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Guides to creating and running real estate, classified ads, directory and car websites with WordPress, from the people who build our themes.
How to create a website like OLX
A website like OLX lets anyone post ads in many categories and pay to make them stand out. Here is how to build one on WordPress, step by step and without code.
How to create a classified ads website with WordPress
A classified ads website lets people post their own ads, and lets you earn from them. Here is what such a site needs and how to build one on WordPress.
How to create a website like Gumtree
A website like Gumtree shows people the ads near them, from things for sale to jobs, services and rooms. Here is how to build one on WordPress, without code.
How to make money with a classified ads website
A classifieds website earns when users pay to post more ads or to be seen first. Here are six ways to charge, which one to start with, and a calculator for your numbers.
How to create a website like Craigslist
A website like Craigslist is a plain board of local ads, sorted by city and date. Here is how to build one on WordPress, with free posting and paid packages in a few categories.
How to get the first ads on a new classifieds website
An empty classifieds site gets no visitors, and without visitors nobody posts. This 30-day plan fills one small corner first, then helps it grow.
How to stop spam and fake ads on a classifieds website
Fake ads drive buyers away from a new classifieds site. Here is how to keep them out in layers, with a checklist you can tick as you set up.
Classified ads categories list you can copy
A ready category tree for a general classifieds site, with the details each category should ask for. Copy it, cut what you do not need and grow it as ads arrive.
Featured ads vs bump up: what to sell on your classifieds site
A featured ad stays above the rest for days, and a bump up sends an ad back to the top once. See who buys each one and how to price both.
Classifieds vs marketplace vs directory: which website do you need?
Classifieds sites, marketplaces and directories all show listings. They differ in who posts, who pays and where the deal happens, which tells you which one to build.
How to create an Arabic classifieds website (right to left)
An Arabic classifieds website reads from right to left, in your words and your currency. Here is how to build one on WordPress, and the limits to know first.
SEO for a classifieds website: category pages that rank
A classifieds site gets found through its category pages, not its home page. Here is what to set up first, with a checklist you can tick.
How to choose a classified ads WordPress theme: a checklist
A classifieds theme decides what your users can post, find and pay for. Here is what to test on a live demo before you buy, with a checklist you can tick.
How to create a directory website with WordPress
A directory website helps people find businesses near them, and lets you earn from the listings. Here is what it needs and how to build one on WordPress.
How to make money with a directory website
A directory website earns when businesses pay to be found. Here are six ways to charge them, which one to start with in your niche, and a calculator for your numbers.
Niche directory website ideas that can make money
Twelve niche directory website ideas, each with who searches, who pays and the Listivo demo to start from. Plus the niches to skip and a quick demand check.
How to create a review website like Yelp
A website like Yelp helps people find local businesses on a map and read reviews before they call. Here is how to build one on WordPress, step by step.
How to start a local business directory
A local directory helps people in one town find a plumber, a dentist or a café. Here is how to start one, fill it with the first 100 businesses and earn from it.
How to get businesses to list on your directory
A new directory has to make the first move. List local businesses for free, tell them, then give them a reason to run their own listing.
How to create a real estate website with WordPress
Your own website brings buyers straight to your agents. See what a real estate website needs, which theme fits an agency and how to launch it without code.
How to create a website like Zillow
A website like Zillow lets agents and owners post homes for sale and rent, and you earn from it. Here is how to build one on WordPress in seven steps.
Real estate website features: a checklist for agencies
Buyers judge an agency by its website. Here are the features it needs, from map search to inquiry emails, as a checklist you can tick, must-haves first.
What a property listing page needs to sell a home
Buyers decide on the listing page whether to call you. Here is what that page needs, part by part, with a real example and a checklist to tick.
How to get more leads from your real estate website
Many buyers look at a few agency websites before they write to one. Here is where real estate website leads are won or lost, and how to fix each place.
Real estate SEO: how agencies get found on Google
Buyers search Google for a kind of home in a place, not for your agency's name. Here is how your search pages, area pages and Google profile can show up.
How to write a real estate agent bio (with templates)
Buyers read your bio before they call. Here is what it should say, what to leave out, and three templates for a new agent, an experienced agent and a team.
How to write a property listing description (with templates)
Many buyers read only the first two lines before they decide whether to call. Here is how to write each part of a listing description, with three templates to copy.
How to choose a real estate WordPress theme: a checklist
A real estate theme decides how buyers search, what each listing shows and who helps you later. Here is what to check before you buy, and where to test it.
How to create a luxury real estate website
Luxury buyers judge an agency by its photos, its calm design and its discretion. Here is how to build a high-end real estate website in six steps.
How to add map search to a real estate website
Buyers look for a place before they look at a house. Here is how to add a map search where the pins follow the filters and buyers draw their own area.
How real estate portals make money (and how to start one)
Real estate portals earn from the agencies and owners who list homes, not from buyers. See five ways to charge, what yours could earn and how to start in one city.
How to create a car dealer website with WordPress
Put all your cars online with photos, prices and a WhatsApp button. This guide shows what a dealer website needs and how to build it without code.
How to create a website like Cars.com
A car marketplace like Cars.com lets dealers post their cars, and buyers search them by make and model. Here is how to build one with Vehica, in seven steps.
Car dealer website features checklist: what buyers expect
Car buyers expect make and model search, a page for every car, the monthly payment and WhatsApp. Tick each feature and see most of them on a live demo.
How to import car inventory to your website from an Excel sheet
Your cars already sit in an Excel sheet. Here is how to load all of them onto your website in one go, photos included, without typing a car twice.
How to create a website like AutoTrader
A website like AutoTrader brings dealers and private sellers into one car marketplace. Here is how to build one on WordPress, from seller accounts to paid packages.
Car dealer website design ideas: 7 home page layouts
Seven home page layouts for a car dealer website, each a real page you can open. See who each one suits, what it shows first, and how to make it yours.
How to add a car loan calculator to your dealer website
Show buyers what each car costs per month, from a calculator page, every car page and your search results. Here is how to set it up and what to write next to it.
How to create a used car dealer website
A small lot needs a website that shows every car, marks the sold ones and makes it easy to call. Here is how to build one without code.
How to write a car listing description (with templates)
Buyers read the title and the first lines, then decide whether to call. Here is how to write a car ad, part by part, with three templates to copy.
How car marketplace websites make money
Car marketplaces earn from the dealers and private sellers who post cars, not from buyers. See five ways to charge, what to switch on first and what your site could earn.
How to set up a car make and model list on your website
Car buyers pick a make first, then a model. Here is how to build that list on your website, link every model to its make and turn it into a search.
WordPress maintenance checklist for a listing website
Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly tasks for a site where users post ads, open accounts and send messages. Tick them off, and see which ones we can do for you.
ThemeForest support expired? What still works and what to do
Nothing on your site switches off when ThemeForest support ends, and theme updates keep coming. Only help from the authors stops, and you can renew it or add Premium Support for our themes.
Buy a theme from ThemeForest or directly from its authors?
The same theme is sold on ThemeForest and by its authors. Here is what changes between the two, from how long support lasts to who fixes your site.
How to update a WordPress theme without losing your changes
A theme update replaces the theme's files, not your pages or settings. See where your changes are safe, and the order that keeps an update calm.
WordPress site broken after update? What to do in the first hour
A white screen, a critical error or a broken layout, right after an update. Here is the first hour, step by step, without losing your newest ads.
Why is my WordPress site slow? Fixes for listing websites
Listing sites get slow for their own reasons, from phone photos to search pages full of filters. See what to check, and the fixes in the order that helps most.
Hire a WordPress developer or do it yourself, or have it built for you?
Compare three ways to get a listing website made, by time, skills and risk. See who does the work and who changes the site once it is live.
Website launch checklist for a listing site
Thirty checks between a finished site and a live one, from your domain and emails to test ads, payments and backups. Tick them off as you go.
How to back up a WordPress site without losing new ads
Users post ads, open accounts and send messages between two backups. Here is a backup plan that keeps their work, and a way to restore that erases as little of it as possible.
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