After backordering the domain name a few weeks ago, it went through several nameservers - domain companies which has snapped it, tested it for a few days and moved on - before our domain agent Godaddy.com emailed today to say: CLASSIFIEDNIGERIA.COM Successfully Captured

Why did we backorder this domain name? Simply put, so that people who mistyped the domain (missing the ’s’) can also find the site ClassifiedsNigeria.com.

One the one hand, people will not be frustrated to see a different site and on the other hand, we will not be loosing the traffic (even if it is small) that could have been coming to our site.

Today, we have redirected ClassifiedNigeria.com to ClassifiedsNigeria.com.

Tomorrow, we are test launching the site in Alpha, by allowing a few people post free ads and see if their are any bugs or technical problems. This testing will continue publicly from May 1st 2008.

We are still working on several areas in the site, so please don’t expect a perfect service yet.

Thanks everyone! Classifieds Nigeria Team.

At the moment, the site still has several bugs that needs to be fixed and our coders are working over the weekend to resolve these.

Since the site started development over two weeks ago, its interesting to notice its indexing on Google search and its already appearing on the homepage for the search phrase Classifieds Nigeria.

The site is also number 1 for the phrase ClassifiedsNigeria

We will keep everyone updated on the development, while looking forward to creating an interesting online classifieds experience for Nigerians.

We created this service after realizing that many people waste time going to markets or shopping malls without finding what they actually want, when they can easily come online and see someone selling exactly what they desire OR post an ad requesting the particular item or services.

Classifieds Nigeria is a one stop online portal that allows users to easily find and get whatever they need in their everyday life. You can buy and sell laptops, cars, computers, electronics, clothes etc on the Nigerian free Classifieds site. You can also rent appartments, buy houses, lease office space or property for FREE.

People can make friends in the dating/friends section by posting classifieds ads on what kind of person they are looking for and around which location. This kind of connections is discreet and allows users to decide on the nature of the friendships they intend to establish.

This blog will publish inside information around Classifieds Nigeria as well as discuss businesses of national and global classifieds sites, while providing latest tips within the Nigerian online marketplace industry.