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 They could make so much more money it isn't even funny but I do not believe they are altruistic as they appear to be. They sure do have their hands full though and for working so hard and being the owner of the site they can do what they want with it. I wonder if eBay has any say in the goings on since they own part of CL?

I am an avid online classifieds user. There are three sites I use regularly: Craigslist, Kijji and UsedEverywhere.com. In my humble opinion, I find UsedEverywhere.com to be the most useful and easy to use. It's faster to post ads and it has virtually no spam compared to Craigslist and Kijiji...especially Kijiji. It's much more local as well. I've been told they have representatives in each city that they're in. What does everyone else think? I'm interested in hearing.

I had not heard of CraigsList until reading another great article by David A. Utter so I thought I would have a look at this list to see what all the fuss was about.

Well, it took me back a bit as I was not expecting something soooo basic, it sure is HUGE and I have no doubt it has given a large number of people a great service.  However, for me I did not get a good feeling about it and decided against placing an ad on the UK area.

Well done to them though, it just goes to show, it really does pay to keep things simple.  (umm, I think I will go back and rethink my own websites!!!).

I think Craigslist is the next best thing to the invention of the internet.

I put an ad in there and the item was sold before noon the next day and the ad was free to me, now how cool is that?

My only regret for craigslist is how long will it be available to us,since he has allowed Ebay to be a 25% owner.

I have a multi-million dollar business idea that I would like to build a website for, but I am disabled and on a very low income and have no knowledge of how to build a website. I would like to allow individuals to invest in my idea and they would own a piece of the company. The only problem is because of the simplicity of the business I would not be able to announce what it is until it launches.

I craigslist is around for a long time, because it is like a shot in the arm for the world.

What ever happens with the Craigs List format stay away from ebay influence. It seems they could care less about the people who support them and only the bottom line.

Thing what I like from craiglist is that it's very simple and easy to navigate. There are no disturbing ads.

Craiglists is great, of course spam and scam needs to have more attention but unfortunately, you can never eliminate these 100%. We build www.kugli.com that will hopefully be another alternative for global free classifieds.

Craig Newmark you are the man...

Craiglist rocks!

Hey...hate to be the one to play devils advocate here...but Craigslist is serves the same purpose as the classifieds in the newspaper except that IT"S FREE!!!   Guess what...the same crap is happening all over the world about sicko's robbing, raping, murdering etc from the newspaper's personal ads but you won't catch them admitting that because it's bad for business and slamming craigslist is good for business....

We have had some excellent inquiries from our Craig's List postings. On the other hand, we have noticed many spammers, who circumvent the Craig's List system by inserting hit-and-run ads (as for referral programs) on different city lists each week. Some are legitimate, and some seem not to be so. Locally, we have enjoyed some increased activity, with leads from Craig's List postings.

Linda N

http://practicallyathome.blogspot.com

Classified ads are great. For my other businesses I can post a job offer and people call up with a better response than the news paper.

One time my father in law wanted to sell his business equipment. One simple add got calls within the hour. He sold his entire stock.

After I sold my SEO company Websiteresults to 24/7 with my business partners I put many commerce sites online under the RobJames dot com umbrella.

Then in 2005 I built:

SmallClassifiedAds dot com

Though I have used this website for mainly letting my mother promote her nicebunnies4u dot com site. Plus, her friends in TN to promote what ever they want. It is a piece of real estate on the Internet that I hope to promote later when I get time.

More things should be free. Money is easy to make online.

First, I've used Craig's List successfully.

My daughter has her own dog walking, pet sitting service and has gotten her best response from her free ads on Craig's List.

I run my own site, arguably the most popular piano web site on the Internet. I've been approached by a number of big companies wanting to buy my site (and "keep me on to manage it").

I don't want to sell out to them. One of the things our guests like the most is that we are neutral, and not beholding to anyone. Of course I'm not making anywhere near the money Craig is:-)

I have a feeling that's the theory behind Craig's thinking. He's making money, and doing it his way.  Why sell out?

Petty gripes about a fantastic concept that WORKS - sure there are chances for abuse - it happens in EVERY business/site in the world.

If you are stupid enough to believe "everything in the house is free, you only need to pay the FedEx fees for that box of Nigerian cash, i'm selling my ex-husbands Porsche for $2,000 'cause he's in Mexico with his girlfriend ". . . then by all means STAY away from Craigs List, and do not go near machinery, run with paste or use escalators . . .

Leave it be, RepubliCON greed should not be the driving force in America.

The net in general has been disruptive to many industries. Real Estate to some degree, travel and stocks have had their brokerage business models severely disrupted. Travel and Stocks have adapted newspaper classifieds are being dragged kicking and screaming into the model. These guys just don't get it. Look at how long it took the Times to allow engines. IMO, the old media guys are always a day late and a dollar short and will likely be joined by TV a few years out. The old media guys for whatever reason believe they are too big with too much pull in Washington to be victims for the net disruptive business model to oust them. That will be their ultimate downfall they will wait until it's too late

I use Craigs list all the time, if you have something to sell, join up and then put it on your local Craigs list,  I have a link on my site to Craigs List.

Walt sales@flagsandkites.com

Aye me maties!

The old established system of 3 lines of blk ink on white paper for upwards of $25 or more is gone!  Thank goodness!  Do you know how many useless and ineffective ads I've run in news paper classifieds only to have them charge me hundreds of dollars for ads that seldom caught people's attention or return the expected result? or revenue?

With Craigslist, they filled a niche that had been bothering far too many people.  Once Craigslist gave people the opportunity to list their ads on the internet for FREE - really FREE!, the people came in droves!  Also, unlike the old classifieds, Craigslist allowed you to describe your ad and in addition, insert visual pictures of what you have to offer.  A hyper-leap in comparison to old publishing establishments!  Who in there right mind would want a local, state, or even regional news source with a limited number of viewers when the could get on Craigslist for FREE and reach potentially millions all over the world?!!!  It's a no-BRAINER!

The thing that I like the most about Craigslist is it's simplicity and the current owners staying true to their customers.  The ad makers.  We are the unpaid laborers and editors of our own classified endeavors.  We are creating the medium without the physical overhead cost of building and equipment and utilities.  We are the employees that drive the company and still, some greedy corporate types makes others pay for similar such services!  Poppycock!  Craigslist is thriving because its integrity to the nature of its customers/emplyees is real.  In a way, it's sorta a cyber-bartering system between the owner of Craigslist and the users.  He provides the medium and we provide the creative input, equipment usage, and manpower without any additional cost to Craigslist.  It's a marriage made in cyberspace!  What could be better?

By using Craigslist you agree to their terms and should exercise some common sense to avoid pitfalls... Craigslist is a simple but very effective tool for the small guy... I love it... more power to them...

Great article!  Craig’s List changed how creative people worked, especially in the freelance arena.  It has been impressive power especially in larger markets i.e. NYC.  From apartment hunting to finding assistants, it hands down really works and fast, some sifting required but where there is a will there is a way and what’s the viable alternative?  Also, its interesting to see how they have kept themselves modest while still having partial ownership from EBay.