Being the author of The
Craigslist Hustle comes with its perks. The one thing I love most is being
able to share what I’ve learned over the years buying and reselling items on
craigslist for profit with motivated individuals around the world. I have a
heart for people who are in “hopeless” situations, because I have been there in
times past and didn’t see a way of escape.
As a result of being laid off by my employer years ago, I came across
Craigslist and mastered an approach that helped my family of five during one of
the most trying financial periods in our lives. I now share these same tips in
my book The Craigslist Hustle that I
use even today to buy and resell items for profit. I not only buy and sell for profit
on Craigslist, but I also go to Craigslist to find my service professionals as
well. I have found carpet cleaners, mechanics, carpenters, dog groomers,
painters, and so on.
Well, this summer when my outside air conditioning unit blew
out and I diagnosed it as much as I could from watching YouTube videos, I
decided to find a professional on Craigslist. I went to the services tab, typed
in the key word Freon and several posts appeared in the results. I then read
through a few of the posts to get an idea of what services were offered by the individual
as well as the fees charged. Once I located the person I was interested in
hiring I did a little research. I weeded through posts from the past 45 days to
see how many times this person had listed his services a HVAC repairman. This
was important to me because if anyone is serious about their business they will
promote it on a continuous basis. This person had posted over two dozen times
which is about once every other day. That is outstanding in my eyes and so I
moved on to the next step which was to see if he listed the same phone number
in each post. This is important as well due to most people in the services
section will switch up their phone number in the post if they are trying to
hide something or avoid bad reviews from the Craigslist community. I also did a
Google search of his phone number and found out his name, verified he was a
HVAC repairman and even listed with the Better Business Bureau. I was at peace in giving him a call and
letting him come to my house to diagnosis my air conditioner. He came out and
was very professional and we had great conversation. He went above and beyond
what I could have imagined and had me up and running in about 30 minutes. He
put in five pounds of Freon (R-22) and changed out my capacitor all for around
$120! For those of you who have ever had these services done you will know this
is a great deal. I asked him where did he learn how to work on air conditioners
and that’s when he told me a little of his story. Before he told me he said, “I
hope by now you’ve already judged me and your opinion doesn’t change after I
tell you this.” He went on to tell me that he served 25 years in prison for
murder, is now a different man and had been released for three years. He said
that while he was in prison he learned to work on heating and cooling units and
was transported all over the state repairing units at various correctional
facilities. Once he was released he learned about Craigslist through a friend
and to make a long story short he has been making over $80,000 a year repairing
heating and cooling units via Craigslist.
I have a few friends who have felony criminal records who
have paid their dues to society and attempted to join the workforce. They found
that a lot of places will not hire individuals who have felonies, or they could
only receive minimum wage despite having a college degree. I have been blessed
with the opportunity of being able to teach classes in a couple of local
correctional facilities in my home town. I use my book The Craigslist Hustle as my guide and teach inmates who are nearing
release straight from my book how to buy and resell items on Craigslist. I also
teach the men how to promote their services on Craigslist as well. The inmates I
teach were charged with non violent felonies (mainly drug convictions) and just
looking for a fresh and legal start. These individuals have talents that blow
me away! I meet barbers, artist, mechanics, carpenters, plumbers, vocalist and
so on. I show them how they can take the
same hustle they had on the streets making money illegally and use it to
promote their skills on Craigslist. “When employers won’t hire you Craigslist
will,” is one thing I share with the men. I’m not writing this blog to scare
anyone, but yet encourage you to encourage someone you might know that is in
this situation. I teach individuals how to deal honestly and professionally at
all times. If you stumbled across this
blog and wondering how to make extra money via Craigslist regardless of what
your current situation is then go check out my webpage www.mrcraigslisthustle.com. The
Craigslist Hustle, let’s get it!
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