The biggest news of the week could very well be the arrival of Craigslist. It is already making its way through local blogs – a bit ahead of the print news cycle, natch.
I haven’t seen (or looked for) studies seeking any correlation between blog readers and their awareness of Craigslist, but I am going to assume blog readers already know craigslist. Not everybody (yet) knows Craigslist, but they will. From a business perspective, ignoring this entrance could prove fatal.
Craigslist is changing industries. Newspapers’ classifieds are fighting for the same piece of pie that Google Base (archived: 2014) and Craigslist (no longer available) are – why do you think eBay purchased a stake in Craigslist?
Craigslist is free. Most importantly, Craigslist has something that every organization covets – its visitors’ trust. This inherent trust cannot be underestimated. There are problems with Craigslist and real estate – more on this later.
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