Craigslist.com Making a Difference?

February 14, 2010

Click here to see video of 7 Year old Haiti Boy rescue

Craigslist.com making a Difference?

There’s an old adage that states “Tough times are there so you can have a good time later on & really appreciate it!.” I can reflect back on my own life and appreciate those times that I thought were tough. Whether it was being on the free and reduced lunch program at school or having to hock my watch to my father to buy medicine or baby formula for Preston when he was a few months old, those times make me appreciate how fortunate I am today.

I was telling someone the other day how blessed we are to live in this great Country throughout much turbulence in our world today. I was reminded of the scene in Haiti when the 7 year old boy was pulled from the rubble after 7 days. I looked for the video on YouTube and found it. The boy looks up and raises his arms and smiles, truly an inspirational moment. I will predict that this young boy Kiki will ironically be blessed after enduring such hardship.

Many are very familiar with the enormously successful Craigslist.com website. The website was started by Craig Newmark when he decided to develop a way to share news in regards to local events. Craig, a software engineer began posting news about social events for folks in the computer and software industries, thus Craigslist.com was born.

Craigslist is one of the most well known sites on the net today receiving 5 billion hits each month, coming in at 34^th in the world and 8^th among websites in America. From classified ads for cars, jobs, real estate, Free ads and discussion forums the site has much to offer. There are 450 cities and markets around the world for craigslist, I hope Murfreesboro will one day have their own.

I was impressed when I asked my sister in law April how her niece Valerie was doing. She stated that she was doing well and had found her a better job. Valerie had been working for Cracker Barrel as a waitress. I asked how she found the job and she told me craigslist. I was impressed that she thought to look on the website for a job. About 2 years ago Valerie had become pregnant. At 18 and single she knew she had to grow up quickly. I spoke to her the other day and she had matured and has become a very responsible young mother. I told her she needs to find a good young man, she told me she didn’t have time for any boyfriend, I will admit I liked her response & admired her for putting her child first.

Valerie’s Craigslist experience is becoming common place in today’s marketplace. Many have sold unwanted items to help make ends meet. I have sold cars, trucks and even a $300,000 business via Craigslist the past year without any Realtor’s help. The one most remarkable free ad I placed was the avocado green commode I gave away and the guy drove 160 miles to pick it up, I placed it on there just to see what would happen. The other day I listed some bushes on the site and to my surprise I had about 10 phone calls and a local Smyrna guy came after them. Yesterday I gave away an antique rocking chair that we no longer needed.

If you or you know someone who is having a difficult financial time ask them to look around and see what stuff they have around the house or attic and get rid of it on craigslist. The old adage of “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” certainly holds true for craigslist.com.

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