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A comment on Ask HN: Why isn't this site as successful as Craigslist?.

Re:Ask HN: Why isn't this site as successful as Craigslist? by andr on Monday January 26, 2009 @04:51AM (#450217)
Craigslist started with a lot of word of mouth marketing. It was the de facto classifieds site in the Bay Area before it opened for other cities. It started as and still is essentially a not-for-profit.

On a side note, Craigslist is hardly successful outside of the US. Even in London it's got no traction.

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Re:Ask HN: Why isn't this site as successful as Craigslist? by cp on Wednesday April 29, 2009 @02:18AM (#584678)
Craigslist is not a non-profit. They've had well over $100MM in revenue for several years running, and that is mostly split by Craig and Jim. The "non-profit" aspect of Craigslist is a myth that they play up.
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