At nearly 90,000 views, reaching over 50,000 within 4 days, this has become the most viewed ad in Adverts.ie history.  It‘s been tweeted (343 times), shared (6401 times!), googled and has generated a response from around the World. I think it’s safe to say that this car, for sale for €500, has taken on a life of its own.

The seller, Rob O’Rourke, took his sales pitch to a whole new level when he asked us to pour ourselves a glass of whiskey, light up a cigar, sit back and listen to some “smooth jazz” while we read what this 15 year old car had to offer. Accompanying the ad are glammed-up photos of the less than glamorous, or even clean car. All of this combined to make magic that people couldn’t get enough of.

As for Rob, in the short 5 days that this car was available for sale on Adverts.ie Rob’s story featured in The Journal.ie, Joe.ie, The Irish Times, The Irish Independent, TV3, 2FM and more. According to Rob’s Facebook page, he was also contacted by the head of Volvo. He has even been offered jobs and has been proposed to!

Is this the best car you will ever own? Maybe not. But it is the one of the cleverest ads to be featured here on Adverts.ie.

And the best part about it, it worked! This car was listed as sold five days after it was placed.

So why not add a little magic to your ad? You never know what will happen!

Maria.

We’ve just introduced a new badge , available on all For Sale ads.

A  badge will make your ad stand out from the page and instantly attract more views.

Your ad will appear in our  tab, making your ad one of a hundred, instead of one of a thousands!

The badge will be displayed on your ad for a duration of 10 days and cost €9.

Here is how your ad will show in the quick sale tab:

Quick sale badges are only available to private sellers.

It is not possible to add a badge to your existing ads at the moment, but it’s coming soon.

We have also added a Bold title option. For €1, your ad will stand out from other listings in the search results.

Happy sales on Adverts.ie!

Claire

From today until Friday 4th May, anyone placing an item for sale in our Home and Garden section or in our Baby and Nursery section will receive €5 Adverts credit as a thank you.

So go for it!

Sell the clothes your children don’t wear anymore, the smoothie maker you never used, the wedding gifts you never asked for!

Terms and conditions below:

-The ad placed must be a new For Sale ad with a picture (seller’s own), placed in any categories of our Home and Garden or Baby and Nursery sections (duplicate ads will be removed).

-Maximum of €5 credit per user.

-Users will receive €5 credit in their Adverts account within 24 hrs of the ad going live.

-Offer starts from midnight on Monday 30th April and ends on midnight, Friday 4th May.

-Free credit will expire within 90 days.

-Ads placed that are not in accordance with our rules will be removed and free credit will not be allocated.

Enjoy!

Claire

There has been a sharp increase in the number of car dealers advertising as private users on the site and we have been asked to take action to keep private users and car dealers separate.

We believe that private users will only place a car ad very seldomly in comparison to car dealers. For that reason, we have decided to change our fees to place a car ad so that all car ads are now paid for.

Here are our new car fees:

*All car ads allow users to enter their phone numbers.

A priority car ad stays on top of the listings for 4 days. A premium car ad stays on top of the listings for 7 days and displays a premium badge.

If you have any question, please don’t hesitate to contact us at support@adverts.ie.

Create an email alert on Adverts.ie and you will automatically be entered in a draw to win an iPad3!

Do you need help creating your email alert? Read our previous post on email alerts or email us at support@adverts.ie and we’ll be more than happy to help!

Best of luck everyone!

Claire

Would you swap your clutter for a bag of cash?

If your answer  is yes, then follow the next steps and you could be rich by next week!

Step 1: Get organised.

Work one room at a time. Gather 3 boxes and label them ” Keep”, “throw away” and “sell/give away”.

Pick up each piece of clutter and choose a box. It might be a good idea to have someone helping you with the decision!

Step 2: Keep at it until you're done!

Moving clutter into a box takes a lot of energy and time. Often, clutter will be moved into boxes and the boxes will be left untouched in a corner of the room. Don't give up!

Put away the content of the "keep" box, throw away the unwanted clutter, and go through your "sell/give away" box to decide on what can be sold and what should be given away.

Step 3: Make some cash!

One Adverts user contacted us last week. He emptied his shed and put everything up on Adverts. Within a week he had made €350!

Take pictures of each item and sell them on Adverts, it's free!

Some tips before you start selling:

-Check the condition of the item you are selling (if it battery operated, does it still work?)

-Set a reasonnable asking price. Search for similar items selling on the site for help.

-For a quick sale, think about going for a premium ad (€5). Your ad will display a pemium badge and stay at the top of the listings for 48 hrs.

-Read our transaction advice before completing your sale on Adverts.ie.

Do you have any successful declutter stories on Adverts.ie? Tell us!

Claire

Distilled Media has announced the creation of 20 new jobs before the end of 2012.

The group includes property website Daft.ie, community website Boards.ie, deals site Boardsdeals.ie, news site theJournal.ie and of course your favourite online marketplace Adverts.ie

Visit our dedicated job page to view the current jobs on offer.

Hope to see you soon around the office!

Claire

It’s simple and it only takes 10 seconds!

Select the job category you are interested in and click the green button ” create Email alert from the search” (on the top right corner of your screen).

Enter your email address and you’re done! You do not need to have an Adverts account to sign up.

You will receive an email everytime an employer posts a new job in your selected category.

You can narrow your selection down to locations, employment types and specific keywords, such as online marketing, shop manager, and whatever skills you want to focus on.

Best of luck in your job search!

Claire

Buying from a shop means you can buy instantly, using the Buy Now option.

You can pay using cash or Paypal.

Check out our Shop directory now or let yourself be tempted by the featured shops on our homepage.

Kassie’s Kloset is the first shop to feature on our homepage this week.

They sources items from around the world which will make your child stand out from the crowd but won’t break the bank . In addition they have gone on to add accessories, gifts, kids art and even diaper bags so mums can look good too.

Have a look!

If you are a shop and would like to feature on our homepage, please contact Louise at Louise@adverts.ie.

Claire

Our big winner is May Peñalver-Nagygyörgy, with the picture of her gorgeous child:

It received 360 votes, ahead of Aisling McCurtin and Rjshoes Comp.

Congratulations May, you win €500 cash as well as a framed canvas of the winning photogragh!

As promised, we came up with our own top 10. Have a look, your photo might be one of them!

We will pick a winning photograph out of this top 10 tomorrow and the winner will receive a €100 one4all voucher.

If you’re not a winner this time, don’t give up, we have a new competition coming up very soon!;)

Claire