Craigslist Revenue in 2008 May Top $80 Million, Could Reach $100 Million.Charging in Just 11 Markets, 25-Person Company Generates Record Revenue, Classified Intelligence Shows ALTAMONTE SPRINGS Al·ta·monte Springs A city of east-central Florida, a residential suburb of Orlando. Population: 40,900. , Fla. -- Craigslist A Web site of classified ads and community notices that serves an urban area. It was started in 1995 in San Francisco by Craig Newmark and since spread to hundreds of cities in more than 50 countries. Listings are free, but job postings in major cities are paid. , the free-classifieds Web site that has become a global phenomenon, is expected to generate $81 million in revenue in 2008 and could easily top $100 million with a few simple changes that might improve the service, a new report shows. The report from Classified Intelligence, the leading consultants in the classified advertising field, estimated growth of 47 percent over $55 million in revenue for Craigslist in 2007. The 12-page report, which will be distributed with PowerPoint slides, also covers a number of issues facing Craigslist, such as its "sleaze sleaze n. A sleazy condition, quality, or appearance: "His record of public service is untouched by any stain of shadiness or sleaze" James J. Kilpatrick. factor," and its up-and-coming competitor, corporate cousin Kijiji.com. "Craigslist is generating an amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. amount of money for a company that has just 25 employees, and charges below-market rates for a tiny percentage of its ads," said Peter M. Zollman, founding principal of CI. "What's more amazing is that frequently when it adds fees, it improves the product and makes its users and customers even happier." Craigslist charges $25 to $75 for recruitment listings in 11 markets, all of them in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , and $10 for apartment ads placed by brokers in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . It has recently added sites in five languages - French, Portuguese, Italian, German and Spanish Spanish, river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, issuing from Spanish Lake, S Ont., Canada, NW of Sudbury, and flowing generally S through Biskotasi and Agnew lakes to Lake Huron opposite Manitoulin island. There are several hydroelectric stations on the river. - and serves 450 markets. "By providing free ads for so many products and services in so many communities, Craigslist has inadvertently squeezed traditional publishers and forced them to rethink re·think tr. & intr.v. re·thought , re·think·ing, re·thinks To reconsider (something) or to involve oneself in reconsideration. re many of their approaches to classifieds," Zollman said. "Craigslist behaves like a non-profit in many ways, but it's reacting to increased competition not only from traditional publishers but from other online classified sites - some of them free, and some of them paid." The report, which is available for $395 from ClassifiedIntelligence.com, is the fourth in a series of reports about Craigslist and free-classified sites that Classified Intelligence has published since 2004. Editors/reporters: For interviews, more information about the report, or a complimentary copy for editorial use, contact Peter M. Zollman through the CI office, 407-788-2780, or Jim Townsend, CI editorial director, at 713-550-0699. About Classified Intelligence: Classified Intelligence LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control is the world's leading consultancy in the classified advertising field, working with leading media companies, dot-coms, yellow-page publishers and broadcasters. A subsidiary of the Advanced Interactive Media Group LLC, it publishes a continuous advisory service, "Classified Intelligence Report," that focuses on trends, products and companies in the industry. It also provides proprietary and published research about interactive classifieds; offers strategic and tactical workshops and planning services. Founded in 1998, CI has a global team of analysts and serves leading publishers worldwide. For more information call (407)788-2780 or visit ClassifiedIntelligence.com. |
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