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In Holland is a classified advert website called Marktplaats that was our example.
They have 63.000.000 visitors a month, in a small country as Holland with a population from only 16.000.000 people.
6.300.000 people look 13,5 times a month on the site to buy or sell their articles.
A site like this has changed the thinking of a whole population from a recycling to recelling population.
Why is this website not mentioned in your article ?

Holland is much more advanced in developing advert sites than other countries in the world.
Our own site goes even further because we translate adverts in 6 other languages

In response to post #33:
Good point. What about taking a look at http://Loudheart.com? It is young and currently serving audience in the US, includes all cities and counties in NY.

In response to post #44:
“any ad you put up is likely visible for only a day or so before it is pushed so far down the list you fall off the bit bucket …”

I know what you mean. Have you looked at the craglist for sale > cars+trucks category? You don’t have to wait a day to see your ad away at the bottom. Sellers that have a long list of merchandise to advertise loves craigslist because they hire programmers to write script to automate the data entries. Hence, spam spam spam spam.

I like CL because it is fast and simple. Perhaps, too simple.

Their traffic has taken off for one reason and one reason only. They are advertising out the ass on Adwords. Otherwise, they are failing miserably in the U.S. since soft launch last year. They do OK in a few other countries like Canada and they have other properties like Gumtree do well in english speaking non-US markets like UK, AUS, NZ, SA. They bought out Loquo in Spain which still dominates Spain. They have a few other properties as well.

But trust me dude, they have tried and tried and still getting no traction in the U.S. You are looking at traffic they are paying a high price for and not converting into returning visitors for the most part.

They are launching globally - and seem to be doing well in France, Italy. I have checked out their US site, and they really have worked hard on tailoring the product to the market - using local language, and getting the geography right.

This is why craigslist has failed abroad - they have not made the effort to localise.

Companies like Adoos have - which is why I think that they are really well prepared to make it big in the US.

Check it out: http:// http://www.adoos.com

I think they started like a year ago, so I think we’ll see much more from them in the following months.

Check it at http://www.olx.com

On the footer of the page you can choose from many countries and languages.

I think sites that charge a nominal fee to post, are ad free, and review ads and keep the spammers away are well worth it, ie: http://www.rentboard.ca for apartments and rentals in Canada. I had way better response from their site then I did with my “free” ad on Kijiji.

Here’s an idea - how about renaming it eBay Classifieds? Use the branding and tell people exactly what it does. Brilliant. My consultancy fee is $3,000 an hour.