Online Want Ads

I have to wonder about newspapers today. Are they able to make money today, given the popularity of the internet? I’ve been getting my news online for years. Now I’m even scanning want ads online. Can Newspapers even charge for classified ads now?

I was looking through a few want ad sites and couldn’t believe the great results I got, and so close to my home, too. Whether I was searching for “baby stroller,” HP printer or Powell Furniture, I got several results for each search term.

Last year I even sold a treadmill online and got more for it than even my husband expected. I just can’t help wondering about newspapers, though. How much longer before they’re not needed?

I feel kind of bad that I haven’t had a newspaper subscription for the past 4 years. At least my fingers don’t get all inky from my keyboard, though.