Service · Classifieds
A classified ad posting service for home service contractors with daily posting on Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, and OfferUp. Stay visible to customers searching outside the major paid platforms.
What’s included
5–15 ads posted Monday through Friday across your target cities, with category and copy rotation to maximize visibility. Phone Verified Account (PVA) infrastructure to maintain posting eligibility. Ghost recovery process when Craigslist flags ads, built up over 16 years of contractor posting experience.
8–12 service listings refreshed every 48–72 hours per market. Optimized for the local-services categories homeowners actually browse. Renewed before listings expire so you stay visible.
Nextdoor business posts and OfferUp listings on platforms your competitors often miss. Nextdoor in particular drives high-intent neighbor recommendations that close at higher rates than typical paid leads.
5–10 ad copy variations per service, written for contractor buyers, not generic small-business templates. Category-specific phrasing tuned to what triggers homeowner clicks. Rotated to avoid duplicate-listing flags from each platform.
3–5 branded image templates per service, swapped weekly. Avoids the duplicate-image flags that get ads ghosted. Sized and styled to what each platform’s algorithm favors.
Posts published count per city and category, response rate, ghost rate (how often platforms flagged us), top-performing ad copy, and the strategy adjustments for next month. Plain English, no jargon.
Scope boundary
We’re explicit about scope so there are no surprises. These items are outside this service. Some are covered by other services we offer, some are not.
Honest note: Classified platforms vary heavily by city, by category, and by moderation activity. Some markets are gold mines for HVAC and plumbing; others have been overrun by spam and produce thin results. We’ll tell you upfront whether your specific market is worth the investment.
Honest fit check
How we’ll work together
Week 1
Account setup, ad copy variations, image creation, posting schedule.
Week 2
Daily posting begins. Test which categories and ad styles get the most response in your market.
Month 2+
Refine ad copy, expand to top-performing cities, drop categories that aren’t working.
Ongoing
Daily posting maintained. Monthly reports on volume and response. Quarterly strategy adjustment.
Pricing for this service
$600/month for single-city. $900/month for up to 5 cities. $1,400/month for nationwide multi-city posting. All include daily posting and unlimited ad copy variations.
A representative result
Junk removal contractor · Texas
Junk removal startup in Dallas had a tight budget and needed leads fast. Skipped paid ads entirely, focused 100% on daily Craigslist posting across 6 Texas cities for the first 90 days. Generated 35+ calls/month consistently, at a total cost of $600/month.
Representative of typical engagements. Individual results vary based on service area, competition, and budget.
Monthly Calls
Built from zero
Cost per Call
Lower than any paid channel
Common questions
Question not covered here? Send us a note, we’ll answer it directly.
Ask us anythingFor home services, yes, especially in mid-size US metros and for budget-conscious homeowner segments. It’s not as dominant as it was in 2015, but it still drives meaningful calls for HVAC, plumbing, moving, junk removal, and handyman businesses at a cost per lead nothing else matches.
Some will. That is normal on Craigslist. We work around their flagging system with copy variations, location rotation, and category strategy. Typical client sees 60–75% of ads stay live for the full 7-day cycle.
No. Every ad is manually created and posted by a real person. Automation gets you ghosted (ads exist but aren’t shown to anyone) or banned. Manual posting is slower, but it’s the only way that actually works in 2026.
Start with the cities where you actually service. If your service radius is 30 miles, post in 3–5 surrounding cities. Going wider than your actual service area wastes posts on calls you can’t fulfill.
Yes. We send you the ad copy variations and images for approval before the first posting cycle. After launch, we send monthly samples in the report.
Often yes, Craigslist callers tend to be more price-conscious. But the cost per call is also 3–5x lower. Net result: Craigslist is excellent for high-volume, lower-margin services (junk removal, basic plumbing repairs, moving), less ideal for premium services (luxury HVAC, custom roofing).
Ready to start?
A 30-minute call. We’ll look at your specific business and tell you honestly whether this service makes sense for you, or what we’d recommend instead.
No pitch. No pressure. Just a real conversation about your business.
