Field notes from the front lines of dealership sales.
Product updates, dealer playbooks, and the occasional opinion on what's actually working in marketplace listings right now.
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AutoTrader vs. Cars.com vs. Marketplace: Where Each Car Belongs
A decision matrix by price band, age, and body style — because listing every car on every platform is quietly killing your margins.
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Cross-Posting Without Getting Flagged
What triggers Meta's duplicate and commercial-listing flags on Facebook Marketplace — and the exact practices that keep a vehicle listing live for its full lifecycle.
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The Five-Minute Lead Response Window
Speed to lead beats price, photos, and listing copy combined. Here's what the research says — and what five minutes actually requires to pull off.
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The First 24 Hours of a Fresh Listing
Most listings are dead by day three because the first day was wasted. Here's how pricing, posting time, reply speed, and one small edit determine whether your listing sells or stalls.
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Marketplace Titles That Out-Click the Dealer Next Door
Year, trim, and one specific feature in your title will beat "low miles, clean title" every time. Here's the A/B pattern and why it works.
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Welcome to the Clutchly blog
Why we're starting a blog, what you can expect, and how it fits into how we build Clutchly.
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Listing photos that actually sell
Eight shots, in this order, will out-perform a 30-photo gallery every single time. Here's the playbook our top dealers use.
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