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im having some trouble getting a site off the ground. it is a canadian real estate classifieds website.

see im a web developer and designer and im really finding it difficult to get real estate agents and companies to post ads on the site. i know a big problem is that right now the site is empty, but im worried about posting fake ads on it as it will jeopardize the integrity of the site.

ive sent an email blast to around 600 real estate agents in canada whose email addresses i scraped off of yellow pages. it did bring the site some traffic but none of them signed up or posted an ad.

any tips you can give me would be great.

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In its present form, this question invites subjective responses. If you are offering a free service, How to start and encourage an online community? may be of interest - otherwise, you may want to search existing answers and inquire on chat at OnStartups.com for business advice. – danlefree♦ Jan 21 '12 at 21:26
marketing question. I don't know if they are allowed here. I have the same problem btw but I never spent time on it, just developed the site and left it as it is. – slow diver Jan 22 '12 at 1:43

closed as not constructive by danlefree♦ Jan 21 '12 at 21:26

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