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Income Streams

Craigslist makes money only through a handful of revenue streams. It charges a $25 fee to post a job listing in six major U.S. cities. It charges $75 for a job listing in the San Francisco area. Last, the company charges a $10 fee to list an apartment rental in New York. The revenues generated from these fees cover only the operating expenses of Craigslist. The company has not made a profit since its inception. This is intentional -- Craigslist president Jim Buckmaster has stated that creating a superior user experience is more important to the company than making money.
Potential Income Streams

Craigslist is considering other revenue streams like including banner advertising or Google text ads. However, the company still hesitates to do so because it fears advertisements would take away from the quality of the site. Craigslist president Jim Buckmaster notes that the site deliberated for years about charging fees for job listings; thus, a shift to banner advertising may take time to unfold.

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• 我在网上搜索看到这个了，不明白才来问众高才 -ZeroSumGame- ♂ (90 bytes) () 09/17/2014 postreply 12:14:56

• "these fees cover only the operating expenses of Craigslist" -laoyangdelp- ♀ (24 bytes) () 09/17/2014 postreply 13:18:54