# Free classified ad sites

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-classified-ad-sites/495771>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 8, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-classified-ad-sites/495771 "2009-05-08T18:07:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-classified-ad-sites/495771/1 "2009-05-08T18:07:10Z")

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A friend is considering doing phone consultations as a career. We need to find free or very inexpensive “classified ad” sites to post on. Basically any site that lets you post events, groups, goods and services, including forums and bulletin boards. Yes, Craigslist is already on the list. Personal experiences welcome.

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-classified-ad-sites/495771/2 "2009-05-08T19:53:23Z")

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_nevermind_

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**Author:** ![Thetruthseeker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@Thetruthseeker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thetruthseeker)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-classified-ad-sites/495771/3 "2009-05-08T20:04:32Z")

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I’m looking for the same as well for a paper I’m writing debunking psychics! S/He doesn’t happen to be a psychic? I would LOVE to know more about what s/he does if that is the case.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-classified-ad-sites/495771/4 "2009-06-18T00:34:06Z")

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Well, this is not too much over a month so I don’t think it qualifies as a zombie.

So about free classified ad services, besides Craigslist, what do you know about  
& have experience with?

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**Author:** ![Casserole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b77776/32.png) [@Casserole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casserole)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2009, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-classified-ad-sites/495771/5 "2009-06-18T13:10:26Z")

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Kijiji is popular in Canada, and has a US based site as well. 🙂

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**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-classified-ad-sites/495771/6 "2009-06-23T14:13:03Z")

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> [@Casserole](#):
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> Kijiji is popular in Canada, and has a US based site as well. 🙂

That does look good. Do you have any experience with it?

How about any other suggestions from anyone here?

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**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2009, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-classified-ad-sites/495771/7 "2009-07-07T09:52:33Z")

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Kijiji isn’t bad. Any other suggestions? Especially classified ad sites that aren’t overloaded where ones ad can get lost in the masses?

Anyone have experiences with AdWords or Yellowbook? Are they worth the money?

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**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2009, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-classified-ad-sites/495771/8 "2009-07-07T09:58:50Z")

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Gumtree is a ad site developed for ex-pat South Africans in London which has flourished all over the UK and back in SA. It looks like it is now partners with Kijiji in the US, but in searching for that, I found this blog - [http://classifiedsreview.blogspot.com/](http://classifiedsreview.blogspot.com/) - which recommends several, perhaps that will help you?

Grim