We’ve been hard at work this year to improve on ClassifiedsPH, and thus far, here are some things we’ve added to the site:

1. Search within title only

This is a handy tool that allows users to search for a classified ad more specifically – by searching for a particular ad based only on the title.

2. Character Count

This conveniently allows you to see how many characters left are allowed for your classified ad text. If you go over the limit, the extra text is cut off automatically for you.

3. Direct link to your Classified Ad

Want to place a link to your ad from your blog, multiply, friendster, myspace, facebook, etc? This is now a cinch. Just post your ad, go to the main page of the site, locate your ad and look at its details, and you’ll see a “Direct Link to Ad” label and a text input box below which you can copy and paste onto any other website.

These are our changes and additions so far. Stay tuned for even more improvements.

Meanwhile, we’d like to remind you about 2 of our promos:

Valentine’s Promo- 50% off on all premium ads. Ends March 31, 2008.

Multiply Promo- free 3-month banner ad space for the first 10 multiply sellers, provided you link to us with this code:

<a href=”http://www.classifiedsph.com/”><img src=”http://www.classifiedsph.com/images/logo.gif” border=”0″></a>

We’d love to hear from you! Just email us at admin [at] classifiedsph.com or use our inquiry form here.

I came across this article in download.com

http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-9836601-12.html?tag=dlblog-post

and it promised to be a funny read so I clicked and read on.

Probably the funniest among the 10 worst downloads, after the Federline toolbar (which needs no explanation as to why it is a funny and useless download) is the DigitWiz. What does this “amazing” tool do, you ask? Well, are you familiar with those alphanumeric numbers? Like 8-MCDO? This nifty tool allows you to type in8-MCDO, and the tool magically gives you the numerical conversion of MCDO. And that’s pretty much it! It would be pretty useful if our phones didn’t put the letter conversion for each key.

Read the whole article to amuse yourself. =)

An important tip for both buyers and sellers is to use our search functionality to look for previously posted ads. You might just find a potential customer or supplier. Using the search functionality is very easy. Just type in the keywords you wish to look for inside the search box provided.

You can also search within a particular category or subcategory. To do so, just click on the category/subcategory you wish to perform the search on, type in the keywords, and press the Search button. The pertinent results will then be displayed.

Here at ClassifiedsPH, we regularly try to keep away scam posts, but as an individual, you can also follow these steps to protect yourself:

1. Meetups are always more preferable
2. The email address on the ad says a lot about the legitimacy of an ad.
3. Ads from foreigners can be potential scams – To determine if the ad is a scam, you can copy the posted email or a portion of the ad and search for it in google. If it’s a scam, chances are google will return results of links pertaining to people complaining about that ad
4. Do not send money for work at home directories or start-up kits or contact lists. Legitimate employers don’t charge to hire you or to get you started.
5. Get details from your employers and learn more about the job before committing to anything.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKsEf2aPnms shows a useful tutorial on the subject. You can view it below.

This Christmas season, everyone’s getting into the holiday spirit, as well as the entrepreneurial spirit. With bazaars left and right, from Makati to Alabang, how can one keep up with all the bazaar schedules both as a customer and as an entrepreneur? And most importantly, as the bazaar organizer, how does one tap into the potential market?

An easy tip will be to post a bulletin in our free philippine classifieds site, http://www.classifiedsPH.com. You get to tell a good number of Filipinos about your event with just a few clicks. And best of all, it’s free.

Here’s some good news. You can, in fact, retire early by saving and investing wisely.

Case in point: The Furbeck Family. A father (Frank) working as a Systems analyst. His fiance (Trudi) working as an office coordinator. $119,000 combined yearly salary. 2 sons. $1,470 monthly expense + $1,200 real estate property tax.

How do they do it?

Frank places $15,500 a year into a savings plan, while Trudi places around $18K. Aside from their savings plan, they also place some of their money in the money market, in a retirement account, and in mutual funds. They also save for their two sons, who now have around 529 plans.

The key is living comfortably, but not extravagantly. They do carpool to save on gas, use coupons, and raise cattle for additional income. Aside from that, Frank saves a percentage of the sons’ allowances.

As a result, they have managed not to carry any debt and can comfortably retire when they reach their 50’s, after they have earned eligibility to get their pension. Their sons’ education will be well provided for as well.

According to a Certified Financial Planner Ric Martin, “Frank and Trudi are well on their way to millionaire status… Frank can retire at age 53 ½ and Trudi can retire at 53. Both of them will have accumulated $1,910,378 of investment assets by Frank’s age goal of 60.”

To view the complete article, go to:

http://millionaires.blogs.cnnmoney.cnn.com/2007/10/29/43/

Have you watched the latest advertisement Coca Cola ad on TV? It’s Grand Theft Auto: Happy Coca Cola city. Just when you think that the advertising industry was getting boring, they give you this.

Grand Theft Auto players will especially love this:

Do you dread long flights as much as the other person? Singapore Airlines just recently launched their superjumbo A380 which boasts of more space for their passengers. There are 12 Singapore Airlines Suites, 60 business class seats and 399 economy class seats. The suites are enclosed by sliding doors, and have leather seats and a 58cm flat screen, and a foldable bed.

Business class seats have wide beds,  wide aisle space, and mood lighting.

Economy seats have more leg room, USB port and plug for charging, and separate screens for video on demand (not so new, since KLM has that for some of their aircraft already, as far as I know).

Some of the seats of the first flight for this momentous launch were sold for as much as $100,000+.

Our second video tutorial is about helpful tips on posting effective classified ads. The main idea is to keep your ads short and simple. In general, people hate reading, so your ad has to make an impact with the least amount of words possible. Having titles that span more than one line is not a good idea, as it bores the users. Another thing that is irksome is the tendency of some posters to repeat details. For instance, the title already states that there is a job opening as a programmer, but the user states it again in the description. This lengthens the ad, and will increase the chances of the user stopping midway through your ad post.

The video tutorial expounds these tips:

This just in. In an episode of “Desperate Housewives“, Teri Hatcher’s character (Susan) is at a hospital, being told by her gynecologist that she might be hitting menopause. Susan replies, “Can I just check those diplomas because I just want to make sure that they are not from some med school in the Philippines.” If you go to abc.com, you watch the full episode and witness the scene at about 18:50 minutes into the episode.

How could this have possibly passed the producers anyway? People make a big deal about Isaiah Washington’s supposed derogatory remarks against the sexual orientation of his co-star (which, to this day, I am still unsure as to its validity), but this comment – which, clearly, is more obviously discriminatory, is not given enough attention.

If you are insulted by this, please sign: http://www.petitiononline.com/FilABC/

This is clearly a bad move from the producers since a good majority of Filipinos tune into this TV series. Then again, maybe they feel that they don’t need to bother with their ratings in a “backwater country” like us.