does having a classified actually help anything anymore ....? what does it help with exactly?

[JBenn Doobie]

i have a shop, paid for a classified, i don't notice any extra traffic. only that i'm paying secondlife for a small line of text next to the search area

[Rolig Loon]

A classified ad is an very cheap, passive way to get your shop noticed.  It's like having your name in the phone book.  If that's all that you do, chances are pretty good that you won't be able to see a big change in traffic.  If you want to see an effect, do other things that make people curious enough to actually visit when they see your name pop up in Search.  Paticipate in hunts, get samples of your products to bloggers, hand out freebies, ....    Here's a selection of marketing strategies >>> http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/How-to-market-your-products/ta-p/700181