With online classified sites becoming increasingly popular with Internet users, one of their top priorities is the safety of such sites.
A new survey commissioned by Kijiji, eBay’s free local classified site, found 36 percent of visitors to online classified sites are concerned about ads that may be misleading or fraudulent.
More than a quarter (28%) of visitor’s worry their email address will be spammed, while 26 percent are concerned about getting a computer virus and 24 percent are concerned about classified ads that may have adult content.
Craigslist Making Gains In Classified Market Share
Traffic to classified advertising site Craigslist has steadily increased over the past year. Hitwise has an interesting analysis about the sites growth.U.S. visits to Craigslist were up 93 percent year over year last week and in the Hitwise Classifieds category Craiglist properties, grew 137 percent. The site ranked #23 last week based on share of U.S. Internet visits, up two spots from a month ago and six spots from three months ago.
Oodle Opens Its Classified API
Classifieds search engine Oodle.com made its application programming interface generally available today, and introduced a new affiliate program for API users.
Classified Google Rumors
The latest “what’s Google going to do with the money” chatter claims the search engine company will enter the classified advertising market.
Oodle Launches Classified Search Engine For College Students
Attention college students: are you tired of the never-ending hunt for potential careers and other classified-related searches? Do you need a tool that can make these tasks easier to accomplish? If so, Oodle may just be the site you are looking for.
Oodles: A New Classified Search Engine
What do you get when former Excite.com executives, fresh from taking (very) early retirement, reunite to figure out a better way to sift through online classifieds…
Classified Ads Revised- What Works & What Doesnt
Do classified ads really work? Should you include an email address or fax number in them? How about a call to action?
Classified Ads – What Works & What Doesnt
Do classified ads really work? Should you include an email address or fax number in them? How about a call to action?
Dos and don’ts when writing classified ads
DO WRITE OUT ALL DETAILS in your ad offer. Read it, edit it, and re-write it for shorter, money saving effective ad.
“Think small”.
Classified Ads Can Make You Big Money
Writing a good classified ad is a skill one can learn in a short time. Writing dynamic classified ads can bring an income of $10,000 to $60,000 a year. What you say? That is right so get busy and learn how to write one now.