Upillar.com: Hints & Tips

Welcome to upillar.com

Welcome to upillar.com. This page is intended to help you get the most from our free online classified service. Of course with upillar.com, you may just fill in all the information as it is asked, but we are here to show you how to get the most out of your money. Wait you didn't pay anything! So here we go. Get ready for some good advice.

Getting Started

For the classified section: We have two main sections on our website. Motors and Classifieds. Once you land on upillar.com, you will be seeing the classified section. The classifieds allow you to sell anything except for motorized vehicles. If you have motorized vehicle, just click on the motors section and youw ill be routed to www.motors.upillar.com. Feel free to enjoy selling everything you have on upillar.com without being charged! We offer these services free, and offer paid upgrades to users that wish to gain more exposure.

For the Motors section: Once you select your vehicle make, model, and year, enter into the description box everything you ever wanted someone to know about your specific item. You must be very specific. The more specific you are, the more likely you are to succeed. Make sure you also put in the description box any and all upgrades you have done to your car. You will be able to choose available factory and aftermarket upgrades from NADAguides list later in the process, but it is important that users can read your emotional tie to that item.

Features and Extra Items

For Classifieds: We offer keyword search. This helps you find what you are looking for quickly and efficiently. We also offer the ability to search within categories if you choose not to use the keyword feature.

For Motors: We have teamed up with the most accurate database in the United States in our opinion. That is NADAguides. Because of that amazing agreement, we offer many things to you that no one else can offer. You will be able to see the price difference once you select an option. You will notice the Trade in value, Low Book Value, Average Book Value, and High Retail Value. These allow you to view the worth of your car, and determine what price tag to use.

Comments

We will use the first 50 characters in your description in the search results page. This helps users see what you are selling without clicking on your item from the results page. Make sure you use something catchy. Try to catch their attention so they click on your listing.

Contact Details

When filling in your contact details, remember this simple rule, as used by the professionals: you may only get one chance to make the sale. That means the more difficult it is for a customer to contact you, the less likely they'll keep trying, so give them as many contact number as you feel comfortable with.

  1. Use your mobile number or a number that you can be reached at. It is very important to allow the buyer to reach you easily. Try not to use a number where someone else will be answering the phone. Example a work number.
  2. Email: We won't publish your email address because it's too easy to get 'spammed'. However, when someone is trying to contact you, their email will be forwarded to you but not shown to them, Please note that we reserve the right to eliminate most emails that in our opinion (a) might be unsolicited junk mail, (b) might be offensive or fraudulent in nature and or (c) might breach the terms and conditions of use of this site or (d) otherwise are - in our sole discretion - not in the interests of upillar.com. We suggest that you check your email regularly and respond to the person enquiring as promptly as possible. Any delay lowers the likelihood that the potential buyer will complete the sale.

Price

For Classifieds: Make sure you put how much you want for your item. If you do not offer a price, studies show that most users will not contact you. They like to know what you want before going through the trouble of contacting an individual.

For Motors: You know how much you want from your car, but do you know how realistic that price really is? That is why we have teamed up with NADAguides. Automatically you will see the value of your vehicle in the listing process and allow you to enter your own price based upon those price suggestions. If your price is lower than the NADAguides recommended value, your car will show up as an "Equity Item". This shows users that your item is a better deal than the other items listed.

Run a search through our website for cars matching your make, model, and miles and see what everyone else is asking.

Category

For Classifieds: You will choose through a category tree when selling on classifieds. From the category tree, you will have the oportunity to fill in specific filters that will apply to your listing. Example: You may be selling a digital camera. We provide a list of options that pertain to your camera; Megapixel, Make, Model, Color, Etc.

For Motors: Your car will already be in a pre-set category designed to make it as easy as possible for customers to find, but you also have the opportunity to nominate up to two other categories that suit your car. For example, you might nominate your car as a coupe and as a sport car. But select the category that pertains to your item. People will be mad when they see an SUV in a sports car category.

Photos

This may very well be the single most important thing you can do to increase your chances of success. The professional car dealers who use our website have found that ads with just one photo of the specific car are almost 20 times more likely to get interest from a buyer than ads with no photos! It makes sense, as a buyer wouldn't you want to see a photo before investing more time in following up? So if you have a digital camera, use it. If not, consider sending us your photos via mail, and we will gladly post them for you. Here are some tips on photo taking. Thanks Mom for the advice!


  1. Make sure the sun is behind you and usually take the photos from the side. They look nicer when you can see the details of the item you are listing.
  2. Don't bother shooting on the highest quality camera that you have. The smaller the file the better. We will compress your photos anyways, so make sure you choose the best pictures and be patient when uploading them. It will take time to upload them to our site.
  3. You can use a scanner to scan a printed photo of your car too. These can be just as good as a digital shot, but remember to crop the pic and save it in the right size and resolution.
  4. JPEG, .png and GIF are the only types of files allowed to be uploaded. These are the formats used by digital cameras anyway, and any graphics editing package should allow you to save any graphic file in one or both of these formats.

Finishing Your Advertisement

Once you have uploaded all the photos, you will be taken to a preview page. If you need to edit anything, please click the edit button. Once a listing is fully submitted, you will be required to go to your "myupillar" to make any changes to the item. You will not be required to enter valid Credit Card or paypal, unless you choose to upgrade your item. You will not be charged if you pick our free services. If you choose our homepage ad, you will be charged $49.00 for the classified section or $99.00 on our motor section.

Editing Your Advertisement

At a later date, you might discover you've made an error in your ad. Don't worry, just log in and go to your "myupillar" to fix anything you would like.

Finding Your Advertisement

After you have created your advertisement, your item will automatically be uploaded to the site, you may want to search for your item or vehicle. Please understand that it may take up to 24 hours to appear on the live site from the time you finalize your listing.

What is Upillar.com?

Upillar.com is the next generation of online classifieds. Our goal is, and has been, to make Upillar the easiest and most effective place to buy and sell items online. Upillar.com is the only online classifieds site that combines free listings with superior, nationwide search capabilities and instant auto valuation data. We established Upillar.com with the mission of creating a free, easy to use, family friendly site that’s free of sexual content and spam.   Here at Upillar.com:

How do you pronounce Upillar?

In dictionary-speak, |yoō ˈpilər|; U as in “You,” and pillar, like a column.  Our objective was a combination of you, or U, and the strength and support signified by the word “pillar.” The bottom line is, whether you’re buying or selling online, Upillar.com offers the online sales support “U” need and can rely on.

What makes Upillar.com better than Craig’s List? How are you different from eBay?

Simply put, Upillar.com gets online classified sales right. Our basic listings are completely free, our upgrades are extremely affordable, and all of our listings are supported with superior search capabilities- our users can search for items nationwide and narrow results by specific keywords or categories to find items that typically fall off the radar using other classifieds.

With Craigslist, you’re forced to list items in every large geographic market to make them available nationwide. You also have to repeatedly relist items to keep them ‘fresh’ and viewable as they are constantly replaced by newer posts. With eBay’s auction model, the end-value you realize from selling is left in buyers’ hand. Upillar.com has been designed specifically around eliminating those frustrations- list your item once, and it is searchable both locally and nationally, completely free!

Is Upillar.com really free of sexual content? Do you guarantee that? What if I find inappropriate content on the site?

Upillar.com is free of sexual and otherwise inappropriate content. At Upillar.com, we made the conscious decision to ban inappropriate listings and content – unlike other sites. We provide no dedicated section of our site for prostitution, sexual services, or meet-up listings. Beyond this, we actively monitor the site for inappropriate content and routinely eliminate listings offering sexual services. Before any listing goes live it is first subjected to an in-house approval process.

Of course, however, there are some with the sole intent of defiling any organization and rules therein- those that would disguise or mask their ads in order to propagate their ulterior motives. Because of this, there may be times we are unable to catch each and every inappropriate listing even with a team dedicated to reviewing content. When that happens, we urge users to let us know immediately and to flag the listing for review when they find offensive content. There is a 'Flag listings as inappropriate" on every page.

I see that you have a Classifieds, Motors, and Real Estate section- why separate all three?

We distinguished the three categories for organization. Each of these categories comprises a very broad range and separating them makes for a very organized and easy to navigate site.

Cars are big-ticket items – they are the highest-value listings on Upillar.com. Given the importance of these sales to both buyers and dealers, Upillar.com’s online platform was built from the ground up to ensure that we’re offering the easiest, most effective way to sell – and buy – previously owned and new vehicles online. Our superior listing platform and search engine means our virtual auto dealers can upload inventory seamlessly and efficiently. At the same time, buyers can easily narrow their searches to find exactly what they’re looking for.

Perhaps more important, however, is Upillar.com’s patent-pending technology platform that allows us to be the only online auto classifieds to incorporate proprietary, up-to-the-minute NADA valuation data into every auto listing on our site. If you’re looking for a car at Upillar.com, that valuation data makes it easy to know when you’re looking at a good deal.  Real Estate encompasses such a broad range that we needed to separate it from the general classified categories. Because of this, you now have the option to browse only Real Estate listings when on the Real Estate Section.

Basic Listings & Upgrades

Are Upillar.com listings really free?

Absolutely. All Upillar listings are 100% free – in the event you’d like to upgrade, we make it easy and affordable. Upgrades are helpful to draw more attention to your items but are not necessary. Our low-cost upgrades help you generate more exposure for your listings than they would otherwise- this helps you sell your items faster. Also, it’s worth stating again that all basic listings on Upillar.com are free and will continue to be free – even job listings!

So, how much do upgraded listings cost?

Our Upillar.com listing upgrades break down as follows:

Upillar.com Classifieds:

Bold-$5.00
Border-$5.00
Highlight-$5.00
or all 3 for $10.00
Homepage Featured-$49.00

Classified listings are active for 90 days.

Upillar.com Motors:

Bold-$10.00
Border-$10.00
Highlight-$10.00
or all 3 for $25.00
Homepage Featured-$99.00

Motor listings are active for 90 days.

Auto Dealers

Why should I list my vehicles on Upillar.com?

Upillar.com’s technology platform was built from the ground up to ensure that we’re the easiest and most effective place to buy and sell previously owned and new vehicles online.

Upillar.com’s superior listing platform and search engine lets you upload inventory seamlessly and efficiently – while at the same time, lets your potential buyers easily narrow their searches to find exactly what they’re looking for. More importantly, our patent-pending interface structure makes Upillar.com the only online selling site able to incorporate proprietary, up-to-the-minute NADA valuation data in every auto listing you post – so buyers know when you’re offering a solid deal.
 

Get your cars sold with the most affordable classifieds and ad platform in the world. Call our dealership sign up team at (435)652-0827

The site’s great, but can I get help from a real person, too?

Upillar.com’s user-interface helps you establish a virtual dealership or storefront, step by step. At the same time, we know how important it is to have more than just online support. To guarantee your success, Upillar.com assigns a personal account representative – at no additional cost – to every dealership created. Your account representative is available to answer any questions you may have, walk you through our platform, and give you advice on what works well and what doesn’t, when establishing your virtual dealership.

What if I am a private user that needs live help?

We have live help on staff during business hours and will always do our best to help you and offer the support you need.
How do your dealership listing costs compare with other sites?
Upillar.com’s flat-fee cost structure makes it one of the most affordable ways to start – or maintain – an online dealership. Upillar.com charges dealers significantly less than other online sites – tens of thousands of dollars less.

Company Information

Who owns Upillar.com?

Upillar.com is a privately held company founded and headquartered in Nevada. Founder and CEO Trevor Milton self-funded the development and launch of Upillar.com. A respected serial entrepreneur, Milton left college to establish a successful online auto-sales operation. While profitable, the experience showed him first-hand some of the limitations of most existing online sales platforms. Intent on “building a better mousetrap,” Milton then channeled his profits into building Upillar.com’s proprietary technology platform which, in addition to providing superior search capabilities, automatically includes up-to-the-minute valuation data from the National Association of Auto Dealers (NADA) in every vehicle listing.


Building the free online classified Upillar.com which, unlike other popular online classified sites, allows users to search nationwide and narrow their results instantly, has solidified Milton’s position as an authority on superior Internet sales platforms, item valuation and the creation of online storefronts.

Where is Upillar headquartered?

Upillar.com’s corporate offices are in St. George, Utah.