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Sebring Studios · 08-18-2008, 05:35 PM

How the hell does Craigslist make any money? I thought that a few categories such as employment opportunities were paid ads, but no, they're free.

It's gotta be one of the biggest sites on the net but how is it monetized?

Bruce_Miller · 08-18-2008, 05:38 PM

He lives in a small apartment in S.F. He's not in it for the money.

GigoloShawn · 08-18-2008, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Bruce_Miller

He lives in a small apartment in S.F. He's not in it for the money.

Did you even see any of Craig's interviews? Of the 3 I saw, they were at his very nice house in SF with a large enough yard to park a helicopter.

EDepth · 08-18-2008, 05:40 PM

I believe some categories in some cities have fee's associated with posting...

Honez · 08-18-2008, 05:40 PM

They charge for employment and housing ads in certain cities only

d-null · 08-18-2008, 05:42 PM

it's actually kind of cool, it's like how the net used to be, when people started all kinds of websites cuz they liked it, not because the keyword is good and they can throw up a whole bunch of garbage adsense ads

AaronM · 08-18-2008, 05:47 PM

I've offered to pay them for listings and they turned me down because the market I wanted listings in was not a paid market. I'm talking for mainstream stuff too, not adult.

SteveHardeman · 08-18-2008, 07:10 PM

16th question down.

www DOT craigslist DOT org/about/factsheetDOThtml

tony286 · 08-18-2008, 07:14 PM

they make like 20 mil a year i read somewhere

klaze · 08-18-2008, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by d-null

it's actually kind of cool, it's like how the net used to be, when people started all kinds of websites cuz they liked it, not because the keyword is good and they can throw up a whole bunch of garbage adsense ads

Craigslist has been around since when "the net used to be" ... Heh..

DateDoc · 08-18-2008, 07:16 PM

help > posting fees

All craigslist postings are free, except for:

1. Job posts in the San Francisco Bay Area
The fee for posting a job in the SF Bay Area is $75. This fee pays for one job in one category.
(One job posted in two different categories would cost $150.)
2. Job posts in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Orange County, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, Seattle, and Washington DC
The fee for posting a job in these cities is $25. This fee pays for one job in one category.
(One job posted in two different categories would cost $50.)
3. Brokered apartment rental listings in New York
The fee for posting a brokered apartment rental in New York City is $10.

marketsmart · 08-18-2008, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by klaze

Craigslist has been around since when "the net used to be" ... Heh..

robbie told me you are not even on the internets...

he said you write into GFY via snail mail and then Ice manually enters your posts....

Nubiles · 08-18-2008, 07:56 PM

The owners of Craigslist are rich beyond belief and most people have no idea how.

Barefootsies · 08-18-2008, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by d-null

it's actually kind of cool, it's like how the net used to be, when people started all kinds of websites cuz they liked it, not because the keyword is good and they can throw up a whole bunch of garbage adsense ads

Supz · 08-18-2008, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by marketsmart

robbie told me you are not even on the internets...

he said you write into GFY via snail mail and then Ice manually enters your posts....

thats funny

SpeedWacker · 08-18-2008, 09:06 PM

They take donations

fuzzylogic · 08-22-2008, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by SpeedWacker

They take donations

from the m4m section ;)

Rattlehead · 08-22-2008, 05:39 PM

Ebay bought craigslist.org quite some time ago. They do charge for some listings in larger markets.

bbm · 08-22-2008, 06:01 PM

What is Craiglist?

DateDoc · 08-22-2008, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Rattlehead

Ebay bought craigslist.org quite some time ago. They do charge for some listings in larger markets.

eBay did NOT buy Craigslist. They bought like a 25% share from one of the original people at Craigslist who decided to sell.

08-18-2008, 05:35 PM	#1
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