In Search Of Competition
>> Thursday, April 20, 2006
Most everyone at one time or another has visited or heard of Craigslist web classifieds. It's that classified online advertising environment that is free and very popular in many major cities throughout the world.
Since Craigslist doesn't really compete with anyone hand in hand, many of the search engines are trying to buy in on a piece of the pie. But I'm not convinced they are onto something. However, there are a lot of smaller companies trying to capitalize on the idea by charging to advertise on their site. Why would I want to pay for something, rather than using Craigslist that is 9 million plus a month strong! I know I want free and skip the free the second I read it costs me more money. Many other surfers are programmed to do the same thing.
My verdict: The million dollar idea was already out there. Stick with what you know instead of trying to branch off. Many a wise person would use Craigslist.org over the competition, unless you want to give up a bit more of your other indulgences.
