nicolai

It is pretty much the general consensus that if there was a basic charge to access the sit it would deter a lot of new peple from joining the ranks of the members.
What about if the was a "free period" of "trial period" for all new comers to the site maybe 30,60 or 90 days to let people get familiar with thwe site and see what a benefit it is to them. Most people after being here for a while would find it worth while to contribute in some way to become a member and keep the site going.
The idea is to get as many new people here as possible and to get them to stay and want to become members by giving a little to help support the site.
Paid classified is a good idea as well just not too much to scare the little guys away. Maybe 2% of the selling price or something of that nature.
the more people we get to come here the more people will buy from the classified which will bring in more and more sellers and advertisers.