Kijiji - Better than Craigslist?

In a new quest to find out if I could buy a pygmy hedgehog in Toronto (ok, don’t ask), I stumbled upon quite a neat new-to-me classifieds site - Kijiji.

The word “kijiji” (pronounced like key-gee-gee) means “village” in Swahili. This name was chosen because it captures the essence of what we are creating - a site where people can connect with others in their community. Kijiji sites are currently available in more than 300 cities in 20 markets around the world. In Canada, Kijiji was launched in Montreal and Quebec City in February 2005. In November 2005, Kijiji expanded across the country and is now in over 35 cities coast to coast.

Upon first inspection, it seems really good - the layout, the interface and the features are well thought-out and easy to use.  I took advantage of the email notification, and it worked perfectly this morning!. All the features are free, akin to Craigslist,but it actually looks attractive….whereas Craigslist looks like something i made in a unix shell for Lynx 13 years ago.

Apparently i am late to the table - as it looks like Kijiji has a healthy roster of classifieds to choose from… if you are looking for something interesting, and it doesn’t have to be a pygmy hedgehog, give it test-drive - they have city specific classifieds for over 30 Canadian locations… I’m off to look for trees.


Technorati Tags: Kijiji, Craigslist, Toronto Classifieds

Comments

[Denali]

Here is a good site without the nasty adult classified ads http://www.txclassifieds.org/

[David]

I appreciate the heads-up on the various sites. I've been playing with on-line sales for about a year and have to say craigslist rules.

It is a relatively flat and featureless format but it has the traffic that leads to sales and ads are easy to post if you have an account.

Kijiji has four technical advantages--better resolution for images, more spaces for photos, easier layouts, and a verification process that eliminates those annoying phishing scams. But, the drawbacks are fatal--minimal traffic which means no sales and they seem to be using your ad for introducing potential buyers to their paid links (see related links at the bottom of your ad). Outside of the pets area, which gets lost in general in craigslist, Kijiji isn't generating the traffic in our area (Washington, DC) to make a difference.

[Samantha O'connor]

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The winner is Razzza.com and all the clients that use it.
Razzza.com is much better the Kijiji and Craigslist
Razzza.com is the most easy and effective site to use..

I love Razzza..

Sammy :)

[Martin]

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[Mz]

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[Kailin]

Also keep an eye on up-and-coming local classified ads site:

http://www.IHaveABlankForSale.com

[Vinay]

I have been recently using http://adbhai.com . It is quite good with integrated search engine that searches all major indian classified site in one place. I also like their orkut application: http//adbhai.com/app and their ning application: http://blog.adbhai.com

[BC]

BETTER THAN CL? Are you kidding me? Kijiji (now ebayclassifieds) sucks! Spam is worse than CL and they look all commercialized. CL rocks because it is SIMPLE! HOWEVER, you have yet to see findiit.org (yes, two ii's in iit). I would check them out, it is a simple site, just like cl, but with double the sections! Just a heads up!

[toronto poster]

how about Nortad.com i think it is becoming one of the top and leading classifieds sites in canada
http://www.nortad.com

[You Suck at Kijiji]

You're right, Kijiji is full of nuts. Some awesome bargains there to be had, though, if you're shopping. Selling is a tricky experience.

I'm actually a bit of a fan of the kooks, though.

I highlight them at www.yousuckatkijiji.com - You Suck At Kijiji. Always good for a laugh.

[Sylvia]

ok ive tried Kijiji, addanything.com, and classifiedland all ok but i liked addanything.com better then the others.. they still have work to do... but i see something unique there plus there was a crapload of ads on there which means someone is visiting... I posted my bedroom set to see what happnes... keep you posted... Sylvia

[Sylvia]

here is the link to my bedroom set for sale: http://addanything.com/index3.php?view=showad&adid=6771306&cityid=385&lang=en

Anyone interested?