We all know Craigslist is more than a mere fad at this point. The popular classifieds site has become a magical place where you can buy, rent, or apply for almost anything since its 1995 inception as a emailing list distributed among friends in San Francisco — one conveniently burgeoning with all manner of goods and services one might desire (or not).

We all know Craigslist is more than a mere fad at this point. The popular classifieds site has become a magical place where you can buy, rent, or apply for almost anything since its 1995 inception as a emailing list distributed among friends in San Francisco — one conveniently burgeoning with all manner of goods and services one might desire (or not). However, the site appear more than outdated when it comes to visual design and search functionality. While we give Craigslist credit for being the go-to website for scoring a free sofa and finding an available apartment, there are plenty of other free services that do an equally fine job with with a more attractive interface and with less spam postings. They may not offer the sheer number of listings or familiarity of the aforementioned service, but they do provide a new audience and additional options not offered elsewhere, whether you’re merely looking for a short-term loan or to double post your ad both online and in print circulation.

Here are our top picks for the six best Craigslist alternatives for online classifieds, so you can peruse a different kind of online classifieds. Additionally, check out our guide on how to sell on Craigslist, our top picks for the best Craigslist search engines, and Miss Netiquette’s kind to using Craigslist without acting like a total weirdo. Just trust us on the latter guide — it happens more than you think.

This article has been updated since it was originally published to reflect current website offerings. Last update: April 17, 2014. Brandon Widder contributed to this article.

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We all know Craigslist is more than a mere fad at this point. The popular classifieds site has become a magical place where you can buy, rent, or apply for almost anything since its 1995 inception as a emailing list distributed among friends in San Francisco — one conveniently burgeoning with all manner of goods and services one might desire (or not). However, the site appear more than outdated when it comes to visual design and search functionality. While we give Craigslist credit for being the go-to website for scoring a free sofa and finding an available apartment, there are plenty of other free services that do an equally fine job with with a more attractive interface and with less spam postings. They may not offer the sheer number of listings or familiarity of the aforementioned service, but they do provide a new audience and additional options not offered elsewhere, whether you’re merely looking for a short-term loan or to double post your ad both online and in print circulation.
Here are our top picks for the six best Craigslist alternatives for online classifieds, so you can peruse a different kind of online classifieds. Additionally, check out our guide on how to sell on Craigslist, our top picks for the best Craigslist search engines, and Miss Netiquette’s kind to using Craigslist without acting like a total weirdo. Just trust us on the latter guide — it happens more than you think.
This article has been updated since it was originally published to reflect current website offerings. Last update: April 17, 2014. Brandon Widder contributed to this article.eBay Classifieds

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