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Yard sale report: Print ain’t dead

May 13, 2022July 12, 2009

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I learned two things from my yard sale this weekend:

  • No one appreciates my taste in clothing;
  • And a classified ad I paid for was just as effective as free online ads at drawing potential customers.
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    Categories Diversions, Journalism Tags Craigslist, Newspapers, Online Ads, Yard Sales 3 Comments

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