, I first thought that this might be another one of those "Get Rich Fast" deals. However, as it turns out, this book provides a very detailed (a hefty 250+ pages!) description of the process through which the author generated significant revenue additional to a full-time day job." ChrisM, Amazon Reader
"This book breaks down a simple step-by-step strategy to make money with relatively little effort and highlights the basic errors people make to help you avoid any rookie mistakes." chabrah, Amazon Reader
"Well written and researched, and includes facts and figures to back up what he is telling you." Spyguy, Amazon Reader

Edition details

• Publisher: Steven Fies
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0692335463
• ISBN 13: 9780692335468
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 312