Large Web Classified Alternatives: Smaller Online Classifieds Are Big Deal

2008/08/14 14:48

Press Release from:

BlueGrrl

Users of large, online web-classified websites, frustrated by overzealous flaggers, complicated phone registrations, and classifieds that are often difficult to navigate, have been seeking out smaller, niche ad websites to meet their needs. BlueGrrl, an online photography industry classified that launched recently, is just such a website, and caters specifically to the specialized needs of photographers, hobbyists, and others in the photo industry.

According to Mark Beck, the founder of BlueGrrl, "where the large, online classified websites try to be all things to everyone, and

Large Web Classified Alternatives: Smaller Online Classifieds Are Big Deal

usually deliver an ordinary experience, websites like BlueGrrl are more personalized. We can take the time to interact with our visitors online and by email, and get to know our community. We genuinely care about people coming back." The response to such websites like BlueGrrl are overwhelmingly positive, and visitors often say that they appreciate having a forum that is central to their interests, rather than posting in a small section of a monster website.

While websites like BlueGrrl may not dethrone the large online classified ad organizations overnight, they are certainly making an impact online. "We’re a passion project," explains Mark Beck,"trying harder than any of the big guys to meet a need that we recognized, as a consumer, that weren’t being met." Contact: Mark Beck, BlueGrrl, Los Angeles, CA, (818) 836-8050, mark@bluegrrl.com