Getting started with Classifieds site

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Hi all, I am new to WF, and had a question. I am starting a classifieds site and was wondering if anyone has experience in getting it going in regards to attracting people to post ads (free) when the site is pretty much empty? No one wants to post ads if they think no one looks at it. Any tips? Thanks in advance.
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  • sorry wrong area
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    • Good luck, with Craigslist already the leader by a mile what is it you have to offer the others don't. The one thing a classified site needs is traffic, how will you get that.
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  • Good point tenacious. My brother has a client (he is a financial planner) with a site on woodworking. It started as a forum and now has a lot of classified listings. He's making a ton of money from advertising and does not do a lot of work!
  • There is definitely value in going the niche route. You could always start with a model of the first X weeks/months being free, to get people to advertise on there initially. It is hard to get it rolling when you don't have anything.

    Matt
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    Getting started with Classifieds site

    Hi all, I am new to WF, and had a question. I am starting a classifieds site and was wondering if anyone has experience in getting it going in regards to attracting people to post ads (free) when the site is pretty much empty? No one wants to post ads if they think no one looks at it. Any tips? Thanks in advance.