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Getting a website started

komodosp · 2010-06-05 13:45:43

I am planning on setting up a website of the type that matches people with different resources.. (like the way eBay matches buyers and sellers or expertsexchange, etc)... My question though is this: How do these kinds of sites get started? Like no one would bother selling their stuff on eBay if it didn't already have a…

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05-06-2010 2:45pm

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komodosp

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I am planning on setting up a website of the type that matches people with different resources.. (like the way eBay matches buyers and sellers or expertsexchange, etc)...

My question though is this:
How do these kinds of sites get started? Like no one would bother selling their stuff on eBay if it didn't already have a large population of buyers or vice versa, so how would they get their first big installment of members?

Any ideas? Thanks

EDIT, just realised I probably posted this in the wrong place... but I can't figure out how to delete a post! mods feel free to delete this one

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