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What's the plan for monetizing the site? I've been under the impression that Craigslist will serve C&Ds if you crawl the site for profit.
by tgrass 16y ago
What's the plan for monetizing the site? I've been under the impression that Craigslist will serve C&Ds if you crawl the site for profit.
- ericd 16y agoPadLister charges $15 per applicant for online applications, which results in some profit after paying for the credit check.
- tgrass 16y agoAnd that doesn't conflict with Craigslist's terms of service?
- ericd 16y agoThe online applications aren't on Craigslist listings, only on ones posted on PadLister.
- tgrass 16y agoIf you pitch to investors, think of framing that issue differently. CL's TOS does not make a distinction: crawling is denied to the website that specializes in classified listings. Crawling seems to be a poorly defined legal area, so doing it is wise: carve out your space while you can. But it would also seem wise to plan on getting denied to CL. You would not be the first nor the last.
- ericd 16y agoYeah, good point. PadMapper itself was started as a hobby project, but PadLister aims to be a bit more commercial. I don't know if it matters that PadLister is almost entirely separate from PadMapper.