Craigslist Adds Ad Fees

The days of Craigslist job posting spam scams may be on the way out on the Boston board. Bostonist has good things to say about the list-o-craig. From missed connections connected to the missing iPod delivered in our account of the Craigslist miracle to the plethora of jobs we can dream about and those we’re sure to be overqualified for, the list has made us smile. Not a day goes by without the promise of riches on the Craigslist job board. Be it cosmetic sales commissions or night life promotions, there are plenty of opportunities to take a job with no real base pay. Bostonist is merely speculating on this, but we think that with a fee attached to the posting, some of these frivolous ads may be filtered out.

Craigslist still remains a great way to grab a bargain on some used furniture or a giant wad of Christmas lights you really want for your porch this spring. Until recently, the site has been entirely free for posters and seekers alike. In San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York, the want ads require a fee, which subsidizes the entire worldwide network of locations. Bostonist read today that there’s a plan at craig-central about extending the fee structure to Boston and requiring a fee for postings offering employment. Starting March 1, a $10 fee will be imposed for each posting, which is around $115 less than the Boston Globe will charge you to drop an ad into their BostonWorks section. Looks like Bostonist is going to have to think long and hard about whether to keep our want-ad on the site.