Craigslist

Cragislist has local classifieds and forums for 450 cities worldwide. The forums are community moderated and largely free. Cragislist was started in 1995 by Craig Newmark in San Francisco, CA. You can post jobs, find a job, find an apartment, buy and sell goods and services and there is a place to list your business services… and it is all free!

There are a number of benefits for any smart business people or Internet marketers to take advantage of on Craigslist.

The most important benefits are :

- huge, target audience - it gets more than 5 billion page views per month and this number is still increasing. Without doubt Craigslist is a leader of small announcements in the USA and there is no one on the horizon to compete with Craigslist. People will find their best clients on Craigslist if they just use correct advertising category.

- price is right - Consider the cost of advertising on Craigslist versus advertising on other websites and there is simply no comparison. The vast majority of Craigslist postings are available free of charge to those who use the website. Only a limited number of advertisements including job advertisements in NYC, LA, DC, Boston, Seattle, and San Diego costs 25$, and $75 in SF.