There are a ton of general marketplace sites on the web, with the most unique being FrogAds.com, where anyone can post free classified ads in over 400 categories. The speed of FrogAds’ growth indicates that consumers and paid advertisers are finding something there that they can’t find anywhere else. So what exactly is the difference between FrogAds and other sites, such as CraigsList?
• FrogAds lets consumers post ads for free, regardless of category, allowing them to manually or automatically renew the ad at the end of 30 days. It even offers a “Renew All” button. (Craigslist charges for postings in their Jobs category, and Craigslist only runs their free ads for 7 days.)
• FrogAds is more visually oriented than Craigslist, offering, for example, video embedding. And, unlike others where you have to click to see pictures, FrogAds displays pictures immediately. FrogAds also offers the ability to upload more pictures, all of which can be made larger and clearer compared to the competition.
• FrogAds has set it up so that entered free postings are automatically search engine optimized, so that they are effectively acting as inventory on Google and other search engines. As a result, FrogAds gets top search engine exposure, with the Alexa ranking growing rapidly.
• FrogAds lets you place your free ad for multiple cities and countries.
• FrogAds free ads have built-in stats.
• FrogAds consumer navigation is simpler than other sites, and provides a “sort-by” feature for ad search results.
• FrogAds offers different sales classifications, including an auction/bid option.
• FrogAds goes beyond the basic Craigslist ad flagging, and lets users comment and rate the ad, better countering any scam ads or phony ads.
• FrogAds has an easy share feature, so that information can be forwarded through social media sites.
• FrogAds offers a multi-language translator.
• FrogAds offers a free banner ad linking exchange, which lets vendors place ads with pinpoint accuracy on the FrogAds site in exchange for letting FrogAds place a pre-selected banner on the vendor site.
• FrogAds paid banner ads can currently be placed in a single country or the entire world for only $10 per day.
The number of differences between FrogAds and traditional sites like Craigslist is the result of extensive research and evaluation of existing sites, including Craigslist, Google, eBay, Yahoo, and Facebook, identifying the strong and weak points, to create the optimum user experience. FrogAds is still new, but is already taking off due to word-of-mouth regarding the above unique features. The company is just now working to put together an initial advertising campaign.
For additional information, visit the company’s website at www.FrogAds.com
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