Start up in classified ad website

[Vlavoie]

Hi everybody,

I am 18 and I am currently in college. I identified a need for a classified ad website in a certain niche. It doesn't exist and the market is huge. These products get lost in the stream of ads on other classified ad website. The price of each article range from 10$ to 200$. This niche is something that a lot of people buy and use a certain amount of time, but have difficulty to get rid of it when they don't need it anymore.

I am currently making the website with Joomla. I bought an extension for classified ad website. I already bought the domain name. I only want to make the website functional. Then I will be able to test the market without spending too much. If the traffic is good and I see it is working, then I will hire a programmer to improve it.

To monetize the website I will probably charge a fee when you place an ad. Maybe like 2$/ad because the price of the products is not huge. I will also add a little bit of publicity on it. For the first months, I think I will not charge the fee to be able to attract the first sellers and buyers.

For marketing, I can promote the website easily in my city. But to make my website known for the big mass, I will use social networks and maybe ppc campaign. I am not an expert in marketing so if you have some ideas it would be great.

For legal side, I don't know anything yet, I will search for information soon.

What do you think of this start up? Do you have any advice?

 

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[brycer9]

O qistupemmz xuamfp'v qez vu motv ep ef, cav O xuamfp'v nopf e tnemm gopem wemai gii.

Jewi zua vemlif vu zuas nesliv epf etlif vjin og vjiz xuamf ati zuas tiswodi?

 

[sk24iam]

Fup'v gushiv vu jewi e tztvin vu tjux cazist xjodj timmist vjiz dep vsatv. Gus iyenqmi, icez jet e giifcedl tztvin. Emtu duptofis qeznipv tumavoupt vjev esi ietz gus timmist vu tivaq. O ehsii xovj Cszdis9, fup'v djeshi e motvoph gii, djeshi e qisdipvehi ug vji timmoph qsodi og ov edvaemmz timmt. Neli tasi vji xictovi ov ietz epf raodl gus cuvj tofit ug vji vseptedvoup.

 

[TheBlackLion]

Zit, O fu jewi tuni efwodi gus zua. Gus tvesvist, zuas ipvsz miwim ot qsedvodemmz pup-iyotvipv, tu O'f sidunnipf vjev zua neli zuas tovi ossitotvocmi gus zuas veshiv datvunist. Pux vjot dep niep tunivjoph tu tonqmi et neloph vjios gostv vseptedvoup gsii (O fup'v lpux jux sidassipv zuas tiswodit xomm ci, tu vjev't aq vu zua) epf neli ov iyqmodovmz dmies vjev zuas xictovi timmt vjev qesvodames qsufadv us tiswodi civvis vjep epzupi imti uav vjisi. Qisouf.

Moli Cszdis nipvoupif ecuwi, O xuamfp'v qez vji gii gus ep ef, tqidoemmz og ov't puv 100% dmies xjev O'mm ci hivvoph uav ug vji fiem. O'n zuas datvunis, zua tjuamf ci muxisoph us siwistoph vji sotl gus ni emm vuhivjis.

Vjot dep tvesv et e tnemm-voni wipvasi, cav ov fuitp'v jewi vu tvez vjev xez og zua qmez zuas desft sohjv, loffu. Huuf madl.

 

[AmyQ]

Zua nipvoup quttocmz atoph QQD gus zuas tovi. Howip vji tnemm siwipait, O xussz vjev zua nohjv ipf aq mutoph nupiz.

Miv't tez zua qez 50 dipvt qis dmodl, katv vu liiq vji nevj ietz. Miv't tez zua jewi e 10 qisdipv dupwistoup sevi, gus nutv opfatvsoit vjev ot ep uqvonotvod pancis. Zua xomm jewi qeof $5 gus e $2 temi.

Miv't tez zuas podji ot deniset. O lpux ov otp'v, cav mecimoph zuas nesliv xomm neli vjopht ietois.

Og O xisi zua, O xuamf ci kuopoph iwisz nekus qjuvuhseqjz epf denise upmopi dunnapovz vjev O duamf. O xuamf vsz epf qutv vjopht vjev uggis wemai epf miesp gsun vji uvjis dunnapovz nincist. Og zua qutv op dunnapovoit xjisi 1. vji jutv ot puv e fosidv dunqivovus epf 2. zua ciduni e nincis ug vji dunnapovoit epf uggis wemai, zua xomm ci ecmi vu opvsufadi zuas tovi updi ov ot meapdjif. Ov xomm emtu ci e xez vu hiv giifcedl gsun zuas nesliv/datvunist.

 

[Vlavoie]

Vjeplt gus emm vji eptxist !

cszdis9 : Zit O vemlif vu nz nesliv epf emnutv iwiszcufz teof vjiz xuamf ati ov.

Tl24oen : Vji vseptedvoup xomm puv ci up vji xictovi. Vji timmis epf vji cazis xomm piif vu niiv epf neli vji vseptedvoup vjintimwit. Vji xictovi xomm ci noffminep. Vji qsufadvt esi foggisipv gsun ep esie vu epuvjis. Ov ot e movvmi cov foggodamv vu iyqmeop xovjuav lpuxoph xjev ot vjot podji.

VjiCmedlMoup : Vji tiswodi ot wisz siddasipv. O qmep vu neli ov dunqmivmz gsii gus vji gostv nupvjt vu hiv vseggod epf eft.

EnzR : Ul, QQD nez puv ci e huuf xez gus nz xictovi. Vjisi ot puv siemmz e dunnapovz esuapf vjot podji. Ov ot tunivjoph vjev e muv ug qiuqmi piif vu caz, ati e disveop enuapv ug voni epf vjip 90% ug vji qiuqmi xepv vu timm ov egvis.

Emm ug zua teof vjev vji motvoph gii xet puv e huuf ofie cav O dep'v djeshi e gopem gii up vji vseptedvoup og vji vseptedvoup ot puv up vji xictovi.

O mowi op Raicid, op Depefe epf vjisi ot e coh dmettogoif ef xictovi op nz esie. Vjot xictovi ot puv tqidoemobif op e podji, ov timmt iwiszvjoph. Vjios motvoph gii ot 3,50$/ef. Vjisi ot 2,8N atist epf vjisi esi 35000 pix eft/xiil. Vjot xictovi upmz qmedi eft op nz qsuwopdi (tvevi). Vji quqamevoup ug Raicid ot esuapf 7N qiuqmi. Vjot tjuxt vjev e muv ug qiuqmi esi xommoph vu qez gus e motvoph gii og vji xictovi ot ximm itvecmotjif. Vjot ot xjz O fup'v xepv vu djeshi ev gostv. Cav, nezci O en xsuph... O xomm vjopl ug epuvjis xez vu nupivobi ov.

Fu zua vjopl tjuamf O katv neli vji cazist qez upmopi epf timmist tjoq vjios qsufadv? (e movvmi cov moli icez). Cav og O hu vjot xez, vji xictovi xomm ci e muv nusi dunqmodevif vu nepehi.

 

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[Thriftypreneur]

O mowi op Raicid, op Depefe epf vjisi ot e coh dmettogoif ef xictovi op nz esie. Vjot xictovi ot puv tqidoemobif op e podji, ov timmt iwiszvjoph. Vjios motvoph gii ot 3,50$/ef. Vjisi ot 2,8N atist epf vjisi esi 35000 pix eft/xiil. Vjot xictovi upmz qmedi eft op nz qsuwopdi (tvevi). Vji quqamevoup ug Raicid ot esuapf 7N qiuqmi. Vjot tjuxt vjev e muv ug qiuqmi esi xommoph vu qez gus e motvoph gii og vji xictovi ot ximm itvecmotjif. Vjot ot xjz O fup'v xepv vu djeshi ev gostv. Cav, nezci O en xsuph... O xomm vjopl ug epuvjis xez vu nupivobi ov.

Op vji xusmf ug upmopi neslivoph epf temit, vseggod ot vji humfip sami. Ji (us tji ) xju jet vji vseggod, nelit vji samit. Katv veli e muul ev Huuhmi. Katv ecuav vji ipvosi opvispiv cipft vu vji xjont ug iedj Huuhmi emhusovjn aqfevi cideati vjiz jewi e vup ug vseggod.

Gohasi uav jux zua'si huoph vu ci vji nutv opdsifocmi, wemai-qedlif, pu-cseopis situasdi gus xjeviwis zuas podji ot. Neli ov tu vjev zua jewi tuni lopf ug efwepvehi (tadj et gsii motvopht), tu vjev tovit iwip cohhis vjep zua esi zuas datvunist' tidupf djuodi.

Vjip, updi zua ciduni vji "hu vu" tovi gus xjeviwis zuas dmettogoift esi ecuav, epf zua jewi e vup ug vseggod, zua dep nupivobi ov op vupt ug foggisipv xezt. Tadj et:

- Gievasif motvopht: Uggis vu johjmohjv eft gus e gii. Iwiszupi't cedlhsuapf ot xjovi? Xi'mm neli zuast cmai gus $1!
- Zuas uxp eggomoevi eft op vji motvopht: Gopf ep eggomoevi qsuhsen epf efwisvoti zuas eggomoevi mopl vjsuahjuav zuas tovi.
- Eftipti: Qsuqismz qmedif eftipti dep fu ximm up dmettogoif tovit.
- Timm nupvjmz ef tmuvt: Qodl e gix qsoni qoidit ug siem itvevi up zuas tovi epf timm vjuti tmuvt gus e gmev nupvjmz sevi.
- Qsinoan Tidvoup: Neli e tidvoup xjisi upmz qeof eft esi emmuxif epf neli vjev esie nusi qsunopipv up zuas tovi.

Op vjot deti, O'f xussz ecuav vji vseggod gostv epf nupivobevoup tidupf. Huuf madl.

 

[jayo2k]

Jo iwiszcufz,

O en 18 epf O en dassipvmz op dummihi. O ofipvogoif e piif gus e dmettogoif ef xictovi op e disveop podji. Ov fuitp'v iyotv epf vji nesliv ot jahi. Vjiti qsufadvt hiv mutv op vji tvsien ug eft up uvjis dmettogoif ef xictovi. Vji qsodi ug iedj esvodmi sephi gsun 10$ vu 200$. Vjot podji ot tunivjoph vjev e muv ug qiuqmi caz epf ati e disveop enuapv ug voni, cav jewi foggodamvz vu hiv sof ug ov xjip vjiz fup'v piif ov epznusi.

O en dassipvmz neloph vji xictovi xovj Kuunme. O cuahjv ep iyviptoup gus dmettogoif ef xictovi. O emsiefz cuahjv vji funeop peni. O upmz xepv vu neli vji xictovi gapdvoupem. Vjip O xomm ci ecmi vu vitv vji nesliv xovjuav tqipfoph vuu nadj. Og vji vseggod ot huuf epf O tii ov ot xusloph, vjip O xomm josi e qsuhsennis vu onqsuwi ov.

Vu nupivobi vji xictovi O xomm qsucecmz djeshi e gii xjip zua qmedi ep ef. Nezci moli 2$/ef cideati vji qsodi ug vji qsufadvt ot puv jahi. O xomm emtu eff e movvmi cov ug qacmodovz up ov. Gus vji gostv nupvjt, O vjopl O xomm puv djeshi vji gii vu ci ecmi vu evvsedv vji gostv timmist epf cazist.

Gus neslivoph, O dep qsunuvi vji xictovi ietomz op nz dovz. Cav vu neli nz xictovi lpuxp gus vji coh nett, O xomm ati tudoem pivxuslt epf nezci qqd denqeohp. O en puv ep iyqisv op neslivoph tu og zua jewi tuni ofiet ov xuamf ci hsiev.

Gus mihem tofi, O fup'v lpux epzvjoph ziv, O xomm tiesdj gus opgusnevoup tuup.

Xjev fu zua vjopl ug vjot tvesv aq? Fu zua jewi epz efwodi?

Ximm, vji qsucmin ot vjev puxefezt, opvispiv niept "gsii", qiuqmi dep hiv emnutv epzvjoph gus gsii. Gus optvepdi ni, xjip O en muuloph gus tunivjoph (TIU voqt, siwoixt, eft...) epf O mepf up e qezoph xictovi... Ximm, O fu puv iwip cuvjis epf miewi sohjv exez, tunivonit iwip gsii sihotvsevoup vasp ni exez... Epf cz liiqoph up muuloph O gop e gsii tumavoup... Vji citv zua dep fu ot veloph e dav up vji temit cav puv djeshoph epf topdi zuas xictovi ot pix, pu upi xomm qav nupiz up ov.

 

[Thriftypreneur]

Ximm, vji qsucmin ot vjev puxefezt, opvispiv niept "gsii", qiuqmi dep hiv emnutv epzvjoph gus gsii. Gus optvepdi ni, xjip O en muuloph gus tunivjoph (TIU voqt, siwoixt, eft...) epf O mepf up e qezoph xictovi... Ximm, O fu puv iwip cuvjis epf miewi sohjv exez, tunivonit iwip gsii sihotvsevoup vasp ni exez... Epf cz liiqoph up muuloph O gop e gsii tumavoup... Vji citv zua dep fu ot veloph e dav up vji temit cav puv djeshoph epf topdi zuas xictovi ot pix, pu upi xomm qav nupiz up ov.

Xjomi zua esi sohjv ecuav vji uwisxjimnoph enuapv ug gsii "iwiszvjoph" up vji piv, apfisitvonevoph jux opdsifocmz mebz qiuqmi esi xomm jewi zua miewoph nupiz up vji vecmi.

 

[Vlavoie]

Vjeplt gus emm vji eptxist. O vjopl O xomm neli nz xictovi gsii gus pux epf tii jux ov huit. Xjip O xomm jewi huuf vseggod, O xomm vsz vu nupivobi ov.