How to effectively monetize stuff you’ve been meaning to throw out

Everyone’s had one. A box, basket or laundry bin that sits in your closet. It’s full of clutter that you haven’t gotten around to getting rid of. The box can symbolize a good thing, a successful declutter, but it’s still necessary to get rid of the items that were once taking up room in your home.

Some opt to throw it on the curb or drop it off to the thrift store. Although these are quick and easy options, you could be throwing away five, twenty or even hundred dollar bills. Clutter can be worth real cash.

There’s lots of ways to sell stuff online, whether it be posting it on your social media accounts or using a popular classifieds site. If you haven’t tried Curbza yet, now’s the time to get acquainted with the app and start making money off of your goods effectively.

Curbza is very different from other apps and websites. Here’s some of the great ways you can use the app to monetize your stuff:

Post across multiple networks

On most buy and sell platforms, you have to post items within a certain category or location. If the platform does allow you to post it across all locations and categories, it gets lost in the mix pretty quickly.

Curbza allows you to post an item across as many networks as you like. If you’re living in one area, but want to post the item to other areas of your province, state or even country, you can select as many networks as you want. Curbza’s networks are customizable and created based on location, type of item, social groups and more. You can share the item within as many locations as you want, and then also share it to groups like “kids sporting equipment” or “record collectors of Canada”.

This feature allows you to reach a wider, more defined audience.

Post to private networks

Want to sell your stuff, but are hesitant to post ads publicly for the world to see? Not to worry. Curbza has private networks that allow you to customize, create and curate groups of people to sell to.

For instance, if you want to sell the musical instruments that have been clogging up your storage room but don’t want to sell them to just anyone, you can invite your friends into a network to view the inventory and choose what they want.

This works well for giving away items too. Many people want to give their friends items, but have no way of showing them their giveaways without inviting them over. A great way to simplify this is to create a private network.

In-app messaging

In-app messaging makes for effective communication. Instead of providing your e-mail or number, you can use our messaging system to communicate with potential buyers. This keeps your inbox from getting clogged up, and keeps your personal information secure.

Before throwing your box of stuff on the curb, put it on Curbza. You could be putting dollar bills on the side of the road or in the donation bin and not even know it! Do you participate in local curbside giveaways? Tell us about it down below!