cracker goal, according to its website, is to “give a free voice to local communities”. If you’re an Australian who wants to connect with people in your city, suburb or state, it’s a great place to visit. Here you will find FREE classified ads, along with the usual goods you’d find on a classifieds site along with dating, an active forum, and a good time. They encourage sellers to post crazy ads that get people’s attention. They don’t have auctions (for security reasons), people are free to post whatever they want as long as it doesn’t violate the terms and conditions, or hidden fees and commissions on sales. If you want an honest site, Cracker is the place to go.
Gopost is an Australian free classifieds ads site where you can find everything that you need, and bargains that you can’t resist. Here you can post ads for free, browse by area and category, and not have to worry about paying fees to post pictures with your ad. You will need an account to start posting ads, but registration is free and comes with some nice perks (control panel, in depth search). Gopost’s main market is university students searching for bargains, so if you’re looking to buy or sell textbooks, mobile phones, electronics and many other things that students need, Gopost is a great place to go.
Gumtree is an online free classifieds and community that was started in 2000 for the London area. Since then, it’s grown to service all of the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, South Africa, Australia, and the Americas with over 2.3 million ads listed monthly. If you want a flat, a car, a free piano or even a job, you’ll find it on Gumtree. One important thing that sets it apart from a site like craigslist is that the community is extremely active and well moderated, keeping discussion fun and interesting with a minimum of trolls.
Yardsale.net was created to bring back the fun of buying to buyers and the easy of selling to sellers. It was designed to be an online yard sale, where people can roam about and look for what they need, and maybe find something they didn’t know they wanted. They’ve embraced the KISS (keep it sweet and simple) philosophy so everything you need to do will be easier. Unlike many of the sites you’ll encounter, here you won’t pay any crazy fees unless you want some extra advertising like banners or listing promotion. With its friendly and loyal long term user base, you’re sure to be successful with your shopping experience on Yardsale.net.
olx is a free online classifieds site that is truly global, with sites for 96 countries in over 40 languages. It was founded in 2006, and they call themselves the next generation of online classifieds site; with all they offer it’s a fitting description. OLX offers content rich ads and listings complete with pictures and video, total control of your activities with the My OLX control panel, integration with Facebook, excellent service on mobile devices, and a wide range of localized language sites so you can browse with ease.
Oodle harnesses the power of social media, online advertising, and entertainment shopping to bring you a whole new way to shop. Here you’ll find a great and easy place to buy, sell and trade for just about anything under the sun, and it’s all free. With Oodle Pro, businesses can verify their identity with Facebook pages and sell their products and services, secure in the knowledge that their customers know they’re dealing with a real business. Oodle boasts over 15 million unique visitors monthly, so it’s a great place for buyers and sellers to come together.
Salespider is the foremost business social network for small and medium businesses that want to reach out and connect with their target market. Their tagline is “Other Social Networks make you friends, Salespider makes you money!”, and they live up to their name! They offer two main forms of networking for businesses: Advertising with email marketing, newsletters, online seminars, viral video marketing and more; they also offer branded social networks for small businesses so you can interact with other businesses, employees and customers with ease. Inc. magazine named it a site to watch, so you should definitely see what it has to offer you.
Kijiji, also known as EBay Classifieds, is new to the online ad game but has a lot to offer. Kijiji means “village” in Swahili, and it lives up to its name. It first launched in Europe and Australia in 2004, and then launched in the U.S. in late 2007. It features completely free local U.S. classifieds in all 50 states and 272 cities, so you’re sure to find whatever it is you’re looking for! If you want to rent a place, buy a car, find a baby sitter or just want to sell something, you should definitely check it out.
Locanto is a free online classifieds site that originally started out in Germany. It now has localized sites for over 25 countries and regions, including the United States, South America, the Middle East and Asia. Here users will sell and buy products and services at no cost. You can easily look for something in your area, statewide, or nationwide with little effort. Categories include: cars, real estate, pets, jobs, services and things for sale. Unlike some other classified sites, getting your ad online here is easy, and you can upload your pictures and links to sites, without any added fees!
WalMart classifieds is currently in beta, hosted by Oodle. It integrates social media like Facebook, MySpace, Reddit and Digg to provide users with an easy and fun online shopping experience. What makes this site different from the others is that it uses Facebook’s business verification system to verify the identity of car dealers, real estate agencies, leaving you with the knowledge that you’re dealing with someone who can help you with whatever you want to buy. Another neat thing is when you post to Facebook Marketplace or Wal-Mart Classifieds (or vice versa) it’ll appear on the other site free of charge. This saves time and money!
