Im in the process of creating my own classifieds website in the vein
of craigslist and gumtree and would like to collect feedback on what
makes these sites so popular, how they are being used and how they
could be bettered...

so if you have any comments on those topics then let me know.

thanks
mark
www.neue.co.uk

trooperbill wrote:
I don't mean to be negative, but I read recently that 60% or higher of
the ads on Craigslist in many areas are for prostitution, scams, or
otherwise illegal. There's at least some talk in the states of making
craigslist culpable for publishing those ads. Any business plan for a
similar service should take that into account.

That said, I think one of the good things that attracts many people to
craigslist is the fact that it has a strong local flavor. Unlike ebay,
you can connect with local people to look over merchandise before
purchase, you can connect with local artists, you can look for local,
not national jobs.

Good luck with the concept. Let us know if you go ahead with it.

--
Fred Doyle

trooperbill wrote:
Very simple. They were (among the) first, and/or they spent heavily on
marketing.

Good luck. Copycat sites virtually never make it unless you have deep
pockets and can afford to pay for lots of advertising. And even then,
most fail.

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On May 24, 12:52 pm, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attglobal.net> wrote:
thats why im first seeking to understand before i go and run off and
do anything

mark

"trooperbill" <markrush@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1179999837.604780.250010@g4g2000hsf.googlegro ups.com...
some might say they are popular but here in sunny England I, for one, hadn't
heard of it so had to google.
can't say it's pretty either ;p

I've clients with classifieds for either "closed groups" or public
consumption.
They tend to like 68classifieds [dot com] as a backend engine.

An enhanced system seems to have been developed by a chap whose nick on
their forum is Maffo.

"trooperbill" <markrush@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1179999837.604780.250010@g4g2000hsf.googlegro ups.com...
For a site like Craigslist I don't think it would be that difficult to come
up with something that looked better or was maybe better organized... but
the number one issue you would have to address if you were looking to better
them would be: users.

This would be one of those projects where you will need a better plan than
"build the site, submit to google index, sit back and wait" which is pretty
much what most people perceive is the complete definition of launching a
website.

On May 24, 9:28 pm, "Auggie" <Imperial.Pal...@Rome.It> wrote:
tell me about it im dissecting craigslist revenue streams and
reading everything i can about it before i move forwards - think
clarity of navigation is key and regionality - they tend to be
localised... i think in the UK the key is to make it a viable
alternative to ebay but dont know how to tackle payments just yet.

mark

my-space
craigs-list
you-tube

any two-name site is an instant hit

On May 26, 8:54 am, christop...@dailycrossword.com wrote:
im not looking for instant success... im a realist

<christopher@dailycrossword.com> wrote in message
news:1180166059.409874.71410@a26g2000pre.googlegro ups.com...
why don't you register thick-twat then?

On Sat, 26 May 2007 15:59:16 GMT, "DoobieDo" <doobie@do.dah> wrote:

....actually that probably would be pretty successful with the right
content.

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