So I've built a very good classifieds website , looking extremely professional , but the thing is , that classifieds will be for a WHOLE continent , not just a small local one . It will not be an American classifieds because of all the giants here . I did my research and it will work if I get it out there .. But my question is .. How do I get the first classifieds ads on my website to gain trust of my visitors ? Is it legal to go to other classifieds website and get some of their ads and put them in MINE ?? Wouldn't that get me in trouble ? Is it a legal thing to do ? For example , getting some of GUMTREE ads and place them in my site ? In some ways , it would be helpful to those other classifieds sites .. I need suggestions on this , I'd really appreciate them . Thanks a bunch !
You may better contact the AD Posters and ask their permission to put their AD on your site. 95% you will get a positive reply.
How one of my friend got his first 500 ads to his newly classified site.He looked into other classifieds sites and then contacted the Ad posters and offered them to post on his forum with a promise that his / her ad will stay in the top 10 of the section for rest of the month [sticky if you got it].He spent 2 days doing that and he was able to get his first 500 ads...he then hired someone in Philippines to be doing it for him for rest of the month until his classifieds site was heavily populated.Try this and I hope it will work for you. Be creative in your approach email to the ad posters..Make sure dont spam other classified sites,