Ablewise.com Classifieds Blog

Italicizing or underlining phrases in an Ad description will serve to emphasize a certain point. It will definitely draw eyes to it and make people take notice. Adding a hyperlink to your Ad body will increase the rate of click-through. However, not all classified advertising sites provide that function.

“Having the ability to format your Ad description will bring out your selling point, and having hyperlinks will increase traffic back to your site,” says COO Mr. Tang Chin Yong. “We had feedback from our users, and also requests for this feature. Hence our engineers got right to implementing it.”

It is very simple to utilize this feature. At Page 2 of the Ad posting process, type in your Ad description. Highlight those words or phrases which you would like to have italicized, bold or underlined, and hit the “I”, “B” or “U” button respectively.

To add a hyperlink to your Ad description, simply highlight the words or phrases you want to have hyperlinked, and click on the button that looks like a chain link. Add your desired URL in the popup window, and complete the other options as well to provide more information about that link. To remove a hyperlink, highlight the link and click on the button that looks like a broken chain link.

To undo or redo any changes, simply click on the arrow that points to the left or right respectively.

“We believe that this feature will definitely be beneficial to our users’ Ads and improve click-through rates and traffic for them,” says Mr. Tang.

For Internet users who would like to broaden their social circles as well as get more dates, yet do not want to be seen as aggressively seeking out new friends or partners, they might like to try online dating.

An online dating service is a community of “Netizens” (people who surf the Internet) who join the community to socialize and make new friends. These services were once ostracized, considered “scary” and even dangerous. However, times have changed, and these services are slowly being accepted. It no longer has the fear and uncertainty attached to it many years ago. It is now a modern and organized approach to meeting people and making new friends.

There are many ways to get to know new people. Attending events, physically registering at dating agencies, speed dating, or even putting up personals in classified sites (popular sites like Ablewise.com Classifieds have extensive categories for personals). But the question now is, “Why online dating?”

There are lots of benefits to utilizing online dating services. It is does not require huge amounts of money, simple to navigate and use, fast, and can be quite enjoyable too. For people who fear being rejected, online dating offers transient anonymity, via the computer screen, for the initial stage of meeting someone new. But the most important benefit is that online dating is flexible. You can do it any time and anywhere, as long as you have a computer and are connected to the Internet.

To get started, just type in “online dating” or “online dating service” in any search engine and tons of pages with relevance will appear in the results. Once you find a site that you like, simply sign up with the site, using only an active email address as a minimum requirement. Some dating sites require a minimal subscription, some do not. Most dating sites also offer free profile hosting for their members. So you can start filling in your profile immediately after signing up.

Although it is not 100% safe, online dating is still one of the best ways for busy working people to increase their social circle. As long as you are always careful and avoid dubious characters, it should be fun. However, always keep in mind this: say “No” if you do not feel comfortable or good about something.

“Vertical Specialist” or VS in short, refers to Partners of Ablewise.com, whereby they will feed Ablewise.com Free Classifieds with their own set of Ads for additional exposure and increased revenue.

“This feature will be beneficial to both our VS and us,” says COO Mr. Tang Chin Yong. “We provide this service, at the moment, free of charge to all approved VS. Our VS will get additional exposure other than from their native sites, and we will get a boost in our Ad categories. Users who are regular to both sites will benefit the most.”

Benefits of having a VS account with Ablewise.com include receiving weekly updates of various types of hits and impressions. There is also an option to upgrade to a premium account. A premium account comes with additional benefits such as increased Ads limit and the ability to receive private messages (PMs) from users who are interested in your Ads.

Anyone can request to be a partner or VS with Ablewise.com. However, a minimum input of 50 Ads is mandatory and applications will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Please visit http://www.ablewise.com/details/AddYourListings to get started.

“It is simply a win-win situation for both parties,” says Mr. Tang.