Craigslist.org must be crazy

Have you ever wondered why craigslist does not have ads on their site? They must be crazy they have an Alexa ranking of 65. They can easily get 100k's a months from Adsense. What do you think is wrong with them? They hardware and the cost of keeping that site up has to cost alot

 

maybe they are rich enough and they dont want more money

 

maybe they can get rich enough that they will be able to hire a graphic designer

 

ebay has stake in craigslist. PERIOD

 

take a look at this article posted a couple years ago http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/12/12/02818/460

 

.ORG Short for .organization. Originally designated for non-profit firms.....

 

They might be over rich or they might be having another site from where their income comes..

 

I think its more like a business policy issue. They earn about $11M per year as I saw on an interview with Craig Newman on TV. And they have communist people running the business, probably doesn't like much money

 

There focus is on posted ads, and contextual ads from adsense would dillute their main source of income. If they are making big money, I see no reason to upset their existing users.

They probably are quite wealthy, and I'm sure that does have something to do with it.

 

They maintain good quality & relationship with customers!!!

 

but how do they make any money if ads are free to post

 

all postings on craigs list aren't free I think charge for job listing in some cities


in reality I think craigslist is worth around 1 billion

 

Yup.

Enjoy craigslist while you can, before it the new FEEbay ceo Donohoe turns into another commercialized monster, taking 10% commissions off every sale and screwing its members in sneaky, deceitful and painful ways.

 

Not all ads are free to post. They charge for some of the ads like Job postings in NYC and SF area.

 

They earn from sponsored postings and donations.

Adsense is not a good way for classified type sites.

 

Agreed

The way they are earning at the moment , it is not suitable to integrate adsense into their site

 

Like you all said so, craigslist has its own dignity, maybe they just don't want the Big G ads to appear in their site.

Furthermore, craigslist is a billion dollars worth and I think they don't need some 'Mercy' income from the Big G as well...

 

It cost $25 to post one single job listing. Look at how many job postings there are in each city and you'll find out how much they are making.

 

Q: Where does craigslist's revenue come from?
A: Our exclusive revenue source comes from the fees we charge businesses to post jobs. In the Bay Area, businesses pay $75. This August, we also began charging New York City and Los Angeles employers $25 per posting.
from: http://www.craigslist.org/about/press/craigslist.keeper.html

 

did you even bother to look around craigslist before posting this topic? Jobs and real estate sections in large cities are paid ads.