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Craigslist Questions

trooperbill

2007-05-24, 6:26 pm

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

Jerry Stuckle

2007-05-24, 6:26 pm

trooperbill wrote:
> 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
>

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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trooperbill

2007-05-24, 6:26 pm

On May 24, 12:52 pm, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attglobal.net> wrote:
> 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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> ==================
> Remove the "x" from my email address
> Jerry Stuckle
> JDS Computer Training Corp.
> jstuck...@attglobal.net
> ==================

thats why im first seeking to understand before i go and run off and
do anything :)

mark

DoobieDo

2007-05-24, 6:26 pm

"trooperbill" <markrush@XXXXXXXXXX> wrote in message
news:1179999837.604780.250010@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> 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.
>

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.

Auggie

2007-05-24, 6:26 pm

"trooperbill" <markrush@XXXXXXXXXX> wrote in message
news:1179999837.604780.250010@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> 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.

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.

mark r

2007-05-24, 6:26 pm

On May 24, 9:28 pm, "Auggie" <Imperial.Pal...@Rome.It> wrote:
> "trooperbill" <markr...@XXXXXXXXXX> wrote in message
>
> news:1179999837.604780.250010@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.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.

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

christopher@dailycrossword.com

2007-05-26, 6:16 am

my-space
craigs-list
you-tube

any two-name site is an instant hit

trooperbill

2007-05-26, 10:16 pm

On May 26, 8:54 am, christop...@dailycrossword.com wrote:
> my-space
> craigs-list
> you-tube
>
> any two-name site is an instant hit

im not looking for instant success... im a realist