Craigslist Templates

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Want to Spice up Your Craigslist Ads?

Do you use Craigslist to promote your buisness?

If so, you are probably aware of how painfully boring most of the classified ads are!

Want to make your ad stand out against all the plain text...?

You need a customizable HTML ad template, which is exactly what I have created for you.

Black & Red Template

Black & Red Template 

Square Social Icons

Square Social Icons

Click here to download template version with square social icons.

Resources Used to Create These Templates

10,000s Cool FREE Seamless Patterns for Blogger and Twitter Backgrounds, Blog and Website Wallpapers

PatternCooler is the site where I generated the black header background image. Awesome site that you should check out if you would rather use the same pattern in a color other than black!

Website Bullets | Free web bullets, arrows and icons for your next design

WebsiteBullets is the very neat site where I found the red and gray arrow bullet images used in the lists. An important note: in the template HTML, I have hot linked the images directly from the site. This shouldn't matter while you are experimenting with the template, but when you actually decide to use it, you should upload the images to your own server! The bullet images are included in the template download.

Supalogo

I used a free image generator called Supalogo to create the text graphics. It's super easy to use and I recommend checking it out if you would rather use some shiny graphics than plain old text headings.

FindIcons

FindIcons is the search engine I used to find the social media buttons used at the bottom of the template. You can visit the site to look for ones you like better, if you're not too hot on the ones I picked.

DepositPhotos.com

As I also mention in the Document comments, the photo I used in my template was a stock image that I purchased from DepositPhotos.

They happen to be my first choice when searching for the right image to use in my blog or wherever else. Mainly because they are cheaper than any other stock photo site I've been able to find (that doesn't sacrifice quality of the images).

The one I used in the template was the Extra Small resolution, which is ideally sized for blog posts and most other things I need them for. Extra small size downloads are only .50 at DepositPhotos. Best bargain for the buck!

Dropbox

As you may have noticed, I used Dropbox links for some of the images in the template. I use Dropbox for all of my digital storage and I absolutely love it. If you aren't already using it, you must check it out. When uploading templates and things like that, it is priceless. Best of all, it's 100% free.

Hex Hub HTML Color Codes: Hexadecimal codes for named colors used in HTML page features

December.com is an especially handy resource for choosing font and background colors in HTML. When you visit the site, click on the link that says "Hex Hub," and it will take you to a HUGE chart of colors and the appropriate Hex codes to use them in HTML.

Pretty Posts | Putting The Class Back In Classifieds

Although this is an indirect credit, I also want to tell you about a cool site called PrettyPosts that will allow you to create a Craigslist template using their generator. I discovered them a while back and gave it a test run. Not too bad! If you struggle with the coding too much, you should definitely pay them a visit over at their site.

W3Schools Online Web Tutorials

If you are new to playing with HTML and have run into a dead end with a partiuclar task, I highly recommend checking out the amazing tutorials over at W3Schools. I discovered them years ago when I first became interested in web design, and they are really the most easy to understand for an absolute beginner.

Don't forget to play with the live HTML editor while you are there (it is very helpful for learning by trial and error) and test your knowledge with one of their quizzes when you think you are starting to figure it all out!

Green Template

Green Template 

Round Social Icons

Round Social Icons

Click here to download template version with round social icons.

Purple Template

Purple Template 

Need help customizing the template...?



Visit the setup instructions document for additional notes on editing HTML

Blue HTML Template

Blue HTML Template 

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