Classified ads

Classified ads are ads that are published in the written press ( newspapers or magazines ) and in digital media to offer and demand products and services.

With the emergence of the Internet, digital techniques have been developed and professionalized, relegating the printed press to a second place in classified ads (this is the case of the Segundamano classified newspaper, which after 30 years of publication was closed, leaving only its online version). [ 1 ] The vast majority of these digital publications are free for users to have lower costs of maintaining their infrastructure compared to print media.

For the most part, publications on classified ad sites are free, but at a minimal cost - depending on the site - if the ad is to be highlighted.The cost increases depending on website traffic.

On the Internet, classified ads have acquired a new perspective; people who were previously forced to pay to publish their classifieds in the written press, now opt for this new alternative, which in most cases is free. A clear example of this is Craigslist , the first American classifieds portal. PC World magazine placed him among the top 3 products of 2006 with its more than six million visitors. In recent years, many classified ads sites have appeared.

In Spanish there are several classified ads websites. These pages are born as a solution, as a point of sale between individuals and companies, making each of them a "virtual market", where to find bargains, sell things that no longer serve you or find that object that you were always looking for. the stores. UK free ads

Since 2007, vertical classified search engines have appeared that add the entire offer, helping the user to find the advertisement he is looking for, more quickly.Here The classified ads.