Newmark offers Craigslist advice for agents

“Just be straight with people” when posting real estate listings on
Craigslist, founder Craig Newmark told industry professionals at
Inman’s Real Estate Connect conference yesterday. “Don’t do any keyword
spamming… people online are getting smarter and smarter.” Newmark
said that the real estate section of his classified listings site is
mostly self-policed and that there are fewer indiscretions by agents
now than there were five years ago. “In New York, I have agents quite
frequently sending us e-mail about other agents’ inappropriate acts,”
including posting in the “for sale by owner” section, he said. Other
words of wisdom from Newmark: avoid posting listings more than once
every 48 hours and always disclose what agency you are affiliated with,
he said. [Inman News]