About two years ago I asked HN why no one can complete with craigslist. Theres some really interesting points on there that you might find relevant. http://news

About two years ago I asked HN why no one can complete with craigslist. Theres some really interesting points on there that you might find relevant. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=281741 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=281741 Two years later it still stands try that you can't beat craigslist with a better UI and a couple of "cool" features. What makes craigslist so powerful is the community they created. Post something and in minutes people are interacting with it. I think in order to compete you have to create a new approach to classifieds. Something that vastly changes the landscape. Maybe thats local. Maybe its a safer experience. Maybe its faster, and I mean faster from post to result not website speed. Craigslist is a classified monopoly. Try and change the game!