Bay Area Classifieds Expands Free Service

Local employers, who commonly pay $75 to $600 to place help wanted ads in listing sites and newspapers, can now reach the local pool of job seekers at no cost. “We want to help out local companies as much as possible,” says owner, Martin Manzo. “After all, they are providing employment opportunities to our residents and tax revenue to our cities.”

Frustrated auction site users in the Bay Area will also get a break from constantly rising transaction fees. They will be able to buy, sell and trade goods and services free of charge. “There's no fee to place an ad and there's no fee when you make a sale” said Manzo. “It’s all free.” And unlike auction sites, which can cause users to sell too low or buy too high, at Bay Area Classifieds, everyone always knows the selling price.”

Another key feature that sets Bay Area Classifieds apart from other online classified sites is ease of use. “Because we’re a local site, placing an ad with us is a simple process,” says Manzo. Many other classified sites that claim to be local are really national sites trying to penetrate local markets. Because of this, posting an ad with them requires users to wade through an array of geographical options such as state, county, city and then in some cases even neighborhood.

Bay Area Classifieds caters exclusively to the nine-county, San Francisco, Bay Area. Subsequently, with one click from the home page and another click to select a category, users can post their ad with ease. “Bay Area users appreciate having a classified site they can call their own,” says Manzo. The website has already cultivated a group of users that have found multistate sites too cumbersome. “I placed my ad within minutes and I didn’t have to work my way through a maze of menus”, says Bill Purcell, a Bay Area Classifieds user.

After an extensive period of open beta testing, Manzo has just started getting the word out to communities in the Bay Area. He plans to promote the local aspect of the site along with its high level of usability. “My goal is to provide Bay Area employers and users with a better choice for online classifieds. It’s not enough that the ads are free, the site has to be easy to use and most of all, effective.”

Contact:
Martin Manzo
Bay Area classifieds
707-863-0587
www.bayareaclassifieds.com

About Bay Area Classifieds:

Bay Area Classifieds is an independent, privately held company located in Fairfield, CA. Launched in 2004 and created and designed by owner, Martin Manzo, this online classified website provides free classifieds to the nine-county, San Francisco Bay Area. The site also offers stock market data, headline news, message boards, movie reviews, and other features.

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