{"id":362,"date":"2014-01-09T12:45:20","date_gmt":"2014-01-09T16:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/?p=362"},"modified":"2014-02-16T17:55:36","modified_gmt":"2014-02-16T21:55:36","slug":"set-an-auto-notification-for-a-craigslist-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/?p=362","title":{"rendered":"Set an auto notification for a Craigslist Search"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever heard of IFTTT? \u00a0Me either until I attended a network seminar at a local real estate office back in October. \u00a0The presenter told us about IFTTT (if then then that) website that allows you to make an automated trigger with two programs or resources either on your computer or iPhone, iPad etc. \u00a0At first I didn’t give it much thought thinking it was just a gadget or possibly a network privacy concern but after looking again I found something I really liked.<\/p>\n

I often look for used products on craigslist. \u00a0First off let me say…craigslist is not for everyone. \u00a0It can be time consuming, fruitless and sometimes dangerous to use craigslist (creepy people) but those who do use it know it can be a great way to get used products for a killer price, sometimes even free.<\/p>\n

The problem is having to constantly sift through the listings trying to find the perfect item before the next guy buys it before you. \u00a0I just don’t have time. \u00a0In comes IFTTT to the rescue. \u00a0With IFTTT you can trigger a specific craigslist search to send you an email each time a new item is listed that fits that search. \u00a0Let me break it down…example, lets say you are looking for a Mac Mini and specifically a 2012 model. \u00a0You can go to IFTTT and say “if” a mac mini 2012 is listed on craigslist “then” email me (any email that you specify). \u00a0That way you get an occasional “ding” throughout the day in your mail box, you take a look, if the ad\u00a0looks good follow up, if not delete. \u00a0No more craigslist searching day after day.<\/p>\n

Let me show you how…Go to ifttt.com<\/a><\/p>\n

On this page type in craigslist and search<\/p>\n

\"Go<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Then Choose the recipe by mckenziec as shown below<\/p>\n

\"Go<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Now set up your search criteria by clicking SEARCH URL<\/p>\n

\"Go<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

That will take you to the craigslist page. \u00a0Make sure you are in your area or city and type in the search (for my example “mac mini 2012”) and hit search. \u00a0Once the page loads you copy the page address at the top of your browser.<\/p>\n

\"Create<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Now back on the recipe page enter that URL or paste it like this…<\/p>\n

\"Paste<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Then click USE RECIPE. \u00a0That should be it. \u00a0Now any time anyone adds a “mac mini 2012” listing you will be notified via email. \u00a0Once the Recipe is created you can check it by clicking the “CHECK” button to make sure it works and all the components are “talking” to one another. \u00a0You can go back and change, disable or delete this at anytime too.<\/p>\n

This is just one way to use ifttt…enjoy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ever heard of IFTTT? \u00a0Me either until I attended a network seminar at a local real estate office back in October. \u00a0The presenter told us about IFTTT (if then then that) website that allows you to make an automated trigger with two programs or resources either on your computer or iPhone, iPad etc. \u00a0At first I didn’t give it much thought thinking it was just a gadget or possibly a network privacy concern but after looking again I found something I really liked. I often look for used products on craigslist. \u00a0First off let me say…craigslist is not for everyone. \u00a0It can be time consuming, fruitless and sometimes dangerous to use craigslist (creepy people) but those who do use it know it can be a great way to get used products for a killer price, sometimes even free. The problem is having to constantly sift through the listings trying to find the perfect item before the next guy buys it before you. \u00a0I just don’t have time. \u00a0In comes IFTTT to the rescue. \u00a0With IFTTT you can trigger a specific craigslist search to send you an email each time a new item is listed that fits that search. \u00a0Let me \u2026 Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[52,34],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3RysV-5Q","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=362"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":372,"href":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362\/revisions\/372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}