I once wanted to build an alternative to Craig’s list. There were SO MANY things I had ideas to improve. Then I realized I had literally no idea how Craig’s list makes money. None. They did not charge for ads and they didn’t have advertising. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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BeetleB 6 hours ago | parent [-]

IIRC, he said the bulk of revenue comes from job listings.

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dstroot 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Thanks!

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KennyBlanken 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You misspelled "ads for prostitution." Which they eventually stopped doing, only after considerable public pressure and state AGs threatening criminal prosecution.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/craigslist-drops-adult-ser...

Everyone need stop making out Craig and James out to be super moralistic dudes. They both profited, enormously, off sexual exploitation and human trafficking around the world by (knowingly) serving as a directory for pimps.

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driverdan an hour ago | parent | next [-]

> They both profited, enormously, off sexual exploitation and human trafficking around the world by (knowingly) serving as a directory for pimps.

From what I read back when this happened you have it backwards. The classifieds on CL and other sites for sex were were largely individuals choosing to do it. They were not being trafficked or pimped. By closing those listings down it would end up pushing sex workers to find other sources of clients, like pimps.

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SXX 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Its not a private business fault that US did not create a legal framework protecting sex workers and instead continue facilitate exploitation and traffiking by keeping it illegal.

US have legal porn industry and its strictly regulated and mostly safe for those wofking in it. Imagine how it would look like if it was illegal too.

	▲	forgetfreeman an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Are you proposing that forming an S-corp somehow eliminates an individuals moral or ethical obligations?